The ReykjavÃk Tournament is an annual pre-season football tournament in Iceland. The tournament involves nine of
ReykjavÃk
ReykjavÃk is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...
's top football sides from the top two leagues in Iceland,
Úrvalsdeild karla and
1. deild
1. deild is the second tier league of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1943. The league is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association. It was originally the top level of Faroe Islands football but was replaced by the Faro ...
, and uses a combination of group and knockout rounds to determine which team is the winner of the tournament. Currently, matches begin in January, with tournament concluding in February.
Valur are the defending champions, having defeated
Fjölnir
Fjölnir ( ) is a List of legendary kings of Sweden, legendary king in Norse mythology said to have been the son of Freyr (Frey) and his consort Gerðr (Gertha). The name appears in a variety of forms, including Fiolnir, Fjölner, Fjolner, and F ...
1–0 in the
2017 final.
Champions
By year
By club
A total of 10 clubs have appeared in the final, of whom 9 have won the competition. The most successful club regarding appearances and victories is
KR, while
VÃkingur VÃkingur can refer to:
* The Icelandic and Faroese word for Viking
* VÃkingur Ólafsson (born 1984), Icelandic pianist
* Knattspyrnufélagið VÃkingur, Icelandic association football club
* VÃkingur Gøta, Faroese association football club
* Ung ...
are the only side to have appeared in a final and not won, finishing runners-up on 3 occasions.
The most recent winner is
KR, who defeated
Valur 2–0 in the
2020 final.
References
External links
REYKJAVIK CUPat Soccerway.com
Winners since 2014at Soccerway.com
{{Football in Iceland
Úrvalsdeild karla (football)
Sport in ReykjavÃk
Football competitions in Iceland