Reynir Sandgerði, sometimes known as Reynir S., is an Icelandic sports club based in
Sandgerði
Sandgerðisbær () is a former Icelandic municipality located in southwestern Iceland on the Southern Peninsula. In 2018 it merged with Garður to create the new municipality of Suðurnesjabær
Suðurnesjabær (, "Southern Peninsula town") is a m ...
on the
Reykjanes peninsular. The club has active departments in
football,
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
and
swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
.
Basketball
Reynir Sandgerði's
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
department was founded in 1980. It played in the top-tier
Úrvalsdeild karla during the
1989–1990 season. In 2021, the team won
2. deild karla and was promoted to
1. deild karla. Prior to the start of the 2021–2022 season, the team withdrew from competition.
Honours
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1. deild karla (1):
**1989
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2. deild karla (2):
**1984, 2001, 2021
Notable players
Coaches
Football
In 2018, Reynir's men's football team finished first the
4. deild karla, defeating
Kórdrengir
Kórdrengir are an Icelandic football club based in Reykjavík, Iceland.
History
The club was founded in 2017. It first participated in the Icelandic tier-5 league, 4. deild karla, in 2017. In 2018 they achieved promotion to 3. deild karla, in ...
7–1 in the playoffs final.
Honours
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4. deild karla (1):
**2018
Current squad
References
External links
Reynir profileat
Icelandic Basketball Federation
The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketba ...
Reynir profileat
Football Association of Iceland
The Football Association of Iceland ( is, Knattspyrnusamband Íslands, KSÍ) is the governing body of football in Iceland. It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954. It organises the football league, Úrvalsd ...
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Basketball teams in Iceland
Football clubs in Iceland
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