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Football club
Leiknir F.
Full nameUngmennafélagið Leiknir
Founded1940; 84 years ago (1940)
GroundBúðagrund Fáskrúðsfjörður (backup ground: Fjarðabyggðarhöllin
Reyðarfjörður)
Capacity400
ManagerVidar Jónsson
League2. deild karla
202110th of 12th
Home colours Away colours

Ungmennafélagið Leiknir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈuŋkˌmɛnːaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈleikˌnɪr̥], lit. 'Leiknir Youth Club'), commonly referred to as Leiknir Fáskrúðsfjörður ([ˈleikˌnɪr̥ ˈfauːˌskruðsˌfjœrðʏr̥]) to differentiate them from the Reykjavík club also called Leiknir, is an Icelandic multi-sports club from Fáskrúðsfjörður. Their football team last played in 2. deild karla, the third level of Icelandic football. The club was founded in 1940.

In 2015 the club placed 2nd in the 2. deild karla and won promotion to the 1. deild karla. After magically avoiding relegation on goal difference from the 1. deild karla with a 7–2 win against HK in the final round of the season, the team was relegated back to the 2. deild karla in 2017.In 2022, the football division of the club merged with Fjarðabyggð to establish the new Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða.

Current squad

As of 5 May 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Poland POL Robert Winogrodzki
— GK Iceland ISL Bergsveinn Ás Hafliðason
— DF Iceland ISL Guðmundur Arnar Hjálmarsson
— DF Iceland ISL Arkadiusz Jan Grzelak
— DF Iceland ISL Ingvi Ingólfsson
— DF Lithuania LTU Darius Jankauskas
— DF Iceland ISL Ásgeir Páll Magnússon
— MF Iceland ISL Dagur Ingi Valsson
— MF Iceland ISL Sæþór Ívan Viðarsson
— MF Iceland ISL Unnar Ari Hansson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Spain ESP Jesus Suarez
— MF Iceland ISL Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson
— MF Iceland ISL Hlynur Bjarnason
— MF Iceland ISL Marteinn Már Sverrisson
— MF Iceland ISL Gardar Logi Ólafsson
— MF Iceland ISL Jón Bragi Magnússon
— MF Iceland ISL Atli Dagur Ásmundsson
— MF Lithuania LTU Povilas Krasnovskis
— FW Iceland ISL Almar Daði Jónsson
— FW Spain ESP Carlos Carrasco Rodriguez

Footnotes

  1. Ungmennafélagið is the definite form of Ungmennafélag, meaning "the youth club".

References

  1. "Búðagrund - Knattspyrnuvellir" (in Icelandic). ksí.is. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Fjarðabyggðarhöllin - Knattspyrnuvellir" (in Icelandic). ksí.is. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. "Leiknir F. og Vestri upp í 1. deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. "Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða verður til". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

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