Ungmennafélagið Leiknir

Ungmennafélagið Leiknir, commonly referred to as Leiknir Fáskrúðsfjörður[3] 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.

Leiknir F.
Full nameUngmennafélagið Leiknir
Founded1940 (1940)
GroundBúðagrund[1] Fáskrúðsfjörður (backup ground: Fjarðabyggðarhöllin[2]
Reyðarfjörður)
Capacity400[2]
ManagerVidar Jónsson
League2. deild karla
202110th of 12th

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.[4]

Current squad

As of 5 May 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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

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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