Þór Akureyri
| Þór Akureyri | |||
|
|||
| Basic data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Íþróttafélagið Þór | ||
| Seat | Akureyri , Iceland | ||
| founding | June 6, 1915 | ||
| president | Aðalsteinn Ingi Pálsson | ||
| Website | thorsport.is | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Gregg Ryder | ||
| Venue | Þórsvöllur | ||
| Places | 984 | ||
| league | 1. deild karla | ||
| 2019 | 6th place | ||
|
|||
Þór Akureyri ( Íþróttafélagið Þór ) is an Icelandic sports club from Akureyri .
history
The club was founded on June 6, 1915. In 1929 the association merged with KA Akureyri to form ÍBA Akureyri . However, this merger was dissolved again in 1974 and the association has been running under the current name Þór Akureyri since then . Þór (also: Thór ) is the god of thunder in Germanic-Nordic mythology .
Football department
Þór Akureyri played a total of 17 years in the Pepsideild , Iceland's highest football league. Most recently in the 2014 season . In the 2011 season they were relegated as promoted players right at the end of the season, but were able to qualify as a defeated cup finalist for the UEFA Europa League . After being promoted again in 2012, the team was relegated again in 2014.
The most famous footballer who spent his youth at Þór is Aron Gunnarsson , current captain of the Icelandic national football team .
successes
-
Football department
- Icelandic Championship : 3rd place ( 1985 and 1992 )
- Icelandic Cup : Finalist (2011)
-
Basketball department
- Icelandic champion (5): 1967, 1977, 1994, 2005, 2007
European Cup balance sheet
| season | competition | round | opponent | total | To | Back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/13 | UEFA Europa League | 1st qualifying round |
 Bohemians Dublin
|
5: 1 | 0: 0 (A) | 5: 1 (H) |
| 2nd qualifying round |
 FK Mladá Boleslav
|
0: 4 | 0: 3 (A) | 0: 1 (H) |
Overall record: 4 games, 1 win, 1 draw, 2 defeats, 5: 5 goals (goal difference ± 0)
Web links
- Website
- Statistics on soccerway.com
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the association. foot.dk
