Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag (Faroese for Sports Club of Klaksvík), commonly known as KÍ, is a Faroese professional football club based in Klaksvík. The club was founded in 1904 and is one of the most successful Faroese football clubs, having won the Faroe Islands Premier League 20 times and the Faroe Islands Cup 6 times. The club wears blue and white and plays matches at the Við Djúpumýrar stadium.
By winning the double in 1999, KÍ reached a total of 17 league titles, a record at the time.[5] KÍ didn't win the league title again until 2019, and although it held the honour of having won the most league titles since the 1950s, it was surpassed by HB in 2004.[2][5] Although the team signed former great Todi Jónsson and local Atli Danielsen in July 2009 for the remainder of the season, KÍ was relegated for the first time in the club's 105 year-long history at the time.[5] Despite a slow start, they managed to return to the top league for 2011, when they finished fifth under the guidance of manager Aleksandar Đorđević.
In 2012, KÍ did one better than the previous year, and finished in 4th position. The team was the most potent attacking side, scoring 59 goals in 27 matches; Páll Klettskarð scored 22 goals and was the joint top-scorer. In the buildup to the 2013 season, Atli Danielsen and Meinhardt Joensen were signed, helping KÍ to reach the semi-final of the cup. However, they finished the league season in a disappointing 8th place. Ndende Adama Guéye was signed after the season, and the team hired a new manager, Mikkjal Thomassen, who has managed the team until the present.[6] The new manager implemented a new system, foreign to most of the players, and so KÍ experienced a difficult start to the season. Later in the first half of the season, the team had implemented the style, playing attractive, free-flowing attacking football, eventually finishing fifth. In 2016, they missed out on their first league title since 1999 by just one point to Víkingur Gøta, although they did win the Faroe Islands Cup.[6] The next year, they lost the title to the same team by an even closer margin, only having a slightly worse goal difference. While the next season was a disappointment, with the team only finishing fifth, the following years, starting with the 2019 season would prove remarkable ones.[6]
That year, KÍ not only won their first title in twenty years, but they managed to reach the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League for the first time, defeating Riteriai from Lithuania on away goals.[7] In 2020, KÍ went one better, becoming the first Faroese team to qualify for the Europa League playoff round by beating Dinamo Tbilisi 6–1 in the third qualifying round, which KÍ had reached for the first time.[8] This shock result, against a much larger and more prestigious European club, was watched by seventy percent of the Klaksvik population, and set up what was labelled 'the biggest game in their history' against the Irish club Dundalk F.C, which they lost 3–1.[6]
Stadium
KÍ Klaksvík plays its games in Við Djúpumýrar, a stadium with a capacity of 530 (2600 with standing places).[9] For the team's 2020 European qualification, the Tórsvøllur stadium, which normally hosts the national team was used, since the Við Djúpumýrar stadium did not meet UEFA requirements for the third qualifying round and above.[6]
Current squad
As of 12 April 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ abJoensen, Hans Pauli (April 7, 2011). "Survival the key as KÍ resume Faroese fight". UEFA. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
^Johannesen, Páll Holm (August 14, 2002). "Olgar Danielsen framvegis besti málskjútti" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
^"Champions' Cup 1992–93". RSSSF. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
^ abcJoensen, Hans Pauli (July 9, 2012). "KÍ faring well again in Faroe Islands". UEFA. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
^ abcdeVrablik, Lucas (September 30, 2020). "Klasvik, the Faroe Islands team on brink of Europa League". BBC Sport.
^"KÍ advance to second round of Europa League". flashscores.com. July 16, 2019.
^"KÍ 6–1 Dinamo Tbilisi". UEFA. September 24, 2020.
^"Cup final moved again – date and venue!". soccerandequipment.com. May 28, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
^ ab"Faroe Islands: Why foreigners play in Europe's most remote league". BBC Sport.
^"Football on the fringes: life as a US pro in Azerbaijan and the Faroes". theguardian.com. September 28, 2016.
^"'The Serbian Viking': Filip Đorđević talks about his career so far".
^ abc"Tony Paris vs. KÍ Klaksvík reaches verdict". Soccer and Equipment. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to KÍ Klaksvík.
Homepage Official website of KÍ Klaksvík
Official KÍ supporter club
January 07, 2023
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Klaksvikar Itrottarfelag Faroese for Sports Club of Klaksvik commonly known as KI is a Faroese professional football club based in Klaksvik The club was founded in 1904 and is one of the most successful Faroese football clubs having won the Faroe Islands Premier League 20 times and the Faroe Islands Cup 6 times The club wears blue and white and plays matches at the Vid Djupumyrar stadium KIFull nameKlaksvikar ItrottarfelagShort nameKIFounded24 August 1904 118 years ago 1904 08 24 GroundVid DjupumyrarCapacity2 600 530 seated ChairmanTummas LervigManagerMagne Hoseth 1 LeagueFaroe Islands Premier League2021Faroe Islands Premier League 1st of 10 champions WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursKI Klaksvik in white v s FC Suduroy in light blue in Effodeildin on 30 June 2012 Contents 1 History 2 Stadium 3 Current squad 4 Notable former players 5 Managers 6 Honours 7 European record 7 1 Overview 7 2 Matches 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditKI won the inaugural edition of Faroese top tier football in 1942 2 In 1992 KI Klaksvik participated for the first time on a European stage 3 competing in the Champions League preliminary round against Skonto Riga of Latvia where they lost 6 1 on aggregate 4 By winning the double in 1999 KI reached a total of 17 league titles a record at the time 5 KI didn t win the league title again until 2019 and although it held the honour of having won the most league titles since the 1950s it was surpassed by HB in 2004 2 5 Although the team signed former great Todi Jonsson and local Atli Danielsen in July 2009 for the remainder of the season KI was relegated for the first time in the club s 105 year long history at the time 5 Despite a slow start they managed to return to the top league for 2011 when they finished fifth under the guidance of manager Aleksandar Đorđevic In 2012 KI did one better than the previous year and finished in 4th position The team was the most potent attacking side scoring 59 goals in 27 matches Pall Klettskard scored 22 goals and was the joint top scorer In the buildup to the 2013 season Atli Danielsen and Meinhardt Joensen were signed helping KI to reach the semi final of the cup However they finished the league season in a disappointing 8th place Ndende Adama Gueye was signed after the season and the team hired a new manager Mikkjal Thomassen who has managed the team until the present 6 The new manager implemented a new system foreign to most of the players and so KI experienced a difficult start to the season Later in the first half of the season the team had implemented the style playing attractive free flowing attacking football eventually finishing fifth In 2016 they missed out on their first league title since 1999 by just one point to Vikingur Gota although they did win the Faroe Islands Cup 6 The next year they lost the title to the same team by an even closer margin only having a slightly worse goal difference While the next season was a disappointment with the team only finishing fifth the following years starting with the 2019 season would prove remarkable ones 6 That year KI not only won their first title in twenty years but they managed to reach the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League for the first time defeating Riteriai from Lithuania on away goals 7 In 2020 KI went one better becoming the first Faroese team to qualify for the Europa League playoff round by beating Dinamo Tbilisi 6 1 in the third qualifying round which KI had reached for the first time 8 This shock result against a much larger and more prestigious European club was watched by seventy percent of the Klaksvik population and set up what was labelled the biggest game in their history against the Irish club Dundalk F C which they lost 3 1 6 Stadium EditKI Klaksvik plays its games in Vid Djupumyrar a stadium with a capacity of 530 2600 with standing places 9 For the team s 2020 European qualification the Torsvollur stadium which normally hosts the national team was used since the Vid Djupumyrar stadium did not meet UEFA requirements for the third qualifying round and above 6 Current squad EditAs of 12 April 2022Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player2 DF DEN Patrick da Silva3 DF FRO Jakup Vilhelmsen4 DF SRB Deni Pavlovic5 DF DEN Jesper Brinck6 MF FRO Mads Boe Mikkelsen7 MF FRO Arni Frederiksberg8 MF FRO Jakup Andreasen captain 9 FW FRO Pall Klettskard10 FW FRO Joannes Bjartalid11 MF FRO Jonn Johannessen13 GK DEN Mathias Rosenorn14 MF FRO Rene Joensen15 DF FRO Simun Kalso16 GK FRO Meinhardt Joensen No Pos Nation Player17 DF FRO Joannes Danielsen18 MF FRO Olaf Hansen19 MF FRO David Andreasen20 DF FRO Borge Petersen21 FW LVA Valerijs Sabala22 DF FRO Odmar Faero23 FW FRO Heini Vatnsdal25 MF FRO oli Poulsen27 FW FRO Toki a Logv30 FW DEN Anders Holvad32 MF DEN Claes Kronberg48 GK HUN Geza Turi DF UKR Dmytro LytvynNotable former players Edit Rogvi Jacobsen played 53 matches for the Faroe Islands national team scored 10 goals Todi Jonsson played 45 matches for the Faroe Islands national team scored 9 goals He played several years for FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga Jakup Mikkelsen played 73 matches for the Faroe Islands national football team as goalkeeper Allan Morkore played 54 matches for the Faroe Islands national team scored 1 goal Kurt Morkore played 37 matches for the Faroe Islands national team scored 3 goals Mayowa Alli 10 11 Albert Adu 10 Filip Djordjevic 12 Managers Edit John Reid Bjartalid 1945 1970 Solvi oskarsson 1972 Tony Paris 1977 1978 13 Peter Kordt 1980 Jens Hvidemose 1983 1984 Peter Kordt 1985 Olvhedin Jacobsen 1986 Steffen Petersen 1987 Jens Hvidemose 1988 John Kramer 1990 Petur Mohr 1991 1994 Sverri Jacobsen 1994 1995 Joannes Jakobsen 1996 1998 Tony Paris 1999 13 Tomislav Sivic 2000 2001 Kurt Morkore 2002 Jan Joensen 2003 Ove Flindt Bjerg 2004 2005 Oddbjorn Joensen 2005 13 Tony Paris 2006 2007 Trygvi Mortensen 2007 Eydun Klakkstein 2007 2008 Petur Mohr 2008 2009 Aleksandar Đorđevic amp Jakup Mikkelsen 2009 Petur Mohr 2009 2010 Aleksandar Đorđevic 2010 2011 Pall Gudlaugsson 2012 2013 Eydun Klakstein 2013 2014 Mikkjal Thomassen 2014 2022 Magne Hoseth 2022 Honours EditFaroe Islands Premier League Winners 20 1942 1945 1952 1953 1954 1956 1957 1958 1961 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1991 1999 2019 2021 2022 Runners up 13 1947 1951 1959 1962 1963 1971 1973 1974 1975 1996 1998 2016 2017 Faroe Islands Cup Winners 6 1966 1967 1990 1994 1999 2016 Finalists 10 1955 1957 1973 1976 1979 1992 1998 2001 2006 2022 Faroe Islands Super Cup Winners 2 2020 2022 Runners up 1 2017European record EditOverview Edit Competition Matches W D L GF GAUEFA Champions League 8 2 0 6 8 18UEFA Cup UEFA Europa League 22 4 6 12 26 45UEFA Europa Conference League 6 3 1 2 10 10UEFA Cup Winners Cup 2 1 0 1 3 6TOTAL 38 10 7 21 47 79Matches Edit Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate1992 93 UEFA Champions League PR Skonto 1 3 0 3 1 61995 96 UEFA Cup Winners Cup QR Maccabi Haifa 3 2 0 4 3 61997 98 UEFA Cup 1QR Ujpest 2 3 0 6 2 91999 2000 UEFA Cup QR Grazer AK 0 5 0 4 0 92000 01 UEFA Champions League 1QR Crvena Zvezda 0 3 0 2 0 52002 03 UEFA Cup QR Ujpest 2 2 0 1 2 32003 04 UEFA Cup QR Molde 0 2 0 4 0 62017 18 UEFA Europa League 1QR AIK 0 0 0 5 0 52018 19 UEFA Europa League PR Birkirkara 2 1 1 1 3 21QR Zalgiris 1 2 1 1 2 32019 20 UEFA Europa League PR Tre Fiori 5 1 4 0 9 11QR Riteriai 0 0 1 1 1 1 a 2QR Luzern 0 1 0 1 0 22020 21 UEFA Champions League 1QR Slovan Bratislava 3 0 awd 2QR Young Boys 1 3 UEFA Europa League 3QR Dinamo Tbilisi 6 1 PO Dundalk 1 3 2021 22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR RFS 2 4 a e t 3 2 5 62022 23 UEFA Champions League 1QR Bodo Glimt 3 1 0 3 3 4UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Sutjeska Niksic 1 0 0 0 1 03QR Ballkani 2 1 a e t 2 3 4 4 3 4 p 2023 24 UEFA Champions League 1QRNotesPR Preliminary round QR Qualifying round 1QR First qualifying round 2QR Second qualifying round 3QR Third qualifying round PO Playoff roundSee also Edit Faroe Islands portal Association football portalKI Klaksvik women List of football clubs in the Faroe IslandsReferences Edit portal fo Archived from the original on June 18 2013 Retrieved June 12 2013 a b Joensen Hans Pauli April 7 2011 Survival the key as KI resume Faroese fight UEFA Retrieved November 25 2015 Johannesen Pall Holm August 14 2002 Olgar Danielsen framvegis besti malskjutti in Faroese in fo Retrieved November 25 2015 Champions Cup 1992 93 RSSSF Retrieved November 25 2015 a b c Joensen Hans Pauli July 9 2012 KI faring well again in Faroe Islands UEFA Retrieved November 21 2015 a b c d e Vrablik Lucas September 30 2020 Klasvik the Faroe Islands team on brink of Europa League BBC Sport KI advance to second round of Europa League flashscores com July 16 2019 KI 6 1 Dinamo Tbilisi UEFA September 24 2020 Cup final moved again date and venue soccerandequipment com May 28 2010 Retrieved November 9 2015 a b Faroe Islands Why foreigners play in Europe s most remote league BBC Sport Football on the fringes life as a US pro in Azerbaijan and the Faroes theguardian com September 28 2016 The Serbian Viking Filip Đorđevic talks about his career so far a b c Tony Paris vs KI Klaksvik reaches verdict Soccer and Equipment Retrieved March 6 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to KI Klaksvik Homepage Official website of KI Klaksvik Homepage Official KI supporter club Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Klaksvikar Itrottarfelag amp oldid 1130861490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
