Grótta was officially founded on 24 April 1967 by Garðar Guðmundsson, a football supporter from Seltjarnarnes who had begun the process of forming a club the previous year. Initially the club had only a football team but later expanded to include handball (1969), gymnastics (1985) and powerlifting (2013). The club has over the years tried to incorporate sports including basketball, skiing and chess but they have all failed.[6]
On 24 April 2007, the club held a festival to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its foundation. The day included a parade through the town with a brass band, displays by the club's various teams, addresses by the mayor and chairman and a gala.[1]
The football team plays its home matches at the Vivaldi stadium, which has an artificial grass playing surface and a capacity of 300 spectators.[7]
Men's teamEdit
HistoryEdit
In 2007, the men's football team was promoted to the 2. deild karla after defeating BÍ/Bolungarvík 5–1 on aggregate in the play-offs.[8] In 2010, the side won promotion to the 1. deild karla and remained there for two seasons before returning to the third tier for the 2012 campaign. It returned to the 1. deild in 2017 but were relegated straight away. However, they won promotion again the following year. In 2019 they then produced what has been referred to as one of the most surprising seasons in Icelandic football history when they won the 1. deild and were promoted to the top tier of Icelandic football for the first time in the club's history.
In 2016-2019 the Gymnastics department went under major reconstruction where the house was rebuilt bigger and new equipment was bought which has greatly improved the facilities for the participants.[10]
ReferencesEdit
^ abc"Íþróttafélagið Grótta 40 ára" [Grótta Sports Club 40 years old] (PDF). Skólablaðið Skinfaxi (in Icelandic). 1 May 2007. p. 28. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
^ abElín Heiður Gunnarsdóttir (12 May 2015). "Grótta Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^Guðmundur Marinó Ingvarsson (15 May 2016). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Stjarnan - Grótta 23-28 - Grótta Íslandsmeistari annað árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^Hjörvar Ólafsson (15 May 2016). "Grótta Íslandsmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^"Um Gróttu". grottasport.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^"Saga félagsins" [History of the club] (in Icelandic). GrottaSport.is. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
^"Gróttuvöllur". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
^"Knattspyrna: 3. deild karla Síðari úrslitaleikir um sæti í 2. deild". Morgunblaðið. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
^"Ólympíumeistari á Seltjarnarnesi". Fréttatíminn. 2011-10-14. p. 26.
^"nýtt fimleikahús" [New gymnastics house] (in Icelandic). reykjavik.is. 14 September 2019.
External linksEdit
Grótta official website
August 27, 2023
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Ithrottafelagid Grotta English Grotta Sports Club pronounced ˈkrouhta is an Icelandic sports club based in the town of Seltjarnarnes in the Capital Region The club is best known for its women s handball team that won the national championship in 2015 2 and 2016 3 4 but also has departments for gymnastics football and powerlifting 5 GrottaGrotta s logo showing the Grotta lighthouseFull nameIthrottafelagid GrottaFounded24 April 1967 56 years ago 1967 04 24 1 LocationSeltjarnarnes IcelandHome groundVivaldivollurinnWebsitegrotta wbr is Contents 1 History 2 Football 2 1 Home court 2 2 Men s team 2 2 1 History 2 2 2 Honours 2 3 Current squad 2 4 Women s team 2 4 1 Notable managers 3 Handball 3 1 Women s team 3 1 1 Honours 3 1 2 Notable players 3 2 Men s team 3 2 1 Notable players 4 Gymnastics 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditGrotta was officially founded on 24 April 1967 by Gardar Gudmundsson a football supporter from Seltjarnarnes who had begun the process of forming a club the previous year Initially the club had only a football team but later expanded to include handball 1969 gymnastics 1985 and powerlifting 2013 The club has over the years tried to incorporate sports including basketball skiing and chess but they have all failed 6 On 24 April 2007 the club held a festival to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its foundation The day included a parade through the town with a brass band displays by the club s various teams addresses by the mayor and chairman and a gala 1 Football EditGrottaFull nameKnattspyrnudeild GrottuFounded24 April 1967 56 years ago 1967 04 24 1 GroundVivaldivollurinn SeltjarnarnesCapacity1 000ManagerChristopher BrazellLeague1 deild karla20223rd in 1 deild karla Home colours Away coloursHome court Edit The football team plays its home matches at the Vivaldi stadium which has an artificial grass playing surface and a capacity of 300 spectators 7 Men s team Edit History Edit In 2007 the men s football team was promoted to the 2 deild karla after defeating BI Bolungarvik 5 1 on aggregate in the play offs 8 In 2010 the side won promotion to the 1 deild karla and remained there for two seasons before returning to the third tier for the 2012 campaign It returned to the 1 deild in 2017 but were relegated straight away However they won promotion again the following year In 2019 they then produced what has been referred to as one of the most surprising seasons in Icelandic football history when they won the 1 deild and were promoted to the top tier of Icelandic football for the first time in the club s history 64 9 0 6 N 21 59 45 0 W 64 150167 N 21 995833 W 64 150167 21 995833 Honours Edit 1 deild karla 20192 deild karla 20093 deild karla 1991Current squad Edit As of 20 May 2023Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK ISL Rafal Stefan Danielsson2 DF ISL Arnar THor Helgason3 DF ISL Arnar Numi Gislason on loan from Breidablik 4 DF ISL Juli Karlsson5 DF ISL Patrik Orri Petursson6 MF ISL olafur Karel Eiriksson7 FW ISL Petur Theodor Arnason on loan from Breidablik 8 MF ISL Tomas Johannessen10 MF ISL Kristofer Orri Petursson11 FW ISL Ivan oli Santos12 MF ISL Gabriel Hannar Eyjolfsson14 MF ISL Arntthor Pall Hafsteinsson No Pos Nation Player17 MF ISL Gunnar Jonas Hauksson19 DF ISL Kristofer Melsted21 MF ISL Hilmar McShane22 MF NED Tareq Shihab23 FW ISL Sigurdur Steinar Bjornsson on loan from Vikingur Reykjavik 25 MF ISL Valtyr Mar Michaelsson26 DF ISL Arnar Daniel Adalsteinsson28 MF ISL Aron Bjarki Josepsson29 MF ISL Grimur Ingi Jakobsson31 GK ISL Kristofer Levi Sigtryggsson32 GK ISL Theodor Henriksen MF ISL Arnaldur Asgeir EinarssonWomen s team Edit Notable managers Edit Bryndis ValsdottirHandball EditWomen s team Edit Honours Edit Urvalsdeild kvenna 2 2015 2016Icelandic Women s Handball Cup 2015 2 Notable players Edit Lovisa Thompson 2014 2018Men s team Edit Notable players Edit Alexander Petersson 1998 2003 Gintaras Savukynas 2003 2004 Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson 1991 1998 Viggo Kristjansson 2010 2016Gymnastics EditAround 1200 participants are in the Gymnastics department Around 20 are from Seltjarnarnes and 80 are from the neighboring town of Reykjavik Both Artistic gymnastics and TeamGym are taught at the club Olympic gold medalist Szilveszter Csollany was hired as a coach in 2011 9 In 2016 2019 the Gymnastics department went under major reconstruction where the house was rebuilt bigger and new equipment was bought which has greatly improved the facilities for the participants 10 References Edit a b c Ithrottafelagid Grotta 40 ara Grotta Sports Club 40 years old PDF Skolabladid Skinfaxi in Icelandic 1 May 2007 p 28 Retrieved 28 November 2012 a b Elin Heidur Gunnarsdottir 12 May 2015 Grotta Islandsmeistari i fyrsta sinn RUV in Icelandic Retrieved 11 February 2018 Gudmundur Marino Ingvarsson 15 May 2016 Umfjollun vidtol og myndir Stjarnan Grotta 23 28 Grotta Islandsmeistari annad arid i rod Visir is in Icelandic Archived from the original on 12 February 2018 Retrieved 11 February 2018 Hjorvar olafsson 15 May 2016 Grotta Islandsmeistari Morgunbladid in Icelandic Archived from the original on 12 February 2018 Retrieved 11 February 2018 Um Grottu grottasport is in Icelandic Retrieved 11 February 2018 Saga felagsins History of the club in Icelandic GrottaSport is 28 February 2012 Retrieved 28 November 2012 Grottuvollur KSI is Retrieved 28 November 2012 Knattspyrna 3 deild karla Sidari urslitaleikir um saeti i 2 deild Morgunbladid 29 August 2007 Retrieved 28 November 2012 olympiumeistari a Seltjarnarnesi Frettatiminn 2011 10 14 p 26 nytt fimleikahus New gymnastics house in Icelandic reykjavik is 14 September 2019 External links EditGrotta official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ithrottafelagid Grotta amp oldid 1155984661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
