Reykanes national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Reykanes women's national football team.

Reykanes

Nickname(s)	Reykani: Norrænu djöflarnir (The Nordic devils)
Confederation	LFE (Ecros)
Manager	Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
Captain	Rúnar Kristinsson
Top scorer	Aron Gunnarsson(21)
Home stadium	Hafnirurvöllur
TC code	REY
First colors Second colors
First international
Reykanes Reykanes 1–0 Tirol (Hafnir, Reykanes 1954)
Biggest win
Reykanes 6-1 Zloveshchiy (Hafnir, Reykanes 1988)
Biggest defeat
Reykanes 1–8 Creeperopolis (Emperor Adolfo III Stadium, San Salvador  2016)

The Reykanes national football team (Reykani: Reykjanes karlalandsliðið í knattspyrnu}}) represents Reykanes in men's international football since its founding in 1954, with its first official match played against Tirol in a friendly, winning it 1-0, being the first win for the team. The team is controlled by the Reykanes Football Association, which is affiliated with LFE and have been a Terraconservan Cup member since 1954 and an LFE member since 1958 and represents the smallest population of any LFE member. The team's nickname is Norrænu djöflarnir , which means The Nordic devils in Reykani.

Reykanes's home ground is the Hafnirurvöllur in Hafnir. It is the largest stadium in Reykanes by size and capacity of 40,000 seats. traditionally the team only plays in this stadium, however due to the growing support, the association will include more stadiums from 2023 around the country.

History

Overview

After a couple of years after the communist revolution in 1954, Vernharð Birtisson, who was the owner of the S.K. Reykjanes club, came back to the stage from hiding after the events in 1949. Due to his history with the communist party, he was allowed to to create the Reykani Association and the national team. Football was already established in Reykanes for decades by 1954, so the popularity of football was already there. The first national team mostly included players from S.K. Reykjanes but there were others from other clubs. The first international match was against Tirol on home turf in 1954, winning it 1-0. This was turned in to a huge propaganda by the communist government, considering one of the best team in the LFE was beaten by not even a year old team. The federation entered the Terraconservan Cup at the 1956 Terraconservan Cup for the first time, coached by Steinbjörn Eddason. The first LFE competition was the 1959 Ecros Championship.

Team image

Kits and crest

Commonly the first kits were mix of green and white. Commonly white was preferred since official kit hasn't been decided till the 60s. For the 1956 Terraconservan Cup, Reykanes wore a red kit, ordered by the Communist government of Reykanes. It was the first time, Reykanes wore a kit different than the green and white, they normally wear for a competition. Sometimes for a anniversary, the team will wear a normal kit with golden yellow mixed in. From the 1960s, more colors from the national flag were included, like the brown and later Light blue also appeared since it became a unofficial color of Reykanes.

2016-2023 Home

2016-2023 Away

2023-Present Home

2023-Present Away

Kit supplier

Kit supplier	Period
No supplier	1954–1962
Spaksmannsspjarir	1962-1987
svartbysvart	1987–present

Colors

The colors of the national team are: green, brown, white and light blue

Home stadium

Hafnirurvöllur is the main stadium of the team and the largest in the country. Ever since the creation, the team only played in this stadium till 2023. From a stand to a full on stadium, it slowly grew. The stadium actually began construction 1 year before the national team was created. It can be tied in to the communist government that tried to create a perfect image of Reykanes by creating a full on stadium for the new team. It would be expanded in 1962 but remained the same till it was fully renovated in 2016.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Sörli Arnbjörnsson
Assistant coach	Björgvin Þormóðsson
Fitness coach	Sírnir Þiðriksson
Goalkeeping coach	Patrick Rúdólfsson
Team doctor	Lýður Gyrðisson
National team director	Laugi Tímonsson

Players

Current squad

Manager: Kolbeinn Sigþórsson

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Arnar Viðarsson				Ziller Prima
2	2DF	Hróðgeir Sigurólason				CF La'Victoria
3	2DF	Lars Lagerbäck
4	2DF	Eiður Guðjohnsen
5	1GK	Stanley Ylsson				CF Salvador
6	1GK	Ári Þor Örlygsson
7	2DF	Ölver Grímlaugsson				CF Tuxtla Martínez
8	2DF	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
9	2DF	Valgeir Lunddal Friðriksson
10	4FW	Ísak Ólafsson
11	2DF	Andri Baldursson
12	3MF	Völundur Brynjólfsson				Real Parante
13	3MF	Guðráður Ísmarsson				CF La'Victoria
14	3MF	Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason
15	3MF	Alfons Sampsted
16	3MF	Guðmundur Þórarinsson
17	3MF	Hjörtur Hermannsson
18	3MF	Elías Rafn Ólafsson
19	4FW	Jóhannes Rúnarsso
20	4FW	Sverrir Sigþorsson
21	4FW	Erling Lehtinen				Inter Montena
22	4FW	Rúnar Kristinsson
23	4FW	Aron Gunnarsson

Competitive record

Terraconservan Cup

Main article: Terraconservan Cup

LFE Ecros Championship

Main article: LFE Ecros Championship

Honours

Major

• Terraconservan Cup
• LFE

Summary

Competition				Total
Terraconservan Cup	0	0	0	0
LFE	0	0	0	0
Total	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

See also

• S.K. Reykjanes
• LFE
• Terraconservan Cup