Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (, ), commonly abbreviated to KR, is an Icelandic football club based in the Vesturbær district of the capital, Reykjavík.
KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football, having won the Besta deild karla championship 27 times, including the first season in 1912. It is also the most successful club in the Icelandic men's Cup, with 14 titles including the first in 1960 and most recent in 2014. In 1964, KR was also the first Icelandic representative in the European Cup.
History
Early history
thumb|right|200px|KR playing [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram in the inaugural Icelandic football season in 1912.]]
KR was established on 16 February 1899, making it the oldest football club in Iceland. It was founded as Fótboltafélag Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík Football Club), before changing to Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, also meaning Reykjavík Football Club, the change due to "knattspyrna" being considered a more elegant word ("Fótbolti" is literally translated as "football" while "knattspyrna", while translating as "football", is literally "ballkicking"). KR was the only football club in Reykjavík for a decade, but as soon as other clubs were established there were plans for competitions. KR won the inaugural championship in 1912 after a play-off with Fram.
1955–1998
KR won the first title after the Icelandic league was divided into two divisions in 1955, and won again in 1959 when the 1st Division was played on a home-and-away basis for the first time. KR also won the first Icelandic Cup competition in 1960. KR was the first Icelandic club to play in European competition, entering the 1964–65 European Cup. They lost the preliminary round 11–1 on aggregate to Liverpool, who were also playing their first European tie. KR's women's team was also the first Icelandic contender in Europe, entering the inaugural European Competition in 2001.
KR won their 20th title in 1968. They were relegated for the first time to the Second Division in 1977, but narrowly missed winning the first division in 1990, 1996 and 1998, when KR lost out in the title race on the final day; all of which strengthened the solidarity within the club.
Recent history
In KR's centenary year in 1999 the team ended its long quest for another national title. The team had not won the league title for 31 years despite often being viewed as favourites but they looked favourites all season this time. They clinched the title with a 4–0 win over Víkingur in the penultimate round and then beat ÍA 3–1 in the cup final in front of a capacity crowd at the national stadium. The women's team was equally successful, winning the league and the cup, and KR celebrated its centenary year with an unprecedented double-double.
Out on loan
European cups history
As of 13 July 2017
Overall
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Matches
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
! Cup
! Round
! Nation
! Club
! Result
! Aggregate
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| 1964–65
| European Cup
| Q
| align="center"|
| Liverpool
| 0–5, 1–6
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–11
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| 1965–66
| European Cup Winners' Cup
| 1R
| align="center"|
| Rosenborg
| 1–3, 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–6
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| 1966–67
| European Cup
| 1R
| align="center"|
| Nantes
| 2–3, 2–5
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–8
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| 1967–68
| European Cup Winners' Cup
| 1R
| align="center"|
| Aberdeen
| 0–10, 1–4
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–14
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| 1968–69
| European Cup Winners' Cup
| 1R
| align="center"|
| Olympiacos
| 0–2, 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–4
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| 1969–70
| European Cup
| 1R
| align="center"|
| Feyenoord
| 2–12, 0–4
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–16
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| 1984–85
| UEFA Cup
| 1R
| align="center"|
| Queens Park Rangers
| 0–3, 0–4
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–7
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| 1991–92
| UEFA Cup
| 1R
| align="center"|
| Torino
| 0–2, 1–6
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–8
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| 1993–94
| UEFA Cup
| 1R
| align="center"|
| MTK Budapest
| 1–2, 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
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| rowspan="2"| 1995–96
| rowspan="2"| European Cup Winners' Cup
| Q
| align="center"|
| CS Grevenmacher
| 2–3, 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–3
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| 1R
| align="center"|
| Everton
| 2–3, 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–6
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| rowspan="2"| 1996–97
| rowspan="2"| European Cup Winners' Cup
| Q
| align="center"|
| MPKC Mozyr
| 2–2, 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
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| 1R
| align="center"|
| AIK Stockholm
| 0–1, 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
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| rowspan="2"| 1997–98
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Cup
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Dinamo Bucharest
| 2–0, 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
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| 2Q
| align="center"|
| OFI
| 0–0, 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
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| 1999–00
| UEFA Cup
| Q
| align="center"|
| Kilmarnock
| 1–0, 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
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| rowspan="2"| 2000–01
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Champions League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Birkirkara
| 2–1, 4–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6–2
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| 2Q
| align="center"|
| Brøndby
| 1–3, 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
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| 2001–02
| UEFA Champions League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Vllaznia
| 2–1, 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
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| 2003–04
| UEFA Champions League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Pyunik
| 0–1, 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
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| 2004–05
| UEFA Champions League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Shelbourne
| 2–2, 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
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| 2007–08
| UEFA Cup
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| BK Häcken
| 1–1, 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
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| rowspan="2"| 2009–10
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Europa League
| 2Q
| align="center"|
| AEL
| 2–0, 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
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| 3Q
| align="center"|
| Basel
| 2–2, 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–5
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| rowspan="2"| 2010–11
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Europa League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Glentoran
| 3–0, 2–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 5–2
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| 2Q
| align="center"|
| Karpaty Lviv
| 0–3, 2–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–6
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| rowspan="3"| 2011–12
| rowspan="3"| UEFA Europa League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| ÍF
| 3–1, 5–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 8–2
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| 2Q
| align="center"|
| MŠK Žilina
| 3–0, 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
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| 3Q
| align="center"|
| Dinamo Tbilisi
| 1–4, 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–6
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| 2012–13
| UEFA Champions League
| 2Q
| align="center"|
| HJK Helsinki
| 0–7, 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–9
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| rowspan="2"| 2013–14
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Europa League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Glentoran
| 0–0, 3–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
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| 2Q
| align="center"|
| Standard Liège
| 1–3, 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–6
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| 2014–15
| UEFA Champions League
| 2Q
| align="center"|
| Celtic
| 0–1, 0–4
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–5
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| rowspan="2"| 2015–16
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Europa League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Cork City
| 1–1, 2–1 (aet)
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
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| 2Q
| align="center"|
| Rosenborg
| 0–1, 0–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–4
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| rowspan="2"| 2016–17
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Europa League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Glenavon
| 2–1, 6–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 8–1
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| 2Q
| align="center"|
| Grasshopper
| 3–3, 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–5
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| rowspan="2"| 2017–18
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Europa League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| SJK Seinäjoki
| 0–0, 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
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| 2Q
| align="center"|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv
| 1–3, 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–5
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| 2019–20
| UEFA Europa League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Molde
| 1–7, 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–7
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| rowspan="2"| 2020–21
| UEFA Champions League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Celtic
| 0–6
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| UEFA Europa League
| 2Q
| align="center"|
| Flora
| 1–2
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| 2022–23
| UEFA Europa Conference League
| 1Q
| align="center"|
| Pogoń Szczecin
| 1–4, 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–4
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Club honours
- Icelandic Championships
- Champions (27): 1912, 1919, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1941, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2019
- Runners-up (24): 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2009
- Icelandic Cup
- Winners (14): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014
- Icelandic League Cup
- Winners (8): 1998, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019
- Icelandic Super Cup
- Winners (6): 1969, 1996, 2003, 2012, 2014, 2020
Managers
- Óli B. Jónsson (1945), (1947–51), (1954–55), (1958– 31 December 1961), (1 January 1969–70)
- Ellert Schram 1973
- Gordon Lee (1985–87)
- Guðjón Þórðarson (1 July 1994 – 30 June 1995)
- Atli Eðvaldsson (1 July 1998–99)
- Pétur Pétursson (2000–01)
- David Winnie 2001
- Willum Þór Þórsson 2002 – 2004
- Magnús Gylfason 2005
- Teitur Þórðarson (2006 – 11 December 2007)
- Logi Ólafsson (1 July 2007 – 20 July 2010)
- Rúnar Kristinsson (20 July 2010 – 10 October 2014)
- Bjarni Gudjonsson (15 October 2014 – 26 June 2016)
- Rúnar Kristinsson (2017– 7 October 2023 )
- Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson (14 August 2024 – )
References
External links
- (archived)
- Fansite. .