Vestri women's football

The Vestri women's football team, commonly known as Vestri, is a football team based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. It is the women's football department of Íþróttafélagið Vestri multi-sport club.

For the men's team, see Vestri men's football.
Vestri women's football
Full nameÍþróttafélagið Vestri
Founded1988 (1988), as BÍ'88
2006 (2006)
as BÍ/Bolungarvík
2016 (2016)
as Vestri
GroundOlísvöllurinn, Ísafjörður
Capacity1,596
ManagerKristján Arnar Ingason
League2. deild kvenna
Active departments of
ÍF Vestri
Men's football Volleyball Men's basketball
Women's football Bicycle Women's basketball

History

After ÍBÍ women's team folded before the 1988 season, a women's team was founded under the BÍ'88 name and took its spot in the top-tier 1. deild kvenna.[1] They won the then second-tier 2. deild kvenna in 1989 but withdrew from the top-tier 1. deild kvenna prior to the 1990 season and did not field a team again until 1992.[2] The team last played during the 2015 season in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna when it fielded a joint team with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur under the name ÍR/BÍ/Bolungarvík.[3]

In 2023, the club registered a women's team for the 2023 season in 2. deild kvenna and hired Kristján Arnar Ingason as the new head coach.[4]

Player of the year
Year Winner
1988 Sigrún Sigurðardóttir[5]
2006 Karítas Sigurlaug Ingimarsdóttir
2012 Silja Runólfsdóttir
2013 Hildur Hálfdánardóttir
2014 Hildur Hálfdánardóttir

Former notable players

Players who have played for Vestri (BÍ'88, BÍ/Bolungarvík) and earned international caps at senior level. Correct as of 18 January 2024.

Nat. Player Date of birth Current club Position International career
Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir[2] (1959-03-06) 6 March 1959 retired Forward 1986–1987
Rósa Valdimarsdóttir[2] (1959-03-06) 6 March 1959 retired 1981–1984
Stella Hjaltadóttir[2] (1967-06-23) 23 June 1967 retired Forward 1987
Vala Úlfljótsdóttir[2] (1961-10-23) 23 October 1961 retired Goalkeeper 1985–1987

Managerial history
Dates[2] Name Notes
1988 Örnólfur Oddsson
1989 Rúnar Guðmundsson
1992 Björn Helgason
1993 Örnólfur Oddsson
2000 Dögg Lára Sigurgeirsdóttir Player-manager
2006 Tómas Emil Guðmundsson
2007 Sigþór Snorrason
2012–2014 Jónas Leifur Sigursteinsson
2015 Halldór Þorvaldur Halldórsson As ÍR/BÍ/Bolungarvík
2023–present Kristján Arnar Ingason

Honours

References
  1. "Ísfirðingar leika í 4. deild undir nafni BÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 May 1988. p. 66. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
  3. Magnús Már Einarsson (18 May 2015). "ÍR og BÍ/Bolungarvík með sameiginlegt lið". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (16 November 2023). "Kristján Arnar ráðinn þjálfari kvennaliðs Vestra (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. "BÍ 88 Íslandsmeistari í 4. deild". Bæjarins Besta (in Icelandic). 14 September 1988. p. 11. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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