Þór Akureyri men's football

The Þór Akureyri men's football team, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, is the men's football department of Þór Akureyri multi sports club, based in the town of Akureyri in Iceland.

Þór Akureyri
Full nameÍþróttafélagið Þór
Nickname(s)Þórsarar
Founded6 June 1915 (1915-06-06)
GroundÞórsvöllur,
Akureyri
Capacity984
ChairmanValdimar Pálsson
ManagerPáll Viðar Gíslason
LeagueInkasso-Deildin
20181. deild karla, 3rd

History

On September 18, 2010, Þór won against Fjarðabyggðar to move into second place in the second division of Icelandic football, 1. deild karla. Going into the game, Þór had to win and they also needed Leiknir to lose in order to go into second place since Leiknir was 3 points clear of them. This was their last gasp to reach promotion to the top flight football of Iceland, Úrvalsdeild. Even though Þór already had a superior goal difference, they defeated Fjarðabyggðar 9–1 in a thrashing. Leiknir played their match at the same time and so knew they needed to at least draw to earn promotion as the scoreline was always in Þór's favor. However, only 5 minutes into the game Leiknir's opponent Fjölnir scored on a strike from forward Pétur Georg Markan. Leiknir found a response in the 44th minute, but it would not be enough. Just before the half, Pétur added a second goal for Fjölnir. Then, came the dagger, a 47th-minute strike by none other than Pétur to begin the second half left Leiknir stunned. He had completed his treble and although Leiknir was not out of it by any means, they would not be able to pull another goal back.

In the first meeting of the season between the two Reykjavík teams, with five minutes remaining and Leiknir winning 3–2, Fjölnir leveled in the 87th minute. Then in stoppage time, Aron Jóhannsson completed his treble for Fjölnir and Leiknir had lost. So, Þór returned to top flight for the first time since 2002, finishing runner-up to Víkingur Reykjavík.[1]

In 2011, Þór lost to KR, 0-2, in the Icelandic Cup finals.[2]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ISL Aron Birkir Stefánsson
2 DF  ISL Tómas Örn Arnarson
4 DF  ISL Aron Kristófer Lárusson
5 DF  ISL Loftur Páll Eiríksson
6 MF  ISL Ármann Pétur Ævarsson
7 MF  ISL Orri Sigurjónsson
8 MF  ISL Jónas Björgvin Sigurbergsson
9 FW  ISL Jóhann Helgi Hannesson
10 FW  ISL Sveinn Elías Jónsson ((captain))
12 GK  ISL Aron Ingi Rúnarsson
14 MF  ISL Jakob Snær Árnason
15 FW  ISL Guðni Sigþórsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  ISL Hermann Helgi Rúnarsson
18 MF  ISL Alexander Ívan Bjarnason
19 MF  ISL Sigurður Marinó Kristjánsson
20 MF  ISL Páll Veigar Ingvason
21 MF  ISL Elmar Þór Jónsson
23 DF  CRO Dino Gavrić
24 FW  ESP Alvaro Montejo
25 FW  ISL Aðalgeir Axelsson
30 DF  ISL Bjarki Þór Viðarsson
88 MF  ESP Nacho Gil
16 DF  ISL Jakob Franz Pálsson

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:Þór Akureyri players.

Managers
  • Páll Viðar Gíslason (July 1, 2009 – October 4, 2014)
  • Halldór Jón Sigurðsson (January 1, 2015 – September 24, 2016)
  • Lárus Sigurðsson (September 29, 2016 – October 5, 2018)
  • Gregg Ryder (October 5, 2018 – September 21, 2019)
  • Páll Viðar Gíslason (October 18, 2019-)

References
  1. "Þór í Úrvalsdeild - Fjarðarbyggð féll". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 September 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (13 August 2011). "Umfjöllun: KR-ingar bikarmeistarar - Þórsarar skutu fimm sinnum í slá". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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