Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
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Knattspyrnufélagið Fram (in English Fram Football Club) is an Iceland
ic sports club, best known for its football team. In European competitions it is known as Fram Reykjavík. It was founded on 1 May 1908 in Reykjavík
. Based at Safamýri, located in the Laugardalur district of Reykjavík City Center
. They are currently playing in the highest Icelandic league, Pepsi deildin. The club has 18 national championship titles and 7 national cup titles and are regarded as one of the biggest teams in Iceland. Fram were relegated from Pepsi deildin in 2005, but after one year in the second tier, they returned to the top flight in 2006. Dominating Icelandic football in the 1980s and early 1990s.
The clubs also have strong handball
teams, and the men's team won the Icelandic championship in 2006. Other sports offered by the club include Tae Kwon Do and Skiing.
Fram play at the Laugardalsvöllur, a stadium just east of the city centre with a capacity of around 15,000.
The football club, was established in spring 1908 in downtown. the ones who started the club were several boys around 13 years old. or almost, living in the area around Tjarnargata. One group member, Peter J. H. Magnusson, had bought a football and football was used providing all the summer. The first football club was almost in this very informal company. No board was appointed, no written laws and the company did not even have a name. From this was added to the first formal meeting, the fifteenth in March 1909. Then came the boys from the football team in town together at a meeting, the words Because the spring was coming soon. Soon it got more serious and the boys started meeting more often and in the end the club Fram
or Kári like the first name of the club was, became a real Football club. The first name of the club was Kári, but later on the name was changed to Fram which it has been ever since. The first Icelandic championship was 1912, which KR won Fram was number two that year.
entering for the first time. Fram won the championship. Fram welcomed once again the title after draw against KR in the last match, with the highest amount of points.KR protest
ed a lot against that, and the result was that Fram and KR had to play a final match which Fram eventually won 3-1. In those years Fram was simply unbeatable and it wasn't until 1919 that they lost again. but 1921, 1922, 1923 and, 1925 the club won again. But it was a long wait for the next title. the main striker Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson also moved to Canada
and never came back, after the best striker left there was no one to come instead.
had been very successful, but it wasn't enough good for the fans as no title had yet come. So in 1939 the German superstar went home to carry on with his own career in Germany which he protest
ed against because of WWII.
During that time Fram Reykjavik had a fantastic team especially during 1946-1948 having Ríkharður Jónsson
in the team. Shortly after the world war stopped play, but in 1939 four teams contested and Fram
won the League. Despite having one -1 goal in score they were still number one on the table.
In 1942, after beating Víkingur R at Melavöllur 2-1 in a match that was played in unusually cold summer weather -- it started snowing during the match -- Fram
came second after Valur
by losing in extra time. Ríkharður Jónsson
was then studying in Reykjavík
and during that time Iceland
s most talented soccer player ever played for Fram
. The team lineup for this year was the best in Fram Reykjavik's history. The 1950s were nothing compared with 1939-1948.
team of Fram
got one of Europe biggest handball club as did the national team. Meanwhile the football had done much better and although Fram
remained as top 3 club in Iceland
. The titles had still been more before. 1962 was different, then Fram
managed to win the league and 62-64 the club fought about every single title existing, but it seem like something bad has happened from 1965-1967 because it wasn't until then that Fram
was number two in the league and showed they were back among the best and the 1970s and 1980s was to be more successful. Still the team was told to have played very entertaining football . The next years the club went into working more with Youth club
in 1970s and 1980s maybe Fram Reykjavik Golden Age.
four points behind but got into UEFA cup
by finishing number two.
In 1972 Fram won its first title in ten years since 1962. In 1970, 1973 and 1979 Fram Reykjavik managed to win VISA-bikar
. In the two last times by scoring a goal in the final seconds
and 1975 the club was very unlucky not to win the league again at that time they also had a lot of players in the national football team being a top team that summer Real Madrid C.F.
with players like Günter Netzer
came to Reykjavík
and won very easily against Fram Reykjavik. And young player that later would become a big name in Scotland
playing for St. Mirren F.C.
called Guðmundur Torfason
coming out of the youth team in the late 1970s becoming Success in the 1980s.
Andrzej Strejlau
Fram Reykjavik was relegated to 1. deild karla
. but in one year, the club got straight back to premier division Andrzej was the coach until 1985, when he went to Greece
to coach first the Greece Footballs Clubs Associations (Five Division) club Larissa
but later on also the national team of Poland
. Many still today consider his work with the club a big part in making the team of 1986-1991 so successful . That same year Fram brought in a new coach who was about to make history. His name was Ásgeir Elíasson
. The following years turned out to be the most successful times of the club since the glorious 1913-19 seasons.
In 1986 Fram beat Irish Football League Glentoran in the first round of the European Cup and advanced to the second round where the club came up against the Austrian Football Bundesliga team Rapid Vienna. After losing the away match 3-0 in Vienna, Fram made Icelandic footballing history by winning the home match 2-1, thus becoming the first Icelandic football club in history to win a match in a latter stage than the first round.
In 1985 Fram won the Icelandic cup and then in 1986 Fram won their first Icelandic championship since 1972. The next year the club was second in the league but managed to win the cup VISA-bikar
again. In 1988 the team won the league in a dominating fashion, drawing only once and losing one game and winning with a record 49 points. The record was never to be broken in a league of 10 clubs, although it was levelled on a couple of occasions, and since the number of clubs in Iceland's top flight has now been increased to 12, this record will remain unbeaten in the future. The titles kept coming in and in 1989 Fram won the VISA-bikar
cup. The football summer of 1990 was known for the two horse race between KR and Fram which Fram eventually won in a dramatic manner by beating Valur 3-2 in the must-win last game of the season, after trailing 0-2 at half-time. The year 1990 was also a successful year in the Cup Winners' Cup for Fram. The club beat the Swedish Champions (football) Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, with a 3-0 home victory in Reykjavik and a 1-1 draw in Sweden
. The club played against Spanish giants Barcelona FC in the second round. Fram lost the home game 1-2 with the winning goal coming at the last minutes. Barcelona's winning goal was considered somewhat of a controversy, as Fram had had strong appeals for a penalty just seconds before the goal. But as the referee waved play on, Barcelona kicked the ball forward and scored the winning goal, although the Icelandic defenders appealed for an offside. Barcelona then went on to win 3-0 at Nou Camp and managed to reach all the way to the final where they lost to Manchester United. Although Fram lost the tie 5-1 on aggregate, the results are widely and arguably regarded as an Icelandic football club's best ever success in European competition.
was hired as coach to build the club again but that failed badly and the club just got worse. 1998-2004 Fram Reykjavik were always among the lowest in Pepsi deildin and saved themselves on the last second from relegation, the club was relegated twice, in 1995 and 2005. Many coaches tried their best to put Fram Reykjavik back among the best Ólafur Þórðarson (footballer)
Pétur Ormslev
Guðmundur Torfason
, but it wasn't until 2005, when good old Ásgeir Elíasson
was hired that the wheels started turning again. He won division one very easily and brought the club back among the best before he quit. Only one year later he died, and Þorvaldur Örlygsson
was hired as the new coach with new ideas .
in 2006 of 1. deild karla and finished 7th in the Landsbankadeild
(the then name for the premier division) in 2007
. Bought the Swedish striker Patrik Redo
that they later had to sell to Keflavík Football Club
. In 2008 Fram played their best season in many years when they finished 3rd in the Landsbankadeild. In 2009 the club was number 4, and played against Breiðablik UBK
in the Icelandic Cup Final but lost in penalty shootout, but still won the silver medal. Now it seems as if FRAM is back among the best again FRAM's woes continued in the spring of 2006. 2008 things changed a lot though a new manager came that had been playing for Fram Reykjavik in the famous 86-91 team Þorvaldur Örlygsson
. He started with buying Auðun Helgason
, a former Icelandic international
football player Assistant manager For the third time in three years, a new coach would take the helm and most of the time it seemed as none could lead Fram out of the dark. This time, however, it was a complete success. Fram won four straight games, gobbling up KRs lead as team number 3 in the table (which is very important because the team that gets the third place goes to UEFA Cup
), and finally overtaking them. Fram
against FH Hafnarfjörður where they won away which was for the first time in many years, the team that was supposed to be unbeatable they managed to win. The following weekend, Fram won Keflavík Football Club
, securing the club's 3rd position in the league the first time since 1992 Fram Reykjavik was back in European competition the team that almost did draw at Nou Camp 18 years ago was back and there were more good news to come, Þorvaldur Örlygsson
accepted a new offer to be the manager. The summer of 2009 came out to be not as good as expected in Pepsi deildin Fram Reykjavik finished 4th, which was an obvious disappointment. And in VISA-bikar 2009 Fram made it to the finals but lost in penalty kickout against Breiðablik UBK
where Paul McShane missed the last penally for Fram, in UEFA Cup 2009 Fram won The New Saints F.C.
easily in the first round but in the second round Fram Reykjavik traveled to Czech Republic
to play Sigma Olomouc the first match went 1-1 where Sigma scored a goal almost in the last second of the match. The second match Sigma Olomouc won but Fram was told to have played maybe their best matches of the summer there and they showed that on a good day they could play like the big teams in Europe. Before the 2009 season Þorvaldur Örlygsson
brought several new players to Fram, one of them being Jón Gunnar Eysteinsson who Þorvaldur Örlygsson
knew well from Fjarðabyggð
, he was supposed to come instead of Auðun Helgason
that went to Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur
and Some other players like the English brothers which both started their career playing for Chelsea F.C.
.Joe Tillen
and Sam Tillen
the team of 2010 was one of the youngest teams ever in Icelandic football, the oldest player was 25 years old. Still it was a summer of disappointment finishing 5th.
(runner-up: 1984, 1986, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2009)
. Their most high-profile rivalry is with Valur
, another big Pepsi deildin club also located in Reykjavík
city center. The rivalries subsided when Fram was relegated, and have intensified since the later part of the 1990s, reaching its highest levels with the return of Fram to the Pepsí deild. Notably the three sides (Valur
, Fram and KR) are the most supported clubs in Reykjavík
. There are also rivalries with Breiðablik UBK
, FH Hafnarfjörður and Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur
.Fram Reykjavik and Valur Reykjavik had much rivalries when Fram Reykjavik bought the Danish Bo Henriksen
from Valur
, a year later Valur
did the same thing and bought Helgi Sigurdsson from Fram Reykjavik since the there has been big rivalries between those two neighbour clubs.
, Iceland's national football stadium. Laugardalsvöllur
also houses the, Icelandic national team when they play. And notably hosted the match between Iceland
and France 1999 when they did 1-1 draw where Ríkharður Daðason
Fram player scored for Iceland
. It is used for many derbies between Reykjavík
clubs. It also hosts the headquarters of the Icelandic Football Association
, and stages 75% of the home matches of the national football team each year .
Before the foundation of Fram
the dominant club in the Reykjavík
area was KR
, which was considered a middle class club, and in later years an upper class club, like most clubs of that time. Fram
became popular amongst the working class, creating a fierce rivalry based upon both local pride and social class. In the early 20th century, supporters were supposed to act as gentlemen, applauding and supporting both their own team, and the opponents. However, this proved a hard task for supporters of the Reykjavík
teams. Local patriotism and class differences .
After the First World War, the rivalry calmed, and Fram
supporters became known as friendly and sportsmanlike. However, this only applied to the behaviour on home ground, as KR supporters continued to behave arrogant and called them self "Stórveldið!, which means empire
. Only Some supporters of KR still behave like that but of course not all. Fram side has fans all over Iceland
.
Demand for Fram tickets in occasional home games held away from Reykjavík
is high; suggesting that Fram Reykjavik have strong supports in other parts of the country.Fram
is widely and especially popular throughout country side of Iceland
for example Akureyri
where Þorvaldur Örlygsson
comes from and also in Fjarðabyggð
where many of the players come from, leading the team to have good followings in its away matches in Northern and Eastern parts of Iceland
sometimes not less than in Reykjavík
itself.
, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
, Ómar Ragnarsson
, Þorfinnur Ómarsson, Hannes Smárason
, Hallgrímur Helgason
, Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
, Arnór Atlason
, Þorsteinn J
,
, the Fram youth squad enjoyed one of its successful periods, winning all age-group competitions, especially in the 70s, 80s and 90s. The youth system is also notable for its contribution to the Iceland national senior and youth teams, providing such players as Ríkharður Daðason
, Pétur Marteinsson
and Marteinn Geirsson
, Eggert Jónsson
Helgi Sigurðsson
, Guðmundur Torfason
, Birkir Kristinsson
, Gunnar Þor Gunnarsson, Stefán Logi Magnússon
, Pétur Ormslev
, Valur Fannar Gíslason, which they had to sell to Arsenal F.C.
, Matthías Vilhjálmsson
, Guðmundur Steinarsson
, Heiðar Geir Júlíusson, Hjálmar Þórarinsson
, Jón Guðni Fjóluson
and White
. During the first decades of their history, Fram
have played in several different kit colors. The team originally played in white. For much of Frams's history, their home colours have been blue shirts, with white shorts and blue socks, though white socks are sometimes worn . For the first two years of the club's existence Fram Reykjavik continued to wear shirt, which included white shirt, white shorts and blue socks; this was changed to the more familiar Blue kit in The new colours were adopted because many clubs in the same division as Ithrottafelag Reykjavikur played also in white. Conversely, Fram's change or away colours have been very inconsistent, there is no set in stone standard and the club changes the away colours often, but most commonly it has been a shade of yellow (since the 1990s) or white.[69], depending on the season; a yellow and white away kit even appeared . Other common change colours have been grey, all white and all yellow.[69]
The first club badge which Fram wore on their shirts was old football and blue spells on white with Fram written with old letters, that still today is the badge.
Fram
play now in Erreà
shirts, but the most famous one is the Adidas
shirt they played in the 1980s which had slightly brighter version of blue color, but in 2000-2004 the played in Fila (company)
. since 2004 they have played in Erreà
From 1908 The current design is blue and white with brownish football under the name, the football on the crest is very similar to the football that where used in Europe before 1900s, echoing the club's home color of Blue in the background of it. The three stars were added above the convex and concave sections of Fram emblem to denote the 18 championship titles they have won.
Pétur Ormslev
Jón Guðni Fjóluson
Birkir Kristinsson
Guðmundur Torfason
Marcel Oerlemans
Guðmundur Steinsson Ríkharður Daðason
Pétur Marteinsson
Valur Fannar Gíslason Patrik Redo
Janus Guðlaugsson
Ágúst Gylfason
Auðun Helgason
Ríkharður Jónsson
Heiðar Geir Júlíusson Joe Tillen
Marteinn Geirsson
Stefán Logi Magnússon
Henry Nwosu Kanu
Ragnar Margeirsson
Oleg Titov Bo Henriksen
Helgi Sigurðsson
Hörður Björgvin Magnússon Guðmundur Steinarsson
Guðmundur Torfason
Fróði Benjaminsen
Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson Ómar Torfason Elmar Geirsson
(2008-) Guðmundur Torfason
(2000) Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
(1993) Ion Geolgău (2004) Anatoli Fedyukin
Andrzej Strejlau
(1983) Ásgeir Elíasson
(1985-1991, 1996-1999 & 2006) James McCrae
(1946-1948) Hermann Lindemann
(1936–1939)
and European Champions League. Still today Fram remains the only Iceland
ic team ever to play against both Real Madrid C.F.
and Barça
in European competitions. The first one was in the year of 1971 against Hibernians F.C.
from Malta
the first match was played in Malta
which Fram won 2-0, but lost at home 3-0. In the 1971/2 season, the Finnish striker Jukka Paarma
achieved fame in Iceland with Fram when, in a European Cup Qualifying game, he scored the winning goal in the form of a skillful overhead kick in the 84th minute against a strong Ferencváros side. In 1973 FC Basel
came to Iceland and won very easily in both matches against Fram Reykjavik. 1974 Fram traveled to madrid in Champions League
to play against Real Madrid C.F.
on Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Real won 6-0 but at Laugardalsvöllur
it looked almoust the whole match as it would end up in draw until on 74th minute when Real did a goal and again in the last seconds of the match. In 1976 Fram Reykjavik lost against Slovan Bratislava
. In 1985 Ireland
was Fram next stop when Fram Reykjavik won an easy victory against Glentoran F.C.
in round two same the Austrian Bundesliga
giant Rapid Vienna which Fram lost overall with only one goal which has to be one of the best performance of Icelandic team ever. In 1986 Fram traveled to Poland
to play against Kattowitz in a very even duel Fram eventually lost.Sparta Prague came to Reykjavík
1987 to play against Fram Reykjavik at Laugardalsvöllur
stadium. They were simply too big for Icelandic team and won 8-0 over all. In 1988 Barça
came and unexpected the match in iceland was very even and it wasn't until the end of the match that Barcelona FC secured they're win. 1990 is the year when Fram Reykjavik won the Allsvenskan
champions Djurgårdens IF Fotboll badly in both away and home matches over all 4-1.in the next round Barcelona FC came to iceland
again and this time Fram Reykjavik did the first goal and most of the match it looked as Fram would win the match 1-0 but in the end Barça
proved why they are so good and did two goals in the last ten minutes.
)
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic sports club, best known for its football team. In European competitions it is known as Fram Reykjavík. It was founded on 1 May 1908 in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
. Based at Safamýri, located in the Laugardalur district of Reykjavík City Center
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
. They are currently playing in the highest Icelandic league, Pepsi deildin. The club has 18 national championship titles and 7 national cup titles and are regarded as one of the biggest teams in Iceland. Fram were relegated from Pepsi deildin in 2005, but after one year in the second tier, they returned to the top flight in 2006. Dominating Icelandic football in the 1980s and early 1990s.
The clubs also have strong handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
teams, and the men's team won the Icelandic championship in 2006. Other sports offered by the club include Tae Kwon Do and Skiing.
Fram play at the Laugardalsvöllur, a stadium just east of the city centre with a capacity of around 15,000.
History
The First Years (1908–1928)The football club, was established in spring 1908 in downtown. the ones who started the club were several boys around 13 years old. or almost, living in the area around Tjarnargata. One group member, Peter J. H. Magnusson, had bought a football and football was used providing all the summer. The first football club was almost in this very informal company. No board was appointed, no written laws and the company did not even have a name. From this was added to the first formal meeting, the fifteenth in March 1909. Then came the boys from the football team in town together at a meeting, the words Because the spring was coming soon. Soon it got more serious and the boys started meeting more often and in the end the club Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
or Kári like the first name of the club was, became a real Football club. The first name of the club was Kári, but later on the name was changed to Fram which it has been ever since. The first Icelandic championship was 1912, which KR won Fram was number two that year.
League dominance 1913-1919
From 1913 to 19 Fram was unbeatable. The 1913 season was the second season of Úrvalsdeild. The 1914-19 proved to be even more fruitful, the club won six consecutive league titles from 1913 through to 1919, Fram won 1913 as the only entrant. It was their first ever title. Fram won again 1914. Three teams took part this season with ValurValur
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi...
entering for the first time. Fram won the championship. Fram welcomed once again the title after draw against KR in the last match, with the highest amount of points.KR protest
Protest
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ed a lot against that, and the result was that Fram and KR had to play a final match which Fram eventually won 3-1. In those years Fram was simply unbeatable and it wasn't until 1919 that they lost again. but 1921, 1922, 1923 and, 1925 the club won again. But it was a long wait for the next title. the main striker Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson also moved to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and never came back, after the best striker left there was no one to come instead.
Doing good despite WWII, 1939-1948
From 1936 to 1939 Hermann LindemannHermann Lindemann
Hermann Lindermann was a German football player and later manager. He played for a number of German club sides, before participating in an all-star team tour of Iceland in the summer of 1938 while playing as a striker for Eintracht Frankfurt. During the trip he was invited to coach the Icelandic...
had been very successful, but it wasn't enough good for the fans as no title had yet come. So in 1939 the German superstar went home to carry on with his own career in Germany which he protest
Protest
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ed against because of WWII.
During that time Fram Reykjavik had a fantastic team especially during 1946-1948 having Ríkharður Jónsson
Ríkharður Jónsson
Ríkharður Jónsson is a former Icelandic footballer.He made his debut for the Icelandic national team in 1947, and got 33 caps and 17 goals until 1965....
in the team. Shortly after the world war stopped play, but in 1939 four teams contested and Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
won the League. Despite having one -1 goal in score they were still number one on the table.
In 1942, after beating Víkingur R at Melavöllur 2-1 in a match that was played in unusually cold summer weather -- it started snowing during the match -- Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
came second after Valur
Valur
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi...
by losing in extra time. Ríkharður Jónsson
Ríkharður Jónsson
Ríkharður Jónsson is a former Icelandic footballer.He made his debut for the Icelandic national team in 1947, and got 33 caps and 17 goals until 1965....
was then studying in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
and during that time Iceland
Iceland
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s most talented soccer player ever played for Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
. The team lineup for this year was the best in Fram Reykjavik's history. The 1950s were nothing compared with 1939-1948.
ups and downs during 1960s
HandballTeam handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
team of Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
got one of Europe biggest handball club as did the national team. Meanwhile the football had done much better and although Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
remained as top 3 club in Iceland
Iceland
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. The titles had still been more before. 1962 was different, then Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
managed to win the league and 62-64 the club fought about every single title existing, but it seem like something bad has happened from 1965-1967 because it wasn't until then that Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
was number two in the league and showed they were back among the best and the 1970s and 1980s was to be more successful. Still the team was told to have played very entertaining football . The next years the club went into working more with Youth club
Youth club
A youth club or youth social club is a place where young people can meet and enjoy activities such as football, soccer, basketball, table tennis, or video games, and other religious, sports activities are frequently sponsored by a community center....
in 1970s and 1980s maybe Fram Reykjavik Golden Age.
successful 1970s
1970 Fram was no doubt back on the top, they had Kristinn Jörundsson which did 10 goals and Fram ended second after ÍAIA
- Places :* Ia or Oia, Greece, a small town on the island of Santorini* Iowa, U.S. *Iá River, a river in Brazil- Companies and organizations :* Indian Airlines, a domestic air carrier in India* Indian Army, part of the Military of India...
four points behind but got into UEFA cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
by finishing number two.
In 1972 Fram won its first title in ten years since 1962. In 1970, 1973 and 1979 Fram Reykjavik managed to win VISA-bikar
VISA-bikar
The Icelandic Cup is a knock-out football cup competition in Iceland. The final is played at Laugardalsvöllur at the end of the Icelandic season in October. The winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League.-Performance By Club:-Lost Finals By Club:...
. In the two last times by scoring a goal in the final seconds
and 1975 the club was very unlucky not to win the league again at that time they also had a lot of players in the national football team being a top team that summer Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
with players like Günter Netzer
Günter Netzer
Günter Theodor Netzer is a former German football player and team general manager currently working in the media business. As a player, he was considered to be one of the greatest passers in the game's history...
came to Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
and won very easily against Fram Reykjavik. And young player that later would become a big name in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
playing for St. Mirren F.C.
St. Mirren F.C.
St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...
called Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur "Gunni" Torfason is a retired Icelandic footballer.-Playing career:A striker, he became top goalscorer in the Icelandic league in 1986 with 19 goals. He moved to continental Europe with Austrians Rapid Vienna then Belgian side Racing Genk before joining St Mirren F.C. in 1989. He became...
coming out of the youth team in the late 1970s becoming Success in the 1980s.
1986-91 The best Icelandic team ever
1983The club hired a new coach from PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Andrzej Strejlau
Andrzej Strejlau
Andrzej Strejlau is a retired Polish football and handball player, and a football manager.In 1989-1993 he was a coach of Poland national football team...
Fram Reykjavik was relegated to 1. deild karla
1. deild karla
1. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the second division in the Icelandic football league system. The league was founded in 1955 and current champions are ÍA....
. but in one year, the club got straight back to premier division Andrzej was the coach until 1985, when he went to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
to coach first the Greece Footballs Clubs Associations (Five Division) club Larissa
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
but later on also the national team of Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
. Many still today consider his work with the club a big part in making the team of 1986-1991 so successful . That same year Fram brought in a new coach who was about to make history. His name was Ásgeir Elíasson
Ásgeir Elíasson
Ásgeir Elíasson was a football manager and coach of the Iceland national football team between 1991 and 1995. He was manager of Fram Reykjavik for twelve years. Ásgeir played games for the Iceland national football team in three sports: football, handball and volleyball, before starting as...
. The following years turned out to be the most successful times of the club since the glorious 1913-19 seasons.
In 1986 Fram beat Irish Football League Glentoran in the first round of the European Cup and advanced to the second round where the club came up against the Austrian Football Bundesliga team Rapid Vienna. After losing the away match 3-0 in Vienna, Fram made Icelandic footballing history by winning the home match 2-1, thus becoming the first Icelandic football club in history to win a match in a latter stage than the first round.
In 1985 Fram won the Icelandic cup and then in 1986 Fram won their first Icelandic championship since 1972. The next year the club was second in the league but managed to win the cup VISA-bikar
VISA-bikar
The Icelandic Cup is a knock-out football cup competition in Iceland. The final is played at Laugardalsvöllur at the end of the Icelandic season in October. The winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League.-Performance By Club:-Lost Finals By Club:...
again. In 1988 the team won the league in a dominating fashion, drawing only once and losing one game and winning with a record 49 points. The record was never to be broken in a league of 10 clubs, although it was levelled on a couple of occasions, and since the number of clubs in Iceland's top flight has now been increased to 12, this record will remain unbeaten in the future. The titles kept coming in and in 1989 Fram won the VISA-bikar
VISA-bikar
The Icelandic Cup is a knock-out football cup competition in Iceland. The final is played at Laugardalsvöllur at the end of the Icelandic season in October. The winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League.-Performance By Club:-Lost Finals By Club:...
cup. The football summer of 1990 was known for the two horse race between KR and Fram which Fram eventually won in a dramatic manner by beating Valur 3-2 in the must-win last game of the season, after trailing 0-2 at half-time. The year 1990 was also a successful year in the Cup Winners' Cup for Fram. The club beat the Swedish Champions (football) Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, with a 3-0 home victory in Reykjavik and a 1-1 draw in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The club played against Spanish giants Barcelona FC in the second round. Fram lost the home game 1-2 with the winning goal coming at the last minutes. Barcelona's winning goal was considered somewhat of a controversy, as Fram had had strong appeals for a penalty just seconds before the goal. But as the referee waved play on, Barcelona kicked the ball forward and scored the winning goal, although the Icelandic defenders appealed for an offside. Barcelona then went on to win 3-0 at Nou Camp and managed to reach all the way to the final where they lost to Manchester United. Although Fram lost the tie 5-1 on aggregate, the results are widely and arguably regarded as an Icelandic football club's best ever success in European competition.
1992-2005 Fram worst years ever
Bad years for Fram 1993 Ásgeir SigurvinssonÁsgeir Sigurvinsson
Ásgeir "Sigi" Sigurvinsson is an Icelandic football coach and a former player.The attacking midfielder was one of the first, and certainly one of the most celebrated, Icelandic professional football players...
was hired as coach to build the club again but that failed badly and the club just got worse. 1998-2004 Fram Reykjavik were always among the lowest in Pepsi deildin and saved themselves on the last second from relegation, the club was relegated twice, in 1995 and 2005. Many coaches tried their best to put Fram Reykjavik back among the best Ólafur Þórðarson (footballer)
Ólafur Þórðarson (footballer)
Ólafur Þórðarson is a former Icelandic footballer, who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of Fylkir.He is the younger brother of Teitur Thordarson, who was manager of Estonia when Ólafur played against them with Iceland in April 1996.-Club career:Þórðarson started his career at IA...
Pétur Ormslev
Pétur Ormslev
Pétur Ormslev is a retired football midfielder.During his club career, Ormslev mainly played for Fram Reykjavík, with 3 seasons at Fortuna Düsseldorf. He also amassed 41 caps for the Iceland national team, scoring 5 goals....
Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur "Gunni" Torfason is a retired Icelandic footballer.-Playing career:A striker, he became top goalscorer in the Icelandic league in 1986 with 19 goals. He moved to continental Europe with Austrians Rapid Vienna then Belgian side Racing Genk before joining St Mirren F.C. in 1989. He became...
, but it wasn't until 2005, when good old Ásgeir Elíasson
Ásgeir Elíasson
Ásgeir Elíasson was a football manager and coach of the Iceland national football team between 1991 and 1995. He was manager of Fram Reykjavik for twelve years. Ásgeir played games for the Iceland national football team in three sports: football, handball and volleyball, before starting as...
was hired that the wheels started turning again. He won division one very easily and brought the club back among the best before he quit. Only one year later he died, and Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson, also known as Toddy Orlygsson , is a former Icelandic footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring he has worked as a manager and is currently managing Fram....
was hired as the new coach with new ideas .
2007-2010 Stable Years
Fram won the second-tier championship of 1. deild karla1. deild karla
1. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the second division in the Icelandic football league system. The league was founded in 1955 and current champions are ÍA....
in 2006 of 1. deild karla and finished 7th in the Landsbankadeild
Landsbankadeild
The Úrvalsdeild karla is the top tier of the Icelandic football pyramid. Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer . It is run by the Football Association of Iceland and is currently comprised by 12 clubs. UEFA currently ranks the league 37th in...
(the then name for the premier division) in 2007
Landsbankadeild 2007
The 2007 season of Úrvalsdeild was the 96th season of top tier football in Iceland. Title contenders were considered to be KR, FH, ÍA and Valur. HK were playing for the first time in Landsbankadeild. The league was expanded from 10 teams to 12 teams after the 2007 season, therefore only one team...
. Bought the Swedish striker Patrik Redo
Patrik Redo
Patrik Redo is a Swedish football player, who currently plays for Kristianstads FF.-Career:Starting his career in Anderstorp IF he later moved to Halmstad and IF Leikin. In 2002, he moved to local rivals Halmstads BK. However, after making only a few appearances he was loaned to Trelleborgs FF in...
that they later had to sell to Keflavík Football Club
Keflavík Football Club
Keflavík Football Club is an Icelandic football team, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF , based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They play at Nettó-völlur in Keflavík.-Competition history:Keflavík have played in the Icelandic football league since 1956...
. In 2008 Fram played their best season in many years when they finished 3rd in the Landsbankadeild. In 2009 the club was number 4, and played against Breiðablik UBK
Breiðablik UBK
Breiðablik was founded in 1950 and is the biggest sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland. Breidablik has several divisions, both men's and women's: football, athletics, basketball, karate, dance, skiing, swimming and team handball.- Name :The name Breiðablik comes from Norse mythology, where it was...
in the Icelandic Cup Final but lost in penalty shootout, but still won the silver medal. Now it seems as if FRAM is back among the best again FRAM's woes continued in the spring of 2006. 2008 things changed a lot though a new manager came that had been playing for Fram Reykjavik in the famous 86-91 team Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson, also known as Toddy Orlygsson , is a former Icelandic footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring he has worked as a manager and is currently managing Fram....
. He started with buying Auðun Helgason
Auðun Helgason
Auðun Helgason is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for UMF Selfoss.-Club career:Helgason started at FH Hafnarfjördur and went on to play for clubs in Switzerland, Norway, Belgium and Sweden before returning to Iceland....
, a former Icelandic international
Iceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
football player Assistant manager For the third time in three years, a new coach would take the helm and most of the time it seemed as none could lead Fram out of the dark. This time, however, it was a complete success. Fram won four straight games, gobbling up KRs lead as team number 3 in the table (which is very important because the team that gets the third place goes to UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
), and finally overtaking them. Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
against FH Hafnarfjörður where they won away which was for the first time in many years, the team that was supposed to be unbeatable they managed to win. The following weekend, Fram won Keflavík Football Club
Keflavík Football Club
Keflavík Football Club is an Icelandic football team, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF , based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They play at Nettó-völlur in Keflavík.-Competition history:Keflavík have played in the Icelandic football league since 1956...
, securing the club's 3rd position in the league the first time since 1992 Fram Reykjavik was back in European competition the team that almost did draw at Nou Camp 18 years ago was back and there were more good news to come, Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson, also known as Toddy Orlygsson , is a former Icelandic footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring he has worked as a manager and is currently managing Fram....
accepted a new offer to be the manager. The summer of 2009 came out to be not as good as expected in Pepsi deildin Fram Reykjavik finished 4th, which was an obvious disappointment. And in VISA-bikar 2009 Fram made it to the finals but lost in penalty kickout against Breiðablik UBK
Breiðablik UBK
Breiðablik was founded in 1950 and is the biggest sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland. Breidablik has several divisions, both men's and women's: football, athletics, basketball, karate, dance, skiing, swimming and team handball.- Name :The name Breiðablik comes from Norse mythology, where it was...
where Paul McShane missed the last penally for Fram, in UEFA Cup 2009 Fram won The New Saints F.C.
The New Saints F.C.
The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club , also known as The New Saints or simply TNS is a full-time-professional British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Oswestry in Shropshire, England . They play in the Welsh Premier League...
easily in the first round but in the second round Fram Reykjavik traveled to Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
to play Sigma Olomouc the first match went 1-1 where Sigma scored a goal almost in the last second of the match. The second match Sigma Olomouc won but Fram was told to have played maybe their best matches of the summer there and they showed that on a good day they could play like the big teams in Europe. Before the 2009 season Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson, also known as Toddy Orlygsson , is a former Icelandic footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring he has worked as a manager and is currently managing Fram....
brought several new players to Fram, one of them being Jón Gunnar Eysteinsson who Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson, also known as Toddy Orlygsson , is a former Icelandic footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring he has worked as a manager and is currently managing Fram....
knew well from Fjarðabyggð
Fjarðabyggð
Fjarðabyggð is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in Austurland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of approximately 4,600, and is hence the 10th most populous municipality in Iceland.-History:...
, he was supposed to come instead of Auðun Helgason
Auðun Helgason
Auðun Helgason is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for UMF Selfoss.-Club career:Helgason started at FH Hafnarfjördur and went on to play for clubs in Switzerland, Norway, Belgium and Sweden before returning to Iceland....
that went to Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur
Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur
Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur is a sport club in Grindavík, Iceland. There are six divisions: Football , Basketball, Judo, Swimming , Taekwondo, Gymnastic.-External links:...
and Some other players like the English brothers which both started their career playing for Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
.Joe Tillen
Joe Tillen
Joseph Edward "Joe" Tillen is an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for MK Dons. A winger, he joined Icelandic club Fram in 2008....
and Sam Tillen
Sam Tillen
Samuel Lee "Sam" Tillen is an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford. He joined Icelandic club Fram in 2008....
the team of 2010 was one of the youngest teams ever in Icelandic football, the oldest player was 25 years old. Still it was a summer of disappointment finishing 5th.
Honours
- Icelandic ChampionshipsLandsbankadeildThe Úrvalsdeild karla is the top tier of the Icelandic football pyramid. Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer . It is run by the Football Association of Iceland and is currently comprised by 12 clubs. UEFA currently ranks the league 37th in...
: 18- 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1962, 1972, 1986, 1990,
- Icelandic CupsVISA-bikarThe Icelandic Cup is a knock-out football cup competition in Iceland. The final is played at Laugardalsvöllur at the end of the Icelandic season in October. The winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League.-Performance By Club:-Lost Finals By Club:...
: 7- 1970, 1973, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989,
(runner-up: 1984, 1986, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2009)
- Division one1. deild karla1. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the second division in the Icelandic football league system. The league was founded in 1955 and current champions are ÍA....
: 4- 1966, 1983, 1996,2006
Rivalries
Fram has significant rivalries which date back to 1920s, mainly with two clubs, intercity club KR Reykjavík and ValurValur
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi...
. Their most high-profile rivalry is with Valur
Valur
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi...
, another big Pepsi deildin club also located in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
city center. The rivalries subsided when Fram was relegated, and have intensified since the later part of the 1990s, reaching its highest levels with the return of Fram to the Pepsí deild. Notably the three sides (Valur
Valur
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi...
, Fram and KR) are the most supported clubs in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
. There are also rivalries with Breiðablik UBK
Breiðablik UBK
Breiðablik was founded in 1950 and is the biggest sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland. Breidablik has several divisions, both men's and women's: football, athletics, basketball, karate, dance, skiing, swimming and team handball.- Name :The name Breiðablik comes from Norse mythology, where it was...
, FH Hafnarfjörður and Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur
Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur
Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur is a sports club in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is best known for its football team. The club was founded in 1908 and has been fairly successful over the years. Its last Icelandic title came in 1991, when the team won the Icelandic championship.The club operates several other...
.Fram Reykjavik and Valur Reykjavik had much rivalries when Fram Reykjavik bought the Danish Bo Henriksen
Bo Henriksen
Bo Henriksen is a Danish professional footballer who rose to prominence as a striker in both his home country, where he won the 1999-2000 Danish Superliga with Herfølge BK, as well as in England, where he played in the Nationwide Football League with Kidderminster Harriers.- Biography :Henriksen,...
from Valur
Valur
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi...
, a year later Valur
Valur
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi...
did the same thing and bought Helgi Sigurdsson from Fram Reykjavik since the there has been big rivalries between those two neighbour clubs.
Stadium
Fram play their home games at LaugardalsvöllurLaugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 9,800 individuals, another 5,627 people can be seated on concrete benches, but due to FIFA restrictions they are rarely used.-Overview:...
, Iceland's national football stadium. Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 9,800 individuals, another 5,627 people can be seated on concrete benches, but due to FIFA restrictions they are rarely used.-Overview:...
also houses the, Icelandic national team when they play. And notably hosted the match between Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
and France 1999 when they did 1-1 draw where Ríkharður Daðason
Ríkharður Daðason
Ríkharður Daðason is a former Icelandic football forward. In his teenage years Ríkharður was also a talented handball player.-Club career:...
Fram player scored for Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. It is used for many derbies between Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
clubs. It also hosts the headquarters of the Icelandic Football Association
Iceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
, and stages 75% of the home matches of the national football team each year .
Fram Supporters
Often called "Geiramenn" and Framherjar, FramTV http://www.youtube.com/user/framherjarnir,Before the foundation of Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
the dominant club in the Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
area was KR
KR
KR or Kr may refer to:* South Korea ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 and WMO country code** .kr, country code top-level domain of South Korea* Kiribati, FIPS 10-4 country code* Province of Crotone, Italy* Kanuri language...
, which was considered a middle class club, and in later years an upper class club, like most clubs of that time. Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
became popular amongst the working class, creating a fierce rivalry based upon both local pride and social class. In the early 20th century, supporters were supposed to act as gentlemen, applauding and supporting both their own team, and the opponents. However, this proved a hard task for supporters of the Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
teams. Local patriotism and class differences .
After the First World War, the rivalry calmed, and Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
supporters became known as friendly and sportsmanlike. However, this only applied to the behaviour on home ground, as KR supporters continued to behave arrogant and called them self "Stórveldið!, which means empire
Empire
The term empire derives from the Latin imperium . Politically, an empire is a geographically extensive group of states and peoples united and ruled either by a monarch or an oligarchy....
. Only Some supporters of KR still behave like that but of course not all. Fram side has fans all over Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
.
Demand for Fram tickets in occasional home games held away from Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
is high; suggesting that Fram Reykjavik have strong supports in other parts of the country.Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
is widely and especially popular throughout country side of Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
for example Akureyri
Akureyri
Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area and fourth largest municipality ....
where Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson, also known as Toddy Orlygsson , is a former Icelandic footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring he has worked as a manager and is currently managing Fram....
comes from and also in Fjarðabyggð
Fjarðabyggð
Fjarðabyggð is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in Austurland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of approximately 4,600, and is hence the 10th most populous municipality in Iceland.-History:...
where many of the players come from, leading the team to have good followings in its away matches in Northern and Eastern parts of Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
sometimes not less than in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
itself.
Famous supporters
Einar KárasonEinar Kárason
Einar Kárason is an Icelandic writer. He has been a full-time writer since 1978. He started his career with poetry in literary magazines from 1978 to 1980. In 1981 he published his first novel. He is best known for Devil's Island, which was translated into English...
, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson , sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director....
, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson , born 23 April 1961 in Reykjavík, Iceland, is an Icelandic stage, film and television actor.Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson graduated from the Icelandic School of Drama in 1985...
, Ómar Ragnarsson
Ómar Ragnarsson
Ómar Ragnarsson is an Icelandic politician and environmentalist as well as a former entertainer and news reporter. He is the founder and chairman of the environmentalist party Iceland's Movement – Living Land which took part in the 2007 parliamentary elections.Ómar is the father of media...
, Þorfinnur Ómarsson, Hannes Smárason
Hannes Smárason
Hannes Smárason is an Icelandic businessman and former CEO of the FL Group.-Career:He worked for McKinsey in Boston upon graduating from MIT from 1992 to 1996 as a Management Consultant before being hired by deCODE genetics as deputy CEO....
, Hallgrímur Helgason
Hallgrímur Helgason
Hallgrímur Helgason is an Icelandic painter, novelist, translator, and columnist.-Biography:Hallgrímur studied at the Art Academy of Iceland, and then the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich....
, Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
Björgvin Páll Gustavsson is an Icelandic handball player who currently plays for Magdeburg in Germany.Björgvin Páll Gústavsson was born in Hvammstangi the year of 1985 but he grew up in Kópavogur, he is the oldest child of four, he has two brothers Axel Birgir, Margeir Felix and two sisters...
, Arnór Atlason
Arnór Atlason
Arnór Atlason is an Icelandic handball player, currently playing for Danish Handball League side FCK Håndbold. He also plays for the Icelandic national handball team.- Hobbys :...
, Þorsteinn J
Þorsteinn J
Þorsteinn Jens Vilhjálmsson, popularly known simply as Þorsteinn J., is an Icelandic television host and filmmaker.He has co-hosted Stöð 2's primetime news/talk show Ísland í dag, and hosted the Icelandic version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. Þorsteinn was nominated as TV personality of the...
,
Youth Program
The Fram youth set-up has been recognized as one of the best in Iceland for producing young talents. While not all graduates made it to the first team, many have enjoyed successful careers in the Icelandic top flight. Under long-time coach Ásgeir ElíassonÁsgeir Elíasson
Ásgeir Elíasson was a football manager and coach of the Iceland national football team between 1991 and 1995. He was manager of Fram Reykjavik for twelve years. Ásgeir played games for the Iceland national football team in three sports: football, handball and volleyball, before starting as...
, the Fram youth squad enjoyed one of its successful periods, winning all age-group competitions, especially in the 70s, 80s and 90s. The youth system is also notable for its contribution to the Iceland national senior and youth teams, providing such players as Ríkharður Daðason
Ríkharður Daðason
Ríkharður Daðason is a former Icelandic football forward. In his teenage years Ríkharður was also a talented handball player.-Club career:...
, Pétur Marteinsson
Pétur Marteinsson
Pétur Marteinsson is a retired Icelandic football player. He is the son of former Icelandic international player Marteinn Geirsson.-Club career:...
and Marteinn Geirsson
Marteinn Geirsson
Marteinn Geirsson is a retired footballer who was capped 67 times for Iceland between 1971 and 1982, scoring 8 goals....
, Eggert Jónsson
Eggert Jonsson
Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Hearts. He is capable of playing as either a central defender or full back. Jónsson also has eight caps for Iceland.-Career:Jónsson made his debut as a 15-year-old for Fjarðabyggð in Iceland....
Helgi Sigurðsson
Helgi Sigurðsson
Helgi Sigurðsson is an Icelandic football player. He currently plays his trade as a striker for Víkingur R. in 1. deild karla. In his career he has played in Iceland, Germany, Norway, Greece and Denmark.-Club career:...
, Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur "Gunni" Torfason is a retired Icelandic footballer.-Playing career:A striker, he became top goalscorer in the Icelandic league in 1986 with 19 goals. He moved to continental Europe with Austrians Rapid Vienna then Belgian side Racing Genk before joining St Mirren F.C. in 1989. He became...
, Birkir Kristinsson
Birkir Kristinsson
-Club career:He started his career with Vestmannaeyjar team ÍBV, and also played with Einherji from Vopnafjordur, KA from Akureyri, ÍA and Fram in the Icelandic league before moving to SK Brann in 1996, where he is still considered as a hero, after his efforts in the cup winner's cup in 1997, where...
, Gunnar Þor Gunnarsson, Stefán Logi Magnússon
Stefán Logi Magnússon
Stefán Logi Magnússon is a Icelandic international footballer. A goalkeeper, and currently the first choice goalkeeper at Lillestrøm in Tippeligaen...
, Pétur Ormslev
Pétur Ormslev
Pétur Ormslev is a retired football midfielder.During his club career, Ormslev mainly played for Fram Reykjavík, with 3 seasons at Fortuna Düsseldorf. He also amassed 41 caps for the Iceland national team, scoring 5 goals....
, Valur Fannar Gíslason, which they had to sell to Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, Matthías Vilhjálmsson
Matthías Vilhjálmsson
Matthías Vilhjálmsson , also known as Matti Vill, is an Icelandic semi-professional footballer.An attacking midfielder or a striker for Icelandic national football team and the Icelandic club FH. In 2004 he moved to Hafnarfjörður to play with FH after growing up in his hometown Ísafjörður where he...
, Guðmundur Steinarsson
Guðmundur Steinarsson
Guðmundur Steinarsson is an Icelandic international footballer who plays for Keflavík in Iceland.- Club career :Guðmundur began his career in 1996 with Keflavík, where he spent a loan spell at KA Akureyri between 1999 and 2000. In July 2002 he moved to Denmark to play with Brønshøj BK, where he...
, Heiðar Geir Júlíusson, Hjálmar Þórarinsson
Hjálmar Þórarinsson
Hjálmar Þórarinsson is an Icelandic footballer currently playing as a striker for Fram Reykjavik on loan from Heart of Midlothian....
, Jón Guðni Fjóluson
Jón Guðni Fjóluson
Jón Guðni Fjóluson is an Icelandic football player, currently playing for K. Beerschot A.C. in Belgium.-Fram:Jón Fjóluson is a part of the Ægir Þorlákshöfn youth academy. Fjóluson than later joined Fram and received his first call-up to the men's team at the age of 17. Fjóluson made his debut...
Colours of shirt and shorts
Fram has for almoust 100 years played in BlueBlue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
and White
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
. During the first decades of their history, Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
have played in several different kit colors. The team originally played in white. For much of Frams's history, their home colours have been blue shirts, with white shorts and blue socks, though white socks are sometimes worn . For the first two years of the club's existence Fram Reykjavik continued to wear shirt, which included white shirt, white shorts and blue socks; this was changed to the more familiar Blue kit in The new colours were adopted because many clubs in the same division as Ithrottafelag Reykjavikur played also in white. Conversely, Fram's change or away colours have been very inconsistent, there is no set in stone standard and the club changes the away colours often, but most commonly it has been a shade of yellow (since the 1990s) or white.[69], depending on the season; a yellow and white away kit even appeared . Other common change colours have been grey, all white and all yellow.[69]
The first club badge which Fram wore on their shirts was old football and blue spells on white with Fram written with old letters, that still today is the badge.
Fram
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
play now in Erreà
Erreà
Erreà is a sportswear trademark founded in 1988, in Torrile...
shirts, but the most famous one is the Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
shirt they played in the 1980s which had slightly brighter version of blue color, but in 2000-2004 the played in Fila (company)
Fila (company)
Fila is one of the world's largest sportswear manufacturing companies. Founded in 1911 in Italy, Fila has been owned and operated from South Korea since a takeover in 2007. Headed by chairman and CEO Yoon-Soo Yoon, Fila now has offices in 11 countries worldwide....
. since 2004 they have played in Erreà
Erreà
Erreà is a sportswear trademark founded in 1988, in Torrile...
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–1996 | Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
Sjóvá Almennar | |
| 1996–2001 | Fila (company) Fila (company) Fila is one of the world's largest sportswear manufacturing companies. Founded in 1911 in Italy, Fila has been owned and operated from South Korea since a takeover in 2007. Headed by chairman and CEO Yoon-Soo Yoon, Fila now has offices in 11 countries worldwide.... |
||
| 2001–Present | Errea Erreà Erreà is a sportswear trademark founded in 1988, in Torrile... |
Landsbankinn" | Sjóvá" |
Fram crest: 1908—
From 1908 to now Fram has kept its good old crest which contains Football from early 1900s and old spells over it .From 1908 The current design is blue and white with brownish football under the name, the football on the crest is very similar to the football that where used in Europe before 1900s, echoing the club's home color of Blue in the background of it. The three stars were added above the convex and concave sections of Fram emblem to denote the 18 championship titles they have won.
Notable former players
Following players have represented Fram and either made at least 100 league apperances for the club, or made at least 10 appearances for their national team.Pétur Ormslev
Pétur Ormslev
Pétur Ormslev is a retired football midfielder.During his club career, Ormslev mainly played for Fram Reykjavík, with 3 seasons at Fortuna Düsseldorf. He also amassed 41 caps for the Iceland national team, scoring 5 goals....
Jón Guðni Fjóluson
Jón Guðni Fjóluson
Jón Guðni Fjóluson is an Icelandic football player, currently playing for K. Beerschot A.C. in Belgium.-Fram:Jón Fjóluson is a part of the Ægir Þorlákshöfn youth academy. Fjóluson than later joined Fram and received his first call-up to the men's team at the age of 17. Fjóluson made his debut...
Birkir Kristinsson
Birkir Kristinsson
-Club career:He started his career with Vestmannaeyjar team ÍBV, and also played with Einherji from Vopnafjordur, KA from Akureyri, ÍA and Fram in the Icelandic league before moving to SK Brann in 1996, where he is still considered as a hero, after his efforts in the cup winner's cup in 1997, where...
Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur "Gunni" Torfason is a retired Icelandic footballer.-Playing career:A striker, he became top goalscorer in the Icelandic league in 1986 with 19 goals. He moved to continental Europe with Austrians Rapid Vienna then Belgian side Racing Genk before joining St Mirren F.C. in 1989. He became...
Marcel Oerlemans
Marcel Oerlemans
Marcel Oerlemars is a Dutch former footballer He has played most of the time in the Dutch Eredivisie or the Austrian Austrian Bundesliga. Except 1999 when he played one summer in the Icelandic premier league for Fram Reykjavik, his last club wasBSC Young Boys.- References :*...
Guðmundur Steinsson Ríkharður Daðason
Ríkharður Daðason
Ríkharður Daðason is a former Icelandic football forward. In his teenage years Ríkharður was also a talented handball player.-Club career:...
Pétur Marteinsson
Pétur Marteinsson
Pétur Marteinsson is a retired Icelandic football player. He is the son of former Icelandic international player Marteinn Geirsson.-Club career:...
Valur Fannar Gíslason Patrik Redo
Patrik Redo
Patrik Redo is a Swedish football player, who currently plays for Kristianstads FF.-Career:Starting his career in Anderstorp IF he later moved to Halmstad and IF Leikin. In 2002, he moved to local rivals Halmstads BK. However, after making only a few appearances he was loaned to Trelleborgs FF in...
Janus Guðlaugsson
Janus Guðlaugsson
Janus Guðlaugsson, born 1955, is a former Icelandic football player and football coach. He played for FH Hafnarfjörður from 1975 to 1979. During that period he was a member of the Iceland national football team....
Ágúst Gylfason
Ágúst Gylfason
Ágúst Gylfason is an Icelandic footballer, currently playing for Fjölnir.-Club career:Gylfason started his career at Valur before moving to SK Brann in Norway. He returned to Iceland after three years to play for Fram...
Auðun Helgason
Auðun Helgason
Auðun Helgason is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for UMF Selfoss.-Club career:Helgason started at FH Hafnarfjördur and went on to play for clubs in Switzerland, Norway, Belgium and Sweden before returning to Iceland....
Ríkharður Jónsson
Ríkharður Jónsson
Ríkharður Jónsson is a former Icelandic footballer.He made his debut for the Icelandic national team in 1947, and got 33 caps and 17 goals until 1965....
Heiðar Geir Júlíusson Joe Tillen
Joe Tillen
Joseph Edward "Joe" Tillen is an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for MK Dons. A winger, he joined Icelandic club Fram in 2008....
Marteinn Geirsson
Marteinn Geirsson
Marteinn Geirsson is a retired footballer who was capped 67 times for Iceland between 1971 and 1982, scoring 8 goals....
Stefán Logi Magnússon
Stefán Logi Magnússon
Stefán Logi Magnússon is a Icelandic international footballer. A goalkeeper, and currently the first choice goalkeeper at Lillestrøm in Tippeligaen...
Henry Nwosu Kanu
Henry Nwosu Kanu
Henry Isaac , formerly known as Henry Nwosu, is a Nigerian footballer who last played for BFC Siófok.-Career:...
Ragnar Margeirsson
Ragnar Margeirsson
Ragnar Ingi Margeirsson was an Icelandic footballer, who played as a striker.-Club career:Margeirsson started his career at Keflavík before moving abroad to play for several clubs in Belgium, Germany and Austria...
Oleg Titov Bo Henriksen
Bo Henriksen
Bo Henriksen is a Danish professional footballer who rose to prominence as a striker in both his home country, where he won the 1999-2000 Danish Superliga with Herfølge BK, as well as in England, where he played in the Nationwide Football League with Kidderminster Harriers.- Biography :Henriksen,...
Helgi Sigurðsson
Helgi Sigurðsson
Helgi Sigurðsson is an Icelandic football player. He currently plays his trade as a striker for Víkingur R. in 1. deild karla. In his career he has played in Iceland, Germany, Norway, Greece and Denmark.-Club career:...
Hörður Björgvin Magnússon Guðmundur Steinarsson
Guðmundur Steinarsson
Guðmundur Steinarsson is an Icelandic international footballer who plays for Keflavík in Iceland.- Club career :Guðmundur began his career in 1996 with Keflavík, where he spent a loan spell at KA Akureyri between 1999 and 2000. In July 2002 he moved to Denmark to play with Brønshøj BK, where he...
Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur "Gunni" Torfason is a retired Icelandic footballer.-Playing career:A striker, he became top goalscorer in the Icelandic league in 1986 with 19 goals. He moved to continental Europe with Austrians Rapid Vienna then Belgian side Racing Genk before joining St Mirren F.C. in 1989. He became...
Fróði Benjaminsen
Fróði Benjaminsen
Fróði Benjaminsen is a Faroese international footballer who plays professionally as a defender for HB Tórshavn. Benjaminsen previously played for B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík and B36 Tórshavn, and made his international debut in 1999....
Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson Ómar Torfason Elmar Geirsson
Elmar Geirsson
Elmar Geirsson is a former Icelandic professional footballer who played as a midfielder.-Club career:Geirsson started at Fram and later was successful in Germany with Hertha Zehlendorf and Eintracht Trier....
Notable Managers
Þorvaldur ÖrlygssonÞorvaldur Örlygsson
Þorvaldur Örlygsson, also known as Toddy Orlygsson , is a former Icelandic footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring he has worked as a manager and is currently managing Fram....
(2008-) Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur Torfason
Guðmundur "Gunni" Torfason is a retired Icelandic footballer.-Playing career:A striker, he became top goalscorer in the Icelandic league in 1986 with 19 goals. He moved to continental Europe with Austrians Rapid Vienna then Belgian side Racing Genk before joining St Mirren F.C. in 1989. He became...
(2000) Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
Ásgeir "Sigi" Sigurvinsson is an Icelandic football coach and a former player.The attacking midfielder was one of the first, and certainly one of the most celebrated, Icelandic professional football players...
(1993) Ion Geolgău (2004) Anatoli Fedyukin
Anatoli Fedyukin
Anatoli Viktorovich Fedyukin is a former Soviet/Russian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics....
Andrzej Strejlau
Andrzej Strejlau
Andrzej Strejlau is a retired Polish football and handball player, and a football manager.In 1989-1993 he was a coach of Poland national football team...
(1983) Ásgeir Elíasson
Ásgeir Elíasson
Ásgeir Elíasson was a football manager and coach of the Iceland national football team between 1991 and 1995. He was manager of Fram Reykjavik for twelve years. Ásgeir played games for the Iceland national football team in three sports: football, handball and volleyball, before starting as...
(1985-1991, 1996-1999 & 2006) James McCrae
James McCrae (footballer)
James Clark Fulton McCrae was a Scottish football player and manager. His brother was Scottish international player David McCrae.-Playing career:...
(1946-1948) Hermann Lindemann
Hermann Lindemann
Hermann Lindermann was a German football player and later manager. He played for a number of German club sides, before participating in an all-star team tour of Iceland in the summer of 1938 while playing as a striker for Eintracht Frankfurt. During the trip he was invited to coach the Icelandic...
(1936–1939)
European adventures
Fram Reykjavik has a long tradition of playing in both UEFA CupUEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
and European Champions League. Still today Fram remains the only Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic team ever to play against both Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
and Barça
Barca
Barce was an ancient Greek colony and later Roman, Byzantine, city in North Africa. It occupied the coastal area of what is modern day Libya...
in European competitions. The first one was in the year of 1971 against Hibernians F.C.
Hibernians F.C.
Hibernians F.C. is a Maltese football club hailing from the town of Paola, Malta. It is one of the top football teams in Malta. The club was founded in 1922, but football in Paola, Raħal Ġdid in Maltese, dates back to 1894. The team has a long successful story in its history. Hibernians has always...
from Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
the first match was played in Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
which Fram won 2-0, but lost at home 3-0. In the 1971/2 season, the Finnish striker Jukka Paarma
Jukka Paarma
Jukka Paarma was the Archbishop of Turku and Finland, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. He retired as Archbishop on June 1, 2010.-References:...
achieved fame in Iceland with Fram when, in a European Cup Qualifying game, he scored the winning goal in the form of a skillful overhead kick in the 84th minute against a strong Ferencváros side. In 1973 FC Basel
FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
came to Iceland and won very easily in both matches against Fram Reykjavik. 1974 Fram traveled to madrid in Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
to play against Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
on Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is an all-seater football stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 and is owned by Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. It has a current capacity of 85,454 spectators....
Real won 6-0 but at Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 9,800 individuals, another 5,627 people can be seated on concrete benches, but due to FIFA restrictions they are rarely used.-Overview:...
it looked almoust the whole match as it would end up in draw until on 74th minute when Real did a goal and again in the last seconds of the match. In 1976 Fram Reykjavik lost against Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava
ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...
. In 1985 Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
was Fram next stop when Fram Reykjavik won an easy victory against Glentoran F.C.
Glentoran F.C.
Glentoran F.C. is a semi-professional, football club in Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1882 and plays its home games at the Oval in east Belfast. Club colours are green, red, and black.Glentoran's biggest rivals are Linfield...
in round two same the Austrian Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the highest-ranking national league club competition in Austrian football. It is the competition which decides the Austrian national football champions, as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA.The Austrian Bundesliga, which began...
giant Rapid Vienna which Fram lost overall with only one goal which has to be one of the best performance of Icelandic team ever. In 1986 Fram traveled to Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
to play against Kattowitz in a very even duel Fram eventually lost.Sparta Prague came to Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
1987 to play against Fram Reykjavik at Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 9,800 individuals, another 5,627 people can be seated on concrete benches, but due to FIFA restrictions they are rarely used.-Overview:...
stadium. They were simply too big for Icelandic team and won 8-0 over all. In 1988 Barça
Barca
Barce was an ancient Greek colony and later Roman, Byzantine, city in North Africa. It occupied the coastal area of what is modern day Libya...
came and unexpected the match in iceland was very even and it wasn't until the end of the match that Barcelona FC secured they're win. 1990 is the year when Fram Reykjavik won the Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
champions Djurgårdens IF Fotboll badly in both away and home matches over all 4-1.in the next round Barcelona FC came to iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
again and this time Fram Reykjavik did the first goal and most of the match it looked as Fram would win the match 1-0 but in the end Barça
Barca
Barce was an ancient Greek colony and later Roman, Byzantine, city in North Africa. It occupied the coastal area of what is modern day Libya...
proved why they are so good and did two goals in the last ten minutes.
European Cups statistics
As of July 29 2011| Competition | Matches | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
| UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... /Europa League |
30 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 62 |
Current squad
(on loan at Juventus F.C.Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
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