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Þór Akureyri

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Þór Akureyri
Full nameÍþróttafélagið Þór
NicknameÞórsarar
Founded6 June 1915; 109 years ago (1915-06-06)
ChairmanNói Björnsson

Íþróttafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, simply Þór or Thór, is a multi-sport club in Akureyri, in the north of Iceland. It features departments in basketball, football, handball and taekwondo. Its main rivals is another sport club from Akureyri named KA.

Football

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Men's team

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Women's team

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Since 1999, the women's football team has fielded a joint team with neighbouring club KA under the name Þór/KA in the top level league Úrvalsdeild. In 2006 the team finished 7th of 8 teams, 8th/9 in 2007, reaching a good 4th/10 in 2008 and then bettering those results with 3rd/10 in 2009 and a second-place finish in 2010. As Iceland was in the top 8 leagues of UEFA,[1] the second place was enough for the team to qualify for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.[2] The team entered in the round of 32 but lost 14–2 on aggregate to German team Turbine Potsdam.

In 2010 the team also went to the semi-finals in the Icelandic cup, losing to the eventual winner Valur.[3] In 1989 and 2013 they lost the cup final.

In 2012 Þór/KA finished first in the Úrvalsdeild and secured its first ever Icelandic championship.[4]

On September 29, 2017, the club secured its second national championship by defeating FH, in the last game of the season, 2-0 with goals from Sandra Jessen and Sandra Stephany Mayor.[5]

Trophies and achievements

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  1. As Þór/KA
  2. As Þór Akureyri

Basketball

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Men's basketball

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Trophies and achievements

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  • Division I (5):
    • 1966–67, 1976–77, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2015–17
  • Division II (2):
    • 1981–82, 2002–03

Women's basketball

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Trophies and achievements

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Handball

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Women's handball

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References

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  1. ^ UEFA rankings for 2011/12, retrieved 21 October 2010
  2. ^ Thor/KA is champion, own website, retrieved 21 October 2010
  3. ^ women.soccerway.com, 2010 Cup results
  4. ^ "Úrslit - staða - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Þór/KA - FH: Bein lýsing". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Íslandsmeistarar meistaraflokks kvenna - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. ^ - Meistaratitlar kvenna
  8. ^ Bikarkeppni - Meistaraflokkur kvenna
  9. ^ - 1. deild kvenna
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