Íþróttafélag Stúdenta
Íþróttafélag Stúdenta logo
Founded21 January 1928 (1928-01-21)
ArenaÍþróttahús kennaraháskólans
LocationReykjavík, Iceland
Team colorsRed, white
   

Íþróttafélag Stúdenta, commonly known as ÍS, is an Icelandic multi-sport club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It was founded by students of University of Iceland on 21 January 1928.[1] Since its foundation, the club has been involved in various sports, most notably wrestling, basketball and volleyball.

History

Soon after its foundation, the club started with general gymnastics and wrestling exercises for students of the University of Iceland. The first chairman of the club was Þorgrímur V. Sigurðsson. The club thrived for the first few semesters and sent wrestlers to exhibitions competition at the international student sports tournament in Germany in 1929.

In the 1940s, the club hosted regular football matches with students from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, and in 1940 ÍS participated in the first Icelandic handball tournament. In those years, however, the name of the club was somewhat erratic and it was often called the University Sports Club or similar names.

Around 1940, the future of the club seemed bright. Alexander Jóhannesson, Rector of the University, was very interested in increasing the importance of sports within the university. There was talk of making sports a compulsory subject and that the school would nurture high-achieving athletes, as was the custom in American universities. Drawings were made for a sports hall for the school, which had become by far the largest in the country, as well as a swimming pool. Eventually, however, a much smaller gymnasium was built on the school grounds, and sports never made it to the curriculum.[2][3]

ÍS was for years one of the strongest basketball teams in the country. Its women's team was one of the more successful teams in Icelandic basketball, winning three national championships[4][5][6] and seven Icelandic Basketball Cups.[7][8] Its men's team won the national championship once, in 1959,[9] and the Icelandic Basketball Cup once, in 1978.[10] The club also boasts a number of volleyball championships.

In 2002 the university stopped sponsoring the club which led to financial difficulties. Its men's basketball team folded after the 2005-2006 season and its women's team folded after 2006-2007 season when most of the players moved over to Valur's newly resurrected women's team.[11][12][13] In recent years, the activities have decreased and ÍS no longer sends teams to the Icelandic tournaments.

Basketball

Men's basketball

Honours

Úrvalsdeild karla[14]

Icelandic Basketball Cup[15]

  • Winners (1): 1978

Division I[16]

  • Winners (4): 1966, 1968, 1971, 1984

European record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1978–79 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 2Q Spain FC Barcelona 79–125 79–124 158–249

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Notable coaches

Women's basketball

Honours

Úrvalsdeild kvenna[17]

  • Winners (3): 1978, 1984, 1991

Icelandic Basketball Cup[18]

  • Winners (7): 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2003, 2006

Icelandic Basketball Supercup[19]

  • Winners (1): 1998

Individual awards

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Notable coaches

Volleyball

Men's volleyball

  • Icelandic champions: 10
    • 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Icelanic Cup: 10
    • 1975, 1976, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Women's volleyball

  • Icelandic champions: 8
    • 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999
  • Icelanic Cup: 12
    • 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

References

  1. ↑ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason. "Íþróttir við Háskóla Íslands – litið um öxl". Háskóli Íslands. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Benedikt Jakobsson (17 June 1945). "Þættir úr íþróttasögu Háskólans". Stúdentablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 17. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Íþróttafélag Stúdenta". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 14 August 2014. p. 12.
  4. ↑ Glæsilegur árangur ÍS
  5. ↑ Stúdínur urðu íslandsmeistarar
  6. ↑ ÍS meistari
  7. ↑ Unnu á skynseminni
  8. ↑ Fjórtándi úrslitaleikur ÍS
  9. ↑ Íþróttarélag stúdenta Íslandsmeistari í körfuknattleik 1959
  10. ↑ ÍS bikarmeistari
  11. ↑ "Valur í stað Íþróttafélags stúdenta í kvennakörfu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 September 2007. p. 1. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Valur í Iceland Expressdeild kvenna". karfan.is. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  13. ↑ "Íþróttir við Háskóla Íslands – litið um öxl | Háskóli Íslands". www.hi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  14. ↑ "KKÍ | Meistaratitlar karla". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  15. ↑ "KKÍ.is". gamli.kki.is. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  16. ↑ "KKÍ.is". gamli.kki.is. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  17. ↑ "KKÍ | Meistaratitlar kvenna". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  18. ↑ "KKÍ.is". gamli.kki.is. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  19. ↑ "KKÍ.is". gamli.kki.is. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  20. ↑ Viðurkenningar - Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna
  21. ↑ Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna
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