Ungmennafélagið Leiknir

Ungmennafélagið Leiknir, commonly referred to as Leiknir Fáskrúðsfjörður[3] to differentiate them from the Reykjavík club also called Leiknir, is an Icelandic multi-sports club from Fáskrúðsfjörður. Their football team plays in 2. deild karla, the third level of Icelandic football. The club was founded in 1940. In 2015 the club placed 2nd in the 2. deild karla and won promotion to the 1. deild karla. After magically avoiding relegation on goal difference from the 1. deild karla with a 7–2 win against HK in the final round of the season, the team was relegated back to the 2. deild karla in 2017.

For a different Icelandic club, see Leiknir R.
Leiknir F.
Full nameUngmennafélagið Leiknir
Founded1940 (1940)
GroundBúðagrund[1] Fáskrúðsfjörður (backup ground: Fjarðabyggðarhöllin[2]
Reyðarfjörður)
Capacity400[2]
ManagerVidar Jónsson
League2. deild karla
201810th of 12th

Current squad
As of 5 May 2018

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  POL Robert Winogrodzki
— GK  ISL Bergsveinn Ás Hafliðason
— DF  ISL Guðmundur Arnar Hjálmarsson
— DF  ISL Arkadiusz Jan Grzelak
— DF  ISL Ingvi Ingólfsson
— DF  LTU Darius Jankauskas
— DF  ISL Ásgeir Páll Magnússon
— MF  ISL Dagur Ingi Valsson
— MF  ISL Sæþór Ívan Viðarsson
— MF  ISL Unnar Ari Hansson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ESP Jesus Suarez
— MF  ISL Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson
— MF  ISL Hlynur Bjarnason
— MF  ISL Marteinn Már Sverrisson
— MF  ISL Gardar Logi Ólafsson
— MF  ISL Jón Bragi Magnússon
— MF  ISL Atli Dagur Ásmundsson
— MF  LTU Povilas Krasnovskis
— FW  ISL Almar Daði Jónsson
— FW  ESP Carlos Carrasco Rodriguez

References
  1. "Búðagrund - Knattspyrnuvellir" (in Icelandic). ksí.is. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "Fjarðabyggðarhöllin - Knattspyrnuvellir" (in Icelandic). ksí.is. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. "Leiknir F. og Vestri upp í 1. deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.


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