Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Football club based in Reykjavík, Iceland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur ("Reykjavík Football Club"), commonly abbreviated to KR, is an Icelandic football club based in the Vesturbær district of the capital, Reykjavík.
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Full name | Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur | ||
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Nickname(s) | KR-ingar | ||
Short name | KR | ||
Founded | 16 February 1899; 125 years ago (1899-02-16) | ||
Ground | KR-völlur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Capacity | 2,781 (1,541 seated) | ||
Chairman | Kristinn Kjærnested | ||
Manager | Gregg Ryder | ||
League | Besta deild karla | ||
2023 | Besta deild karla, 6th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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KR is the oldest[1] and most successful club in Icelandic football, having won the Besta deild karla championship 27 times, including the first season in 1912. It is also the most successful club in the Icelandic men's Cup, with 14 titles including the first in 1960 and most recent in 2014. In 1964, KR was also the first Icelandic representative in the European Cup.