Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur | |||
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Leagues |
Úrvalsdeild karla 1. deild kvenna |
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Founded | 1951 | ||
History |
ÍR 1951–present |
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Arena | Hertz-Hellirinn | ||
Location | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Team colors | Blue, White |
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President | Kristján Pétur Andrésson | ||
Head coach |
Borce Ilievski (men's) Ólafur J. Sigurðsson (women's) |
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Championships |
15 Úrvalsdeild karla 11 Úrvalsdeild kvenna |
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Uniforms | |||
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Körfuknattleiksdeild ÍR, commonly known as ÍR, is a basketball club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is a subdivision of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. As of the 2016-2017 season its men's team plays in the Úrvalsdeild and is coached by Borce Ilievski. In 2017 the club had plans to revive its women's team and register it for the women's Division I for the 2017-2018 season. On June 16, 2017, the club hired former player Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson as the head coach of the women's team.
ÍR was one of the pioneers of basketball in Iceland and one of the founding members of the men's Úrvalsdeild.