Fram Reykjavik
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| Full name | Knattspyrnufélagið Fram |
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| Nickname(s) | Framarar, The Blues (Icelandic: Þeir Bláu) |
| Founded | 1 May 1908 |
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Úlfarsárdalur Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Capacity | 9,800 |
| Manager | Pétur Pétursson |
| League | 1. deild karla |
| 2016 | 1. deild karla, 6th |
| Website | Club home page |
Fram Reykjavík, formally Knattspyrnufélagið Fram (English: Fram Football Club), is an Icelandic sports club, best known for its football and handball teams. It was founded on 1 May 1908 in Reykjavík. It is based at Safamýri, in the Laugardalur district near Reykjavík city center.
The football team currently plays in the second division, the 1. deild karla after being relegated in the 2014 season.
The club also has strong handball teams: the men's team won the Icelandic championship in 2013.
Other sports offered by the club include basketball, taekwondo and skiing.
Fram Reykjavík is one of the most successful clubs in Iceland: it has eighteen national championship titles and seven national cup titles, and it is regarded as one of the biggest teams in Iceland and the best known Icelandic football team in Europe.Fram Reykjavík dominated Icelandic football in the 1980s and early 1990s. They were relegated from the top division in 2005, but after one year in the men's second tier, they returned to the top flight in 2006.They are the current holders of the Icelandic Cup .
Fram is one of the oldest and most successful teams in Icelandic handball history. They have won the league ten times, most recently in 2013.
Fram Reykjavík is one of the oldest basketball teams in Iceland. They are currently playing in the Second Division (Icelandic: 2. deild karla).
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