Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík
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| Full name | Knattspyrnudeild Keflavíkur |
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| Founded | 1929 |
| Ground | Keflavíkurvöllur, Iceland |
| Capacity | 5,200 |
| Chairman | Jón G. Benediktsson |
| Manager | Guðlaugur Baldursson |
| League | 1. deild karla |
| 2016 | 1. deild karla, 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
Knattspyrnudeild Keflavíkur is an Icelandic football team, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF (Keflavík, íþrótta- og ungmennafélag), based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They play at Nettó-völlur in Keflavík.
Keflavík have played in the Icelandic football league since 1956. The team has also taken part in every year of the Icelandic FA Cup as well as several minor competitions, including the League Cup. Keflavík has played in all the major European competitions, the European Cup, the UEFA Cup, the Cup Winners´ Cup and the Intertoto Cup.
1956–57: Division 2
1958–60: Division 1
1961–62: Division 2
1963–80: Division 1
1981: Division 2
1982–89: Division 1
1990–92: Division 2
1993–02: Division 1 (Renamed Premier League in 1997)
2003: Division 1
2004–15: Premier League
2016–Division 1
Keflavík first played league football when the team joined the newly formed second division in 1956. Keflavík was promoted in 1957 and played in the top flight from 1958–60. The team returned to the second division in 1961 but were promoted again the following year. After narrowly avoiding relegation in 1963 Keflavík won its first title in 1964. The team also won the title in 1969, 1971 and 1973. Since then the team has mostly played in Iceland's top division, Úrvalsdeild, with three spells in the second tier (1981, 1990–92 and 2003).
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