The Icelandic Men's Football Cup (Icelandic: Bikarkeppni karla í knattspyrnu - Mjólkurbikarinn) is a knock-out football cup competition in Iceland. The final is played at Laugardalsvöllur in mid-September. The winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League. The tournament was first played in 1960.[1] Vestri are the 2025 champions.
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| Founded | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Region |  Iceland |
| Teams | 72 |
| Qualifier for | UEFA Europa League |
| Domestic cup | Icelandic Super Cup |
| Current champions | Vestri (1st title) |
| Most championships | KR (14 titles) |
 2025 Icelandic Cup | |
Winners
edit- 1960: KR
- 1961: KR
- 1962: KR
- 1963: KR
- 1964: KR
- 1965: Valur
- 1966: KR
- 1967: KR
- 1968: ÍBV
- 1969: ÍBA
- 1970: Fram
- 1971: Víkingur
- 1972: ÍBV
- 1973: Fram
- 1974: Valur
- 1975: Keflavik
- 1976: Valur
- 1977: Valur
- 1978: ÍA
- 1979: Fram
- 1980: Fram
- 1981: ÍBV
- 1982: ÍA
- 1983: ÍA
- 1984: ÍA
- 1985: Fram
- 1986: ÍA
- 1987: Fram
- 1988: Valur
- 1989: Fram
- 1990: Valur
- 1991: Valur
- 1992: Valur
- 1993: ÍA
- 1994: KR
- 1995: KR
- 1996: ÍA
- 1997: Keflavik
- 1998: ÍBV
- 1999: KR
- 2000: ÍA
- 2001: Fylkir
- 2002: Fylkir
- 2003: ÍA
- 2004: Keflavik
- 2005: Valur
- 2006: Keflavik
- 2007: FH
- 2008: KR
- 2009: Breiðablik
- 2010: FH
- 2011: KR
- 2012: KR
- 2013: Fram
- 2014: KR
- 2015: Valur
- 2016: Valur
- 2017: ÍBV
- 2018: Stjarnan
- 2019: Víkingur
- 2020: Cancelled [3]
- 2021: Víkingur
- 2022: Víkingur
- 2023: Víkingur
- 2024: KA
- 2025: Vestri
Performance by club
edit| Club | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| KR | 14 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014 |
| Valur | 11 | 1965, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2015, 2016 |
| ÍA | 9 | 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2003 |
| Fram | 8 | 1970, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2013 |
| ÍBV | 5 | 1968, 1972, 1981, 1998, 2017 |
| Víkingur | 5 | 1971, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Keflavik | 4 | 1975, 1997, 2004, 2006 |
| Fylkir | 2 | 2001, 2002 |
| FH | 2 | 2007, 2010 |
| ÍBA | 1 | 1969 |
| Breiðablik | 1 | 2009 |
| Stjarnan | 1 | 2018 |
| KA | 1 | 2024 |
| Vestri | 1 | 2025 |
Lost finals by club
edit| Club | # | Losing Years |
|---|---|---|
| Fram | 10 | 1960, 1962, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2009 |
| ÍA | 10 | 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1999, 2021 |
| ÍBV | 7 | 1970, 1980, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2016 |
| Keflavík | 6 | 1973, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1993, 2014 |
| FH | 6 | 1972, 1991, 2003, 2017, 2019, 2022 |
| KR | 5 | 1989, 1990, 2006, 2010, 2015 |
| KA | 4 | 1992, 2001, 2004, 2023 |
| Valur | 4 | 1966, 1978, 1979, 2025 |
| Fjölnir | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
| Stjarnan | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Breiðablik | 2 | 1971, 2018 |
| Vikingur | 2 | 1967, 2024 |
| Grindavík | 1 | 1994 |
| KR-b | 1 | 1968 |
| Leiftur | 1 | 1998 |
| Víðir | 1 | 1987 |
| Þór | 1 | 2011 |
References
edit- ↑ Craig Fowler (14 July 2014). "Eight things you should know about KR Reykjavík". Scotsman. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "Bikarmeistarar meistaraflokks karla | Knattspyrnusagan | Frá upphafi ... | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- ↑ abandoned before the semi-finals were played because of the Coronavirus pandemic
External links
edit- Icelandic FA (in Icelandic)
- Eufo Archived 2009-06-26 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
- League321.com - National cup results. (in English)
- Iceland - List of Cup Finals, RSSSF.com
- IcelandFootball.net - National cup results. (in English)