About Leiftur

Íþróttafélagið Leiftur was an Icelandic football club based in Ólafsfjörður in northern Iceland. The club was founded in 1981 and represented a small coastal community, becoming one of the more notable teams from rural Iceland to reach the national football system. Leiftur played its home matches in Ólafsfjörður and later also used facilities in nearby towns when competing at higher levels.

The club rose through the Icelandic league system during the 1990s, reaching the top division and establishing itself as a competitive side despite its small population base. Leiftur’s strongest period came in the late 1990s, when it regularly competed in the top tier and achieved solid league results. It also gained attention for taking part in European competitions after qualifying through its domestic performances.

In the early 2000s, Leiftur merged with another local club to form Leiftur/Dalvík, aiming to strengthen football in the region. However, the combined project did not maintain long-term top-level stability, and the original club identity eventually faded from the top divisions. Despite this, Leiftur remains remembered as an important part of northern Iceland’s football history and one of the smaller clubs that briefly reached the national spotlight.