The Founding Fathers of Víkingur (1908) Víkingur Reykjavik was founded on the 21 April 1908 with the purpose of financing a ball purchase for a group of boys in a Reykjavik neighborhood to play football. The club's inaugural meeting, with 32 boys present, was held in the basement of Túngata 12 in Reykjavik.
The founding fathers of Víkingur Reykjavik Football Club were: •
Axel Andrésson (12 years old) who initially chaired the board of directors. •
Emil Thoroddsen (9 years old) who served as a secretary. •
Davíð Jóhannesson (11 years old) who took on the role of treasurer. •
Páll Andrésson and
Þórður Albertsson.
The Unbeaten Decade (1908–1918) In the first 10 years of Vikingur's history, the team failed to win in only a single match. In that period Vikingur scored 58 goals and conceded 16. However, the team did not win a single title in that time due to them not yet having a regular senior side to play in the Icelandic Championship.
First Championship Titles (1918–1947) The Viking's first match in the Championship took place on 9 June 1918 – when the team ensured a 5–0 victory over their rivals
Valur. Two years later the club won its first Championship title. The second Championship title came in 1924. During the first 40 years of Vikingur's history, the club did not to have any actual club facilities.
Residence at Suðurgata (1947–1950) Vikingur's first residence was a former "Iglo officers club" in Camp Tripoli at Suðurgata which the club took on lease in the years between 1946 and 1950 by promises of being slotted an area of land south of University of Iceland at Vatnsmýri. The residence at Camp Tripoli proved to be a true lever for the club for a period of time, since in Víkingur's first decades, meetings were held in various places in Reykjavik and the club did not have any sporting facilities. Vikingur was later assigned an area of land in conjunction with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur at Vatnsmýri.
Hæðargarður & First Cup Win (1950–1975) Following the years at Suðurgata, Víkingur continued its search for a suitable club location since the given area at Vatnsmýri was considered too small for the club. In 1953, building constructions began for a new club house at Hæðargarður in the district of Bústaða- og smáíbúðahverfi Reykjavíkur, which at the time was being organized. However, despite the new club house, the club's working environment was poor as there were no sporting facilities or home pitch. Training continued to take place in various settings in Reykjavik. Víkingur's first
Icelandic Cup title in men's football came in the year 1971, when the team was victorious in the final over rivals
UBK Kópavogur, 1–0.
Growth in Fossvogur (since 1976) It wasn't until the year 1976 that Víkingur got assigned an area of land in Fossvogur and began to build up its residence and sporting facilities. In general, the main service area of the club is demarcated by Fossvogsdalur, Kringlumýrarbraut, Miklabraut and Reykjanesbraut. Much work was done to prepare the grounds in Fossvogur during the years of 1981,1982 and 1983 when the Vikingur team clinched the first consecutive football
Championship- and
Super Cup titles in the club's history. A couple of years later, in 1984, footballers could start training at
Víkin. Construction of the indoor facilities were completed in 1991. Construction began in 2004 on the sports venue at
Víkin and was inaugurated in 2005. Víkin seats around 1,200 spectators. In the 2015 season, the men's football team will take part in the
UEFA Europa League, having reached the club's highest league position of 4th place since winning the
Championship in 1991. ==League history==