Valur (men's handball)

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Valur
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Valur
Short nameValur
ArenaOrigo-höllin (Origo arena)
Capacity2,000
Head coachSnorri Steinn Guðjónsson
Guðlaugur Arnarsson
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Website
Official site

The Valur men's handball team, commonly known as Valur, is the men's handball department of the Knattspyrnufélagið Valur multi-sport club. It currently plays in Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] In 2017 the team won its 22nd national championship.[2]

Trophies[]

  • Úrvalsdeild karla
    • Winner (23) : 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021
  • Icelandic Men's Handball Cup
    • Winner (10) : 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017

European record[]

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2016–17 Challenge Cup R3 Norway Haslum Handballklubb 31–24 25–25 56–49
1/8 Montenegro RK Partizan 1949 21–21 24–24 45–45
QF Serbia RK Sloga Požega 30–27 29–26 59–53
SF Romania AHC Potaissa Turda 30–22 23–32 53–54

Notable former players[]

References[]

  1. ^ Gunnar Birgisson (16 May 2017). "Víkingar fá sæti í efstu deild karla". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (21 May 2017). "Valsmenn Íslandsmeistarar 2017". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.

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