Valur men's handball

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]

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

Trophies

  • Úrvalsdeild karla
    • Winner (22) : 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017
  • 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 Haslum Handballklubb 31–24 25–25 56–49
1/8 RK Partizan 1949 21–21 24–24 45–45
QF RK Sloga Požega 30–27 29–26 59–53
SF AHC Potaissa Turda 30–22 23–32 53–54

Notable former players

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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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