Valur women's handball
The Valur women's handball team, commonly known as Valur, is the women's handball department of the Knattspyrnufélagið Valur multi-sport club. It has won the Icelandic championship 17 times.[1]
Valur | |||
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Full name | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | ||
Short name | Valur | ||
Founded | 1948 | ||
Arena | Origo-höllin (Origo arena) | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
Head coach | Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson | ||
League | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
2018-19 | 1st | ||
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Website Official site |
History
In 2019, Valur won the Icelandic Cup for the 7th time[2] and the national championship for the 17th time, the later after beating Fram in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-0.[3]
Titles
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna
- Winner (17) : 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1983, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019
- Icelandic Women's Handball Cup
- Winner (7) : 1988, 1993, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019
European record
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2004–05 | EHF Cup | R1 | ![]() |
24–35 | 26–30 | 50–65 |
2005–06 | Challenge Cup | 1/8 | ![]() |
37–29 | 24–26 | 61–55 |
1/4 | ![]() |
25–21 | 32–27 | 57–48 | ||
1/2 | ![]() |
35–28 | 25–37 | 60–65 | ||
2007–08 | Challenge Cup | R3 | ![]() |
40–18 | 34–20 | 74–38 |
1/8 | ![]() |
31–30 | 31–26 | 62–56 | ||
1/4 | ![]() |
24–23 | 30–36 | 54–58 | ||
2010–11 | EHF Cup | R1 | ![]() |
26–21 | 30–30 | 56–51 |
R2 | ![]() |
28–26 | 25–36 | 53–62 | ||
2012–13 | EHF Cup | R2 | ![]() |
37–25 | 27–22 | 64–47 |
R3 | ![]() |
24–23 | 21–22 | 45–45 | ||
2018–19 | Challenge Cup | R3 | ![]() |
20–21 | 20–24 | 40–45 |
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2019-20 season[4]
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Notable players
Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir Dagný Skúladóttir Dröfn Haraldsdóttir Guðný Jenny Ásmundsdóttir Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir Lovísa Thompson Ragnhildur Rósa Guðmundsdóttir Sandra Erlingsdóttir Þorgerður Anna Atladóttir
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References
- Hjörvar Ólafsson (28 April 2019). "Valur orðinn meistari". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- Valur Páll Eiríksson (9 March 2019). "Valskonur bikarmeistarar í sjöunda sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- Bjarni Helgason (28 April 2019). "Valur Íslandsmeistari í sautjánda sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- "Valur". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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