Úrvalsdeild karla (handball)

Úrvalsdeild karla (English: Men's Premier League), also known as Olís deild karla for sponsorship reasons, is the highest men's handball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. It is managed by the Icelandic Handball Association. Started in 1939, the Úrvalsdeild karla is the third-oldest national indoor handball championship in the world, after the Danish and Swedish championships which were started in 1935 and 1931 respectively. With 23 titles won so far, Valur is the record champion,[1] while Haukar are holding a world record for enduring the longest time gap between two national titles with 57 years passing between their first win in 1943 and their second (of 11 in total so far) in 2000.

Úrvalsdeild karla
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022–23 Úrvalsdeild karla
SportHandball
Founded1940
No. of teams12
CountryIceland
ConfederationEHF
Most recent
champion(s)
FH Hafnarfjörður (17th title)
Most titlesValur (24 titles)
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
Relegation to1. deild karla
International cup(s)EHF Cup
EHF Challenge Cup
Official websiteOfficial website

FH won the title in 2011 after a win against Akureyri Handboltafélag in front of a record crowd of 2950 people in Kaplakriki.[2]

2023/24 Season participants [3]

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The following 12 clubs compete in the Olís deild karla during the 2023–24 season.

Team City Arena
KA Akureyri KA heimilið
FH Hafnarfjörður Kaplakriki
Fram Reykjavík Úlfársdal
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Ásvellir
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar
Valur Reykjavík Origo höllin
UMF Afturelding Mosfellsbær Íþróttamiðstöðin Varmá
Selfoss Selfoss Set höllin
HK Kópavogur Kórinn
Stjarnan Garðabær TM Höllin
Víkingur Reykjavík Safamýri
Grótta Seltjarnarnes Hertz Höllin

Úrvalsdeild karla past champions [4]

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Various formats have been used to decide the champions from round-robin to best-of-5 series.

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Club Titles Years Won
1. Valur 24 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022
2. FH 17 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2024
3. Haukar 11 1943, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
4. Fram 10 1950, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 2006, 2013
5. Víkingur 7 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987
6. Ármann 5 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954
7. ÍBV 3 2014, 2018, 2023
8. KA Akureyri 2 1997, 2002
9. ÍR Reykjavik 1 1946
KR 1 1958
UMF Afturelding 1 1999
HK Kópavogur 1 2012
Selfoss 1 2019

EHF coefficient ranking

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (21 May 2017). "Valsmenn Íslandsmeistarar 2017". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "FH Íslandsmeistari". RÚV (in Icelandic). 4 May 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ HSÍ. https://www.hsi.is/stodutafla/?mot=6983 Retrieved 04.10.2023
  4. ^ "Meisterindex".
  5. ^ "Frekari keppni aflýst í handboltanum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ^ [1] (PDF). European Handball Federation.