The Valur men's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club.
| Valur | |||
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| Leagues | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
| Founded | 25 December 1951 (as Gosi) | ||
| History | Gosi (1951–1957) KFR (1957–1970) Valur (1970–2000) Valur/Fjölnir (2000–2001) Valur (2001–present) | ||
| Arena | Hlíðarendi | ||
| Location | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Team colors | red, white, blue | ||
| President | Svali Björgvinsson[1] | ||
| Head coach | Finnur Freyr Stefánsson | ||
| Assistant(s) | Jamil Abiad | ||
| Championships | 4 Icelandic Championships | ||
| Website | Valur.is | ||
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History
editThe club was founded as Gosi on 25 December 1951[2] and was one of the founding members of the Icelandic men's top division.[3] On 22 December 1957 the club changed its name to Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (English: Reykjavík Basketball Club) and played under that name until 1970.[4] On 3 October 1970 the club merged into Valur sports club and became its basketball department.[5][6]
Under the new name, Valur had considerable success in the 1980's, winning the Icelandic championship two times, in 1980 and 1983,[7] and the Icelandic cup three times, 1980, 1981 and 1983.[8]
In 1992, Valur reached the Úrvalsdeild finals where it lost to Keflavík 2-3.[9][10]
In 2022, Valur won its third national championship after beating Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals. On 2 October 2022, Valur won its first Super Cup, after defeating Icelandic Cup holders Stjarnan 80-77.[11]
On 14 January 2023, Valur won its fourth Icelandic Cup title, and its first in 40 years, after defeating Stjarnan in the Cup final.
Honours
edit- Winners (4): 1980, 1981, 1983, 2023
- Winners (2): 2022, 2023
- Winners (2): 1997, 2002
Individual awards
edit- Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic Player of the Year [12]
- Kári Jónsson – 2023
- Kristófer Acox – 2022
- Magnús Matthíasson – 1991
- Rick Hockenos – 1978
- Torfi Magnússon – 1982
- Þórir Magnússon – 1974
- Úrvalsdeild Men's Foreign Player of the Year
- Tim Dwyer – 1979, 1980, 1983
- Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic All-First Team [13]
- Kári Jónsson – 2023
- Kristófer Acox – 2021, 2022, 2023
- Magnús Matthíasson – 1991, 1993
- Tómas Holton – 1989
- Úrvalsdeild Men's Young Player of the Year [14]
- Magnús Matthíasson – 1991
- 1. deild karla Player of the Year[15]
- Ragnar Jónsson – 1997
- 1. deild karla Coach of the Year[15]
- Torfi Magnússon – 1997
- Icelandic Cup Finals MVP
- Kári Jónsson – 2023
Notable players
editNote: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Bárður Eyþórsson- Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson
- Einar Matthíasson
- Einar Ólafsson
- Flosi Sigurðsson
Frank Booker- Frank Aron Booker
- Guðmundur Árnason
- Herbert Arnarson
- Hjálmar Stefánsson
- Ingi Þorsteinsson
- Ívar DeCarsta Webster
- Jóhannes Magnússon
- Jónatan James Bow
- Jón Arnór Stefánsson
- Jón H. Steingrímsson
- Kári Jónsson
- Kári Marísson
- Kristinn Pálsson
- Kristján Ágústsson
- Kristófer Acox
- Leifur Gústafsson
- Magnús Matthíasson
- Marinó Sveinsson
- Matthías Matthíasson
Miguel Cardoso- Pavel Ermolinskij
- Pétur Guðmundsson
- Ólafur Þór Thorlacius
- Ragnar Nathanaelsson
- Rick Hockenos
- Ríkharður Hrafnkelsson
- Sigurður Már Helgason
- Símon Ólafsson
- Stefán Bjarkason
- Sturla Örlygsson
- Svali Björgvinsson
- Tim Dwyer
- Torfi Magnússon
- Tómas Holton
- Valdimar Guðlaugsson
- Þórir Magnússon
Coaches
edit- Ólafur Þór Thorlacius 1970–1974
- Guðmundur Þorsteinsson 1974–1976
- Tim Dwyer 1978–1980, 1982–1983
Vladimir Obuchov 1990–1991- Tómas Holton 1991–1992
- Svali Björgvinsson 1992–1993, 1994, 1997–1999
- Ágúst Björgvinsson 2011–2019
- Finnur Freyr Stefánsson 2020–present
European record
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 1980–81 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q |  Cibona Zagreb
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79–110 | 90–120 | 169–230 | 
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| 1981–82 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q |  Crystal Palace
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80–118 | 81–104 | 161–222 |
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| 1992–93 | FIBA Korać Cup | 1Q |  CRO Lyon
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74–109 | 88–128 | 162–237 |
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References
edit- ^ Stjórn körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals
- ^ Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð - K.F.R. sameinast Val
- ^ Fyrsta Íslandsmótið í körfuknattleik á morgun
- ^ „Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur" í stað „Gosi"
- ^ Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð - K.F.R. sameinast Val
- ^ KFR lagt niður og gert að körfuknattleiksdeild Vals
- ^ Íslandsmeistarar - Úrvalsdeild karla
- ^ Bikarkeppni - Meistaraflokkur karla
- ^ Björn Blöndal (14 April 1992). "Keflvíkingar meistarar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 6B–7B. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ Ægir Már Kárason (13 April 1992). "Keflavík meistari". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 28–29. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ Árni Jóhannsson (2 October 2022). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Valur - Stjarnan 80-77 - Valur Meistarar meistaranna eftir spennuleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Viðurkenningar - Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
- ^ Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar karla
- ^ Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
- ^ a b "Þau eru best!". Dagur (in Icelandic). 15 April 1997. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via Timarit.is.
