Valur (men's handball)

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The Valur men's handball is an Iceland professional team handball club from Reykjavík, that plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla.

Valur
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Valur
Short nameValur
Founded1911; 113 years ago (1911)
ArenaN1 höllin
Head coachÓskar Bjarni Óskarsson
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
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Home
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Website
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Location of Valur
Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Location of Valur

History

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The Valur men's handball team has a long history in Icelandic handball, the club is one of the most successful in the sport in Iceland: no team has won the Icelandic Championship and the Icelandic Cup as many times as the Valur men's team. The team's greatest achievement was undoubtedly reaching the final of the EHF Champions League in 1980, which it lost against the German TV Grosswallstadt. The final was played in the Munich Olympic Hall and was lost 21:12. Since then, no Icelandic club team has reached the finals of a European competition.

Crest, colours, supporters

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Kit manufacturers

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Period Kit manufacturer
- 2016   Hummel
2016–present   Macron

Kits

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Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
Valur

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Previous Squads

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Accomplishments

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Domestic

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  • Úrvalsdeild karla
    • Winner (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
  • Icelandic Men's Handball Cup
    • Winner (13) : 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024

International

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European record

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European Cup and Champions League

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Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1979–80
  Finalist
Round 2   Brentwood'72 HC 38–14 32–19 70–33
Quarter-finals   HK Drott 18–16 17–18 35–34
Semi-finals   Atlético Madrid BM 18–15 21–24 39–39 (a)
Finals   TV Grosswallstadt 12–21

EHF ranking

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As of 12/10/2022[6]
Rank Team Points
65   Dinamo Viktor Stavropol 83
66   Handballclub Fivers Margareten 82
67   Beşiktaş JK 80
68   Valur 80
69   Ystads IF 79
70   Górnik Zabrze 78
71   ØIF Arendal 76

Former club members

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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Seasons Coach Country
2017-2023 Snorri Guðjónsson  
2023– Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson  

References

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  1. ^ "Handbolti - Leikmenn - Meistaraflokkur karla - Knattspyrnufélagið Valur". www.valur.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Benni til Noregs".
  3. ^ "Alexander Petersson að Hlíðarenda".
  4. ^ "Sti짯ven til li챨s vi챨 Ben짯fi짯ca - V챠sir". 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Arnór Snær Óskarsson til Rhein-Neckar Löwen".
  6. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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