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Valur
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Valur
Nickname(s)Valsarar
Founded11 May 1911
GroundHlíðarendi
Reykjavík
Iceland
Capacity3,000
Club ChairmanBjörn Zoëga
ManagerÓlafur Jóhannesson
LeagueÚrvalsdeild
20145th
Current season

Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (English: Falcon Football Club; or simply known as Valur) is an Icelandic sports club. It is based in Reykjavík. The club originally was made for association football. It later brought in handball and basketball. The club is very successful in Iceland. They have won multiple trophies in all sports.

Club honours

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Men's football
Women's football
  • National Champions: 10[1]
    • 1978, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • Cup Champions: 13
    • 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
Men's handball
  • National Champions: 21[2][3]
    • 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007
  • Cup Champions: 8
    • 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011
  • Icelandic Super Cup: 1
    • 2009
  • EHF Champions League:
    • Final 1980
Women's handball
  • National Champions: 16[2][3]
    • 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1983, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
  • Cup Champions: 6
    • 1988, 1993, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014
Men's basketball
  • National Champions: 2[4]
    • 1980, 1983
  • Cup Champions: 3
    • 1980, 1981, 1983

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Knattspyrnudeild - Titlar" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Handknattleiksdeild - Titlar" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "HSÍ meistaraskrár" (in Icelandic). Handball Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. "Körfuknattleiksdeild - Titlar" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

Other websites

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