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
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Valur
Short nameValur
Founded1948
ArenaOrigo-höllin (Origo arena)
Capacity2,000
Head coachÁgúst Þór Jóhannsson
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
2021-222nd
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

History

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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

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European record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2004–05 EHF Cup R1   Önnereds HK 24–35 26–30 50–65
2005–06 Challenge Cup 1/8   HC Athinaikos Athens 37–29 24–26 61–55
1/4   LC Brühl Handball 25–21 32–27 57–48
1/2   CSU Tomis Constanța 35–28 25–37 60–65
2007–08 Challenge Cup R3   ŽORK Napredak Kruševac 40–18 34–20 74–38
1/8   RK Lasta Radnički Petrol Beograd 31–30 31–26 62–56
1/4   Mérignac Handball 24–23 30–36 54–58
2010–11 EHF Cup R1   IUVENTA Michalovce 26–21 30–30 56–51
R2   VfL Oldenburg 28–26 25–36 53–62
2012–13 EHF Cup R2   Valencia Aicequip 37–25 27–22 64–47
R3   HC Zalău 24–23 21–22 45–45
2018–19 Challenge Cup R3   Virto/Quintus 20–21 20–24 40–45

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2022-23 season[4]

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (28 April 2019). "Valur orðinn meistari". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (9 March 2019). "Valskonur bikarmeistarar í sjöunda sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ Bjarni Helgason (28 April 2019). "Valur Íslandsmeistari í sautjánda sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Valur". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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