Valur

Valur
Full name Knattspyrnufélagið Valur
Nickname(s) Valsarar
Founded 11 May 1911 (1911-05-11)
Ground Hlíðarendi
Reykjavík
Iceland
Capacity 1,524
Club Chairman Þorgrímur Þráinsson[1]
Football Chairman Jón Höskuldsson
Manager Ólafur Jóhannesson
League Úrvalsdeild
2018 Pepsi Deildin, 1st of 12th (champions)
Website Club website

Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the east side of town, on the former farmland of Hlíðarendi. The club was originally formed as part of the local YMCA to play association football, but later incorporated handball and basketball. Valur's handball section reached the EHF Champions League final in 1980. It has won the Icelandic league 22 times, more than any other N1 deildin team.

History

The club was founded on 11 May 1911, as a subdivision of KFUM, the Icelandic YMCA. Later that year its name was changed to Valur, which is an Icelandic word for gyrfalcon. In 1930 the club won its first national title, and it has been amongst the best football teams in the country ever since. In 1939 Valur bought the farmland of Hlíðarendi which retains its name even today, where they now have a football field and an indoor arena.

Originally Valur played only football, but around 1940 the club got involved in more sports, starting with men's handball. They won their first national handball title in 1940, and reached the final of the EHF Champions League in 1980. In the post-war era (1948), a women's handball division was started at Valur, and in the 1970s a women's football division was added. In 1970, Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík Basketball Club, KFR) joined Valur and became their basketball division.[2]

Valur is the most successful sports club in "ballgame" with 115 titles across football, handball and basketball in both men's and women's Icelandic and Cup championships.

Stadia

The grounds at Hlíðarendi were completely renovated in the years between 2004 and 2007. Valur currently play their home games at Valsvöllur and the handball games in the Valshöllin, the first section of the new grounds to be utilised. The football pitch was used for the first time in the 2008 season.

In June 2007 the club signed a 5-year sponsorship deal with Vodafone.[3]

Basketball

Men's basketball

The Valur men's basketball team was founded as Gosi on 25 December 1951[4] and was one of the founding members of the Icelandic men's top division.[5] On 22 December 1957 the club changed its name to Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík Basketball Club) and played under that name until 1970.[6] On 3 October 1970 the club merged into Valur sports club.[7][8]

Under the new name it has won the Icelandic Championship two times, 1980 and 1983,[9] and the Icelandic cup three times, 1980, 1981 and 1983.[10]

Titles

  • 1980, 1983
  • 1980, 1981, 1983

Women's basketball

As of 2018, the Valur women's basketball team plays in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna. It played in the 2018 Úrvalsdeild finals, losing to Haukar 2-3.[12]

Football

Men's football

European competition

Valur first competed in Europe at the 1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary Round, playing to a draw (1–1) in its first match against Standard Liège, ultimately losing on aggregate 9–2. Since then, the club has participated in European competition 20 times, never advancing beyond the second round of any tournament.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1966–67 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Preliminary Round Belgium Standard Liège 1–1 1–8 2–9
1967–68 European Cup First round Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 1–1 3–3 4–4(a)
Second Round Hungary Vasas 0–6 1–5 1–11
1968–69 European Cup First round Portugal Benfica 0–0 1–8 1–8
1974–75 UEFA Cup First round Northern Ireland Portadown 0–0 1–2 1–2
1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Scotland Celtic 0–2 0–7 0–9
1977–78 European Cup First round Northern Ireland Glentoran 1–0 0–2 1–2
1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup First round East Germany 1. FC Magdeburg 1–1 0–4 1–5
1979–80 European Cup First round Germany Hamburg 0–3 1–2 1–5
1981–82 European Cup First round England Aston Villa 0–2 0–5 0–7
1985–86 UEFA Cup First round France Nantes 2–1 0–3 2–4
1986–87 European Cup First round Italy Juventus 0–4 0–7 0–11
1987–88 UEFA Cup First round East Germany Wismut Aue 1–1 0–0 1–1(a)
1988–89 European Cup First round France Monaco 1–0 0–2 1–2
1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup First round East Germany Dynamo Berlin 1–2 1–2 2–4
1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Switzerland Sion 0–1 1–1 1–2
1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Portugal Boavista 0–0 0–3 0–3
1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round Finland MyPa 3–1 1–0 4–1
First round Scotland Aberdeen 0–3 0–4 0–7
2006–07 UEFA Cup First qualifying round Denmark Brøndby IF 0–0 1–3 1–3
2008–09 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Belarus BATE Borisov 0–1 0–2 0–3
2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Denmark Brøndby IF 1–4 0–6 1–10
2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Latvia Ventspils 1–0 0–0 1–0
Second qualifying round Slovenia Domžale 1–2 2–3 3–5
2018–19 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round Norway Rosenborg 1–0 1−3 2–3
UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Andorra FC Santa Coloma 3–0 0–1 3–1
Third qualifying round Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
UEFA coefficient
As of 12 July 2018 [13]
Rank Country Team Points
346 Albania KF Teuta Durrës 1.700
347 Albania KF Laçi 1.700
348 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 1.700
349 Iceland Valur 1.650
350 Iceland Breiðablik 1.650
351 Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík 1.650
352 Iceland Fram Reykjavík 1.650

Players

Current squad
As of 12 July 2018 [14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Iceland GK Anton Ari Einarsson
2 Iceland DF Birkir Már Sævarsson
3 Iceland MF Ívar Örn Jónsson
4 Iceland MF Einar Karl Ingvarsson
5 Iceland MF Sindri Björnsson
7 Iceland MF Haukur Páll Sigurðsson (Captain)
8 Iceland FW Kristinn Ingi Halldórsson
9 Denmark FW Patrick Pedersen
10 Iceland MF Guðjón Pétur Lýðsson
11 Iceland MF Sigurður Egill Lárusson
12 Iceland GK Ásgeir Thor Magnússon
No. Position Player
13 Denmark DF Rasmus Christiansen
14 Iceland DF Arnar Sveinn Geirsson
16 United States FW Dion Acoff
17 Iceland MF Andri Adolphsson
19 Denmark FW Tobias Thomsen
21 Iceland DF Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson (Vice-captain)
23 Iceland MF Andri Fannar Stefánsson
25 Iceland GK Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson
32 Iceland DF Eiður Aron Sigurbjörnsson
71 Iceland FW Ólafur Karl Finsen
77 Iceland MF Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson
Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
24 Iceland DF Aron Elí Sævarsson (at HK until 1 October 2018)

Coaches

Titles

  • 1965, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2015, 2016
  • 1977, 1979, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018

Women's football

The Valur women's football team has won the Icelandic championship 10 times[16] and the Icelandic Women's Cup 13 times.[17][18][15]

Titles

  • 1978, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011

Handball

Men's handball

Titles

  • 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017
  • Cup Champions: 10
  • 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017
  • Icelandic Super Cup: 1
  • 2009
  • Final 1980

Women's handball

Titles

  • 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

References

  1. ↑ "Þorgrímur Þráinsson kjörinn formaður Vals" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Saga – Knattspyrnufélagið Valur" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Valsmenn kynna ný íþróttamannvirki" (in Icelandic). ruv.is. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  4. ↑ Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð - K.F.R. sameinast Val
  5. ↑ Fyrsta Íslandsmótið í körfuknattleik á morgun
  6. ↑ „Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur" í stað „Gosi"
  7. ↑ Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð - K.F.R. sameinast Val
  8. ↑ KFR lagt niður og gert að körfuknattleiksdeild Vals
  9. ↑ Íslandsmeistarar - Úrvalsdeild karla
  10. ↑ Bikarkeppni - Meistaraflokkur karla
  11. ↑ "Körfuknattleiksdeild – Titlar" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Hjörvar Ólafsson (1 May 2018). "Haukar meistarar eftir níu ára langa bið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "UEFA coefficients". UEFA.com. UEFA.
  14. ↑ "Squad". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 "Knattspyrnudeild – Titlar" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Valur Íslandsmeistari eftir 8:1 sigur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  17. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 August 2011). "Bikardrottningin í Valsliðinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 30. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  18. ↑ Ólafur Már Þórisson (22 August 2011). "Tilfinningin er yndisleg". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 4–5. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  19. 1 2 "Handknattleiksdeild – Titlar" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  20. 1 2 "HSÍ meistaraskrár" (in Icelandic). Handball Association of Iceland. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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