Úrvalsdeild karla (handball)

Úrvalsdeild karla
Countries  Iceland
Confederation EHF
Founded 1940
Number of teams 12
Relegation to 1. deild karla
Level on pyramid Level 1
Domestic cup(s) Coca-Cola Cup
International cup(s) EHF Cup
EHF Challenge Cup
Current champions ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
Most championships Valur (22 titles)
TV partners Stöð 2 Sport
Website Website

Úrvalsdeild karla; English: Men's Premier League, also known as Olís deild karla for sponsorship reasons, is the highest men's handball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. It is managed by the Icelandic Handball Association. Started in 1939, the Úrvalsdeild karla is the third-oldest national indoor handball championship in the world, after the Danish and Swedish championships which were started in 1935 and 1931 respectively. With 22 titles won so far, Valur is the record champion[1], while Haukar are holding a world record for enduring the longest time gap between two national titles with 57 years passing between their first win in 1943 and their second (of 11 in total so far) in 2000.

FH won the title in 2011 after a win against Akureyri Handboltafélag in front of a record crowd of 2950 people in Kaplakriki.[2]

2018/19 Season participants

The following 12 clubs compete in the Olís deild karla during the 2018–19 season.

Team City Arena
KA Akureyri KA heimilið
FH Hafnarfjörður Kaplakriki
Fram Reykjavik Framhús
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkerhöllin
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar
Valur Reykjavik Valshöllin
Afturelding Mosfellsbær Íþróttamiðstöðin Varmá
UMF Selfoss Selfoss Selfoss
Grótta Seltjarnarnes Hertz höllin
Stjarnan Garðabær TM Höllin
ÍR Reykjavík Austurberg
Akureyri Akureyri Höllin

Úrvalsdeild karla past champions [3]

Club Titles Years Won
1.Valur221940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017
2.FH161956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992, 2011
3.Haukar111943, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
4.Fram101950, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 2006, 2013
5.Víkingur71975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987
6.Ármann51945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954
7.KA Akureyri21997, 2002
ÍBV22014, 2018
9.ÍR Reykjavik11946
KR11958
UMF Afturelding11999
HK Kópavogur12012

EHF coefficient ranking

References

  1. ↑ Sindri Sverrisson (21 May 2017). "Valsmenn Íslandsmeistarar 2017". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "FH Íslandsmeistari". RÚV (in Icelandic). 4 May 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ↑ http://bundesligainfo.de/Saison/Ausland/Meister/
  4. ↑ (PDF). European Handball Federation.
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