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Valur | |
Leagues: | Úrvalsdeild karla |
Founded: | (as Gosi) |
History: | Gosi (1951–1957) KFR (1957–1970) Valur (1970–2000) Valur/Fjölnir (2000–2001) Valur (2001–present) |
Arena: | Hlíðarendi |
Location: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Colors: | red, white, blue |
President: | Svali Björgvinsson[1] |
Coach: | Finnur Freyr Stefánsson |
Assistants: | Jamil Abiad |
Championships: | 4 Icelandic Championships |
Website: | Valur.is |
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The Valur men's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club.
The club was founded as Gosi on 25 December 1951[2] and was one of the founding members of the Icelandic men's top division.[3] On 22 December 1957 the club changed its name to Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (English: Reykjavík Basketball Club) and played under that name until 1970.[4] On 3 October 1970 the club merged into Valur sports club and became its basketball department.[5] [6]
Under the new name, Valur had considerable success in the 1980's, winning the Icelandic championship two times, in 1980 and 1983,[7] and the Icelandic cup three times, 1980, 1981 and 1983.[8]
In 1992, Valur reached the Úrvalsdeild finals where it lost to Keflavík 2-3.[9] [10]
In 2022, Valur won its third national championship after beating Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals. On 2 October 2022, Valur won its first Super Cup, after defeating Icelandic Cup holders Stjarnan 80-77.[11]
On 14 January 2023, Valur won its fourth Icelandic Cup title, and its first in 40 years, after defeating Stjarnan in the Cup final.
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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1980–81 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q | Cibona Zagreb | 79–110 | 90–120 | 169–230 | |
1981–82 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q | Crystal Palace | 80–118 | 81–104 | 161–222 | |
1992–93 | FIBA Korać Cup | 1Q | CRO Lyon | 74–109 | 88–128 | 162–237 | |