Valur (men's handball) explained

Clubname:	Valur
Fullname:	Knattspyrnufélagið Valur
Short Name:	Valur
Ground:	N1 höllin
Manager:	Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson
League:	Úrvalsdeild karla
Website:	https://www.valur.is/handbolti.aspx
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The Valur men's handball is an Iceland professional team handball club from Reykjavík, that plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla.

History

The Valur men's handball team has a long history in Icelandic handball, the club is one of the most successful in the sport in Iceland: no team has won the Icelandic Championship and the Icelandic Cup as many times as the Valur men's team. The team's greatest achievement was undoubtedly reaching the final of the EHF Champions League in 1980, which it lost against the German TV Grosswallstadt. The final was played in the Munich Olympic Hall and was lost 21:12. Since then, no Icelandic club team has reached the finals of a European competition.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

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- 2016	Hummel
2016–present	Macron

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[1]

Technical staff

Head Coach: Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson
Assistant Coach: Heimir Ríkarðsson
Physiotherapist: Jón Gunnar Kristjánsson

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Leaving

Benedikt Gunnar Óskarsson (CB) to Kolstad Håndball^[2]

Previous Squads

2016–2017 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1			27 August 1996	Goalkeeper
3			29 May 1988	Line Player
4			28 October 1995	Right Back
5			29 August 1988	Left Winger
6			17 January 1991	Right Back
7			31 May 1997	Line Player
8			17 June 1991	Central Back
9			26 July 1998	Left Winger
10			21 June 1990	Left Winger
11			4 April 1995	Left Back
12			26 August 1992	Goalkeeper
14			29 November 1998	Left Back
15			17 October 1994	Left Back
16			12 December 1975	Goalkeeper
18			2 October 1996	Line Player
19			4 March 1993	Right Winger
21			6 February 1995	Left Winger
27			19 March 1998	Line Player
33			1 July 1997	Line Player
34			20 July 1988	Central Back
44			18 October 1996	Left Winger
58			15 January 1998	Right Back

2007–2008 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1			20 July 1988	Goalkeeper
3			29 May 1988	Line Player
4			2 May 1984	Right Winger
5			30 January 1981	Left Winger
6			6 May 1981	Left Back
7			22 November 1983	Left Winger
8			17 June 1981	Left Back
9			20 July 1988	Central Back
10			14 January 1986	Line Player
11			15 July 1986	Line Player
12			8 March 1981	Goalkeeper
13			12 May 1979	Line Player
14			1 February 1986	Central Back
15			12 June 1986	Left Back
16			22 November 1984	Goalkeeper
17			23 October 1987	Right Winger
18			13 November 1986	Right Back
20			16 September 1988	Right Winger
23			3 June 1987	Central Back
66			2 December 1980	Line Player

Accomplishments

Domestic

Úrvalsdeild karla
- Winner (24) : 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022
Icelandic Men's Handball Cup
- Winner (13) : 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024

International

EHF Champions League

- Runners-up : 1979–80
EHF European Cup

- Champions : 2023–24

European record

European Cup and Champions League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1979–80 Finalist	Round 2	Brentwood'72 HC	38–14	32–19	70–33
	Quarter-finals	HK Drott	18–16	17–18	35–34
	Semi-finals	Atlético Madrid BM	18–15	21–24	39–39 (a)
	Finals	TV Grosswallstadt	12–21