| Valur | |||
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| Full name | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | ||
| Short name | Valur | ||
| Founded | 1948 | ||
| Arena | Origo-höllin (Origo arena) | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Head coach | Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson | ||
| League | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
| 2021-22 | 2nd | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
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.
History
In 2019, Valur won the Icelandic Cup for the 7th time and the national championship for the 17th time, the later after beating Fram in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-0.
Titles
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna
- Winner (17) : 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1983, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019
- Icelandic Women's Handball Cup
- Winner (8) : 1988, 1993, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022
European record
| 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
Current squad
- Squad for the 2022-23 season
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Notable players
Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir- Dagný Skúladóttir
- Dröfn Haraldsdóttir
- Guðný Jenny Ásmundsdóttir
- Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir
- Lovísa Thompson
- Ragnhildur Rósa Guðmundsdóttir
- Sandra Erlingsdóttir
- Þorgerður Anna Atladóttir
- Arna Sif Pálsdóttir
References
- Hjörvar Ólafsson (28 April 2019). "Valur orðinn meistari". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- Valur Páll Eiríksson (9 March 2019). "Valskonur bikarmeistarar í sjöunda sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- Bjarni Helgason (28 April 2019). "Valur Íslandsmeistari í sautjánda sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- "Valur". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 15 October 2021.