Valur (men's handball)

Valur
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Valur
Short nameValur
Founded1911; 115 years ago (1911)
ArenaN1 höllin
Head coachÁgúst Þór Jóhannsson
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
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Home
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Website
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The Valur men's handball is an Iceland professional team handball club from Reykjavík, that plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla. It is part of the greater sports club Valur

Location of Valur
Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Location of Valur

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.

In 2024 they won the EHF European Cup for the first time, beating Olympiacos S.F.P. in the final over two legs with 30-26 and 32-35 (62-61 agg.).[1]

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer
- 2016 Denmark Hummel
2016–present Italy Macron

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[2]
Valur

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Previous Squads

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

European record

European Cup and Champions League

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

EHF European Cup

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2023–24
Winners
Round 1 Lithuania Granitas-Karys 27–24 33–28 60–52
Round 2 Estonia Põlva Serviti 39–28 32–29 71–57
Round 3 Ukraine Motor 33–28 35–31 68–59
Last 16 Serbia RK Metaloplastika 27–26 30–28 57–54
Quarterfinals Romania CSA Steaua București 36–30 36–35 72–65
Semifinals Romania CS Minaur Baia Mare 36–28 30–24 66–52
Finals Greece Olympiacos S.F.P. 30–26 27–31 57–57 (5–4 p)

EHF ranking

As of 5/12/2025[9]
Rank Team Points
45 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 119
46 Denmark Fredericia HK 117
47 Turkey Beşiktaş JK 117
48 Iceland Valur 117
49 Czech Republic HCB Karviná 111
50 Serbia RK Partizan 108
51 Denmark Bjerringbro Silkeborg 106

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
2017-2023 Snorri Guðjónsson Iceland
2023–2025 Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson Iceland
2025- Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson Iceland

References