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| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1911|05|11}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1911|05|11}}
| ground = [[Hlíðarendi (stadium)|Hlíðarendi]]<br />[[Reykjavík]]<br />[[Iceland]]
| ground = [[Hlíðarendi (stadium)|Hlíðarendi]]<br />[[Reykjavík]]<br />[[Iceland]]
| chairman = Árni Pétur Jónsson<ref>{{cite web |title=Aðalstjórn Knattspyrnufélagsins Vals |url=https://www.valur.is/um-val/stjorn-vals/adalstjorn.aspx |website=valur.is |publisher=Knattspyrnufélagið Valur |access-date=24 April 2021 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
| chairman = Árni Pétur Jónsson<ref>{{cite web |title=Aðalstjórn Knattspyrnufélagsins Vals |url=https://www.valur.is/um-val/stjorn-vals/adalstjorn.aspx |website=valur.is |publisher=Knattspyrnufélagið Valur |access-date=24 April 2021 |language=Icelandic |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424184654/https://www.valur.is/um-val/stjorn-vals/adalstjorn.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
| sports = [[Basketball]], [[Association football|Football]], [[Handball]]
| sports = [[Basketball]], [[Association football|Football]], [[Handball]]
| website = [https://www.valur.is/ Valur.is]
| website = [https://www.valur.is/ Valur.is]
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'''Knattspyrnufélagið Valur''' is an Icelandic [[sports club|multi-sport club]] based in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]. The club is situated close to the city center, in the east side of town, on the former farmland of [[Hlíðarendi (stadium)|Hlíðarendi]]. The club was originally formed as part of the local [[YMCA]] to play [[association football]], but later incorporated [[Team handball|handball]] and [[basketball]]. Valur's handball section reached the [[EHF Champions League]] final in 1980. It has won the Icelandic league 22 times, more than any other Icelandic handball team.
'''Knattspyrnufélagið Valur''' is an Icelandic [[sports club|multi-sport club]] based in [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]. The club is situated close to the city center, in the east side of town, on the former farmland of [[Hlíðarendi (stadium)|Hlíðarendi]]. The club was originally formed as part of the local [[YMCA]] to play [[association football]], but later incorporated [[Team handball|handball]] and [[basketball]]. Valur's handball section reached the [[EHF Champions League]] final in 1980. It has won the Icelandic league 22 times, more than any other Icelandic handball team.


In 2019, Valur women's teams won the national championships in basketball, football, and handball, the first time that one club held all three major titles.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Valur Páll Eiríksson |title=Viðburðaríkt ár Valskvenna gert upp |url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/vidburdarikt-ar-valskvenna-gert-upp |access-date=29 December 2019 |work=[[RÚV]] |date=29 December 2019 |language=is}}</ref> The [[Valur women's basketball|Valur women's basketball team]] also won all four major titles during the year and 47 of their 50 games. For this feat, it was selected as the Icelandic Sports Team of the Year by the [[Samtök íþróttafréttamanna|Icelandic Association of Sports Journalists]] in an annual ceremony held by the [[National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |title=Kvennalið Vals í körfubolta lið ársins 2019 |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019191229323/kvennalid-vals-i-korfubolta-lid-arsins-2019 |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=29 December 2019 |language=is}}</ref>
In 2019, Valur women's teams won the national championships in basketball, football, and handball, the first time that one club held all three major titles.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Valur Páll Eiríksson |title=Viðburðaríkt ár Valskvenna gert upp |url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/vidburdarikt-ar-valskvenna-gert-upp |access-date=29 December 2019 |work=[[RÚV]] |date=29 December 2019 |language=is |archive-date=29 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229215605/https://www.ruv.is/frett/vidburdarikt-ar-valskvenna-gert-upp |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Valur women's basketball|Valur women's basketball team]] also won all four major titles during the year and 47 of their 50 games. For this feat, it was selected as the Icelandic Sports Team of the Year by the [[Samtök íþróttafréttamanna|Icelandic Association of Sports Journalists]] in an annual ceremony held by the [[National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |title=Kvennalið Vals í körfubolta lið ársins 2019 |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019191229323/kvennalid-vals-i-korfubolta-lid-arsins-2019 |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=29 December 2019 |language=is |archive-date=28 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228211557/https://www.visir.is/g/2019191229323/kvennalid-vals-i-korfubolta-lid-arsins-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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Originally Valur played only [[association football|football]], but around 1940 the club got involved in more sports, starting with men's handball. They won their first national handball title in 1940, and reached the final of the [[EHF Champions League]] in 1980. In the post-war era (1948), a women's handball division was started at Valur, and in the 1970s a women's football division was added. In 1970, [[Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur]] (Reykjavík Basketball Club, KFR) joined Valur and became their [[basketball]] division.<ref name=saga>{{cite web| url=http://www.valur.is/Valur/Saga/| title=Saga&nbsp;– Knattspyrnufélagið Valur| publisher=valur.is| language=is| access-date=11 June 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006223350/http://www.valur.is/Valur/Saga/| archive-date=6 October 2015| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Originally Valur played only [[association football|football]], but around 1940 the club got involved in more sports, starting with men's handball. They won their first national handball title in 1940, and reached the final of the [[EHF Champions League]] in 1980. In the post-war era (1948), a women's handball division was started at Valur, and in the 1970s a women's football division was added. In 1970, [[Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur]] (Reykjavík Basketball Club, KFR) joined Valur and became their [[basketball]] division.<ref name=saga>{{cite web| url=http://www.valur.is/Valur/Saga/| title=Saga&nbsp;– Knattspyrnufélagið Valur| publisher=valur.is| language=is| access-date=11 June 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006223350/http://www.valur.is/Valur/Saga/| archive-date=6 October 2015| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref>


Valur is the most successful sports club in the 3 biggest sports in Iceland with 120 titles across football, handball, and basketball in both men's and women's National and Cup championships. It is the wealthiest sports club in Iceland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kjarninn.is/skyring/2019-05-15-sagan-af-thvi-hvernig-valur-vard-rikasta-ithrottafelag-islandi/|title=Sagan af því hvernig Valur varð ríkasta íþróttafélag á Íslandi|date=17 May 2019|website=Kjarninn|language=is|access-date=17 May 2019}}</ref>
Valur is the most successful sports club in the 3 biggest sports in Iceland with 133 titles across football, handball, and basketball in both men's and women's National and Cup championships. It is the wealthiest sports club in Iceland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kjarninn.is/skyring/2019-05-15-sagan-af-thvi-hvernig-valur-vard-rikasta-ithrottafelag-islandi/|title=Sagan af því hvernig Valur varð ríkasta íþróttafélag á Íslandi|date=17 May 2019|website=Kjarninn|language=is|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517104314/https://kjarninn.is/skyring/2019-05-15-sagan-af-thvi-hvernig-valur-vard-rikasta-ithrottafelag-islandi/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Stadia==
==Stadia==
The grounds at [[Hlíðarendi (stadium)|Hlíðarendi]] were completely renovated in the years between 2004 and 2007. Valur's football teams currently play their home games at [[Hlíðarendi|Valsvöllur]] and basketball and handball teams in the '''Valshöllin''', the first section of the new grounds to be utilized. The football pitch was used for the first time in the 2008 season.
The grounds at [[Hlíðarendi (stadium)|Hlíðarendi]] were completely renovated in the years between 2004 and 2007. Valur's football teams currently play their home games at [[Hlíðarendi|Valsvöllur]] and basketball and handball teams in the '''Valshöllin''', the first section of the new grounds to be utilized. The football pitch was used for the first time in the 2008 season.


In June 2007 the club signed a 5-year sponsorship deal with [[Vodafone]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ruv.is/heim/frettir/mobile/frett/store64/item161936/| title=Valsmenn kynna ný íþróttamannvirki| publisher=ruv.is| language=is| access-date=4 October 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In June 2018 the club signed a five-year sponsorship deal with [[Nýherji|Origo]] which saw the football stadium being renamed Origovöllurinn and the indoor stadium being renamed Origo-höllin (English: Origo arena).<ref>{{cite news |author1=Anton Ingi Leifsson |title=Íþróttasvæðið á Hlíðarenda tekur upp nafn Origo |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2018180429183 |access-date=17 September 2018 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=27 December 2018 |language=is}}</ref>
In June 2007 the club signed a 5-year sponsorship deal with [[Vodafone]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ruv.is/heim/frettir/mobile/frett/store64/item161936/| title=Valsmenn kynna ný íþróttamannvirki| publisher=ruv.is| language=is| access-date=4 October 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In June 2018 the club signed a five-year sponsorship deal with [[Nýherji|Origo]] which saw the football stadium being renamed Origovöllurinn and the indoor stadium being renamed Origo-höllin (English: Origo arena).<ref>{{cite news |author1=Anton Ingi Leifsson |title=Íþróttasvæðið á Hlíðarenda tekur upp nafn Origo |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2018180429183 |access-date=17 September 2018 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=27 December 2018 |language=is |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918054235/http://www.visir.is/g/2018180429183 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Clubs==
==Clubs==
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====Men's====
====Men's====
{{main|Valur (men's basketball)}}
{{main|Valur (men's basketball)}}
The Valur men's basketball team was founded as ''Gosi'' on 25 December 1951<ref>[http://timarit.is/files/16052321.pdf Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð – K.F.R. sameinast Val]</ref> and was one of the founding members of the Icelandic men's top division.<ref>[http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=108735&pageId=1284632&lang=is Fyrsta Íslandsmótið í körfuknattleik á morgun]</ref> On 22 December 1957 the club changed its name to ''Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur'' (Reykjavík Basketball Club) and played under that name until 1970.<ref>[http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=110555&pageId=1314472&lang=is& „Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur" í stað „Gosi"]</ref> On 3 October 1970 the club merged into Valur sports club and became its basketball department.<ref>[http://timarit.is/files/16052317.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð – K.F.R. sameinast Val]</ref><ref>[http://timarit.is/files/13308147.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH KFR lagt niður og gert að körfuknattleiksdeild Vals]</ref>
The Valur men's basketball team was founded as ''Gosi'' on 25 December 1951<ref>[http://timarit.is/files/16052321.pdf Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð – K.F.R. sameinast Val]</ref> and was one of the founding members of the Icelandic men's top division.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=108735&pageId=1284632&lang=is |title=Fyrsta Íslandsmótið í körfuknattleik á morgun |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202005/http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=108735&pageId=1284632&lang=is |url-status=live }}</ref> On 22 December 1957 the club changed its name to ''Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur'' (Reykjavík Basketball Club) and played under that name until 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=110555&pageId=1314472&lang=is& |title="Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur" í stað "Gosi" |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=27 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062448/http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=110555&pageId=1314472&lang=is& |url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 October 1970 the club merged into Valur sports club and became its basketball department.<ref>[http://timarit.is/files/16052317.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð – K.F.R. sameinast Val]</ref><ref>[http://timarit.is/files/13308147.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH KFR lagt niður og gert að körfuknattleiksdeild Vals]</ref>


Under the new name it has won the Icelandic Championship two times, 1980 and 1983,<ref>[http://gamli.kki.is/meistaratitlar.asp?adgerd=FlkIsl&keppni=%C3%9Arvalsdeild Íslandsmeistarar – Úrvalsdeild karla]</ref> and the Icelandic cup three times, 1980, 1981 and 1983.<ref>[http://gamli.kki.is/meistaratitlar.asp?adgerd=FlkBik&keppni=Bikar%20-%20Mfl.%20karla Bikarkeppni – Meistaraflokkur karla]</ref>
Under the new name it has won the Icelandic Championship three times, 1980,1983 and 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gamli.kki.is/meistaratitlar.asp?adgerd=FlkIsl&keppni=%C3%9Arvalsdeild |title=Íslandsmeistarar – Úrvalsdeild karla |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=7 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707201429/http://gamli.kki.is/meistaratitlar.asp?adgerd=FlkIsl&keppni=%C3%9Arvalsdeild |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Icelandic cup four times, 1980, 1981, 1983 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gamli.kki.is/meistaratitlar.asp?adgerd=FlkBik&keppni=Bikar%20-%20Mfl.%20karla |title=Bikarkeppni – Meistaraflokkur karla |access-date=16 September 2018 |archive-date=1 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044705/http://gamli.kki.is/meistaratitlar.asp?adgerd=FlkBik&keppni=Bikar%20-%20Mfl.%20karla |url-status=live }}</ref>


=====Titles=====
=====Titles=====
*'''[[Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)|Icelandic Championships]]: 3'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.valur.is/Korfubolti/Titlar/| title=Körfuknattleiksdeild&nbsp;– Titlar| publisher=valur.is| language=is| access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref>
*'''[[Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)|Icelandic Championships]]: 4'''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.valur.is/Korfubolti/Titlar/| title=Körfuknattleiksdeild&nbsp;– Titlar| publisher=valur.is| language=is| access-date=11 June 2015| archive-date=2 May 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502211642/https://www.valur.is/Korfubolti/Titlar/| url-status=live}}</ref>
:*1980, 1983, 2022
:*1980, 1983, 2022, 2024
*'''[[Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup|Cup Champions]]: 4'''
*'''[[Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup|Cup Champions]]: 4'''
:*1980, 1981, 1983, 2023
:*1980, 1981, 1983, 2023
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====Women's====
====Women's====
{{main|Valur (women's basketball)}}
{{main|Valur (women's basketball)}}
Valur first played in the Icelandic top-tier basketball league in 1993. In April 2019, the team won its first ever national championship when it beat [[Keflavík women's basketball|Keflavík]] in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-0.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Valur Páll Eiríksson |title=Valskonur Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn |url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/valskonur-islandsmeistarar-i-fyrsta-sinn |access-date=27 April 2019 |work=[[RÚV]] |date=27 April 2019 |language=is}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Anton Ingi Leifsson |title=Rúmlega þrettán þúsund dagar á milli Íslandsmeistaratitla á Hlíðarenda |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019190429109/rumlega-threttan-thusund-dagar-a-milli-islandsmeistaratitla-a-hlidarenda |access-date=28 April 2019 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=28 April 2019 |language=is}}</ref>
Valur first played in the Icelandic top-tier basketball league in 1993. In April 2019, the team won its first ever national championship when it beat [[Keflavík women's basketball|Keflavík]] in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3–0.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Valur Páll Eiríksson |title=Valskonur Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn |url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/valskonur-islandsmeistarar-i-fyrsta-sinn |access-date=27 April 2019 |work=[[RÚV]] |date=27 April 2019 |language=is |archive-date=27 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427210614/http://www.ruv.is/frett/valskonur-islandsmeistarar-i-fyrsta-sinn |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Anton Ingi Leifsson |title=Rúmlega þrettán þúsund dagar á milli Íslandsmeistaratitla á Hlíðarenda |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019190429109/rumlega-threttan-thusund-dagar-a-milli-islandsmeistaratitla-a-hlidarenda |access-date=28 April 2019 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=28 April 2019 |language=is |archive-date=28 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428152035/https://www.visir.is/g/2019190429109/rumlega-threttan-thusund-dagar-a-milli-islandsmeistaratitla-a-hlidarenda |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Football===
===Football===
====Men's====
====Men's====
{{main|Valur (men's football)}}
{{main|Valur (men's football)}}
The Valur men's football team participated in the Icelandic soccer tournament for the first time in 1915 and became the Icelandic champion for the first time in 1930. In total, it has won the Icelandic championship 23 times, most recently in 2020.
The Valur men's football team participated in the Icelandic soccer tournament for the first time in 1915 and became the Icelandic champion for the first time in 1930. In total, it has won the Icelandic championship 23 times, most recently in 2020.


=====Titles=====
=====Titles=====
'''[[Úrvalsdeild karla (football)|Úrvalsdeild]]'''<ref name="Knattspyrnudeild - Titlar">{{cite web| url=http://www.valur.is/Fotbolti/Titlar/| title=Knattspyrnudeild&nbsp;– Titlar|publisher=valur.is| language=is| access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref>
'''[[Úrvalsdeild karla (football)|Úrvalsdeild]]'''<ref name="Knattspyrnudeild - Titlar">{{cite web| url=http://www.valur.is/Fotbolti/Titlar/| title=Knattspyrnudeild&nbsp;– Titlar| publisher=valur.is| language=is| access-date=11 June 2015| archive-date=25 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425172406/https://www.valur.is/Fotbolti/Titlar/| url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Champions (23):''' [[Úrvalsdeild 1930|1930]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1933|1933]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1935|1935]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1936|1936]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1937|1937]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1938|1938]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1940|1940]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1942|1942]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1943|1943]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1944|1944]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1945|1945]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1956|1956]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1966|1966]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1967|1967]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1976|1976]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1978|1978]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1980|1980]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1985|1985]], [[1987 Úrvalsdeild|1987]], [[2007 Úrvalsdeild|2007]], [[2017 Úrvalsdeild|2017]], [[2018 Úrvalsdeild|2018]], [[2020 Úrvalsdeild|2020]]*
* '''Champions (23):''' [[Úrvalsdeild 1930|1930]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1933|1933]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1935|1935]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1936|1936]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1937|1937]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1938|1938]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1940|1940]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1942|1942]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1943|1943]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1944|1944]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1945|1945]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1956|1956]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1966|1966]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1967|1967]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1976|1976]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1978|1978]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1980|1980]], [[Úrvalsdeild 1985|1985]], [[1987 Úrvalsdeild|1987]], [[2007 Úrvalsdeild|2007]], [[2017 Úrvalsdeild|2017]], [[2018 Úrvalsdeild|2018]], [[2020 Úrvalsdeild|2020]]*
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*Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland|COVID-19 pandemic]], the season was cancelled with four games left to play. Valur was awarded the title as the team in first at the time of suspension.<ref>{{cite news |title=Valur er Íslandsmeistari 2020 |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2020/10/30/valur_er_islandsmeistari_2020/ |access-date=24 April 2021 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=30 October 2020 |language=Icelandic |archive-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128225317/https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2020/10/30/valur_er_islandsmeistari_2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Gunnar Birgisson |title=Nýstárlegar leiðir í fögnuði Íslandsmeistaranna |url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/10/31/nystarlegar-leidir-i-fognudi-islandsmeistaranna |access-date=24 April 2021 |work=[[RÚV]] |date=31 October 2020 |language=Icelandic |archive-date=24 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424184602/https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/10/31/nystarlegar-leidir-i-fognudi-islandsmeistaranna |url-status=live }}</ref>

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*Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland|COVID-19 pandemic]], the season was cancelled with four games left to play. Valur was awarded the title as the team in first at the time of suspension.<ref>{{cite news |title=Valur er Íslandsmeistari 2020 |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2020/10/30/valur_er_islandsmeistari_2020/ |access-date=24 April 2021 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=30 October 2020 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Gunnar Birgisson |title=Nýstárlegar leiðir í fögnuði Íslandsmeistaranna |url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/10/31/nystarlegar-leidir-i-fognudi-islandsmeistaranna |access-date=24 April 2021 |work=[[RÚV]] |date=31 October 2020 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>


'''[[Icelandic Men's Football Cup|Icelandic Cup]]'''
'''[[Icelandic Men's Football Cup|Icelandic Cup]]'''
* '''Champions (11):''' 1965, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, [[2005 Icelandic Cup|2005]], [[2015 Icelandic Cup|2015]], [[2016 Icelandic Cup|2016]]
* '''Champions (11):''' 1965, 1974, 1976, [[1977 Icelandic Cup|1977]], [[1988 Icelandic Cup|1988]], [[1990 Icelandic Cup|1990]], [[1991 Icelandic Cup|1991]], [[1992 Icelandic Cup|1992]], [[2005 Icelandic Cup|2005]], [[2015 Icelandic Cup|2015]], [[2016 Icelandic Cup|2016]]


'''[[Icelandic Men's Football League Cup|Icelandic League Cup]]'''
'''[[Icelandic Men's Football League Cup|Icelandic League Cup]]'''
* '''Champions (3):''' [[2008 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup|2008]], [[2011 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup|2011]], [[2018 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup|2018]]
* '''Champions (3):''' [[2008 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup|2008]], [[2011 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup|2011]], [[2018 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup|2018]]


'''[[Icelandic Super Cup]]'''
'''[[Icelandic Men's Football Super Cup|Icelandic Super Cup]]'''
* '''Champions (11):''' 1977, 1979, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2008, 2016, [[2017 Icelandic Men's Football Super Cup|2017]], 2018
* '''Champions (11):''' 1977, 1979, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2008, 2016, [[2017 Icelandic Men's Football Super Cup|2017]], 2018


====Women's====
====Women's====
{{main|Valur (women's football)}}
{{main|Valur (women's football)}}
The Valur women's football team has won the Icelandic championship 10 times<ref>{{cite news |title=Valur Íslandsmeistari eftir 8:1 sigur |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2010/09/04/valur_islandsmeistari_eftir_8_1_sigur/ |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=4 September 2010 |language=is}}</ref> and the [[Icelandic Women's Cup]] 13 times.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson |title=Bikardrottningin í Valsliðinu |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5158973 |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=[[Fréttablaðið]] |date=22 August 2011 |page=30 |language=is}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Ólafur Már Þórisson |title=Tilfinningin er yndisleg |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5376596 |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=22 August 2011 |pages=4–5 |language=is}}</ref><ref name="Knattspyrnudeild - Titlar"/>
The Valur women's football team has won the Icelandic championship 10 times<ref>{{cite news |title=Valur Íslandsmeistari eftir 8:1 sigur |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2010/09/04/valur_islandsmeistari_eftir_8_1_sigur/ |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=4 September 2010 |language=is |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916164127/https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2010/09/04/valur_islandsmeistari_eftir_8_1_sigur/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Icelandic Women's Cup]] 13 times.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson |title=Bikardrottningin í Valsliðinu |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5158973 |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=[[Fréttablaðið]] |date=22 August 2011 |page=30 |language=is |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916201957/http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5158973 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Ólafur Már Þórisson |title=Tilfinningin er yndisleg |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5376596 |access-date=16 September 2018 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=22 August 2011 |pages=4–5 |language=is |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916201932/http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5376596 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Knattspyrnudeild - Titlar"/>


=====Titles=====
=====Titles=====
*'''[[Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football)|Icelandic Championships]]: 12'''<ref name="Knattspyrnudeild - Titlar"/>
*'''[[Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football)|Icelandic Championships]]: 12'''<ref name="Knattspyrnudeild - Titlar"/>
:*1978, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2021
:*1978, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2021
*'''[[Icelandic Women's Cup|Cup Champions]]: 13'''
*'''[[Icelandic Women's Cup|Cup Champions]]: 14'''
:*1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
:*1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022


===Handball===
===Handball===
====Men's====
====Men's====
{{main|Valur (men's handball)}}
{{main|Valur (men's handball)}}

=====Titles=====
=====Titles=====
*'''[[Úrvalsdeild karla (handball)|Icelandic Championships]]: 24'''<ref name="Handknattleiksdeild - Titlar">{{cite web| url=http://www.valur.is/Handbolti/Titlar/| title=Handknattleiksdeild&nbsp;– Titlar| publisher=valur.is| language=is| access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=meistaraskrar>{{cite web| url=http://hsi.is/motamal/annad/meistaraskrar/| title=HSÍ meistaraskrár| publisher=Handball Association of Iceland| language=is| access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref>
*'''[[Úrvalsdeild karla (handball)|Icelandic Championships]]: 24'''<ref name="Handknattleiksdeild - Titlar">{{cite web| url=http://www.valur.is/Handbolti/Titlar/| title=Handknattleiksdeild&nbsp;– Titlar| publisher=valur.is| language=is| access-date=11 June 2015| archive-date=2 May 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502212726/https://www.valur.is/Handbolti/Titlar/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=meistaraskrar>{{cite web| url=http://hsi.is/motamal/annad/meistaraskrar/| title=HSÍ meistaraskrár| publisher=Handball Association of Iceland| language=is| access-date=11 June 2015| archive-date=25 November 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125031403/http://www.hsi.is/motamal/annad/meistaraskrar/| url-status=dead}}</ref>
:*1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022
:*1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022
*'''Cup Champions: 12'''
*'''Cup Champions: 12'''
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=====Titles=====
=====Titles=====
*'''[[Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball)|Icelandic Championships]]: 17'''<ref name="Handknattleiksdeild - Titlar" /><ref name=meistaraskrar/>
*'''[[Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball)|Icelandic Championships]]: 18'''<ref name="Handknattleiksdeild - Titlar" /><ref name=meistaraskrar/>
:*1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1983, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019
:*1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1983, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2023
*'''Cup Champions: 7'''
*'''Cup Champions: 8'''
:*1988, 1993, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019
:*1988, 1993, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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Valur
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Valur
NicknameValsarar
Hlíðarendapiltar
SportsBasketball, Football, Handball
Founded11 May 1911; 113 years ago (1911-05-11)
Home groundHlíðarendi
Reykjavík
Iceland
ChairmanÁrni Pétur Jónsson[1]
WebsiteValur.is

Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic multi-sport club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. The club is situated close to the city center, in the east side of town, on the former farmland of Hlíðarendi. The club was originally formed as part of the local YMCA to play association football, but later incorporated handball and basketball. Valur's handball section reached the EHF Champions League final in 1980. It has won the Icelandic league 22 times, more than any other Icelandic handball team.

In 2019, Valur women's teams won the national championships in basketball, football, and handball, the first time that one club held all three major titles.[2] The Valur women's basketball team also won all four major titles during the year and 47 of their 50 games. For this feat, it was selected as the Icelandic Sports Team of the Year by the Icelandic Association of Sports Journalists in an annual ceremony held by the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland.[3]

History

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The club was founded on 11 May 1911, as a subdivision of KFUM, the Icelandic YMCA. Later that year its name was changed to Valur, which is an Icelandic word for gyrfalcon. In 1930 the club won its first national title, and it has been amongst the best football teams in the country ever since. In 1939 Valur bought the farmland of Hlíðarendi which retains its name even today, where they now have a football field and an indoor arena.

Originally Valur played only football, but around 1940 the club got involved in more sports, starting with men's handball. They won their first national handball title in 1940, and reached the final of the EHF Champions League in 1980. In the post-war era (1948), a women's handball division was started at Valur, and in the 1970s a women's football division was added. In 1970, Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík Basketball Club, KFR) joined Valur and became their basketball division.[4]

Valur is the most successful sports club in the 3 biggest sports in Iceland with 133 titles across football, handball, and basketball in both men's and women's National and Cup championships. It is the wealthiest sports club in Iceland.[5]

Stadia

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The grounds at Hlíðarendi were completely renovated in the years between 2004 and 2007. Valur's football teams currently play their home games at Valsvöllur and basketball and handball teams in the Valshöllin, the first section of the new grounds to be utilized. The football pitch was used for the first time in the 2008 season.

In June 2007 the club signed a 5-year sponsorship deal with Vodafone.[6] In June 2018 the club signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Origo which saw the football stadium being renamed Origovöllurinn and the indoor stadium being renamed Origo-höllin (English: Origo arena).[7]

Clubs

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Basketball

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Men's

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Main article: Valur (men's basketball)

The Valur men's basketball team was founded as Gosi on 25 December 1951[8] and was one of the founding members of the Icelandic men's top division.[9] On 22 December 1957 the club changed its name to Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík Basketball Club) and played under that name until 1970.[10] On 3 October 1970 the club merged into Valur sports club and became its basketball department.[11][12]

Under the new name it has won the Icelandic Championship three times, 1980,1983 and 2022,[13] and the Icelandic cup four times, 1980, 1981, 1983 and 2023.[14]

Titles
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  • 1980, 1983, 2022, 2024
  • 1980, 1981, 1983, 2023

Women's

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Main article: Valur (women's basketball)

Valur first played in the Icelandic top-tier basketball league in 1993. In April 2019, the team won its first ever national championship when it beat Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3–0.[16][17]

Football

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Men's

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Main article: Valur (men's football)

The Valur men's football team participated in the Icelandic soccer tournament for the first time in 1915 and became the Icelandic champion for the first time in 1930. In total, it has won the Icelandic championship 23 times, most recently in 2020.

Titles
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Úrvalsdeild[18]

Icelandic Cup

Icelandic League Cup

Icelandic Super Cup

  • Champions (11): 1977, 1979, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018

Women's

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Main article: Valur (women's football)

The Valur women's football team has won the Icelandic championship 10 times[21] and the Icelandic Women's Cup 13 times.[22][23][18]

Titles
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  • 1978, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2021
  • 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022

Handball

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Men's

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Main article: Valur (men's handball)
Titles
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  • 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022
  • Cup Champions: 12
  • 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022
  • Icelandic Super Cup: 1
  • 2009
  • Final 1980

Women's

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Main article: Valur (women's handball)
Titles
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  • 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1983, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2023
  • Cup Champions: 8
  • 1988, 1993, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ "Aðalstjórn Knattspyrnufélagsins Vals". valur.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélagið Valur. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (29 December 2019). "Viðburðaríkt ár Valskvenna gert upp". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (29 December 2019). "Kvennalið Vals í körfubolta lið ársins 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Saga – Knattspyrnufélagið Valur" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Sagan af því hvernig Valur varð ríkasta íþróttafélag á Íslandi". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Valsmenn kynna ný íþróttamannvirki" (in Icelandic). ruv.is. Retrieved 4 October 2009. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (27 December 2018). "Íþróttasvæðið á Hlíðarenda tekur upp nafn Origo". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  8. ^ Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð – K.F.R. sameinast Val
  9. ^ "Fyrsta Íslandsmótið í körfuknattleik á morgun". Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. ^ ""Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur" í stað "Gosi"". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  11. ^ Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð – K.F.R. sameinast Val
  12. ^ KFR lagt niður og gert að körfuknattleiksdeild Vals
  13. ^ "Íslandsmeistarar – Úrvalsdeild karla". Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Bikarkeppni – Meistaraflokkur karla". Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Körfuknattleiksdeild – Titlar" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  16. ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (27 April 2019). "Valskonur Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  17. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 April 2019). "Rúmlega þrettán þúsund dagar á milli Íslandsmeistaratitla á Hlíðarenda". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  18. ^ a b c "Knattspyrnudeild – Titlar" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  19. ^ "Valur er Íslandsmeistari 2020". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  20. ^ Gunnar Birgisson (31 October 2020). "Nýstárlegar leiðir í fögnuði Íslandsmeistaranna". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Valur Íslandsmeistari eftir 8:1 sigur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  22. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 August 2011). "Bikardrottningin í Valsliðinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 30. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  23. ^ Ólafur Már Þórisson (22 August 2011). "Tilfinningin er yndisleg". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 4–5. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  24. ^ a b "Handknattleiksdeild – Titlar" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  25. ^ a b "HSÍ meistaraskrár" (in Icelandic). Handball Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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