H71 (men's handball)

Hondbóltsfelagið H71
Full name	Hondbóltsfelagið H71
Short name	H71
Founded	1971 (1971)
Arena	Hoyvíkshøllin, Hoyvík
Head coach	Mark Lausen-Marcher
League	Burn Menn League
Club colours
Website Official site

Hondbóltsfelagið H71 is a Faroese handball club from Hoyvík, that plays in the Burn Menn League.

Hoyvík

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Location of H71

History

The club was founded in 1971. The club was promoted to the first division for the first time in 1985. In 1988, the team won a bronze medal. In 1997, the club won silver for the first time in the first division. And in 1998, the first big success happened when the team won the Faroe Islands Cup against Kyndil. The club became champions for the first time in 2009, after winning both games of the final against VÍF. The club won the league 7 times in total (in 2009, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023) and won the cup 7 times (in 1998, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023).

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

H71

Goalkeepers 01 Torstein Sivertsen 12 Jakup Johannesen 16 Ingi Johannsesen Left Wingers 03 Louis Daniel Christy 05 Rói Seyer Hjaltason 20 John Vilhelm Right Wingers 09 Jón Rói Mohr Høgnesen 30 William Napoleon Djurhuus 71 Bogi Hansen Line Players 18 Helgi Jacob Halldórsson 44 Sakaris Aniano Sakarisson 47 Ísak Jógvan Djurhuus Vedelsbøl 55 Rói H. Thomsen Left Backs 31 Sveinur Olafsson 33 Hilmar Leon Jakobsen 39 Rókur Ziskason Central Backs 15 Haraldur Karlsson 17 Helgi Poulsen 38 Høgni Heinason 91 Jógvan Andreas Lamhauge Right Backs 08 Silas Wang 11 Hans Kári Hansen 22 Andras Klein 23 Høgni Højsted 45 Peter Krogh

Technical staff

• Head coach: Mark Lausen-Marcher
• Assistant coach: Djóni Gaard Joensen
• Goalkeeping coach: Ári Egason Dam
• Physiotherapist: Sebastian Christensen

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

Leaving

• Alexander Lein Martinsen (GK) to TuS 04 Kaiserslautern-Dansenberg

Titles

• Faroe Islands Handball League
  • Winner (7) : 2009, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
• Faroe Islands Cup
  • Winner (7) : 1998, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

EHF ranking

As of 6/12/2023

Rank	Team	Points
162	Hapoel Ashdod	26
163	SC DHfK Leipzig	25
164	SKIF Krasnodar	25
165	H71	25
166	HSV Hamburg	25
167	CSM Focșani	24
168	Viljandi HC	24

Former club members

Notable former players

• Pauli Jacobsen (2017–2018, 2021–2022)
• Peter Krogh (2017–)
• Óli Mittún (2021–2022)
• Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu (2017–2018, 2019–2020)
• Hákun West av Teigum (2017–2018)

External links

• Official website
• H71 on Facebook