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Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland.
[edit] History
The club was founded on 11 May 1911, as a subdivision of KFUM, the Icelandic YMCA. The name was later in the same year changed to Valur, which is an Icelandic word for gyrfalcon. In 1939 Valur bought the farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi which retains its name even today, where they currently practice and play, and where they now have a full-fledged football field and an indoor arena. Originally Valur played only football, but around 1940, the club got involved in more sports, first team handball where they won the first national title, and later skiing. In the post-war era (1948), a women's handball division was started at Valur and in the 1970s a women's football division. In 1970, Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík Basketball Club, KFR) joined Valur and became their basketball division.
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[edit] Current squad
As of 3 April 2009[1]
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[edit] Stadia
The grounds at Hlíðarendi are currently being completely restructured and Valur have recently started playing their home games at Vodafonevöllurinn, and the handball games in the new Vodafonehöllin the first section of the new ground to be used. The new football pitch will be used for the first time in the 2008 season. Reconstruction of Hlíðarendi will then be finished with an indoor football pitch.
In June 2007 the club signed a 5 year sponsorship deal with Vodafone which will see the football stadium being renamed Vodafonevöllurinn and the handball/basketball stadium being renamed Vodafonehöllin.
[edit] Club honours
- Men's football
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- 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 2007
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- 1965, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005
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- Women's football
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- 1978, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
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- 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006
- Men's handball
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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
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- 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009
- Men's basketball
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UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008 |
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| Overall Champions: Braga |
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| Other winners of Third Round |
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| Eliminated in Third Round |
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| Eliminated in Second Round |
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| Eliminated in First Round |
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