Valur | |||
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Leagues | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
Founded | 25 December 1951 | (as Gosi)||
History | Gosi (1951–1957) KFR (1957–1970) Valur (1970–2000) Valur/Fjölnir (2000–2001) Valur (2001–present) | ||
Arena | Hlíðarendi | ||
Location | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Team colors | red, white, blue | ||
President | Svali Björgvinsson[1] | ||
Head coach | Finnur Freyr Stefánsson | ||
Assistant(s) | Jamil Abiad | ||
Championships | 4 Icelandic Championships | ||
Website | Valur.is | ||
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The Valur men's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club.
History
[edit]The club was founded as Gosi on 25 December 1951[2] and was one of the founding members of the Icelandic men's top division.[3] On 22 December 1957 the club changed its name to Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (English: Reykjavík Basketball Club) and played under that name until 1970.[4] On 3 October 1970 the club merged into Valur sports club and became its basketball department.[5][6]
Under the new name, Valur had considerable success in the 1980's, winning the Icelandic championship two times, in 1980 and 1983,[7] and the Icelandic cup three times, 1980, 1981 and 1983.[8]
In 1992, Valur reached the Úrvalsdeild finals where it lost to Keflavík 2-3.[9][10]
In 2022, Valur won its third national championship after beating Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals. On 2 October 2022, Valur won its first Super Cup, after defeating Icelandic Cup holders Stjarnan 80-77.[11]
On 14 January 2023, Valur won its fourth Icelandic Cup title, and its first in 40 years, after defeating Stjarnan in the Cup final.
Honours
[edit]- Winners (4): 1980, 1981, 1983, 2023
- Winners (2): 2022, 2023
- Winners (2): 1997, 2002
Individual awards
[edit]- Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic Player of the Year [12]
- Kári Jónsson – 2023
- Kristófer Acox – 2022
- Magnús Matthíasson – 1991
- Rick Hockenos – 1978
- Torfi Magnússon – 1982
- Þórir Magnússon – 1974
- Úrvalsdeild Men's Foreign Player of the Year
- Tim Dwyer – 1979, 1980, 1983
- Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic All-First Team [13]
- Kári Jónsson – 2023
- Kristófer Acox – 2021, 2022, 2023
- Magnús Matthíasson – 1991, 1993
- Tómas Holton – 1989
- Úrvalsdeild Men's Young Player of the Year [14]
- Magnús Matthíasson – 1991
- 1. deild karla Player of the Year[15]
- Ragnar Jónsson – 1997
- 1. deild karla Coach of the Year[15]
- Torfi Magnússon – 1997
- Icelandic Cup Finals MVP
- Kári Jónsson – 2023
Notable players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Bárður Eyþórsson
Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson
Einar Matthíasson
Einar Ólafsson
Flosi Sigurðsson
Frank Booker
Frank Aron Booker
Guðmundur Árnason
Herbert Arnarson
Hjálmar Stefánsson
Ingi Þorsteinsson
Ívar DeCarsta Webster
Jóhannes Magnússon
Jónatan James Bow
Jón Arnór Stefánsson
Jón H. Steingrímsson
Kári Jónsson
Kári Marísson
Kristinn Pálsson
Kristján Ágústsson
Kristófer Acox
Leifur Gústafsson
Magnús Matthíasson
Marinó Sveinsson
Matthías Matthíasson
Miguel Cardoso
Pavel Ermolinskij
Pétur Guðmundsson
Ólafur Þór Thorlacius
Ragnar Nathanaelsson
Rick Hockenos
Ríkharður Hrafnkelsson
Sigurður Már Helgason
Símon Ólafsson
Stefán Bjarkason
Sturla Örlygsson
Svali Björgvinsson
Tim Dwyer
Torfi Magnússon
Tómas Holton
Valdimar Guðlaugsson
Þórir Magnússon
Coaches
[edit]Ólafur Þór Thorlacius 1970–1974
Guðmundur Þorsteinsson 1974–1976
Tim Dwyer 1978–1980, 1982–1983
Vladimir Obuchov 1990–1991
Tómas Holton 1991–1992
Svali Björgvinsson 1992–1993, 1994, 1997–1999
Ágúst Björgvinsson 2011–2019
Finnur Freyr Stefánsson 2020–present
European record
[edit]Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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1980–81 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q | ![]() |
79–110 | 90–120 | 169–230 | ![]() |
1981–82 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q | ![]() |
80–118 | 81–104 | 161–222 | ![]() |
1992–93 | FIBA Korać Cup | 1Q | ![]() |
74–109 | 88–128 | 162–237 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ Stjórn körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals
- ^ Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð - K.F.R. sameinast Val
- ^ Fyrsta Íslandsmótið í körfuknattleik á morgun
- ^ „Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur" í stað „Gosi"
- ^ Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð - K.F.R. sameinast Val
- ^ KFR lagt niður og gert að körfuknattleiksdeild Vals
- ^ Íslandsmeistarar - Úrvalsdeild karla
- ^ Bikarkeppni - Meistaraflokkur karla
- ^ Björn Blöndal (14 April 1992). "Keflvíkingar meistarar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 6B–7B. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ Ægir Már Kárason (13 April 1992). "Keflavík meistari". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 28–29. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ Árni Jóhannsson (2 October 2022). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Valur - Stjarnan 80-77 - Valur Meistarar meistaranna eftir spennuleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Viðurkenningar - Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
- ^ Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar karla
- ^ Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
- ^ a b "Þau eru best!". Dagur (in Icelandic). 15 April 1997. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via Timarit.is.