Íþróttafélagið Höttur is an

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ic sports club from Egilsstaðir in the center, of the east side of Iceland. It is primarily known for its

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and

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departments but also fields departments in

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, swimming, taekwondo and

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. The club was founded in 1952 as Ungmennafélagið Höttur. On 19 February 1974 it merged with Knattspyrnufélagið Spyrnir and became Íþróttafélagið Höttur.

Basketball

Men's basketball

Since 2005, Höttur's men's basketball team has played periodically in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.

Women's basketball

Höttur first fielded a women's team in 2019–2020 when it fielded a team in the third-tier 2. deild kvenna.

Football

The club plays its home games at Vilhjálmsvöllur, named after

Vilhjálmur Einarsson Vilhjálmur Einarsson (5 June 1934 – 28 December 2019) was an Icelandic track and field athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur grew up in the East-Icelandic fishing vill ...

, the most famous athlete from the area.

Men's football

Höttur men's team plays in

2. deild karla 2. deild karla (English: Men's Second Division) is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. The current champions are Afturelding from Mosfellsbær, who won their 1st title in 2018. The divi ...

as of 2022. In 2018, Höttur merged with ''Huginn Seyðisfjörður'' and the team started under the name Höttur/Huginn in the 3rd division in 2019.

Current squad

Achievements

: ** 2nd place 2011 (Promotion) *

3. deild karla 3. deild karla (e. Men's Third division) is a football league in Iceland. It is the fourth level in the Icelandic football league system. The league was reformed into a 10-team double round-robin tournament for the 2013 season, with the introdu ...

: 3 ** 1993, 2006, 2014 *

Icelandic Men's Football Cup The Icelandic Men's Football Cup ( - Mjólkurbikarinn) is a knock-out football cup competition in Iceland. The final is played at Laugardalsvöllur in mid-September. The winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League. The tournament was first played i ...

2009, 4th round (final 16), drew 1–1 to Breiðablik, lost 3–1 after extra time. Breiðablik went all the way, and won the 2009 Cup.

Women's football

Höttur women's team plays in 2. deild kvenna as of 2018. It fields a joint team with Fjarðarbyggð and Ungmennafélagið Leiknir under the name Fjarðab/Höttur/Leiknir. In 2017 it finished 7th in the 2. deild kvenna.

References

External links

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Fan website
Football clubs in Iceland Association football clubs established in 1944 {{Iceland-footyclub-stub