The Haukar men's basketball team, commonly known as Haukar (), is the men's basketball department of
Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar multi-sport club, based in the town of
Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður, officially Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður, is a port town and municipality in Iceland, located about south of Reykjavík. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas in the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region, on the s ...
,
Iceland
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Home court
Haukar play their home games in Ólafssalur (English: Ólaf's hall) in
Ásvellir. The court is named after
Ólafur Rafnsson
Ólafur Eðvarð Rafnsson (7 April 1963 – 19 June 2013) was the president of FIBA Europe from 2010 until 2013. He also served president of the Icelandic Basketball Association from 1996 until 2006 when he was voted as the president of the Natio ...
, a former Haukar player and president of
FIBA Europe
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Recent history
Haukar where relegate from the top-tier
Úrvalsdeild karla at the end of the 2020–2021 season. In March 2022, Haukar secured victory in the second-tier
1. deild and promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild.
Honors
Úrvalsdeild karla
* Winners (1): 1988
Icelandic Basketball Cup
* Winners (3): 1985, 1986, 1996
Division I
* Winners (3): 1983, 2013, 2022
Division II
* Winners (1): 1981
Notable players
Coaches
References
External links
Team profile at eurobasket.com
Haukar (basketball)
Hafnarfjörður
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