Hondbóltsfelagið H71 is a
Faroese handball
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club from
Hoyvík, that plays in the
Burn Menn League.
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
Kyndil is a Faroese handball club in Tórshavn
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. 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''
Technical staff
* Head coach:
Mark Lausen-Marcher
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* Assistant coach:
Djóni Gaard Joensen
* Goalkeeping coach:
Ári Egason Dam
* Physiotherapist:
Sebastian Christensen
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Transfers
:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season''
;Joining
;Leaving
*
Alexander Lein Martinsen
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(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
Former club members
Notable former players
*
Pauli Jacobsen (2017–2018, 2021–2022)
*
Peter Krogh (2017–)
*
Óli Mittún
Óli Mittún (born 10 June 2005) is a Faroese handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ba ...
(2021–2022)
*
Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu (2017–2018, 2019–2020)
*
Hákun West av Teigum
Hákun West Av Teigum (born 19 February 2002) is a Faroese handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeep ...
(2017–2018)
References
External links
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* {{facebook, h71hoyvik
Handball clubs in the Faroe Islands
Handball clubs established in 1971