Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs (HK) or HK Iceland is an

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

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from the town of

Kópavogur Kópavogur () is a town in Iceland that is the country's second largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region. The name literally means ''seal pup inlet''. The town seal contains th ...

, mainly known for its

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and

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 ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

teams. The club has a football team playing in the top tier of Icelandic football.

History

The club dates back to 1969, but was officially established on 26 January 1970. They were originally only a handball team, with the football team established in 1992. They bounced around in lower divisions until, in the summer of

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they first played in the

ic top division, the Úrvalsdeild. The club were relegated in their second season to the second tier and were again relegated to the third tier in

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. They are, however, back in the top tier, and placed 9th out of 12 in the 2019 Úrvalsdeild.

Men's football

Achievements

* 2. deild karla (3): 1997, 2002, 2013 * 3. deild karla (2): 1992, 2001

Current squad

External links

Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs
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