The Valur women's handball team, commonly known as Valur, is the women's

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department of the

Knattspyrnufélagið Valur Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic multi-sport club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. The club is situated close to the city center, in the east side of town, on the former farmland of Hlíðarendi. The club was originally formed as part of ...

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club. It has won the Icelandic championship 17 times.

History

In 2019, Valur won the Icelandic Cup for the 7th time and the national championship for the 17th time, the later after beating

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in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-0.

Titles

* Úrvalsdeild kvenna ** Winner (17) : 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1983, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019 *

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** Winner (7) : 1988, 1993, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019

European record

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2021-22 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 3 Sara Helgadóttir * 14 Saga Sif Gísládóttir * 26 Signy Pala Palsdóttir ;Wingers ;RW * 5 Karlotta Kjerulf Oskarsdóttir * 19 Audur Ester Gestsdóttir * 23 Íris Asta Petursdóttir ;LW * 4 Ragnhildur Edda Þórðardóttir * 11 Hanna Karen Olafsdóttir * 31 Lilja Agústdóttir ;Line players * 2 Ragnheiður Sveinsdóttir * 6 Hildur Björnsdóttir * 18

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* 30 Arna Sif Pálsdóttir ;Back players ;LB * 8 Hulda Dís Þrastardóttir * 21 Ída Magrét Stefánsdóttir * 24 Mariam Eradze * 35 Lovisa Thompson ;CB * 7 Morgan Marie Þorkelsdóttir * 28 Vaka Sigridur Ingolfsdóttir * 33 Elin Rosa Magnusdóttir ;RB * 10 Þórey Ásgeirsdóttir * 25 Thea Imani Sturludóttir

Notable players

* Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir *

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* Dröfn Haraldsdóttir * Guðný Jenny Ásmundsdóttir *

Lovísa Thompson Lovísa Thompson (born 27 October 1999) is an Icelandic handball player who plays for Valur, and the Icelandic national team. She has won both the Icelandic championship and Icelandic Cup three times each. In September 2018, she was included ...

* Ragnhildur Rósa Guðmundsdóttir *

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* Þorgerður Anna Atladóttir * Arna Sif Pálsdóttir

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valur Handball teams in Iceland Valur (club) Handball clubs established in 1948 1940s establishments in Iceland