Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (), commonly referred to as FH, is an

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

ic multi-sports club based in

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 ...

. The club competes in

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handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

, athletics, and

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. It was founded in 1929 as a

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club but soon started a handball department which became its flagship for several decades. Its men's football team has been a dominant power since the early 2000s.

Football

Men's football

FH's men's football team has been a dominant power in Icelandic football since the early 2000s, winning several national championships.

Women's football

FH's women's football team won the first edition of the national championship in 1972. After losing the title to Ármann in 1973, FH won three successive titles in 1974, 1975 and 1976. The club was promoted from the second-tier 1. deild in 2015, and finished sixth in the

2016 Úrvalsdeild The 2016 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Úrvalsdeild, ''Pepsi-deild karla'' for sponsorship reasons, was the 105th season of top-flight Football in Iceland, Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champion ...

Handball

Men's handball

Titles

* Icelandic champions ** Winners (17): 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2024 * Icelandic Men's Handball Cup ** Winners (6): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1994, 2019 * 1. deild karla ** Winners (1): 2008 * 2. deild karla ** Winners (1): 1989¹ ¹ Won by the reserve FH-b

Women's handball

Titles

* Icelandic champions ** Winners (3): 1961, 1981, 1982 * Icelandic Women's Handball Cup ** Winners (1): 1981 * 1. deild kvenna ** Winners (3): 1973, 2002¹, 2003¹ ¹ Won by the reserve FH-b

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fimleikafelag Hafnarfjardar Multi-sport clubs in Iceland 1929 establishments in Iceland Sport in Hafnarfjörður Sports clubs and teams established in 1929 Sports clubs and teams in Capital Region (Iceland)