Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar (, ) is an
Iceland
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ic multi-sport club from
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 ...
with divisions in
Football
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Handball
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Basketball
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Rugby union
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Karate
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Skiing
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Chess
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.
Club history
The club was founded on 12 April 1931, when 13 young boys got together in a local KFUM (Icelandic
YMCA
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) house to form a new athletic club in the town. At the club's 3rd meeting, they decided that it would be named Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar.
Facilities
Haukar's home is Ásvellir which has a purpose-built arena for Handball and Basketball as well as a grass and artificial turf field
for the Football team.
On 8 October 2009, it was announced that Haukar would play home games in the
Pepsi-Deildin at
Valur's Vodafonevöllurinn for the next 3 seasons, to be reviewed at the end of each season.
At the same time it was announced that a stand with seating for 500 would be built at Haukar's artificial turf to meet with the regulations of the female
Pepsi-Deildin.
Basketball
Men's basketball
The Haukar men's basketball team have won one
Icelandic championships. They currently play in
Úrvalsdeild karla.
Women's basketball
The Haukar's women's basketball team have won 4 national championships, the last coming in 2018. They currently play in
Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
Football
Men's football
In 2010, Haukar were promoted to the
Úrvalsdeild karla for the first time in 31 years. They finished second to last in the league during the
2010 season and were relegated back to 1. deild karla.
Women's football
The Haukar's women's football team currently plays in the
1. deild kvenna, the
second-tier women's football league in Iceland, after being relegated from
Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 2017.
Handball
Rugby
Footnotes
References
External links
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1931 establishments in Iceland
Sport in Hafnarfjörður
Sports clubs and teams founded by the YMCA
Sports clubs and teams in Capital Region (Iceland)
Multi-sport clubs in Iceland
Sports clubs and teams established in 1931