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Valsvöllur ( or more precisely 'Valur Stadium'), also known as Hlíðarendi (; named after the street with the same name, which means " slope's end") and formerly Vodafonevöllurinn ( or 'Vodafone Stadium'), is a
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in
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,
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. It is the home-court of Valur's
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,
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and
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 ...
teams. The football stadium holds 2,465 people, including 1,201 in seats. The indoor court holds 1,300 people in seats. The stadium broke ground in 2004 and the indoor stadium was formally opened on 7 September 2007 while the outdoor football stadium was formally opened on 25 May 2008. It bore the name of
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from 2007 until 2015. In June 2018 the club signed a five-year sponsorship deal with
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which saw the football stadium being renamed Origovöllurinn and the handball/basketball stadium being renamed Origo-höllin (Origo arena). In January 2024 Valur and N1 signed a 5 year sponsorship deal with the clubs football stadium and basketball/handball indoor stadium being named the N1 Völlurinn, and N1 höllin respectively.


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Stadium photos and video - Nordic Stadiums
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