Knattspyrnufélagið Valur - last updated on 22 March 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Knattspyrnufélagið Valur
Foundation: May 11th 1911
City: Reykjavík
Colours: Red and white
Website: www.valur.is
Honours:
Landsbankadeild - 20 (1930, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 2007)
VISA-bikar - 9 (1965, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005)
Icelandic Super Cup - 1 (2005)
A bit of history:
The club was founded on May 11, 1911, as a subdivision of KFUM, the Icelandic YMCA. The name was later in the same year changed to Valur, which is an Icelandic word for gyrfalcon. In 1939 Valur bought the farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi which retains its name even today, where they currently practice and play, and where they now have a full-fledged football field and an indoor arena. Originally Valur played only football (soccer), but around 1940, the club got involved in more sports, first team handball where they won the first national title, and later skiing. In the post-war era (1948), a women's handball division was started at Valur and in the 1970s a women's football division. In 1970, Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík Basketball Club, KFR) joined Valur and became their basketball division.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur - Founded on May 11th 1911
