Rugby team
Valur
Club · Iceland · Olis Deildin
«Valsarar»
The falcon on the crest gave the club its name and its supporters their shorthand, Valsarar.
No side in the country has matched what Valur built across the decades. The men's team has taken the Icelandic championship 25 times. The women's team has been just as dominant domestically, with 20 championships stretching back to 1962.
Iceland is a small handball nation, and European silverware has come rarely to its clubs. Valur reached a continental final as far back as 1979–80, losing out to TV Grosswallstadt, and it took until 2023–24 for the men's team to go all the way, beating Olympiacos in the EHF European Cup final on away goals after the tie finished level. The women followed a season later, winning the EHF Challenge Cup in 2024–25. Matches against Fram Reykjavík carry the weight of the Reykjavík derby.
Björgvin Páll Gústavsson has worn the goalkeeper's shirt since joining in 2021.
Latest results
All matches| 11 Sep | Olis Deildin |
Fram
H
|
40:47 | L |
| 3 Sep | Olis Deildin |
Selfoss
A
|
34:30 | W |
| 4 May | Olis Deildin |
FH Hafnarfjörður
A
|
36:37 | L |
| 30 Apr | Olis Deildin |
FH Hafnarfjörður
H
|
32:30 | W |
| 27 Apr | Olis Deildin |
FH Hafnarfjörður
A
|
25:31 | L |
| 24 Apr | Olis Deildin |
FH Hafnarfjörður
H
|
37:33 | W |
Standing
Olis Deildin| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
FH Hafnarfjörður
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0:64 | 3 |
| 5 |
 Thor Akureyri
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:69 | 2 |
| 6 |
Valur
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:77 | 2 |
| 7 |
 ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:65 | 2 |
| 8 |
 Afturelding
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:33 | 1 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 137| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 137 | 69 | 68 |
| Scored | 4434 | 2303 | 2131 |
| Conceded | 4061 | 2027 | 2034 |
| Scored per game | 32.4 | 33.4 | 31.3 |
| Conceded per game | 29.6 | 29.4 | 29.9 |
| Difference | +373 | +276 | +97 |
Fixtures of Valur
-
16 Sep · 19:30
Kopavogur HK
A
Olis Deildin
-
25 Sep · 20:30
KA
H
Olis Deildin
-
29 Sep · 19:00
Tatabanya
A
EHF European League
-
29 Sep · 19:00
Slovan
A
EHF European League
-
29 Sep · 19:00
Mors
A
EHF European League
-
29 Sep · 19:00
Slovan
H
EHF European League
-
29 Sep · 19:00
Tatabanya
H
EHF European League
-
29 Sep · 19:00
Mors
H
EHF European League
-
11 Sep
Fram
H
40:47
L
-
3 Sep
Selfoss
A
34:30
W
-
4 May
FH Hafnarfjörður
A
36:37
L
-
30 Apr
FH Hafnarfjörður
H
32:30
W
-
27 Apr
FH Hafnarfjörður
A
25:31
L
-
24 Apr
FH Hafnarfjörður
H
37:33
W
-
13 Apr
KA
H
38:34
W
-
9 Apr
KA
A
33:30
W
Honours of Valur
- Icelandic Championships (Úrvalsdeild karla) 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2025 25
- Icelandic Championships (Úrvalsdeild kvenna) 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1983, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 20
- Icelandic Men's Handball Cup 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024 13
- Icelandic Women's Handball Cup 1988, 1993, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2026 10
- EHF Challenge Cup 2025 1
- EHF European Cup 2024 1
Transfers
TransfersArrivals
- Andi Hoti Afturelding 26/27
- S. Stefánsson Njardvík 26/27
- Ingemar Thorbjornsson Stole KA Akureyri 25/26
- Birkir Jakob Jónsson Atalanta U20 24/25
- Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson Vestri 24/25
- Andi Hoti Leiknir 24/25
Departures
- Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson Afturelding 26/27
- Adam Pálsson KA Akureyri 26/27
- Aron Jóhansson No Club 25/26
- Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson Stjarnan 25/26
- Andi Hoti Afturelding 25/26
- Sigurður Egill Lárusson Thróttur 25/26