Valur men's basketball
The Valur men's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club.
Valur | |||
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Leagues | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
Founded | 25 December 1951 | (as Gosi)||
History | Gosi (1951–1957) KFR (1957–1970) Valur (1970–2000) Valur/Fjölnir (2000–2001) Valur (2001–present) | ||
Arena | Hlíðarendi | ||
Location | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Team colors | red, white, blue | ||
President | Svali Björgvinsson [1] | ||
Head coach | Finnur Freyr Stefánsson | ||
Assistant(s) | Sævaldur Bjarnason | ||
Championships | 2 Icelandic Championships | ||
Website | Valur.is | ||
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History
The club was founded as Gosi on 25 December 1951[2] and was one of the founding members of the Icelandic men's top division.[3] On 22 December 1957 the club changed its name to Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur (English: Reykjavík Basketball Club) and played under that name until 1970.[4] On 3 October 1970 the club merged into Valur sports club and became its basketball department.[5][6]
Under the new name it has won the Icelandic championship two times, in 1980 and 1983,[7] and the Icelandic cup three times, 1980, 1981 and 1983.[8]
In 1992, Valur reached the Úrvalsdeild finals where it lost to Keflavík 2-3.[9][10]
Honours
- Winners (2): 1980, 1983
- Winners (3): 1980, 1981, 1983
- Winners (2): 1997, 2002
Individual awards
- Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic Player of the Year [11]
- Magnús Matthíasson – 1991
- Torfi Magnússon – 1982
- Rick Hockenos – 1978
- Þórir Magnússon – 1974
- Úrvalsdeild Men's Foreign Player of the Year
- Tim Dwyer – 1979, 1980, 1983
- Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic All-First Team [12]
- Magnús Matthíasson – 1991, 1993
- Tómas Holton – 1989
- Úrvalsdeild Men's Young Player of the Year [13]
- Magnús Matthíasson – 1991
- 1. deild karla Player of the Year[14]
- Ragnar Jónsson – 1997
- 1. deild karla Coach of the Year[14]
- Torfi Magnússon – 1997
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Bárður Eyþórsson
Birgir Björn Pétursson
Brad Miley
Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson
Einar Ólafsson
Flosi Sigurðsson
Frank Booker
Frank Aron Booker
Herbert Arnarson
Ívar DeCarsta Webster
John Johnson
Jóhannes Magnússon
Jónatan James Bow
Jón Arnór Stefánsson
Jón H. Steingrímsson
Kári Marísson
Kendall Anthony
Kristján Ágústsson
Kristófer Acox
Leifur Gústafsson
Magnús Matthíasson
Matthías Matthíasson
Miguel Cardoso
Pavel Ermolinskij
Pétur Guðmundsson
Ragnar Nathanaelsson
Rick Hockenos
Ríkharður Hrafnkelsson
Sigurður Már Helgason
Símon Ólafsson
Stefán Bjarkason
Sturla Örlygsson
Svali Björgvinsson
Tim Dwyer
Torfi Magnússon
Tómas Holton
Valdimar Guðlaugsson
Þórir Magnússon
Coaches
Guðmundur Þorsteinsson 1974-1976
Tim Dwyer 1978-1980, 1982-1983
Vladimir Obuchov 1990-1991
Tómas Holton 1991-1992
Svali Björgvinsson 1992–1993, 1994, 1997–1999
Ágúst Björgvinsson 2011-2019
Finnur Freyr Stefánsson 2020-present
European record
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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1980–81 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q | ![]() |
79–110 | 90–120 | 169–230 | ![]() |
1981–82 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q | ![]() |
80–118 | 81–104 | 161–222 | ![]() |
1992–93 | FIBA Korać Cup | 1Q | ![]() |
74–109 | 88–128 | 162–237 | ![]() |
References
- Stjórn körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals
- Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð - K.F.R. sameinast Val
- Fyrsta Íslandsmótið í körfuknattleik á morgun
- „Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur" í stað „Gosi"
- Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð - K.F.R. sameinast Val
- KFR lagt niður og gert að körfuknattleiksdeild Vals
- Íslandsmeistarar - Úrvalsdeild karla
- Bikarkeppni - Meistaraflokkur karla
- Björn Blöndal (14 April 1992). "Keflvíkingar meistarar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 6B–7B. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- Ægir Már Kárason (13 April 1992). "Keflavík meistari". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 28–29. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- Viðurkenningar - Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
- Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar karla
- Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
- "Þau eru best!". Dagur (in Icelandic). 15 April 1997. Retrieved 14 October 2018.