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Valur

Full name	Knattspyrnufélagið Valur
Nickname(s)	Valsarar
Founded	11 May 1911
Ground	Hlíðarendi Reykjavík Iceland
Ground Capacity	3,000
Club Chairman	Björn Zoëga
Manager	Ólafur Jóhannesson
League	Úrvalsdeild
2014	5th
Home colours Away colours

Knattspyrnufélagið Valur (English: Falcon Football Club; or simply known as Valur) is an Icelandic sports club. It is based in Reykjavík. The club originally was made for association football. It later brought in handball and basketball. The club is very successful in Iceland. They have won multiple trophies in all sports.

Club honours

Men's football

• Icelandic Championships: 20

• 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 2007

• Icelandic Cups: 9

• 1965, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005

• Icelandic League Cups: 2

• 2008, 2011

• Icelandic Super Cup: 2

• 2005, 2008

Women's football

• National Champions: 10

• 1978, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

• Cup Champions: 13

• 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011

Men's handball

• National Champions: 21

• 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007

• Cup Champions: 8

• 1974, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2011

• Icelandic Super Cup: 1

• 2009

• EHF Champions League:

• Final 1980

Women's handball

• National Champions: 16

• 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1983, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

• Cup Champions: 6

• 1988, 1993, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2014

Men's basketball

• National Champions: 2

• 1980, 1983

• Cup Champions: 3

• 1980, 1981, 1983