Valur men's basketball

Valur
Valur
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
Home	Away

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.

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

Úrvalsdeild karla

Winners (2): 1980, 1983

Icelandic Cup

Winners (3): 1980, 1981, 1983

Division I

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.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

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
1980–81	FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup	1Q	Cibona Zagreb	79–110	90–120	169–230
1981–82	FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup	1Q	Crystal Palace	80–118	81–104	161–222
1992–93	FIBA Korać Cup	1Q	CRO Lyon	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.

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[1] Stjórn körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals

[2] Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð - K.F.R. sameinast Val

[3] Fyrsta Íslandsmótið í körfuknattleik á morgun

[4] „Körfuknattleiksfélag Reykjavíkur" í stað „Gosi"

[5] Körfuknattleiksdeild stofnuð - K.F.R. sameinast Val

[6] KFR lagt niður og gert að körfuknattleiksdeild Vals

[7] Íslandsmeistarar - Úrvalsdeild karla

[8] Bikarkeppni - Meistaraflokkur karla

[9] Björn Blöndal (14 April 1992). "Keflvíkingar meistarar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 6B–7B. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[10] Ægir Már Kárason (13 April 1992). "Keflavík meistari". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 28–29. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[11] Viðurkenningar - Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla

[12] Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar karla

[13] Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla

[awards-1997-14] "Þau eru best!". Dagur (in Icelandic). 15 April 1997. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

Úrvalsdeild karla
KKÍ Pyramid Domestic MVP Foreign MVP Playoffs MVP Domestic All-First Team Best Defensive Player Best Young Player Best Coach
2020–21 Úrvalsdeild karla teams	Grindavík Höttur ÍR Keflavík KR Haukar Njarðvík Stjarnan Tindastóll Valur Þór Akureyri Þór Þorlákshöfn
Úrvalsdeild karla seasons	1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Other competitions	Basketball Cup Super Cup League Cup