Valur (men's basketball)

For the women's team, see Valur women's basketball.
Valur
LeaguesÚrvalsdeild karla
Founded25 December 1951; 73 years ago (25 December 1951) (as Gosi)
HistoryGosi
(1951–1957)
KFR
(1957–1970)
Valur
(1970–2000)
Valur/Fjölnir
(2000–2001)
Valur
(2001–present)
ArenaHlíðarendi
LocationReykjavík, Iceland
Team colorsred, white, blue
     
PresidentSvali Björgvinsson[1]
Head coachFinnur Freyr Stefánsson
Assistant(s)Jamil Abiad
Championships4 Icelandic Championships
WebsiteValur.is

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, Valur had considerable success in the 1980's, winning 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]

In 2022, Valur won its third national championship after beating Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals. On 2 October 2022, Valur won its first Super Cup, after defeating Icelandic Cup holders Stjarnan 80-77.[11]

On 14 January 2023, Valur won its fourth Icelandic Cup title, and its first in 40 years, after defeating Stjarnan in the Cup final.

Honours

Úrvalsdeild karla

Icelandic Cup

  • Winners (4): 1980, 1981, 1983, 2023

Icelandic Super Cup

  • Winners (2): 2022, 2023

Division I

  • Winners (2): 1997, 2002

Individual awards

Notable players

See also: Category:Valur men's basketball players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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

European record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1980–81 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1Q Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Cibona Zagreb 79–110 90–120 169–230
1981–82 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1Q England Crystal Palace 80–118 81–104 161–222
1992–93 FIBA Korać Cup 1Q France CRO Lyon 74–109 88–128 162–237

References

  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 – via Timarit.is. Open access icon
  10. ^ Ægir Már Kárason (13 April 1992). "Keflavík meistari". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 28–29. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Timarit.is. Open access icon
  11. ^ Árni Jóhannsson (2 October 2022). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Valur - Stjarnan 80-77 - Valur Meistarar meistaranna eftir spennuleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  12. ^ Viðurkenningar - Besti leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
  13. ^ Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar karla
  14. ^ Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
  15. ^ a b "Þau eru best!". Dagur (in Icelandic). 15 April 1997. Retrieved 14 October 2018 – via Timarit.is. Open access icon