Valur (women's football)
Full name | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | ||
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Nickname(s) | Valsarar | ||
Ground | Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Capacity | 1,524 | ||
Head Coach | Pétur Pétursson | ||
League | Besta deild kvenna | ||
2024 | 2nd | ||
Website | https://www.valur.is/fotbolti.aspx | ||
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The Valur women's football team, commonly known as Valur, is the women's football department of the Valur multi-sport club. It is based in Reykjavík, Iceland, and currently plays in the Besta deild kvenna, the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. The team plays its home games at Hlíðarendi located in Reykjavík. The team's colors are red and white.[1]
Valur has won the Icelandic championship 11 times[2] and the Icelandic Women's Cup 13 times.[3][4][5]
Recent history
[edit]In 2017, the team hired Pétur Pétursson as head coach. In September 2019, Valur won the national championship for the eleventh time in its history, and first time since 2010.[6]
Titles
[edit]- 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2024
- 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2022
- 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2017
Current squad
[edit]- As of 4 July 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Valur Reykjavík". Soccerway Women. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Valur Íslandsmeistari eftir 8:1 sigur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 August 2011). "Bikardrottningin í Valsliðinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 30. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Ólafur Már Þórisson (22 August 2011). "Tilfinningin er yndisleg". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 4–5. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Knattspyrnudeild – Titlar" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Ég var eiginlega hættur í fótbolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Team Profile at ksi.is