Úrvalsdeild karla (handball)

Úrvalsdeild karla (handball)
Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Olís deild karla for sponsorship reasons, is the highest men's handball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. It is managed by the Icelandic Handball Association. Started in 1939, the Úrvalsdeild karla is the third-oldest national indoor handball championship in the world, after the Danish and Swedish championships which were started in 1935 and 1931 respectively. With 23 titles won so far, Valur is the record champion, while Haukar are holding a world record for enduring the longest time gap between two national titles with 57 years passing between their first win in 1943 and their second (of 11 in total so far) in 2000.
FH won the title in 2011 after a win against Akureyri Handboltafélag in front of a record crowd of 2950 people in Kaplakriki.
2023/24 Season participants
The following 12 clubs compete in the Olís deild karla during the 2023–24 season.
Úrvalsdeild karla past champions
1940 : Valur
1941 : Valur (2)
1942 : Valur (3)
1943 : Haukar
1944 : Valur (4)
1945 : Ármann
1946 : ÍR Reykjavik
1947 : Valur (5)
1948 : Valur (6)
1949 : Ármann (2)
1950 : Fram
1951 : Valur (7)
1952 : Ármann (3)
1953 : Ármann (4)
1954 : Ármann (5)
1955 : Valur (8)
1956 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
1957 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (2)
1958 : Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
1959 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (3)
1960 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (4)
1961 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (5)
1962 : Fram (2)
1963 : Fram (3)
1964 : Fram (4)
1965 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (6)
1966 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (7)
1967 : Fram (5)
1968 : Fram (6)
1969 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (8)
1970 : Fram (7)
1971 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (9)
1972 : Fram (8)
1973 : Valur (9)
1974 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (10)
1975 : Víkingur Reykjavik
1976 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (11)
1977 : Valur (10)
1978 : Valur (11)
1979 : Valur (12)
1980 : Víkingur Reykjavik (2)
1981 : Víkingur Reykjavik (3)
1982 : Víkingur Reykjavik (4)
1983 : Víkingur Reykjavik (5)
1984 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (12)
1985 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (13)
1986 : Víkingur Reykjavik (6)
1987 : Víkingur Reykjavik (7)
1988 : Valur (13)
1989 : Valur (14)
1990 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (14)
1991 : Valur (15)
1992 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (15)
1993 : Valur (16)
1994 : Valur (17)
1995 : Valur (18)
1996 : Valur (19)
1997 : KA Akureyri
1998 : Valur (20)
1999 : UMF Afturelding
2000 : Haukar (2)
2001 : Haukar (3)
2002 : KA Akureyri(2)
2003 : Haukar (4)
2004 : Haukar (5)
2005 : Haukar (6)
2006 : Fram (9)
2007 : Valur (21)
2008 : Haukar (7)
2009 : Haukar (8)
2010 : Haukar (9)
2011 : Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (16)
2012 : Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs
2013 : Fram (10)
2014 : ÍBV
2015 : Haukar (10)
2016 : Haukar (11)
2017 : Valur (22)
2018 : ÍBV (2)
2019 : Selfoss
2020 : Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 : Valur (23)
EHF coefficient ranking
For season 2018/2019, see footnote
18. (23) Eredivisie (14,25)
19. (18) Rukometna liga Srbije (13,44)
20. (27) Úrvalsdeld karla (12.67)
21. (19) Extraliga (12,57)
22. (20) Extraliga (12,56)
Seasonal Coefficient Ranking Graph.:
See also
Úrvalsdeild karla (disambiguation)
Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball), the women's handball league
External links
Úrvalsdeild karla 2017-2018
References
Ice
Handball leagues in Iceland
Professional sports leagues in Iceland