Haukar
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| Full name | Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar |
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| Founded | 12 April 1931 |
| Chairman | Magnús Gunnarsson |
Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰnahtˌspɪ(r)tnʏˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈhøyːkar̥], lit. 'Hawks Football Club'[a]) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Handball, Basketball, Rugby union, Karate, Skiing & Chess.
Club history
[edit]The club was founded on 12 April 1931, when 13 young boys got together in a local KFUM (Icelandic YMCA) house to form a new athletic club in the town. At the club's 3rd meeting, they decided that it would be named Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar.[1]
Facilities
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Haukar's home is Ásvellir which has a purpose-built arena for Handball and Basketball as well as a grass and artificial turf field for the Football team.
On 8 October 2009, it was announced that Haukar would play home games in the Pepsi-Deildin at Valur's Vodafonevöllurinn for the next 3 seasons, to be reviewed at the end of each season.
At the same time it was announced that a stand with seating for 500 would be built at Haukar's artificial turf to meet with the regulations of the female Pepsi-Deildin.
Basketball
[edit]Men's basketball
[edit]The Haukar men's basketball team have won one Icelandic championships. They currently play in Úrvalsdeild karla.
Women's basketball
[edit]The Haukar's women's basketball team have won 4 national championships, the last coming in 2018. They currently play in Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
Football
[edit]Men's football
[edit]In 2010, Haukar were promoted to the Úrvalsdeild karla for the first time in 31 years.[2] They finished second to last in the league during the 2010 season and were relegated back to 1. deild karla.[3]
Women's football
[edit]The Haukar's women's football team currently plays in the 1. deild kvenna, the second-tier women's football league in Iceland, after being relegated from Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 2017.[4][5]
Handball
[edit]Rugby
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Knattspyrnufélagið is the definite form of Knattspyrnufélag, meaning "the football club".
References
[edit]- ^ "Saga Hauka". haukar.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Matthías Freyr Matthíasson (11 May 2010). "Umfjöllun: Haukar sýndu magnaðan karakter og kræktu í jafntefli". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Andri áfram við stjórnvölinn hjá Haukum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 October 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (11 September 2017). "Haukar skipta um þjálfara eftir tímabilið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (30 August 2017). "Pepsi kvenna: Haukar fallnir - Fylkir á lífi í deildinni". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official homepage(Icelandic)