Haukar
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Haukar is an Iceland
Iceland
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ic athletic club from Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður is a port town and municipality located on the south-west coast of Iceland, about 10 km south of Reykjavík....

 with divisions in Football, Team Handball
Team handball
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, Basketball
Basketball
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, Karate
Karate
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,Masturbation
Masturbation
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, Skiing
Skiing
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 & Chess
Chess
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. It´s Icelands most popular team with fans more than one third of the nation.

Club history

The club was founded on April 12, 1931, when 13 young boys got together in a local KFUM(Icelandic YMCA
YMCA
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) house to form a new athletic club in the town, at the club's 3rd meeting it was decided that it would be named Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar.

Facilities

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 October 8, 2009, it was announced that Haukar would play home games in the Pepsi-Deildin at Valur
Valur
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi...

'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.

Mens Football Fixtures 2010

Competition Opponent Stadium Attendance Date Result
Pepsi deildin KR
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:...

KR-völlur
KR-völlur
KR-völlur is a football stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and has been the home stadium of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur since 1984...

2.112 May 11 (19:15)
Pepsi deildin FH
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, commonly referred to as FH, is Icelandic football club based in Hafnarfjörður.- Overview :The team are perhaps best known outside Iceland for beating Scottish side Dunfermline in the qualifying rounds of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup 4–3 on aggregate...

Vodafonevöllurinn 2.153 May 16 (20:00) 0-1
Pepsi deildin Selfoss
UMF Selfoss
UMF Selfoss is an Icelandic football club. It is located in a town called Selfoss in South-Iceland with a population of approximately 6500.-History:...

Selfossvöllur 1.087 May 20 (19:15) 3-0
Pepsi deildin ÍBV
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja is an Icelandic sports club from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It has both women and men teams competing in various sports.-Current mens squad:...

Vodafonevöllurinn 852 May 24 (17:00) 0-3
Pepsi deildin Stjarnan
Stjarnan
Stjarnan F.C. is an Icelandic sports club specialising in football, located in Garðabær, which currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild league in the Icelandic football division system, having won promotion from the 1...

Stjörnuvöllur 860 May 31 (19:15) |2-2
Visa-Bikarinn
VISA-bikar
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Fjölnir
Fjölnir
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Ásvellir 330 June 3 (19:15) 0-2
Pepsi deildin Breiðablik
Breiðablik UBK
Breiðablik was founded in 1950 and is the biggest sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland. Breidablik has several divisions, both men's and women's: football, athletics, basketball, karate, dance, skiing, swimming and team handball.- Name :The name Breiðablik comes from Norse mythology, where it was...

Vodafonevöllurinn 806 June 7 (19:15) 2-4
Pepsi deildin Keflavík
Keflavík Football Club
Keflavík Football Club is an Icelandic football team, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF , based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They play at Nettó-völlur in Keflavík.-Competition history:Keflavík have played in the Icelandic football league since 1956...

Njarðtaksvöllurinn 366 June 14 (19:15) 1-1
Pepsi deildin Grindavík
Knattspyrnudeild UMFG
Knattspyrnudeild UMFG, commonly known as Grindavík, is the football subdivision of the Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur athletic club located in the town of Grindavík in south-west Iceland.-History:...

Vodafonevöllurinn 490 June 21 (20:00) 2-3
Pepsi deildin Fram
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram is an Icelandic sports club, best known for its football team. In European competitions it is known as Fram Reykjavík. It was founded on 1 May 1908 in Reykjavík. Based at Safamýri, located in the Laugardalur district of Reykjavík City Center. They are currently playing in...

Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 9,800 individuals, another 5,627 people can be seated on concrete benches, but due to FIFA restrictions they are rarely used.-Overview:...

503 June 27 (16:00)
Pepsi deildin Fylkir
Fylkir
Fylkir FC is an athletic club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland.Former players include Helgi Valur Daníelsson, who now plays for AIK, and Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, formerly of Arsenal and currently plays for Zulte Waregem in Belgium. Ragnar Sigurðsson who plays with...

Vodafonevöllurinn 580 July 5 (19:15)
Pepsi deildin Valur
Valur
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi...

Vodafonevöllurinn 1.027 July 8 (19:15) |2-2
Pepsi deildin KR
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:...

Vodafonevöllurinn 831 July 18 (19:15) |3-3
Pepsi deildin FH
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, commonly referred to as FH, is Icelandic football club based in Hafnarfjörður.- Overview :The team are perhaps best known outside Iceland for beating Scottish side Dunfermline in the qualifying rounds of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup 4–3 on aggregate...

Kaplakrikavöllur 2.726 July 25 (20:00) 3-1
Pepsi deildin Selfoss
UMF Selfoss
UMF Selfoss is an Icelandic football club. It is located in a town called Selfoss in South-Iceland with a population of approximately 6500.-History:...

Vodafonevöllurinn 983 August 5 (19:15) 2-3
Pepsi deildin ÍBV
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja is an Icelandic sports club from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It has both women and men teams competing in various sports.-Current mens squad:...

Hásteinsvöllur
Hásteinsvöllur
Hásteinsvöllur is a multi-use stadium in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 3,540....

501 August 8 (16:00) 3-2
Pepsi deildin Stjarnan
Stjarnan
Stjarnan F.C. is an Icelandic sports club specialising in football, located in Garðabær, which currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild league in the Icelandic football division system, having won promotion from the 1...

Vodafonevöllurinn 650 August 16 (19:15) 0-5
Pepsi deildin Breiðablik
Breiðablik UBK
Breiðablik was founded in 1950 and is the biggest sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland. Breidablik has several divisions, both men's and women's: football, athletics, basketball, karate, dance, skiing, swimming and team handball.- Name :The name Breiðablik comes from Norse mythology, where it was...

Kópavogsvöllur
Kópavogsvöllur
Kópavogsvöllur is a multi-use stadium in Kópavogur, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Breiðablik and of HK. It is also used for track and field events...

1.233 August 23 (18:00) 0-2
Pepsi deildin Keflavík
Keflavík Football Club
Keflavík Football Club is an Icelandic football team, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF , based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They play at Nettó-völlur in Keflavík.-Competition history:Keflavík have played in the Icelandic football league since 1956...

Vodafonevöllurinn 663 August 28 (16:00) 2-0
Pepsi deildin Grindavík
Knattspyrnudeild UMFG
Knattspyrnudeild UMFG, commonly known as Grindavík, is the football subdivision of the Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur athletic club located in the town of Grindavík in south-west Iceland.-History:...

Grindavíkurvöllur
Grindavíkurvöllur
Grindavíkurvöllur is a multi-use stadium in Grindavík, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Knattspyrnudeild UMFG....

906 September 12 (17:30) |1-1
Pepsi deildin Fram
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram is an Icelandic sports club, best known for its football team. In European competitions it is known as Fram Reykjavík. It was founded on 1 May 1908 in Reykjavík. Based at Safamýri, located in the Laugardalur district of Reykjavík City Center. They are currently playing in...

Vodafonevöllurinn 400 September 16 (17:15) 2-1
Pepsi deildin Fylkir
Fylkir
Fylkir FC is an athletic club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland.Former players include Helgi Valur Daníelsson, who now plays for AIK, and Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, formerly of Arsenal and currently plays for Zulte Waregem in Belgium. Ragnar Sigurðsson who plays with...

Fylkisvöllur
Fylkisvöllur
Fylkisvöllur is a multi-use stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 4,000 people....

1.187 September 19 (17:00) 3-0
Pepsi deildin Valur
Valur
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi...

Vodafonevöllurinn 89 September 25 (14:00) 2-1

red background indicates a loss, blue indicates a win

Club honours

Mens Handball
  • Icelandic Championships: 9
  • 1943, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010

  • Icelandic Cup: 5
  • 1980, 1997, 2001, 2002,2010


Women's Handball
  • Icelandic Championships: 7
  • 1945, 1946, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005

  • Icelandic Cup: 4
  • 1997, 2003, 2006, 2007


Mens Basketball
  • Icelandic Championships: 1
  • 1988

  • Icelandic Cup: 3
  • 1985, 1986, 1996


Women's Basketball
  • Icelandic Championships: 3
  • 2006, 2007, 2009

  • Icelandic Cup: 5
  • 1984, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2010

External links

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