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Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 league. It has a men's division and a women's division. Started in 1939, N1 deildin is the third-oldest national indoor handball championship in the world, after the Danish and Swedish championships which were started in 1935 and 1931. With 22 Titles won so far, 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...

 is the record champion, while Haukar
Haukar
Haukar is an Icelandic athletic club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Team Handball, Basketball, Karate,Masturbation, Skiing & Chess...

 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 nine in total so far) in 2000. FH
FH
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 won the title in 2010/2011 after a win against Akureyri Handboltafélag in front of a record crowd of 2950 people in Kaplakriki
Kaplakriki
Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. The stadium holds over 6,000 spectators and has over 2,500 seats. The future plans for the stadium development is to expand the...

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Teams in N1 deildin men's division 2010-2011

  • Akureyri
  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Haukar
  • HK
    Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs
    Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs is an Icelandic sports club from the town of Kópavogur, mainly known for its football and handball teams. The club has a football team playing at the second tier of Icelandic football after being relegated in 2008.-History:...

  • UMF 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:...

  • 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...

  • UMF Afturelding

Champions

Club Titles Years Won
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...

 
22
1940 1941 1942 1944 1947 1948 1951 1955 1973 1977 1978 1979 1988 1989 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2002 2007
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...

 
16
1956 1957 1959 1960 1961 1965 1966 1969 1971 1974 1976 1984 1985 1990 1992 2011
Haukar 
9
1943 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010
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...

 
8
1950 1962 1963 1964 1967 1968 1970 1972
Víkingur
Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur
Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur is a sports club in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is best known for its football team. The club was founded in 1908 and has been fairly successful over the years. Its last Icelandic title came in 1991, when the team won the Icelandic championship.The club operates several other...

 
7
1975 1980 1981 1982 1983 1986 1987
Ármann 
5
1945 1949 1952 1953 1954
KA Akureyri 
2
1997 2001
ÍR
IR
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1
1946
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:...

 
1
1958
UMF Afturelding
1
1999
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