Valur (women's football)
Football club
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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]
| Full name | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | ||
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| Nickname | Valsarar | ||
| Ground | Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Capacity | 1,524 | ||
| Head Coach | Pétur Pétursson | ||
| League | Besta deild kvenna | ||
| 2025 | 6th | ||
| Website | valur.is/fotbolti.aspx | ||
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Valur has won the Icelandic championship 11 times[2] and the Icelandic Women's Cup 13 times.[3][4][5]
Recent history
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
- 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
- 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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