Valur (women's football)

For the men's team, see Valur men's football.
Valur
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Valur
Nickname(s)Valsarar
GroundHlíðarendi, Reykjavík, Iceland
Capacity1,524
Head CoachPétur Pétursson
LeagueBesta deild kvenna
20242nd
Websitehttps://www.valur.is/fotbolti.aspx

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]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ISL Sandra Sigurðardóttir
4 DF  ISL Arna Ásgrímsdóttir
5 MF  ISL Lára Pedersen
6 MF  ISL Mist Edvardsdottir
7 DF  ISL Elísa Viðarsdóttir
8 MF  ISL Ásdís Halldórsdóttir
9 FW  ISL Ída Marín Hermannsdóttir
10 FW  ISL Elín Metta Jensen
11 DF  ISL Anna Rakel Pétursdóttir
13 FW  USA Cyera Hintzen
15 MF  USA Brookelynn Entz
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ISL þórdís Ágústsdóttir
17 MF  ISL þórdís Sigfúsdóttir
18 DF  ISL Málfríður Anna Eiríksdóttir
19 FW  ISL Bryndis Níelsdóttir
20 GK  ISL Fanney Inga Birkisdótir
21 MF  ISL Lillý Rut Hlynsdóttir
22 FW  VEN Mariana Speckmaier
23 FW  ISL Guðrún Karítas Sigurðardóttir
24 DF  ISL Mikaela Pétursdóttir
27 MF  ISL Ásgerður Baldursdóttir
32 FW  ISL Fanndís Friðriksdóttir

References

  1. ^ "Valur Reykjavík". Soccerway Women. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Valur Íslandsmeistari eftir 8:1 sigur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 August 2011). "Bikardrottningin í Valsliðinu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 30. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ Ólafur Már Þórisson (22 August 2011). "Tilfinningin er yndisleg". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 4–5. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "Knattspyrnudeild – Titlar" (in Icelandic). valur.is. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Ég var eiginlega hættur í fótbolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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