Haukar

Haukar Hafnarfjörður is the name of an Icelandic sports club from Hafnarfjörður. The club is best known for his handball section.

The club also football, chess, skiing and recreational sports is offered except handball.

History

The club was (German Football Association The hawks ) was founded as Knattspyrnufélagid Haukar on 12 April 1931 by young men from the YMCA Hafnarfjörður.

Handball

Achievements

Haukar Hafnarfjörðurs men's team won the Icelandic national championship in 1943, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.

In the EHF Champions League, the club played:

• EHF Champions League 2003 /04: Third (group B),
• EHF Champions League 2004 /05: Third (Group F)
• EHF Champions League 2005 /06: Fourth ( group C),
• EHF Champions League 2008 /09: Third (Group F).

In the 2000 /01 season Haukar was able to record the semi-finals of the EHF Cup his greatest international success with the feeder.

Team

Team 2008/2009: Andri Stefan Guðrúnarson, Jón Arnar Agnarsson, Arnar Pétursson, Aron Rafn Eðvarðsson, Birkir Ívar Guðmundsson, Einar Örn Jónsson, Elías Már Halldórsson, Freyr Brynjarsson, Gisli Rúnar Guðmundsson, Gisli Þórisson Jón Gunnar Berg Viktorsson, Heimir Óli Heimisson, Kári Kristján Kristjánsson, Kristján Örn Arnarsson, Pétur Pálsson, Sigurbergur Sveinsson, Stefán Sigurmannson, Stefán Stefánsson, Tjörvi Þorgeirsson, Þórður Guðmundsson, Aron Kristjánsson, Óskar Ármannsson, Hörður Davíð Harðarson

Known player

Among the known (former) players include:

• Aliaksandr Shamkuts,
• Vignir Svavarsson,
• Gylfi Gylfason,
• Robertas Paužuolis,
• Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson

Football

In the 2009 season, the men's soccer team reached the second place in the second highest league in Iceland ( 1 deild karla ) and climbed into the Pepsideild, the highest Icelandic league on. How played in the 2010 season, the senior football team top notch, but went straight off again.