Íþróttafélagið Höttur

Íþróttafélagið Höttur is an Icelandic sports club from Egilsstaðir in the center, of the east side of Iceland. It is primarily known for its basketball, football and track & field departments but also fields departments in badminton, gymnastics, handball, swimming, taekwondo and volleyball.

Íþróttafélagið Höttur

Founded	1952
Team history	1952; 71 years ago (1952), as Ungmennafélagið Höttur 1974; 49 years ago (1974), as Íþróttafélagið Höttur
Location	Egilsstaðir, Iceland
Colors	black, white, red
President	Ásthildur Jónasdóttir^[1]
Website	hottur.is

The club was founded in 1952 as Ungmennafélagið Höttur. On 19 February 1974 it merged with Knattspyrnufélagið Spyrnir and became Íþróttafélagið Höttur.^[2]

Basketball

Höttur
Founded	1974
Arena	Brauð&Co Höllin
Website	hottur.is
Home         Away

Men's basketball

Main article: Höttur men's basketball

Since 2005, Höttur's men's basketball team has played periodically in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.

Women's basketball

Höttur first fielded a women's team in 2019–2020 when it fielded a team in the third-tier 2. deild kvenna.

Football

Höttur

Full name	Íþróttafélagið Höttur (ÍFH)
Nickname(s)	Höttur
Founded	1974; 49 years ago (1974)
Ground	Vilhjálmsvöllur, Egilsstaðir, Iceland
Capacity	500
Chairman	Davíð Þór Sigurðsson
Manager	(M) Viðar Jónsson
League	2. deild karla 2. deild kvenna
2022	2. deild karla, 5th of 12
Home colours             Away colours

The club plays its home games at Vilhjálmsvöllur, named after Vilhjálmur Einarsson, the most famous athlete from the area.

Men's football

Höttur men's team plays in 2. deild karla as of 2022.^[3]

In 2018, Höttur merged with Huginn Seyðisfjörður and the team started under the name Höttur/Huginn in the 3rd division in 2019.

Current squad

As of 13 August 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   ISL Hjörvar Daði Arnarsson — GK   SRB Aleksandar Marinković — DF   ISL Kristófer Einarsson — DF   ISL Almar Daði Jónsson — DF   SRB Petar Mudreša — DF   ISL Hjörvar Sigurgeirsson — DF   SRB Stefan Spasić — MF   ISL Brynjar Árnason — MF   ISL Unnar Birkir Árnason — MF   ISL Kristján Jakob Ásgrímssson — MF   ISL Valdimar Brimir Hilmarsson — MF   ISL Heiðar Logi Jónsson

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   ISL Brynjar Þorri Magnússon — MF   ISL Stefán Ómar Magnússon — MF   ESP Ion Perelló — MF   ISL Björgvin Stefán Pétursson — MF   ISL Eiður Orri Ragnarsson — MF   GUA André Solórzano — MF   ESP Tete — FW   ISL Sæbjörn Guðlaugsson — FW   ISL Halldór Bjarki Guðmundsson — FW   ISL Arnór Snǣr Magnússon — FW   BRA Matheus Gaúcho — FW   POR Rafael Victor

Achievements

• 2. deild karla:
  • 2nd place 2011 (Promotion)
• 3. deild karla: 3
  • 1993, 2006, 2014
• Icelandic Men's Football Cup 2009, 4th round (final 16), drew 1–1 to Breiðablik, lost 3–1 after extra time.

Breiðablik went all the way, and won the 2009 Cup.

Women's football

Höttur women's team plays in 2. deild kvenna as of 2018. It fields a joint team with Fjarðarbyggð and Ungmennafélagið Leiknir under the name Fjarðab/Höttur/Leiknir.^[4] In 2017 it finished 7th in the 2. deild kvenna.^[5]

References

1. Höttur
2. "Íþróttafélagið Höttur". hottur.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
3. "Aðildarfélag - Höttur". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
4. "Aðildarfélag - Fjarðab/Höttur/Leiknir". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
5. "Staða & úrslit Íslandsmót - 2. deild kvenna - 2017". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.

External links

• Official website (in Icelandic)
• Fan website