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.
Founded | 1952 |
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Team history | 1952; 70 years ago (1952), as Ungmennafélagið Höttur 1974; 48 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]
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Founded | 1974 | ||
Arena | Brauð&Co Höllin | ||
Website | hottur.is | ||
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Since 2005, Höttur's men's basketball team has played periodically in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.
Höttur first fielded a women's team in 2019–2020 when it fielded a team in the third-tier 2. deild kvenna.
Full name | Íþróttafélagið Höttur (ÍFH) | ||
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Nickname(s) | Höttur | ||
Founded | 1974; 48 years ago (1974) | ||
Ground | Vilhjálmsvöllur, Egilsstaðir, Iceland | ||
Capacity | 500 | ||
Chairman | Davíð Þór Sigurðsson | ||
Manager | (M) Viðar Jónsson | ||
League | 2. deild karla 2. deild kvenna | ||
2017 | 2. deild karla, 10th of 12 2. deild kvenna, 7th of 9 | ||
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The club plays its home games at Vilhjálmsvöllur, named after Vilhjálmur Einarsson, the most famous athlete from the area.
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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Breiðablik went all the way, and won the 2009 Cup.
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]
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