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
Founded1952
Team history1952 (1952), as Ungmennafélagið Höttur
1974 (1974), as Íþróttafélagið Höttur
LocationEgilsstaðir, Iceland
Colorsblack, white, red
     
PresidentÁsthildur Jónasdóttir[1]
Websitehottur.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
Founded1974
ArenaBrauð&Co Höllin
Websitehottur.is

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 nameÍþróttafélagið Höttur (ÍFH)
Nickname(s)Höttur
Founded1974 (1974)
GroundVilhjálmsvöllur, Egilsstaðir, Iceland
Capacity500
ChairmanDavíð Þór Sigurðsson
Manager(M) Viðar Jónsson
League2. deild karla
20232. deild karla, 6th of 12

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 Iceland ISL Hjörvar Daði Arnarsson
— GK Serbia SRB Aleksandar Marinković
— DF Iceland ISL Kristófer Einarsson
— DF Iceland ISL Almar Daði Jónsson
— DF Serbia SRB Petar Mudreša
— DF Iceland ISL Hjörvar Sigurgeirsson
— DF Serbia SRB Stefan Spasić
— MF Iceland ISL Brynjar Árnason
— MF Iceland ISL Unnar Birkir Árnason
— MF Iceland ISL Kristján Jakob Ásgrímssson
— MF Iceland ISL Valdimar Brimir Hilmarsson
— MF Iceland ISL Heiðar Logi Jónsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Iceland ISL Brynjar Þorri Magnússon
— MF Iceland ISL Stefán Ómar Magnússon
— MF Spain ESP Ion Perelló
— MF Iceland ISL Björgvin Stefán Pétursson
— MF Iceland ISL Eiður Orri Ragnarsson
— MF Guatemala GUA André Solórzano
— MF Spain ESP Tete
— FW Iceland ISL Sæbjörn Guðlaugsson
— FW Iceland ISL Halldór Bjarki Guðmundsson
— FW Iceland ISL Arnór Snǣr Magnússon
— FW Brazil BRA Matheus Gaúcho
— FW Portugal POR Rafael Victor

Achievements

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.
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