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

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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