Football club
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Full name | Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs |
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Founded | 26 January 1970; 54 years ago (1970-01-26) |
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Ground | Kórinn, Kópavogur, Iceland |
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Capacity | 5,501 (1,869 seated) |
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Chairman | Sigurjón Sigurðsson |
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Website | Club website |
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Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs ("Kópavogur Handball Club"), commonly abbreviated to HK, is an Icelandic sports club from the town of Kópavogur, There are six divisions within the club and they are: handball, football (soccer), volleyball, dance, table tennis and bandy.
History
The club dates back to 1969, but was officially established on 26 January 1970. They were originally only a handball team, with the football team established in 1992. They bounced around in lower divisions until, in the summer of 2007 they first played in the Icelandic top division, the Úrvalsdeild. The club were relegated in their second season to the second tier and were again relegated to the third tier in 2011. They are, however, back in the top tier, and placed 9th out of 12 in the 2019 Úrvalsdeild.
Achievements
Current squad
- As of 4 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 2 | DF | ISL | Kristján Snær Frostason | 4 | DF | ISL | Leifur Andri Leifsson | 5 | DF | ISL | Þorsteinn Aron Antonsson (on loan from Valur) | 6 | DF | ISL | Birkir Valur Jónsson | 7 | FW | IRL | George Nunn | 8 | MF | ISL | Arnþor Ari Atlason | 9 | FW | DEN | Oliver Haurits | 10 | MF | ISL | Atli Hrafn Andrason | 11 | MF | BEL | Marciano Aziz | 12 | GK | ISL | Stéfan Stéfansson | 14 | MF | ISL | Brynjar Snaer Pálsson | 15 | FW | ISL | Breki Ottósson | 16 | MF | ISL | Eiður Gauti Sæbjörnsson | 18 | MF | ISL | Atli Arnarson | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 19 | MF | ISL | Birnir Breki Burknason | 20 | MF | ISL | Ísak Aron Ómarsson | 21 | DF | ISL | Ívar Örn Jónsson | 23 | DF | ISL | Viktor Helgi Benediktsson | 24 | MF | ISL | Magnús Arnar Pétursson | 25 | GK | ISL | Árnar Freyr Ólafsson | 28 | FW | ISL | Tumi Þorvarsson | 29 | FW | ISL | Karl Ágúst Karlsson | 30 | FW | ISL | Atli Þór Jónasson | 38 | FW | ISL | Hákon Ingi Jónsson | — | GK | DEN | Christoffer Petersen | |
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 16 | MF | ISL | Eiður Atli Rúnarsson (at ÍBV) | 22 | MF | ISL | Andri Már Hardarson (at Haukar) | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | — | MF | ISL | Reynir Leó Egilsson (at Ýmir Kópavogur) | — | GK | ISL | Ólafur Örn Ásgeirsson (at Völsungur) | |