Íþróttafélagið Höttur

Íþróttafélagið Höttur
Founded1952
Team history1952; 72 years ago (1952), as Ungmennafélagið Höttur
1974; 50 years ago (1974), as Íþróttafélagið Höttur
LocationEgilsstaðir, Iceland
Colorsblack, white, red
     
PresidentÁsthildur Jónasdóttir[1]
Websitehottur.is

Íþróttafélagið Höttur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈiːˌθrouhtaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈhœhtʏr̥], lit. 'Höttur Sports Club'[a]) 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.

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

Basketball

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Höttur
Founded1974
ArenaBrauð&Co Höllin
Websitehottur.is

Men's basketball

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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

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

Football

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Höttur
Full nameÍþróttafélagið Höttur (ÍFH)
Nickname(s)Höttur
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
GroundVilhjálmsvöllur, Egilsstaðir, Iceland
Capacity500
ChairmanDavíð Þór Sigurðsson
Manager(M) Viðar Jónsson
League2. deild karla
20242. deild karla, 7th of 12

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

Men's football

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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

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As of 16 July 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— Iceland ISL Þórhallur Ási Aðalsteinsson
— DF Iceland ISL Þór Albertsson
— MF Iceland ISL Árni Veigar Árnason
— DF Spain ESP Genís Arrastraria
— DF Iceland ISL Kristján Jakob Ásgrímssson
— FW Portugal POR Martim Cardoso
— DF Iceland ISL Kristófer Einarsson
— FW Iceland ISL Sæbjörn Guðlaugsson
— MF Iceland ISL Bjarki Fannar Helgason
— DF Iceland ISL Valdimar Brimir Hilmarsson
— FW Iceland ISL Víðir Freyr Ívarsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Iceland ISL Almar Daði Jónsson
— MF Iceland ISL Heiðar Logi Jónsson
— MF Spain ESP Rafa Llop
— FW Iceland ISL Arnór Snǣr Magnússon
— MF Iceland ISL Eyþór Magnússon
— MF Iceland ISL Björgvin Stefán Pétursson
— DF Iceland ISL Hjörvar Sigurgeirsson
— MF Guatemala GUA André Solórzano
— GK Iceland ISL Ívar Arnbro Þórhallsson
— FW São Tomé and Príncipe STP Edmílson Viegas

Achievements

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

Women's football

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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]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Íþróttafélagið is the definite form of Íþróttafélag, meaning "the sports club".

References

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  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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