Úrvalsdeild karla (handball)


Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Olís deild karla for sponsorship reasons, is the highest men's handball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. It is managed by the Icelandic Handball Association. Started in 1939, the Úrvalsdeild karla is the third-oldest national indoor handball championship in the world, after the Danish and Swedish championships which were started in 1935 and 1931 respectively. With 23 titles won so far, Valur is the record champion, while Haukar are holding a world record for enduring the longest time gap between two national titles with 57 years passing between their first win in 1943 and their second in 2000.
FH won the title in 2011 after a win against Akureyri Handboltafélag in front of a record crowd of 2950 people in Kaplakriki.

2024/25 Season participants

Source:
The following 12 clubs compete in the Olís deild karla during the 2025–26 season.
TeamCityArena
AftureldingMosfellsbærÍþróttamiðstöðin Varmá
FHHafnarfjörðurKaplakriki
ÞórAkureyriHöllin Akureyri
FramReykjavíkÚlfársdal
SelfossSelfossSet höllin
HaukarHafnarfjörðurÁsvellir
HKKópavogurKórinn
KAAkureyriKA heimilið
StjarnanGarðabærTM Höllin
ValurReykjavíkOrigo höllin
ÍBVVestmannaeyjarVestmannaeyjar
ÍRReykjavíkSkógarseli

Úrvalsdeild karla past champions

Source:
Various formats have been used to decide the champions from round-robin to best-of-5 series.
ClubTitlesYears won
1.Valur241940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022
2.FH171956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2024
3.Haukar111943, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
4.Fram111950, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 2006, 2013, 2025
5.Víkingur71975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987
6.Ármann51945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954
7.ÍBV32014, 2018, 2023
8.KA Akureyri21997, 2002
9.ÍR Reykjavik11946
KR11958
UMF Afturelding11999
HK Kópavogur12012
Selfoss12019

EHF coefficient ranking

For season 2018/2019, see footnote
Seasonal Coefficient Ranking Graph.:
Year2010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18
Rank19 20 21 29 33 34 36 27