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 (of 11 in total so far) 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:HSÍ. https://www.hsi.is/stodutafla/?mot=8444 Retrieved 07.25.2025
The following 12 clubs compete in the Olís deild karla during the 2025–26 season. TeamCityArenaAftureldingMosfellsbærÍþróttamiðstöðin VarmáFHHafnarfjörðurKaplakrikiÞórAkureyriHöllin AkureyriFramReykjavíkÚlfársdalSelfossSelfossSet höllinHaukarHafnarfjörðurÁsvellirHKKópavogurKórinnKAAkureyriKA heimiliðStjarnanGarðabærTM HöllinValurReykjavíkOrigo höllinÍBVVestmannaeyjarVestmannaeyjarÍRReykjavíkSkógarseli
Úrvalsdeild karla past champions Source:
Various formats have been used to decide the champions from round-robin to best-of-5 series.
1940 : Valur 1941 : Valur (2) 1942 : Valur (3) 1943 : Haukar 1944 : Valur (4) 1945 : Ármann 1946 : ÍR Reykjavik 1947 : Valur (5) 1948 : Valur (6) 1949 : Ármann (2) 1950 : Fram 1951 : Valur (7) 1952 : Ármann (3) 1953 : Ármann (4) 1954 : Ármann (5) 1955 : Valur (8) 1956 : FH 1957 : FH (2) 1958 : Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur 1959 : FH (3) 1960 : FH(4) 1961 : FH (5) 1962 : Fram (2) 1963 : Fram (3) 1964 : Fram (4) 1965 : FH (6) 1966 : FH (7) 1967 : Fram (5) 1968 : Fram (6) 1969 : FH (8) 1970 : Fram (7) 1971 : FH (9) 1972 : Fram (8) 1973 : Valur (9) 1974 : FH (10) 1975 : Víkingur Reykjavik 1976 : FH (11) 1977 : Valur (10) 1978 : Valur (11) 1979 : Valur (12) 1980 : Víkingur Reykjavik (2) 1981 : Víkingur Reykjavik (3) 1982 : Víkingur Reykjavik (4) 1983 : Víkingur Reykjavik (5) 1984 : FH (12) 1985 : FH (13) 1986 : Víkingur Reykjavik (6) 1987 : Víkingur Reykjavik (7) 1988 : Valur (13) 1989 : Valur (14) 1990 : FH (14) 1991 : Valur (15) 1992 : FH (15) 1993 : Valur (16) 1994 : Valur (17) 1995 : Valur (18) 1996 : Valur (19) 1997 : KA Akureyri 1998 : Valur (20) 1999 : UMF Afturelding 2000 : Haukar (2) 2001 : Haukar (3) 2002 : KA Akureyri(2) 2003 : Haukar (4) 2004 : Haukar (5) 2005 : Haukar (6) 2006 : Fram (9) 2007 : Valur (21) 2008 : Haukar (7) 2009 : Haukar (8) 2010 : Haukar (9) 2011 : FH (16) 2012 : Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs 2013 : Fram (10) 2014 : ÍBV 2015 : Haukar (10) 2016 : Haukar (11) 2017 : Valur (22) 2018 : ÍBV (2) 2019 : Selfoss 2020 : Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 : Valur (23) 2022 : Valur (24) 2023 : ÍBV(3) 2024 : FH(17) 2025 : Fram(11) 2026 : Valur(25)
Club Titles Years won 1. Valur 25 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2026 2. FH 17 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2024 3. Haukar 11 1943, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 4. Fram 11 1950, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 2006, 2013, 2025 5. Víkingur 7 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987 6. Ármann 5 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954 7. ÍBV 3 2014, 2018, 2023 8. KA Akureyri 2 1997, 2002 9. ÍR Reykjavik 1 1946 KR 1 1958 UMF Afturelding 1 1999 HK Kópavogur 1 2012 Selfoss 1 2019
EHF coefficient ranking
For season 2018/2019, see footnote (PDF). European Handball Federation.
18. (23) Eredivisie (14,25) 19. (18) Rukometna liga Srbije (13,44) 20. (27) Úrvalsdeld karla (12.67) 21. (19) Extraliga (12,57) 22. (20) Extraliga (12,56)
Seasonal Coefficient Ranking Graph.: Year 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Rank 19 20 21 29 33 34 36 27
See also Úrvalsdeild karla (disambiguation) Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball), the women's handball league
External links Úrvalsdeild karla 2017-2018
References