Valur (men's football)

Valur
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Valur
NicknamesValsarar
Hlíðarendapiltar
Founded11 May 1911 (1911-05-11)
GroundHlíðarendi, Reykjavík
Capacity1,524
ChairmanBjörn Steinar Jónsson
ManagerHermann Hreiðarsson
LeagueBesta deild karla
2025Besta deild karla, 2nd of 12
Websitewww.valur.is/fotbolti

The Valur men's football team, commonly known as Valur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvaːlʏr̥], lit.'Gyrfalcon'), is the men's football department of the Knattspyrnufélagið Valur multi-sport club. The club is based in Reykjavík, Iceland, and currently plays in the Besta deild karla, the top league of men's football in Iceland. The team plays its home games at Hlíðarendi in Reykjavík. The team's colours are red and white. Valur has spent most of its time in the top-flight of Icelandic football, spending only three seasons outside the top tier. Valur is one of the most successful football clubs in Iceland, with 23 Icelandic championships.