Íþróttafélagið Hamar

Íþróttafélagið Hamar
Sports	Badminton Basketball Football Gymnastics Swimming Volleyball
Founded	1992
Location	Hveragerði, Iceland
Colors	Blue, white
Website	Hamarsport.is

Íþróttafélagið Hamar is a multi-sports club based in Hveragerði, Iceland. There are six divisions: football, basketball, volleyball, swimming, badminton and gymnastics. The club was founded in 1992.^[1]

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Basketball

Körfuknattleiksdeild Hamars is the basketball subdivision of Hamar. It was founded on 10 September 1992.^[2]

Men's basketball

Hamar first fielded a men's team during the 1993–94 season when it participated in 2. deild karla. After three seasons in the 2. deild, Hamar won the league in 1997 and was promoted to 1. deild karla. During its first season in 1. deild, the team finished 5th in the league. During the summer, Hamar hired former Icelandic international player Pétur Ingvarsson as its player-coach. Behind his and star player Oleg Krijanovskij play, Hamar finished fourth in the league and made it to the playoffs. In the semi-finals, Hamar defeated Þór Þorlákshöfn 2–1 and advanced to the finals where it faced former Úrvalsdeild powerhouse Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. After losing the first game, 102–90, Hamar went on a won the next two for the 1. deild championship and promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.^[2]^[3]

Women's basketball

Hamar women's team was the runner-up to the 2010 national championship.^[4] The following season it posted the best record in the league.^[1] In May 2020, the club announced that they would field a joint women's team with Þór Þorlákshöfn in the 1. deild kvenna for the upcoming season.^[5]

Football

Men's football

Women's football

In 2020, Hamar fielded a women's football team for the first time when it registered a team in the 2. deild kvenna.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Steinþór Guðbjartsson (20 January 2015). "Karfan mikilvæg í Hveragerði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Gísli Þorsteinsson (26 October 1999). "Ævintýri í Hveragerði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. B6–B7. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ "1. deild ka. úrslit 1999". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
^ "Iceland Express deildin - KR Íslandsmeistari kvenna 2010". Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
^ Davíð Eldur (28 May 2020). "Þór og Hamar vinna saman". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
^ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (28 May 2020). "Hamar verður með í fyrsta sinn - 30 skipt yfir". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.