Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
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| Full name | Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar |
|---|---|
| Nickname | FH-ingar |
| Short name | FH |
| Sports | Athletics Football Handball Fencing |
| Founded | 15 October 1929 |
| Based in | Hafnarfjörður |
| Chairman | Viðar Halldórsson |
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (English: Hafnarfjörður Gymnastics Club), commonly referred to as FH, is an Icelandic multi-sports club based in Hafnarfjörður. The club competes in football, handball, athletics, and fencing. It was founded in 1929 as a gymnastics club but soon started a handball department which became its flagship for several decades.[1] Its men's football team has been a dominant power since the early 2000s.
Football
[edit]Men's football
[edit]FH's men's football team has been a dominant power in Icelandic football since the early 2000s, winning several national championships.
Women's football
[edit]FH's women's football team won the first edition of the national championship in 1972. After losing the title to Ármann in 1973, FH won three successive titles in 1974, 1975 and 1976.[2] The club was promoted from the second-tier 1. deild in 2015, and finished sixth in the 2016 Úrvalsdeild.
Handball
[edit]Men's handball
[edit]Titles
[edit]- Icelandic champions
- Winners (17): 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2024
- Icelandic Men's Handball Cup
- Winners (6): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1994, 2019
- 1. deild karla
- Winners (1): 2008
- 2. deild karla
- Winners (1): 19891
1 Won by the reserve FH-b
Women's handball
[edit]Titles
[edit]- Icelandic champions
- Winners (3): 1961, 1981, 1982
- Icelandic Women's Handball Cup
- Winners (1): 1981
- 1. deild kvenna
- Winners (3): 1973, 20021, 20031
1 Won by the reserve FH-b
References
[edit]- ^ Jóhann Guðni Reynisson. "Saga Íþróttabandalags Hafnarfjarðar í 70 ár" (PDF). ibh.is (in Icelandic).
- ^ "Íslandsmeistarar meistaraflokks kvenna" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
