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Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar (English: Hawks F.C.) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Handball, Basketball, Rugby union, Karate, Skiing & Chess.
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| Full name | Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar |
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| Founded | 12 April 1931 |
| Chairman | Magnús Gunnarsson |
The club was founded on 12 April 1931, when 13 young boys got together in a local KFUM (Icelandic YMCA) house to form a new athletic club in the town. At the club's 3rd meeting, they decided that it would be named Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar.[1]
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Haukar's home is Ásvellir which has a purpose-built arena for Handball and Basketball as well as a grass and artificial turf field for the Football team.
On 8 October 2009, it was announced that Haukar would play home games in the Pepsi-Deildin at Valur's Vodafonevöllurinn for the next 3 seasons, to be reviewed at the end of each season.
At the same time it was announced that a stand with seating for 500 would be built at Haukar's artificial turf to meet with the regulations of the female Pepsi-Deildin.
The Haukar men's basketball team have won one Icelandic championships. They currently play in Úrvalsdeild karla.
The Haukar's women's basketball team have won 4 national championships, the last coming in 2018. They currently play in Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
In 2010, Haukar were promoted to the Úrvalsdeild karla for the first time in 31 years.[2] They finished second to last in the league during the 2010 season and were relegated back to 1. deild karla.[3]
The Haukar's women's football team currently plays in the 1. deild kvenna, the second-tier women's football league in Iceland, after being relegated from Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 2017.[4][5]
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