Decision that harms women’s football
KFA (Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða) has issued a statement after Höttur withdrew from the cooperation under the FHL banner in women’s football.
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Regret over Höttur’s decision
The board and managing director of Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða in Fjarðabyggð have issued a statement expressing regret over the decision by Höttur in Egilsstaðir to end the cooperation on the FHL women’s team.
FHL dissolved, Höttur takes its place
The partnership between Fjarðabyggð, Höttur and Leiknir F., known as FHL, in women’s top-division football is now a thing of the past, as Höttur requested that the partnership be ended.
Vörður tryggingar to be main sponsor of Höttur basketball department for next three years
Höttur’s basketball department will receive support from the company Vörður tryggingar over the next three years, as the department’s main sponsor. Over the same period, Höttur’s home court at the Íþróttamiðstöð sports centre will be called Varðarhöllin.
Höttur ends partnership and FHL is no more
Höttur from Egilsstaðir will field a team under its own name in the women’s Lengjudeild football league next season, after ending its partnership with Fjarðabyggð and Leiknir Fáskrúðsfjörður.
Höttur to replace FHL
Höttur rekstrarfélag, which runs the club’s men’s and women’s first teams in football, has asked to end its partnership with Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða (KFA) on FHL, which plays in Lengjudeild kvenna, the women’s second tier.
Sigþóra and Arnar Icelandic champions
Sigþóra Brynja Kristjánsdóttir of UFA and Arnar Pétursson of Breiðablik became Icelandic champions in cross-country running in 2026.
Match report: Höttur 108–96 ÍR | Hosts stronger in second half
Newly promoted Höttur have two wins under their belt after the first three rounds of the men’s Bónus-deild, after a deserved victory over ÍR in the east tonight.
Hlynur fumes after his record is broken
Höttur won an important victory over Stjarnan in the second round of the men’s Bónus-deild basketball league, in which a new record was set. Obie Trotter became the oldest player to score a three-pointer in the top division in Iceland.
Volleyball: Þróttur women win in deciding set
Þróttur’s women’s volleyball team claimed their first win in the premier league this winter when they beat Þróttur Reykjavík/Blakfélag Hafnarfjarðar in a match that went to a deciding set on Saturday. The team turned a difficult position in the deciding set in their favour.
Fjarðabyggð increases support for sports and leisure activities year on year
All seventeen sports and leisure clubs that applied to Fjarðabyggð for grants for their activities have now received allocations totalling ISK 32.5 million, divided among the clubs. The municipality’s total support for sports and leisure activities has increased by 8.4% from last year and now amounts to just under ISK 80 million this year.
Dozens celebrate new Icelandic champion in Backyard Ultra in Reyðarfjörður
Gunnar Lárus Karlsson, who set an impressive new Icelandic record in the Backyard Ultra over the weekend, received a hero’s welcome when he returned home to Reyðarfjörður early this morning after representing Iceland at the Backyard Ultra World Championship, with the Icelandic team’s race held in Elliðaárdalur.
Basketball: Away win over Stjarnan in the league and through in the cup
Höttur won their first game of the season in the men’s premier basketball league when they beat Stjarnan away on Friday evening. The team followed up the win by knocking Fjölnir out of the cup yesterday.
Jökla fishing adventure could grow even bigger
This summer’s catch in Jökla broke all records. The river yielded more than 2,300 salmon. Sigurður Guðjónsson, a specialist at Landsvirkjun and former director of the Institute of Freshwater Fisheries (Veiðimálastofnun), says the catch could be even greater in the coming years.
“It’s a competition about winning”
Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson, coach of Höttur, was very pleased after the 103-98 win over Stjarnan in the men’s Bónus-deild tonight. He was especially pleased with how the team responded when Stjarnan managed to work their way back into the game in the fourth quarter.
Valur beat the Icelandic champions - Höttur win in Garðabær
Two games were played in the men’s Bónusdeild basketball league tonight. Valur hosted the Icelandic champions from Grindavík. Grindavík was the stronger side in the third quarter, but Valur turned the game around in the fourth quarter and won 81-74. Valur has won both of its games this autumn, while Grindavík has yet to pick up a point.
Höttur make a successful trip to Garðabær
Höttur won a good away victory over Stjarnan, 193:98, in round 2 of the men’s premier basketball league in Garðabær this evening.
Match report: Stjarnan 98-103 Höttur | Höttur secure win in final minute
Höttur won a thrilling 98-103 victory over Stjarnan in the second round of the men’s Bónus deild tonight. Stjarnan managed to overturn a 15-point lead for the visitors in the fourth quarter, but Höttur were stronger in the closing minutes and secured a strong win.
“Ice Palace” to be a thing of the past after New Year
A brand-new ventilation system is awaited for Fjarðabyggðahöllin in Reyðarfjörður, and the work is due to be finished in the first days of the new year. This will bring proper heating to the building, which has often been called the Ice Palace because of the cold inside.
Sacked by Stjarnan
Stjarnan will be without an American player when the team faces Höttur tomorrow evening in round 2 of the men’s Bónus-deild basketball league, after the decision was made to sack Austin Price.
Volleyball: Þróttur men’s team goes to a deciding set three games in a row
Þróttur’s men’s team hosted Vestri in the top men’s volleyball league on Saturday. The team’s result was decided in a deciding set for the third game in a row.
Clear enthusiasm for golf in Djúpivogur and surrounding area
There is no doubt that the thirst to play golf on a good course is strong in Djúpivogur and the surrounding area, as up to 20 people have recently been playing at the same time on the first four finished holes of a brand-new golf course. Those holes opened only three to four weeks ago, but the whole course, nine holes in all, is due to be ready by the middle of next summer.
Basketball: Höttur crushed in season opener
Höttur lost heavily to Álftanes in the team’s first game of the season in the men’s premier basketball league. The team barely saw the light of day after the first quarter.
Basketball: Höttur predicted to finish 10th
Höttur is predicted to finish 10th in the men’s premier basketball league this winter. Höttur starts the season tonight at Álftanes. Four new players have joined the club.
Made the best of it when Ironman race in Spain was cancelled
Jóhann Guðmundsson, an ultrarunner and long-distance swimmer, decided to make the best of it when the Ironman race in Spain, in which he planned to take part, was cancelled last Saturday. He decided immediately to run, swim and cycle the route that was to be covered in the race and set off early this morning. He is doing it in support of a family that is suffering deeply.
Convinced the Icelandic championship title will come to Egilsstaðir in the end
Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson, coach of Höttur’s men’s first team in basketball, says community drive and cohesion are the prerequisite for running a premier-league team in a small community. He has led the team for 15 years and experienced both great adversity and historic victories.