Island - Úrvalsdeild

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Úrvalsdeild karla (English: Men's Premier League), also known as Olís deild karla for sponsorship reasons, is the highest men's handball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. It is managed by the Icelandic Handball Association. Started in 1939, the Úrvalsdeild karla is the third-oldest national indoor handball championship in the world, after the Danish and Swedish championships which were started in 1935 and 1931 respectively. With 23 titles won so far, Valur is the record champion, while Haukar are holding a world record for enduring the longest time gap between two national titles with 57 years passing between their first win in 1943 and their second (of 11 in total so far) in 2000.

FH won the title in 2011 after a win against Akureyri Handboltafélag in front of a record crowd of 2950 people in Kaplakriki.

**Íslandsmeistarakeppni í handknattleik karla** (også kendt som **Úrvalsdeild karla** eller bare **Úrvalsdeild**) er den bedste håndboldliga for mænd i Island. Ligaen blev første gang afholdt i sæsonen 1930-31.

Ligaen består af 12 hold, der spiller en dobbeltturnering over 22 runder. De øverste fire hold i ligaen kvalificerer sig til slutspillet, mens de to nederste hold rykker ned i 1. deild.

ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar er det mest succesfulde hold i ligaens historie med 23 mesterskaber.

**Nuværende mestre:** Valur

**Mest vindende hold:** ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar (23 mesterskaber)