Íþróttafélagið Höttur


Íþróttafélagið Höttur is an Icelandic sports club from Egilsstaðir in the center, of the east side of Iceland. It is primarily known for its basketball, football and track & field departments but also fields departments in badminton, gymnastics, handball, swimming, taekwondo and volleyball.
The club was founded in 1952 as Ungmennafélagið Höttur. On 19 February 1974 it merged with Knattspyrnufélagið Spyrnir and became Íþróttafélagið Höttur.

Basketball

Höttur's men's basketball team played in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla after winning Division I in 2017.
They currently play in the Division I after being relegated from the Úrvalsdeild karla with a 2–20 record.

Football

The club plays its home games at Vilhjálmsvöllur, named after Vilhjálmur Einarsson, the most famous athlete from the area.

Men's football

Höttur men's team plays in 2. deild karla as of 2018.
In 2018, Höttur merged with Huginn Seyðisfjörður and the team will under the name Höttur/Huginn in the 3rd division in 2019.

Achievements

Breiðablik went all the way, and won the 2009 Cup.

Women's football

Höttur women's team plays in 2. deild kvenna as of 2018. It fields a joint team with Fjarðarbyggð and Ungmennafélagið Leiknir under the name Fjarðab/Höttur/Leiknir. In 2017 it finished 7th in the 2. deild kvenna.