Hondbóltsfelagið H71 is a Faroese handball club from Hoyvík, that plays in the Burn Menn League.
History
The club was founded, as the name indicates, in 1971. The club was promoted to the first division for the first time in 1985. In 1988, the team won a bronze medal. In 1997, the club won silver for the first time in the first division. And in 1998, the first big success happened when the team won the Faroe Islands Cup against Kyndil. The club became champions for the first time in 2009, after winning both games of the final against VÍF. The club won the league 7 times in total (in 2009, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023) and won the cup 7 times (in 1998, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023).
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2023–24 season
H71Goalkeepers 1 Torstein Sivertsen 12 Jakup Johannesen 16 Ingi Johannsesen Left Wingers 3 Louis Daniel Christy 5 Rói Seyer Hjaltason 20 John Vilhelm Right Wingers 9 Jón Rói Mohr Høgnesen 30 William Napoleon Djurhuus 71 Bogi Hansen Line Players 18 Helgi Jacob Halldórsson 44 Sakaris Aniano Sakarisson 47 Ísak Jógvan Djurhuus Vedelsbøl 55 Rói H. Thomsen
Left Backs 31 Sveinur Olafsson 33 Hilmar Leon Jakobsen 39 Rókur Ziskason Central Backs 15 Haraldur Karlsson 17 Helgi Poulsen 38 Høgni Heinason 91 Jógvan Andreas Lamhauge Right Backs 8 Silas Wang 11 Hans Kári Hansen 22 Andras Klein 23 Høgni Højsted 45 Peter Krogh
Technical staff Head coach: Mark Lausen-Marcher Assistant coach: Djóni Gaard Joensen Goalkeeping coach: Ári Egason Dam Physiotherapist: Sebastian Christensen
Transfers
Transfers for the 2023–24 season
Joining
Leaving Alexander Lein Martinsen (GK) to TuS 04 Kaiserslautern-Dansenberg
Titles
Faroe Islands Handball League Winner (7) : 2009, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 Faroe Islands Cup Winner (7) : 1998, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points162 Hapoel Ashdod26163 SC DHfK Leipzig25164 SKIF Krasnodar25165 H7125166 HSV Hamburg25167 CSM Focșani24168 Viljandi HC24
Former club members
Notable former players
Pauli Jacobsen (2017–2018, 2021–2022) Peter Krogh (2017–) Óli Mittún (2021–2022) Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu (2017–2018, 2019–2020) Hákun West av Teigum (2017–2018)
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