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History

Glímufélagið Ármann was founded on 15 December 1988 by a group of around 30 people. The main founders where Pétur Jónsson (1856–1908) and Pétur Helgi Hjálmarsson (1867–1941).

Basketball

Men's basketball

Árman's men's basketball team was one of the founding members of the top-tier basketball league in Iceland in 1952. It won its first and only national championship in 1976.

Women's basketball

Ármann women's basketball team won the inaugural women's national championship in 1953 and added two more in 1959 and 1960.

Football

Men's football

Trophies

* 2. deild karla (1): ** 1969 * 3. deild karla (1): ** 1982 Source
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Women's football

Trophies

* Icelandic Champions (1): ** 1973 Source

Handball

Men's handball

Trophies

* Icelandic Champions (5): ** 1945, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954 * 1. deild karla: (3): ** 1962, 1973, 1977 *2. deild karla: (2): ** 1982, 1984 Source

Women's handball

Trophies

* Icelandic Champions (12): ** 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1963 * Icelandic Cup: (1): ** 1976 Source

References

External links

Official site
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