Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

Úrvalsdeild kvenna; English: Women's Premier League, known as Subway deild kvenna for sponsorship reasons, is the highest basketball competition among women's clubs in Iceland. It is administered by the Icelandic Basketball Federation.[1] It was founded in 1952 and, until 2007, it was known as 1. deild kvenna (English: Women's First division).[2]

This article is about the basketball league. For other uses, see Úrvalsdeild kvenna. For the men's basketball league, see Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball).
Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Founded1952
First season1952
Country Iceland
ConfederationFIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to1. deild kvenna
Domestic cup(s)Bikarkeppni KKÍ
SupercupMeistarakeppni kvenna
Current championsValur (3rd title)
Most championshipsKeflavík (16 titles)
All-time top scorerBirna Valgarðsdóttir
TV partnersStöð 2 Sport
WebsiteKKÍ.is
2023–24 season

Champions
Season Champion Score Runner-up Champion's coach
1953 Ármann 1-0[lower-alpha 1] ÍR
1954 Not played
1955 Not played
1956 ÍR Iceland Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[4]
1957 ÍR Iceland Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[4]
1958 ÍR Iceland Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[4]
1959 Ármann Iceland Ingvar Sigurbjörnsson and Iceland Birgir Örn Birgis
1960 Ármann Iceland Ingvar Sigurbjörnsson and Iceland Birgir Örn Birgis
1961 KR
1962 Not played
1963 ÍR 1-0 Skallagrímur
1964 Skallagrímur League[lower-alpha 2] ÍR Iceland Guðmundur Sigurðsson
1965 Not played
1966 ÍR 28-18[lower-alpha 3] KR
1967 ÍR KR
1968 Not played
1969 Þór Akureyri 1-0[lower-alpha 4] KFÍ Iceland Einar Bollason
1970 ÍR League
1971 Þór Akureyri ÍR Iceland Guttormur Ólafsson
1971–72 ÍR
1972–73 ÍR
1973–74 ÍR
1974–75 ÍR Iceland Einar Ólafsson[9]
1975–76 Þór Akureyri Iceland Anton Sölvason
1976–77 KR Iceland Einar Bollason
1977–78 ÍS 62-51[lower-alpha 5] KR United States Dirk Dunbar
1978–79 KR League United States John Hudson
1979–80 KR
1980–81 KR ÍS Iceland Sigurður Hjörleifsson
1981–82 KR ÍS United States Stew Johnson
1982–83 KR ÍS United States Stew Johnson
1983–84 ÍS ÍR Iceland Guðný Eiríksdóttir
1984–85 KR Haukar Iceland Ingimar Jónsson
1985–86 KR ÍS Iceland Ágúst Líndal
1986–87 KR Keflavík Iceland Ágúst Líndal
1987–88 Keflavík ÍS Iceland Jón Kr. Gíslason
1988–89 Keflavík ÍR Iceland Jón Kr. Gíslason
1989–90 Keflavík Haukar Iceland Falur Harðarson
1990–91 ÍS[lower-alpha 6] Iceland Jóhann A. Bjarnason
1991–92 Keflavík Haukar Iceland Sigurður Ingimundarson
1992–93 Keflavík 3-0 KR Iceland Sigurður Ingimundarson
1993–94 Keflavík 3-2 KR Iceland Sigurður Ingimundarson
1994–95 Breiðablik 3-0[12][13] Keflavík Iceland Sigurður Hjörleifsson
1995–96 Keflavík 3-1 KR Iceland Sigurður Ingimundarson
1996–97 Grindavík 3-0 KR Iceland Ellert Sigurður Magnússon
1997–98 Keflavík 3-1 KR Iceland Anna María Sveinsdóttir
1998–99 KR 3-0 Keflavík Iceland Óskar Kristjánsson
1999–2000 Keflavík 3-2 KR Iceland Kristinn Einarsson
2000–01 KR 3-0 Keflavík Iceland Henning Henningsson
2001–02 KR 3-2 ÍS Canada Keith Vassell
2002–03 Keflavík 3-0 KR Iceland Anna María Sveinsdóttir
2003–04 Keflavík 3-0 ÍS Iceland Sigurður Ingimundarson
2004–05 Keflavík 3-0 Grindavík Iceland Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2005–06 Haukar 3-0 Keflavík Iceland Ágúst Björgvinsson
2006–07 Haukar 3-1 Keflavík Iceland Ágúst Björgvinsson
2007–08 Keflavík 3-0 KR Iceland Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
2008–09 Haukar 3-2 KR Iceland Yngvi Gunnlaugsson
2009–10 KR 3-2 Hamar Iceland Benedikt Guðmundsson
2010–11 Keflavík 3-0 Njarðvík Iceland Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
2011–12 Njarðvík 3-1 Haukar Iceland Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2012–13 Keflavík 3-1 KR Iceland Sigurður Ingimundarson
2013–14 Snæfell 3-0 Haukar Iceland Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2014–15 Snæfell 3-0 Keflavík Iceland Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2015–16 Snæfell 3-2 Haukar Iceland Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2016–17 Keflavík 3-1 Snæfell Iceland Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2017–18 Haukar 3-2 Valur Iceland Ingvar Þór Guðjónsson
2018–19 Valur 3-0 Keflavík Iceland Darri Freyr Atlason
2019–20 Season canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak[14]
2020–21 Valur 3-0 Haukar Iceland Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
2021–22 Njarðvík 3-2 Haukar Iceland Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson
2022–23 Valur 3-1 Keflavík Iceland Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson

Notes

  1. Ármann and ÍR were the only two teams registered for the 1953 competition.[3]
  2. Skallagrímur defeated Björk and ÍR to clinch the championship.[5]
  3. Only ÍR an KR participated in the 1966 women's tournament. The teams played one game for the national championship, which ÍR won 28-18.[6]
  4. Þór, which won the Norðurland's group, was slated to face KFÍ, which had won the Vesturland's group, in a game for the national championship. KFÍ could not field a team on the scheduled gameday due to bad weather.[7][8]
  5. ÍS an KR where tied at the end of the season and had to play an extra game for the national championship. ÍS won the game 62-51.[10]
  6. ÍS, Haukar and Keflavík all finished with 11-4 record but ÍS had a better winning percent in games against the other two.[11]

Titles per club
Titles Club
16 Keflavík
14 KR
11 ÍR
4 Haukar
3 Ármann, ÍS, Snæfell, Þór Akureyri, Valur
2 Njarðvík
1 Breiðablik, Grindavík, Skallagrímur

Awards and honors

Domestic All-First Team
Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team

The Women's Domestic All-First Team is an annual Úrvalsdeild honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every season.

Domestic Player of the Year
Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year

Foreign Player of the Year
Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP
Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP

Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP award is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the Úrvalsdeild playoffs.

Defensive Player of the Year
Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Defensive Player of the Year

Newcomer of the Year
Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year

Coach of the Year
Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Coach of the Year

References
  1. Reglugerð um körfuknattleiksmót
  2. Næsti skammtur af yfirferð á samþykktum ársþings KKÍ
  3. "Körfuknattleiksmót Íslands". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 28 April 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. Ágúst Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár (PDF). Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. p. 562. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  5. "Stúlkur úr Borgarfirði fyrstu Íslandsmeistararnir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 March 1964. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. "ÍR meistari í kvennaflokki". Vísir (in Icelandic). 30 April 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. Skapti Hallgrímsson (2001). Leikni framar líkamsburðum. Icelandic Basketball Federation. p. 125. ISBN 9979-60-630-4.
  8. "Þór meistari í báðum kvennaflokkunum". Íslendingur - Ísafold (in Icelandic). 19 March 1969. p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. "Fríður ÍR-hópur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 February 1975. p. 18. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  10. Skapti Hallgrímsson (2001). Leikni framar líkamsburðum. Icelandic Basketball Federation. p. 176. ISBN 9979-60-630-4.
  11. Skapti Hallgrímsson (2001). Leikni framar líkamsburðum. Icelandic Basketball Federation. p. 258. ISBN 9979-60-630-4.
  12. "Breiðablik meistari í fyrstu tilraun!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 April 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  13. Blöndal, Björn (5 April 1995). "Nýliðarnir fögnuðu meistaratitlinum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  14. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (18 March 2020). "Körfuboltatímabilið blásið af - Engir Íslandsmeistarar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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