Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

This article is about the basketball league. For other uses, see Úrvalsdeild kvenna. For the men's basketball league, see Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball).

Basketball league

Úrvalsdeild kvennaFounded| 1952

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First season| 1952
Country|  Iceland
Confederation| FIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams| 10
Level on pyramid| 1
Relegation to| 1\. deild kvenna
Domestic cup(s)| Bikarkeppni KKÍ
Supercup| Meistarakeppni kvenna
Current champions| Keflavík (17th title)
Most championships| Keflavík (17 titles)
All-time top scorer| Birna Valgarðsdóttir
TV partners| Stöð 2 Sport
Website| KKÍ.is
2024–25 season

Úrvalsdeild kvenna; English: Women's Premier League, known as Bónus 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]

The league was known as the Subway deild kvenna from 2021 to 2024. In July 2024, supermarket chain Bónus became the primary sponsor.[3]

## Champions

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Season  | Champion  | Score  | Runner-up  | Champion's coach

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1953  | Ármann | 1-0[a] | ÍR |
1954  | Not played
1955  | Not played
1956  | ÍR |  |  |  Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[5]
1957  | ÍR |  |  |  Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[5]
1958  | ÍR |  |  |  Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[5]
1959  | Ármann |  |  |  Ingvar Sigurbjörnsson and  Birgir Örn Birgis
1960  | Ármann |  |  |  Ingvar Sigurbjörnsson and  Birgir Örn Birgis
1961  | KR |  |  |
1962  | Not played
1963  | ÍR | 1-0  | Skallagrímur |
1964 | Skallagrímur | League[b] | ÍR |  Guðmundur Sigurðsson
1965  | Not played
1966  | ÍR | 28-18[c] | KR |
1967  | ÍR |  | KR |
1968  | Not played
1969  | Þór Akureyri | 1-0[d] | KFÍ |  Einar Bollason
1970  | ÍR | League  |  |
1971  | Þór Akureyri | ÍR |  Guttormur Ólafsson
1971–72  | ÍR |  |
1972–73  | ÍR |  |
1973–74  | ÍR |  |
1974–75  | ÍR |  |  Einar Ólafsson[10]
1975–76  | Þór Akureyri |  |  Anton Sölvason
1976–77  | KR |  |  Einar Bollason
1977–78  | ÍS | 62-51[e] | KR |  Dirk Dunbar
1978–79  | KR | League  |  |  John Hudson
1979–80  | KR |  |
1980–81  | KR | ÍS |  Sigurður Hjörleifsson
1981–82  | KR | ÍS |  Stew Johnson
1982–83  | KR | ÍS |  Stew Johnson
1983–84  | ÍS | ÍR |  Guðný Eiríksdóttir
1984–85  | KR | Haukar |  Ingimar Jónsson
1985–86  | KR | ÍS |  Ágúst Líndal
1986–87  | KR | Keflavík |  Ágúst Líndal
1987–88  | Keflavík | ÍS |  Jón Kr. Gíslason
1988–89  | Keflavík | ÍR |  Jón Kr. Gíslason
1989–90  | Keflavík | Haukar |  Falur Harðarson
1990–91 | ÍS[f] |  |  Jóhann A. Bjarnason
1991–92 | Keflavík | Haukar |  Sigurður Ingimundarson
1992–93 | Keflavík | 3-0  | KR |  Sigurður Ingimundarson
1993–94 | Keflavík | 3-2  | KR |  Sigurður Ingimundarson
1994–95 | Breiðablik | 3-0[13][14] | Keflavík |  Sigurður Hjörleifsson
1995–96 | Keflavík | 3-1  | KR |  Sigurður Ingimundarson
1996–97 | Grindavík | 3-0  | KR |  Ellert Sigurður Magnússon
1997–98 | Keflavík | 3-1  | KR |  Anna María Sveinsdóttir
1998–99 | KR | 3-0  | Keflavík |  Óskar Kristjánsson
1999–2000 | Keflavík | 3-2  | KR |  Kristinn Einarsson
2000–01 | KR | 3-0  | Keflavík |  Henning Henningsson
2001–02 | KR | 3-2  | ÍS |  Keith Vassell
2002–03 | Keflavík | 3-0  | KR |  Anna María Sveinsdóttir
2003–04 | Keflavík | 3-0  | ÍS |  Sigurður Ingimundarson
2004–05 | Keflavík | 3-0  | Grindavík |  Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2005–06 | Haukar | 3-0  | Keflavík |  Ágúst Björgvinsson
2006–07 | Haukar | 3-1  | Keflavík |  Ágúst Björgvinsson
2007–08 | Keflavík | 3-0  | KR |  Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
2008–09 | Haukar | 3-2  | KR |  Yngvi Gunnlaugsson
2009–10 | KR | 3-2  | Hamar |  Benedikt Guðmundsson
2010–11 | Keflavík | 3-0  | Njarðvík |  Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
2011–12 | Njarðvík | 3-1  | Haukar |  Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2012–13 | Keflavík | 3-1  | KR |  Sigurður Ingimundarson
2013–14 | Snæfell | 3-0  | Haukar |  Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2014–15 | Snæfell | 3-0  | Keflavík |  Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2015–16 | Snæfell | 3-2  | Haukar |  Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2016–17 | Keflavík | 3-1  | Snæfell |  Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2017–18 | Haukar | 3-2  | Valur |  Ingvar Þór Guðjónsson
2018–19 | Valur | 3-0  | Keflavík |  Darri Freyr Atlason
2019–20 | Season canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak[15]
2020–21 | Valur | 3-0  | Haukar |  Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
2021–22 | Njarðvík | 3-2  | Haukar |  Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson
2022–23 | Valur | 3-1  | Keflavík |  Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
2023–24 | Keflavík | 3-0  | Njarðvík |  Sverrir Þór Sverrisson

Notes

1. ^ Ármann and ÍR were the only two teams registered for the 1953 competition.[4]
2. ^ Skallagrímur defeated Björk and ÍR to clinch the championship.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8][9]
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.[11]
6. ^ ÍS, Haukar and Keflavík all finished with 11-4 record but ÍS had a better winning percent in games against the other two.[12]

## Titles per club

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Titles  | Club

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17 | Keflavík
14 | KR
11 | ÍR
4 | Haukar
3 | Ármann, ÍS, Snæfell, Þór Akureyri, Valur
2 | Njarðvík
1 | Breiðablik, Grindavík, Skallagrímur

## Awards and honors

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### Domestic All-First Team

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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

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

### Foreign Player of the Year

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

### Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP

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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

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

### Newcomer of the Year

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

### Coach of the Year

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Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Coach of the Year

## References

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1. ^ Reglugerð um körfuknattleiksmót
2. ^ Næsti skammtur af yfirferð á samþykktum ársþings KKÍ
3. ^ "KKÍ og Bónus gera með sér samstarfssamning". Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
4. ^ "Körfuknattleiksmót Íslands". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 28 April 1953. p. 8. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
5. ^ a b c Ágúst Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár (PDF). Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. p. 562. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
6. ^ "Stúlkur úr Borgarfirði fyrstu Íslandsmeistararnir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 March 1964. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
7. ^ "ÍR meistari í kvennaflokki". Vísir (in Icelandic). 30 April 1966. p. 11. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
8. ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (2001). Leikni framar líkamsburðum. Icelandic Basketball Federation. p. 125\. ISBN 9979-60-630-4.
9. ^ "Þór meistari í báðum kvennaflokkunum". Íslendingur - Ísafold (in Icelandic). 19 March 1969. p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
10. ^ "Fríður ÍR-hópur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 February 1975. p. 18. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
11. ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (2001). Leikni framar líkamsburðum. Icelandic Basketball Federation. p. 176\. ISBN 9979-60-630-4.
12. ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (2001). Leikni framar líkamsburðum. Icelandic Basketball Federation. p. 258\. ISBN 9979-60-630-4.
13. ^ "Breiðablik meistari í fyrstu tilraun!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 April 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
14. ^ Blöndal, Björn (5 April 1995). "Nýliðarnir fögnuðu meistaratitlinum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 August 2017.
15. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (18 March 2020). "Körfuboltatímabilið blásið af - Engir Íslandsmeistarar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 March 2020.

## External links

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* KKÍ.is
* Official page

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Úrvalsdeild kvenna

* KKÍ
* Pyramid
* Domestic MVP
* Foreign MVP
* Playoffs MVP
* Domestic All-First Team
* Best Defensive Player
* Best Young Player
* Best Coach

2023–24 Úrvalsdeild kvenna teams|

* ~~Breiðablik~~ (folded)
* Grindavík
* Fjölnir
* Keflavík
* Haukar
* Njarðvík
* Stjarnan
* Snæfell
* Valur
* Þór Akureyri

Úrvalsdeild kvenna seasons|

* 1953
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1963
* 1964
* 1966
* 1967
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

Other competitions|

* Basketball Cup
* Super Cup
* League Cup

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Basketball in Iceland

* ÍSÍ
* KKÍ
* Icelandic League Pyramid
* Clubs

National teams|

| Men|

* Iceland
* U-20
* U-19
* U-18
* U-17
* U-16
* U-15

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Women|

* Iceland
* U-20
* U-19
* U-18
* U-17
* U-16
* U-15

League competitions|

| Men|

* Úrvalsdeild karla
* 1\. deild karla
* 2\. deild karla
* 3\. deild karla

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Women|

* Úrvalsdeild kvenna
* 1\. deild kvenna
* 2\. deild kvenna

Cup competitions|

| Men|

* Men's Cup
* Men's Super Cup
* League Cup
* Men's Company Cup (defunct)

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Women|

* Women's Cup
* Women's Super Cup
* League Cup
* Women's Company Cup (defunct)

All-Star games|

| Men|

* Icelandic Basketball Association Men's All-Star Game (defunct)

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Women|

* Icelandic Basketball Association Women's All-Star Game (defunct)

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Women's basketball leagues

FIBA
Women's World League (defunct)
Other leagues

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* South Africa
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Swaziland
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Mexico
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* United States
* 3-on-3: Unrivaled
* U.S. Minor: WBDA
* NCAA
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Bahrain
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
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* Oman
* Qatar
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* South Korea
* Syria
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Europe|

* Albania
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* Austria
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* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* North
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* Denmark
* Estonia
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* France
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* Great Britain

England
Scotland
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* Hungary
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* Netherlands
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* Slovenia
* Spain
* 2nd
* 3rd
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* 2nd division
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand

International
tournaments|

| Africa|

* African Champions Cup
* Arab Club Championship

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Americas|

* Women's Basketball League Americas
* South American Championships

Asia|

* Women's Basketball League Asia

Europe|

* EuroLeague Women
* EuroCup Women
* Europe SuperCup
* Adriatic League
* Baltic League
* Central Europe League
* Eastern European League

Defunct leagues|

| Americas|

* Central American Championships

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Europe|

* Ronchetti Cup
* Vojko Herksel Cup
* Middle European League
* Adriatic Friendly League
* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Soviet Union
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* Yugoslavia
* United Kingdom (old league)

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