Úrvalsdeild_kvenna_(basketball)

Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

Basketball league

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; 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]

Quick Facts Founded, First season ...

Champions

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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

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