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]

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 championsKeflavík (17th title)
Most championshipsKeflavík (17 titles)
All-time top scorerBirna Valgarðsdóttir
TV partnersStöð 2 Sport
WebsiteKKÍ.is
2024–25 season

Champions

SeasonChampionScoreRunner-upChampion's coach
1953Ármann1-0[a]ÍR
1954Not played
1955Not played
1956ÍR Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[4]
1957ÍR Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[4]
1958ÍR Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[4]
1959Ármann Ingvar Sigurbjörnsson and Birgir Örn Birgis
1960Ármann Ingvar Sigurbjörnsson and Birgir Örn Birgis
1961KR
1962Not played
1963ÍR1-0Skallagrímur
1964SkallagrímurLeague[b]ÍR Guðmundur Sigurðsson
1965Not played
1966ÍR28-18[c]KR
1967ÍRKR
1968Not played
1969Þór Akureyri1-0[d]KFÍ Einar Bollason
1970ÍRLeague
1971Þór AkureyriÍR Guttormur Ólafsson
1971–72ÍR
1972–73ÍR
1973–74ÍR
1974–75ÍR Einar Ólafsson[9]
1975–76Þór Akureyri Anton Sölvason
1976–77KR Einar Bollason
1977–78ÍS62-51[e]KR Dirk Dunbar
1978–79KRLeague John Hudson
1979–80KR
1980–81KRÍS Sigurður Hjörleifsson
1981–82KRÍS Stew Johnson
1982–83KRÍS Stew Johnson
1983–84ÍSÍR Guðný Eiríksdóttir
1984–85KRHaukar Ingimar Jónsson
1985–86KRÍS Ágúst Líndal
1986–87KRKeflavík Ágúst Líndal
1987–88KeflavíkÍS Jón Kr. Gíslason
1988–89KeflavíkÍR Jón Kr. Gíslason
1989–90KeflavíkHaukar Falur Harðarson
1990–91ÍS[f] Jóhann A. Bjarnason
1991–92KeflavíkHaukar Sigurður Ingimundarson
1992–93Keflavík3-0KR Sigurður Ingimundarson
1993–94Keflavík3-2KR Sigurður Ingimundarson
1994–95Breiðablik3-0[12][13]Keflavík Sigurður Hjörleifsson
1995–96Keflavík3-1KR Sigurður Ingimundarson
1996–97Grindavík3-0KR Ellert Sigurður Magnússon
1997–98Keflavík3-1KR Anna María Sveinsdóttir
1998–99KR3-0Keflavík Óskar Kristjánsson
1999–2000Keflavík3-2KR Kristinn Einarsson
2000–01KR3-0Keflavík Henning Henningsson
2001–02KR3-2ÍS Keith Vassell
2002–03Keflavík3-0KR Anna María Sveinsdóttir
2003–04Keflavík3-0ÍS Sigurður Ingimundarson
2004–05Keflavík3-0Grindavík Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2005–06Haukar3-0Keflavík Ágúst Björgvinsson
2006–07Haukar3-1Keflavík Ágúst Björgvinsson
2007–08Keflavík3-0KR Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
2008–09Haukar3-2KR Yngvi Gunnlaugsson
2009–10KR3-2Hamar Benedikt Guðmundsson
2010–11Keflavík3-0Njarðvík Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
2011–12Njarðvík3-1Haukar Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2012–13Keflavík3-1KR Sigurður Ingimundarson
2013–14Snæfell3-0Haukar Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2014–15Snæfell3-0Keflavík Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2015–16Snæfell3-2Haukar Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2016–17Keflavík3-1Snæfell Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2017–18Haukar3-2Valur Ingvar Þór Guðjónsson
2018–19Valur3-0Keflavík Darri Freyr Atlason
2019–20Season canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak[14]
2020–21Valur3-0Haukar Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
2021–22Njarðvík3-2Haukar Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson
2022–23Valur3-1Keflavík Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
2023–24Keflavík3-0Njarðvík Sverrir Þór Sverrisson

Notes

Titles per club

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

Awards and honors

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

Foreign Player of the Year

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

Newcomer of the Year

Coach of the Year

References