Valur women's basketball
The Valur women's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club. In 2019, it won its first national championship.
Valur | |||
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Leagues | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
Arena | Hlíðarendi | ||
Location | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Team colors | red, white, blue | ||
President | Svali Björgvinsson [1] | ||
Head coach | Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson | ||
Assistant(s) | Helena Sverrisdóttir | ||
Championships | 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
Website | Valur.is | ||
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Recent history
Valur played in the 2018 Úrvalsdeild finals, losing to Haukar 2-3.[2] In April 2019, Valur won its first ever national championship when it beat Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-0.[3][4]
The team opened the 2019–20 season by defeating Keflavík, 105-81, in the annual Icelandic Super Cup.[5] It was Valur's first Super Cup win and the victory made them the holders of all four major national crowns, the others being the national championship, the national cup and the league championship which is awarded for the best regular season record in the Úrvalsdeild.[6] On 28 December 2019, the team was selected as the Icelandic Sports Team of the Year by the Icelandic Association of Sports Journalists in an annual ceremony held by the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland.[7]
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Playoffs | Icelandic Cup |
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1993–94 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | 7–11 | DNQ | Semi-finals |
1994–95 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | 12–12 | DNQ | Semi-finals |
1995–96 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 8th | 5–13 | DNQ | Final 8 |
Inactive | ||||||
2007–08 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | 11–13 | DNQ | Final 8 |
2008–09 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | 12–7 | 1st Round | Final 8 |
2009–10 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 8th | 3–17 | DNQ | 1st Round |
2010–11 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 2nd | 11–3 | Promotion | 1st Round |
2011–12 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 6th | 12–16 | DNQ | 1st Round |
2012–13 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 4th | 16–12 | Semi-finals | Runner-up |
2013–14 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 4th | 14–14 | Semi-finals | 2nd Round |
2014–15 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | 15–13 | DNQ | 2nd Round |
2015–16 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 3rd | 13–11 | Semi-finals | 1st Round |
2016–17 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | 12–16 | DNQ | 1st Round |
2017–18 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 3rd | 19–9 | Runner-up | 1st Round |
2018–19 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 1st | 22–6 | Winner | Winner |
Honours
Titles
- Winners (1): 2019
- Winners (1): 2019
- Winners (1): 2019
- Winners (1): 2013
Icelandic Sports Team of the Year
- 2019
Individual awards
- Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team[8]
- Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir – 2018
- Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir – 2016, 2018
- Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2019
- Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir – 2013
- Linda Stefánsdóttir – 1994, 1995
- Signý Hermannsdóttir – 2008, 2009
- Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year [9]
- Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir – 2018
Notable players
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Alda Leif Jónsdóttir
Ásta Júlía Grímsdóttir
Bergþóra Tómasdóttir
Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir
Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir
Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir
Hafdís Helgadóttir
Hallveig Jónsdóttir
Heather Butler
Helena Sverrisdóttir
Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir
Kristjana Magnúsdóttir
Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir
Linda Stefánsdóttir
María Ben Erlingsdóttir
Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir
Signý Hermannsdóttir
Simona Podesvová
Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir
References
- Stjórn körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals
- Hjörvar Ólafsson (1 May 2018). "Haukar meistarar eftir níu ára langa bið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- Valur Páll Eiríksson (27 April 2019). "Valskonur Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 April 2019). "Rúmlega þrettán þúsund dagar á milli Íslandsmeistaratitla á Hlíðarenda". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- Anton Ingi Leifsson (29 September 2019). "Vandræðalaust hjá Val gegn Keflavík í Meistarakeppni KKÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "Valur bætti fjórða bikarnum í safnið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (28 December 2019). "Kvennalið Vals í körfubolta lið ársins 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna
- Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla