ÍR women's basketball
| Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur | |||
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| Founded | 1950 | ||
| History | ÍR 1950–2000 ÍR/Breiðablik 2000–2002 ÍR 2002–present | ||
| Arena | Hertz-Hellirinn | ||
| Location | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Team colors | Blue, White | ||
| Championships | 11 Icelandic championships 1 Icelandic Cup | ||
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The Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur women's basketball team, commonly known as ÍR, is the women's basketball department of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. It is based in Reykjavík, Iceland.
History[edit]
ÍR women's team was founded in 1950[1] and was one of the pioneers of women's basketball in Iceland as one of the founding members of the women's Icelandic women's championship tournament. It is also one of the most successful women's team in the country, winning a total of 11 national championships.[2]
After not fielding a team since being relegated from the Úrvalsdeild in 2004, the team was revived in 2017 and registered into Division I for the 2017-2018 season.[3] On June 16, 2017, the club hired former player Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson as the head coach of the team.[4]
In June 2021, the team hired Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir, the former assistant coach of ÍR men's team, as its head coach. She replaced Ísak Máni Wíum who led the team to a second place finish during the 2020–21 season.[5]
Arena[edit]
ÍR plays its home games at the Hertz-Hellirinn.
Notable players[edit]
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Anna Dís Sveinbjörnsdóttir- Ásta Garðarsdóttir
- Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir
- Birna Eiríksdóttir
- Gréta María Grétarsdóttir
- Guðrún A. Sigurðardóttir
- Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir
- Guðrún Ólafsdóttir
- Hildigunnur Hilmarsdóttir
- Hildur Sigurðardóttir
- Hrönn Harðardóttir´
- Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir
- Linda Stefánsdóttir
- Lína Gunnarsdóttir
- Olga Bjarnadóttir
- Vala Úlfljótsdóttir
- Þóra Gunnarsdóttir
- Þóra Ragnarsdóttir
- Þórunn Bjarnadóttir
Coaches[edit]
- Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir: 1950–1959[1]
- Einar Ólafsson: 1959–1964,[1] ?–1975,[6] 1980–1981
Robert Stanley: 1981–1982- Jim Dooley: 1982–1983
- Kristinn Jörundsson: 1983–1984
- Hreinn Þorkelsson: 1984–1985
- Benedikt Ingþórsson: 1985–1986
- Kristján Oddsson: 1986–1987
- Jón Jörundsson: 1987–1989, 1994, 1995
- Thomas Lee: 1989–1990
- Kristján Sigurður F. Jónsson: 1990–1992
- Helgi Jóhannsson: 1992–1993
- Einar Ólafsson: 1993–1994
- Bragi Reynisson: 1994
- Jón Örn Guðmundsson: 1994–1995
- Eggert Garðarsson: 1995–1996
Antonio Vallejo: 1996–1997- Karl Jónsson: 1997–1999
- Hlynur Skúli Auðunsson: 2003–2004
- Ólafur J. Sigurðsson: 2017–2020
- Ísak Máni Wíum: 2020–2021
- Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir: 2021–2022
- Ari Gunnarsson 2022
- Sigurbjörg Rós Sigurðardóttir 2022–present
Trophies and awards[edit]
Trophies[edit]
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna: (11)
- 1956, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: (1)
- 1979
- Division I: (1)
- 2003
Awards[edit]
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year
- Linda Stefánsdóttir – 1991, 1993
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
- Linda Stefánsdóttir – 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996
- Anna Dís Sveinbjörnsdóttir – 1996
Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year
- Gréta María Grétarsdóttir – 1994
- Þórunn Bjarnadóttir – 1997
- Guðrún A. Sigurðardóttir – 1998
- Hildur Sigurðardóttir – 1999
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year
- Antonio Vallejo – 1997
- Karl Jónsson – 1998
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Ágúst Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár. Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. p. 562, 590–591.
- ^ "Meistaratitlar kvenna". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "ÍR stofnar meistaraflokk kvenna". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Ólafur Jónas tekur við kvennaliði ÍR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). June 16, 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (6 June 2021). "Kristjana Eir tekur við ÍR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Fríður ÍR-hópur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 February 1975. p. 18. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
External links[edit]
- Official Website
- Félög - ÍR - kki.is (in Icelandic)