2024–25 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)
| Bónus deild kvenna1 | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2024 – 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Stöð 2 Sport |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2024.1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna. | |
The 2024–25 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is the 68th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland.
Competition format
[edit]The league consists of 10 teams with a 8 team playoff tournament. The bottom team will be relegated to the 1. deild kvenna while the team in 9th place will face the teams in 2-4 place in the 1. deild in a playoff for a spot in the Úrvalsdeild.[1][2]
Teams
[edit]| Team | City, Region | Arena | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aþena | Breiðholt | Smárinn |  Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson
|
| Grindavík | Grindavík | HS Orku-höllin | Þorleifur Ólafsson
|
| Haukar | Hafnarfjörður | Schenkerhöllin | Emil Barja
|
| Hamar/Þór | Hveragerði/Þorlákshöfn | Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson
| |
| Keflavík | Keflavík | TM Höllin | Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson
|
| Njarðvík | Njarðvík | Ljónagryfjan | Einar Árni Jóhannsson
|
| Stjarnan | Reykjavík | Mathús Garðabæjar höllin | Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
|
| Valur | Reykjavík | Origo-völlurinn |  Jamil Abiad
|
| Þór Akureyri | Akureyri | Síðuskóli | Daníel Andri Halldórsson
|
Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stjarnan | Arnar Guðjónsson |
End of contract | May 2024[3] | Off-season | Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson |
4 April 2024[4] |
| Haukar | Ingvar Guðjónsson |
End of contract | 24 April 2024[5] | Emil Barja |
2 May 2024[6] | |
| Valur | Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson |
End of contract | 22 May 2024 | Jamil Abiad |
22 May 2024[7] | |
| Njarðvík | Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson[8] |
End of contract | 22 May 2024 | Einar Árni Jóhannsson |
24 May 2024[9] | |
| Keflavík | Sverrir Þór Sverrisson[10] |
End of contract | 22 May 2024 | Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson |
7 June 2024[11] |
Notable occurrences
[edit]- On 31 May, the board of Fjölnir announced it had withdrawn the team from the league due to financial difficulties.[12]
- On 21 June, Danielle Rodriguez left Grindavík and signed with BCF Elfic Fribourg Basket.[13]
- On 21 June, Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir signed with Grindavík.[14][15]
- On 8 July, Grindavík signed Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir.[16]
- On 17 July, former Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year, Brittanny Dinkins, signed with Njarðvík.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Helgi Hrafn Ólafsson (25 March 2023). "Stórtækar breytingar á keppnisfyrirkomulagi úrvals- og 1. deildar kvenna – Þingskjöl 12-15 samþykkt". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (26 March 2023). "Subway-deild kvenna verður tíu liða deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Aron Guðmundsson (25 March 2024). "Arnar hættir að þjálfa bæði lið Stjörnunnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 April 2024). "Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson". Vísir.is. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Hættir í Hafnarfirði eftir tapið í kvöld". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (2 May 2024). "Emil tekur við Haukum af Ingvari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (21 May 2024). "Jamil mun stýra Val í Subway-deild kvenna á næstu leiktíð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson; Siggeir Ævarsson (23 May 2024). "Þá fóru að læðast inn hugsanir sem ég var að reyna að halda í burtu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Ágúst Orri Arnarson (24 May 2024). "Rúnar Ingi og Einar Árni staðfestir sem þjálfarar Njarðvíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (23 May 2024). "Íslandsmeistarinn Sverrir Þór hættur með Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (7 June 2024). "Friðrik tekur við keflinu í Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Fjölnir dregur kvennaliðið úr úrvalsdeildinni". Morgunblaðið. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 June 2024). "Íslenska vegabréfið skilar Danielle samningi hjá Euro Cup liði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Spilar með Grindavík næstu tvö árin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 June 2024). "Skiptir um lið en ekki um heimavöll". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (8 July 2024). "Grindvíkingar fá landsliðskonu frá Njarðvík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Snýr aftur til Íslands". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.