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For the men's team, see Keflavík men's basketball.
Keflavík ÍF
NicknameKeflavíkurhraðlestin
(The Keflavík Express)
Litlu slátrararnir
(The little butchers)[1]
LeaguesÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Founded1974
HistoryÍBK
1974-1994
Keflavík
1994-present
ArenaTM Arena
(capacity: 1,200)
LocationReykjanesbær, Iceland
Team colorsDark blue and White
PresidentIngvi Þór Hákonarson
Head coachJón Halldór Eðvaldsson
Assistant(s)Hörður Vilhjálmsson
Championships16 Icelandic championships
Websitekeflavik.is

The Keflavík women's basketball team, commonly known as Keflavík, is the women's basketball department of Keflavík ÍF (Keflavík, íþrótta- og ungmennafélag), based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland.[2] It is Iceland's most successful women's basketball team with 16 national championship. They currently play in Úrvalsdeild kvenna where they won the national championship in 2017.[1][3] The club has won the Icelandic Basketball Cup a record fifteen times, including in 2017 and 2018.[4]

Arena

Keflavík plays its home games at the TM Arena[5], commonly nicknamed "The Slaughterhouse".[6][7]

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Awards

Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team

Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year

Notable players

Coaches

Source

References

  1. ^ a b Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (26 April 2017). "Keflvíkingar Íslandsmeistarar í sextánda sinn". Vísir.is. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. ^ Körfubolti - Um Keflavík og Körfuknattleiksdeild Keflavíkur (KKDK)
  3. ^ Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (26 April 2017). "Til hamingju Keflavík - Íslandsmeistaramyndband". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Keflavík bikarmeistari annað árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Félög - Keflavík". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. ^ Umfjöllun: Keflavík - Grindavík 76-50 | Öruggt hjá Keflavík í Sláturhúsinu
  7. ^ Keflavík fjarri sínu besta í Sláturhúsinu
  8. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (12 January 2016). "Sverrir: Erfiðara að þjálfa konur en karla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (18 April 2018). "Jón tekur við kvennaliði Keflavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  10. ^ Davíð Eldur (8 May 2019). "Jón Halldór og Hörður Axel taka við Keflavík – Finnur aðstoðar Sverri". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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