Keflavík women's basketball
Keflavík ÍF | |||
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Nickname | Keflavíkurhraðlestin (The Keflavík Express) Litlu slátrararnir (The little butchers)[1] | ||
Leagues | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
Founded | 1974 | ||
History | ÍBK 1974–1994 Keflavík 1994–present | ||
Arena | TM Arena (capacity: 1,200) | ||
Location | Reykjanesbær, Iceland | ||
Team colors | Dark blue and White | ||
Championships | 17 Icelandic championships | ||
Website | keflavik.is | ||
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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 17 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
[edit]Keflavík plays its home games at the TM Arena,[5] commonly nicknamed "The Slaughterhouse".[6][7]
Trophies and awards
[edit]Trophies
[edit]- Icelandic champions: (17):
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: (16):
- Icelandic Basketball Supercup: (11):
- 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003–2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2018
- Icelandic Company Cup: (7):
- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014
- 1. deild kvenna:
- 1985
Awards
[edit]Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year
- Anna María Sveinsdóttir – 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
- Björg Hafsteinsdóttir – 1990
- Erla Þorsteinsdóttir – 2000
- Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir – 2008, 2012, 2013
- Olga Færseth – 1994
- Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir – 2017
Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year
- Ariana Moorer – 2017
- Brittanny Dinkins – 2019
- Daniela Wallen – 2021, 2023
- Jacquline Adamshick – 2011
- Jennifer Boucek – 1998
- Reshea Bristol – 2005
- TeKesha Watson – 2008
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
- Alda Leif Jónsdóttir – 2000
- Anna Ingunn Svansdóttir – 2023
- Anna María Sveinsdóttir – 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- Björg Hafsteinsdóttir – 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995
- Birna Valgarðsdóttir – 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Birna Valgerður Benónýsdóttir – 2023
- Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir – 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
- Erla Reynisdóttir – 1997, 1998
- Erla Þorsteinsdóttir – 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Emelía Ósk Gunnarsdóttir – 2017
- Kristín Blöndal – 1993
- Olga Færseth – 1993, 1994
- Margrét Kara Sturludóttir – 2007
- María Ben Erlingsdóttir – 2006, 2007
- Marín Rós Karlsdóttir – 2001
- Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir – 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir – 2015,
- Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir – 2017, 2018
Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year
- Birna Valgerður Benónýsdóttir – 2017, 2019
- Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir – 2005
- Erla Reynisdóttir – 1995
- Margrét Kara Sturludóttir – 2007
- María Ben Erlingsdóttir – 2004, 2006
- Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir – 2013, 2016
- Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir – 2017
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year
- Anna María Sveinsdóttir – 2002
- Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson – 2008, 2011
- Sigurður Ingimundarson – 2013
- Sverrir Þór Sverrisson – 2017
Notable players
[edit]Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Alda Leif Jónsdóttir
Anna María Sveinsdóttir
Ariana Moorer
Auður Rafnsdóttir
Björg Hafsteinsdóttir
Birna Valgarðsdóttir
Birna Valgerður Benónýsdóttir
Brittanny Dinkins
Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir
Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir
Daniela Wallen
Elínborg Herbertsdóttir
Embla Kristínardóttir
Emelía Ósk Gunnarsdóttir
Erla Reynisdóttir
Erla Þorsteinsdóttir
Erna Hákonardóttir
Guðlaug Sveinsdóttir
Hallveig Jónsdóttir
Hanna Björg Kjartansdóttir
Ingibjörg Jakobsdóttir
Ingibjörg Vilbergsdóttir
Jacquline Adamshick
Katla Rún Garðarsdóttir
Jenny Boucek
Kristín Blöndal
Kristín Þórarinsdóttir
Lisa Karčić
Monica Wright
Margrét Kara Sturludóttir
Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir
María Ben Erlingsdóttir
Marín Laufey Davíðsdóttir
Marín Rós Karlsdóttir
Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir
Olga Færseth
Rannveig Randversdóttir
Reshea Bristol
Salbjörg Ragna Sævarsdóttir
Sandra Lind Þrastardóttir
Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir
Svava Ósk Stefánsdóttir
TeKesha Watson
Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir
Tünde Kilin
Þóranna Kika Hodge-Carr
Coaches
[edit]Guðbrandur Stefánsson 1985–1987
Jón Kr. Gíslason 1987–1989
John Veargason 1989
Falur Harðarson 1989–1991
Sigurður Ingimundarson 1991–1996
Jón Guðmundsson 1996–1997
Anna María Sveinsdóttir 1997–1999
Kristinn Einarsson 1999–2001
Kristinn Óskarsson 2001
Anna María Sveinsdóttir 2001–2003
Hjörtur Harðarson 2003–2004
Sigurður Ingimundarson 2004
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson 2004–2006
Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson 2006–2011
Falur Harðarson 2011–2012
Sigurður Ingimundarson 2012–2013
Andy Johnston 2013–2014
Sigurður Ingimundarson 2014–2015
Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir 2015–2016
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson 2016–2018[8]
Jón Guðmundsson 2018–2019[9]
Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson 2019–2022[10]
Hörður Vilhjálmsson 2022–2023[11]
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson 2023–2024[12]
Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 2024–present[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (26 April 2017). "Keflvíkingar Íslandsmeistarar í sextánda sinn". Vísir.is. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Körfubolti – Um Keflavík og Körfuknattleiksdeild Keflavíkur (KKDK)
- ^ Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (26 April 2017). "Til hamingju Keflavík – Íslandsmeistaramyndband". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Keflavík bikarmeistari annað árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Félög – Keflavík". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Umfjöllun: Keflavík – Grindavík 76–50 | Öruggt hjá Keflavík í Sláturhúsinu
- ^ Keflavík fjarri sínu besta í Sláturhúsinu
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (12 January 2016). "Sverrir: Erfiðara að þjálfa konur en karla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (18 April 2018). "Jón tekur við kvennaliði Keflavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (8 May 2019). "Jón Halldór og Hörður Axel taka við Keflavík – Finnur aðstoðar Sverri". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (3 May 2023). "Hörður Axel hættur hjá Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Sverrir ráðinn þjálfari Keflavíkur – Thelma snýr aftur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (7 June 2024). "Friðrik tekur við keflinu í Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- (in Icelandic) Official website
- (in Icelandic) Club info at kki.is