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Vestri
Vestri logo
Leagues1. deild karla
Founded1965 (as KFÍ)
HistoryKFÍ
(1965–2016)
Vestri
(2016–present)
ArenaÍsjakinn
(capacity: 1200)
LocationÍsafjörður, Iceland
Team colorsNavy blue, red, white
     
PresidentIngólfur Þorleifsson [1]
Head coachYngvi Gunnlaugsson
Assistant(s)Nebojsa Knezevic
Championships4 Men's Division I
3 Men's Division II
WebsiteVestri.is
Active departments of
ÍF Vestri
Men's football Volleyball Men's basketball
Women's football Bicycle Women's basketball

Körfuknattleiksdeild Vestra (Vestri Basketball), also known as Vestri, is a basketball team based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. It is part of the Vestri sport club. As of 2017 its men's team plays in Division I.[2]

Vestri also has a men's reserve team that plays in the amateur level Icelandic 4th-tier Division III, called Vestri-b.[3]

History

The club was founded in 1965 as Körfuknattleiksfélag Ísafjarðar (KFÍ). In 2016 it merged into Íþróttafélagið Vestri and became its basketball sub-division.[4]

Logos

Men's team

Head coaches

Men's head coaches:[5]

Season by season

Season Division Regular season Playoff Results Head coach
W L PCT
KFÍ
1993–1994 Division II – – – – Promoted do Division I Geir Þorsteinsson
1994–1995 Division I 3rd (Group 1) 15 5 .750 Did not qualify Geir Þorsteinsson
1995–1996 Division I 2nd 12 4 .750 Won Semifinals (ÍS, 2–0)
Won Finals (Þór Þorlákshöfn, 2–1)
Promoted to Úrvalsdeild 		Guðjón Þorsteinsson
1996–1997 Úrvalsdeild 9th 9 13 .409 Did not qualify Guðni Guðnason
1997–1998 Úrvalsdeild 5th 13 9 .591 Lost Final eight (UMFN, 1–2) Guðni Guðnason
1998–1999 Úrvalsdeild 3rd 15 7 .682 Won Final eight (Tindastóll, 2–0)
Lost Semifinals (UMFN, 1–2) 		Tony Garbelotto
1999–2000 Úrvalsdeild 10th 7 15 .318 Did not qualify Tony Garbelotto
2000–2001 Úrvalsdeild 12th 4 18 .182 Did not qualify
Relegated to Division I 		Karl Jónsson
2001–2002 Division I 3rd 12 6 .667 Lost Semifinals (Snæfell, 0–2) Hrafn Kristjánsson and
Baldur Jónasson
2002–2003 Division I 1st 14 2 .875 Won Semifinals (Ármann/Þróttur, 2–1)
Won Finals (Þór Þorlákshöfn, 1–0)
Promoted to Premier League 		Hrafn Kristjánsson
2003–2004 Úrvalsdeild 10th 6 16 .273 Did not qualify Hrafn Kristjánsson
2004–2005 Úrvalsdeild 12th 2 20 .091 Did not qualify
Relegated to Division I 		Baldur Jónasson
2005–2006 Division I 7th 6 12 .333 Did not qualify Baldur Jónasson
2006–2007 Division I 6th 5 9 .357 Did not qualify Baldur Jónasson (0–3)
Borce Ilievski (5–6)
2007–2008 Division I 6th 8 10 .444 Did not qualify Borce Ilievski
2008–2009 Division I 5th 11 7 .611 Lost Semifinals (Valur, 1–2) Borce Ilievski
2009–2010 Division I 1st 16 2 .889 Promoted to Úrvalsdeild Borce Ilievski
2010–2011 Úrvalsdeild 12th 5 17 .227 Did not qualify
Relegated to Division I 		B.J. Aldridge (2–6)
Neil Shiran Þórisson (3–11)
2011–2012 Division I 1st 17 1 .944 Promoted to Úrvalsdeild Pétur Már Sigurðsson
2012–2013 Úrvalsdeild 10th 6 16 .273 Did not qualify Pétur Már Sigurðsson
2013–2014 Úrvalsdeild 11th 4 18 .182 Did not qualify
Relegated to Division I 		Birgir Örn Birgisson
2014–2015 Division I 7th 5 16 .238 Did not qualify Birgir Örn Birgisson
2015–2016 Division I 8th 4 14 .222 Did not qualify Birgir Örn Birgisson (3–10)
Neil Shiran Þórisson and
Guðni Guðnason (1–4)
Vestri
2016–2017 Division I 6th 8 16 .333 Did not qualify Yngvi Gunnlaugsson
2017–2018 Division I 4th 16 8 .667 Lost Semifinals (Breiðablik, 0–3) Yngvi Gunnlaugsson

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Awards

Úrvalsdeild Men's Foreign Player of the Year

  • David Bevis – 1998
  • Joshua Helm – 2005

Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic All-First Team

Úrvalsdeild Men's Young Player of the Year

Notable players

Records (Úrvalsdeild karla only)

Miscellaneous information

  • On 17 October 1999, KFÍ won Skallagrímur, 129–132, in a game that went into four overtimes. It was the longest premium division game ever played in Iceland. Clifton Bush set a then record by playing 59 minutes in the game. It has since been broken by Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson.[8]

Women's team

Head coaches

Women's head coaches since 1996:[9]

Trophies and awards

Awards

Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team

  • Sólveig H. Gunnlaugsdóttir – 2001

Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year

  • Sara Pálmadóttir – 2002

1. deild kvenna Domestic All-First team

  • Eva Margrét Kristjánsdóttir

Notable players

  • United States Ebony Dickinson
  • Iceland Eva Margrét Kristjánsdóttir
  • United States Jessica Gaspar
  • Iceland Sara Pálmadóttir
  • Iceland Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir
  • Iceland Sólveig Helga Gunnlaugsdóttir
  • Iceland Sólveig Pálsdóttir
  • Iceland Stefanía Helga Ásmundsdóttir
  • Iceland Svandís Anna Sigurðardóttir
  • Iceland Tinna B. Sigmundsdóttir

References

  1. ^ Stjórn körfuknattleiksdeildar
  2. ^ 1. deild karla (2017)
  3. ^ "3. deild karla". KKI.is. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ Íþróttafélagið Vestri
  5. ^ Men's coaches
  6. ^ 1. deild karla
  7. ^ 2. deild karla
  8. ^ Mörg met féllu í DHL höllinni
  9. ^ Women's coaches
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