Keflavík women's basketball
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]
| 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 | ||
| President | Ingvi Þór Hákonarson | ||
| Head coach | Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson | ||
| Assistant(s) | Hörður Vilhjálmsson | ||
| Championships | 16 Icelandic championships | ||
| Website | keflavik.is | ||
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Arena
Keflavík plays its home games at the TM Arena[5], commonly nicknamed "The Slaughterhouse".[6][7]
Trophies and awards
Trophies
- Icelandic champions: (16):
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: (15):
- 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
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
- Jacquline Adamshick – 2011
- Jennifer Boucek – 1998
- Reshea Bristol – 2005
- TeKesha Watson – 2008
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
- Alda Leif Jónsdóttir – 2000
- 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
- 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
| Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Alda Leif Jónsdóttir
(1999-2000)Anna María Sveinsdóttir
(1984–2000, 2001–2006)Birna Valgarðsdóttir
(1996–1997, 1998–2015)Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir
(2011–2016)Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir
(2003–2011, 2012–2015, 2018–2019)Embla Kristínardóttir
(2012–2015, 2017–present)Ingibjörg Jakobsdóttir
(2010–2012, 2013)Jenny Boucek
(1997–1998)Lisa Karčić
(2011)Monica Wright
(2016)Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir
(2007–2013)Olga Færseth
(1990–1994)Reshea Bristol
(2004–2006)
Coaches
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References
- 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.
External links
- (in Icelandic) Official website
- (in Icelandic) Club info at kki.is
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