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2018–19 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

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Domino's deild kvenna1
Duration3 October 2018 – 27 April 2019
Games played60
Teams8
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
RelegatedBreiðablik
Finals
ChampionsValur
  Runners-upKeflavík
SemifinalistsStjarnan, KR
Finals MVPIceland Helena Sverrisdóttir
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Helena Sverrisdóttir
Foreign MVPUnited States Brittanny Dinkins
Statistical leaders
Points United States Brittanny Dinkins 29.8
Rebounds United States Shequila Joseph 14.5
Assists United States Dani Rodriguez 8.6
Records
Biggest home winValur 111–64 Breiðablik
(30 January 2019)
Biggest away winValur 98–67 KR
(9 March 2019)
Highest scoringValur 101–94 Keflavík
(14 December 2018)
Winning streak18 games
Valur
Losing streak13 games
Breiðablik
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2019.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

The 2018–19 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 62nd season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 3 October 2018 and concluded on 27 April 2019 with Valur winning their first title after beating Keflavík 3–0 in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[1]

Competition format

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The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four teams qualify for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team will be relegated to 1. deild kvenna.

Teams

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Team City, Region Arena Head coach
Breiðablik Kópavogur Smárinn Italy Antonio D’Albero
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkerhöllin Iceland Ólöf Helga Pálsdóttir
Keflavík Keflavík TM Höllin Iceland Jón Guðmundsson
KR Reykjavík DHL-Höllin Iceland Benedikt Guðmundsson
Skallagrímur Borgarnes Fjósið Serbia Biljana Stanković
Snæfell Stykkishólmur Fjárhúsið Iceland Baldur Þorleifsson
Stjarnan Garðabær Ásgarður Iceland Pétur Már Sigurðsson
Valur Reykjavík Origo-völlurinn Iceland Darri Freyr Atlason

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment
Keflavík Iceland Sverrir Þór Sverrisson[2] End of contract 5 April 2018 Off-season Iceland Jón Guðmundsson[3] 18 April 2018
Breiðablik Iceland Hildur Sigurðardóttir[4] Resigned 4 April 2018 Iceland Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir[5] 18 April 2018
Haukar Iceland Ingvar Þór Guðjónsson[6] Resigned 26 May 2018 Iceland Ólöf Helga Pálsdóttir[7] 28 May 2018
Snæfell Iceland Ingi Þór Steinþórsson[8] End of contract 12 June 2018 Iceland Baldur Þorleifsson[9] 27 June 2018
Breiðablik Iceland Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir[10] Health reasons 14 November 2018 8th Italy Antonio D’Albero 15 November 2018[11]
Skallagrímur Iceland Ari Gunnarsson[12] Fired[13] 26 November 2018 6th Serbia Biljana Stanković[14] 4 December 2018

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Valur 28 22 6 2330 1910 +420 44 Qualification to playoffs
2 Keflavík 28 21 7 2234 2124 +110 42
3 Stjarnan 28 18 10 2065 2010 +55 36 Qualification to playoffs, asked for relegation after the season
4 KR 28 16 12 2125 2080 +45 32 Qualification to playoffs
5 Snæfell 28 16 12 2124 2033 +91 32
6 Haukar 28 9 19 1980 2077 −97 18
7 Skallagrímur 28 6 22 1879 2180 −301 12
8 Breiðablik 28 4 24 2043 2366 −323 8 Spared from relegation due to vacance berths
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2019. Source: kki.is

Playoffs

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The playoffs are played between the four first qualified teams with a 1-1-1-1-1 format, playing seeded teams games 1, 3 and 5 at home.

Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 Valur 3
4 Skallagrímur 1
1 Valur 3
2 Keflavík 0
2 Keflavík 3
3 Stjarnan 2

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. Source: KKÍ

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Valur 3–1 KR 70–61 84–77 85–87 84–81 0
Keflavík 3–2 Stjarnan 70–78 62–64 91–67 83–73 85–69

Final

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Valur 3–0 Keflavík 75–63 100–96 87–64 0 0

Notable occurrences

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References

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  2. ^ "Sverrir Þór og Jón taka við Keflavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (18 April 2018). "Jón tekur við kvennaliði Keflavíkur" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 April 2018). "Eini kvenþjálfarinn í kvennadeildinni hættir óvænt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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