Keflavík (women's basketball)
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| 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
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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[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