Stjarnan women's basketball
Stjarnan | |||
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Leagues | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
Founded | Stjarnan 2009–present | ||
Arena | Ásgarður | ||
Location | Garðabær, Iceland | ||
Team colors | Blue, White | ||
Head coach | Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson | ||
Website | Stjarnan.is | ||
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The Stjarnan women's basketball team, commonly known as Stjarnan, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, based in the town of Garðabær, Iceland.[1][2]
History
[edit]In 2009, disgruntled Ármann players, unhappy with poor training facilities and lack of practice time, contacted Stjarnan and inquired if the board would be interested in starting a women's team. The board responded positively and in the end the entire Ármann team transferred over.[3]
Stjarnan finished first in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna in 2015 and defeated Njarðvík in the playoffs to win promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in its history.[4][5]
After a disappointing first season, where high scoring guard Chelsie Schweers was fired mid-season[6] and head coach Baldur Ingi Jónasson resigned before the seasons end,[7] Stjarnan bounced back in 2016-2017 behind Danielle Rodriguez stellar play and made it to the playoffs.[8] They were beaten 3-0 by Snæfell in the semi-finals.[9]
On 13 February 2019, behind Rodriguez 33 points, including a three-point heave from just inside the half-court line to finish the first half, Stjarnan's won Breiðablik, 103–82, in the Icelandic Cup semi-finals, advancing to the Cup finals for the first time in its history.[10]
On June 7, 2019, the board of Stjarnan withdrew the team from the Úrvalsdeild for the upcoming season and registered for the second-tier 1. deild kvenna, stating that it was necessary after several of its starters had left the team.[11] On 22 August it was reported that the board had withdrawn the team from the 1. deild kvenna after it delayed hiring a new head coach. A spokesperson for the board stated that it did not want to field a team that relied to much on non-homegrown players.[12] The club was criticized for its actions in withdrawing the team, including by former player Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir, especially since the argument of homegrown players did not apply to its men's team where the vast majority of players did not come up through Stjarnan's youth program.[13]
Season by season
[edit]Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Playoffs | Icelandic Cup |
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2009–10 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 4th | 7–8 | DNQ | 1st Round |
2010–11 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 1st | 12–2 | Runner-up | 1st Round |
2011–12 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 3rd | 11–4 | DNQ | 2nd Round |
2012–13 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 2nd | 12–4 | Runner-up | 2nd Round |
2013–14 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 4th | 8–6 | DNQ | 1st Round |
2014–15 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 2nd | 8–4 | Promotion | 1st Round |
2015–16 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 6th | 3–21 | DNQ | SF |
2016–17 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 4th | 14–14 | SF | QF |
2017–18 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | 14–14 | DNQ | 1st Round |
2018–19 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 3rd | 18–10 | SF | Runner-up |
2019–20 | Did not participate | |||||
2020–21 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 7th | 6–10 | 1st Round | QF |
2021–22 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 9th | 7–13 | DNQ | QF |
2022–23 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 1st | 21–3 | N/A1 | SF |
2022–23 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | TBD | 0–0 | TBD | TBD |
Notes
1 Promoted to Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
Source
Trophies and awards
[edit]Trophies
[edit]- 1. deild kvenna (2):
- 2011, 2023[14]
Awards
[edit]Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year
Úrvalsdeild Women's Defensive Player of the Year
Notable players
[edit]Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir
Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir
Danielle Rodriguez
Diljá Ögn Lárusdóttir
Ísold Sævarsdóttir
Jana Falsdóttir
Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir
Kolbrún María Ármannsdóttir
Margrét Kara Sturludóttir
Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir
Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir
Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir
Unnur Tara Jónsdóttir
Coaches
[edit]Berry Timmermans 2009-2011
Eggert Maríuson 2011-2012
Kjartan Atli Kjartansson 2012-2013
Bragi Hinrik Magnússon 2013-2014
Sævaldur Bjarnason 2014-2015
Baldur Ingi Jónasson 2015-2016
Berry Timmermans 2016
Pétur Már Sigurðsson 2016–2019
Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir 2020–2021
Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir 2021
Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir 2021–2023
Arnar Guðjónsson 2023–2024
Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson 2024–present[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Félög - Stjarnan". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Um félagið". stjarnan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Stjarnan teflir fram mfl. kvenna í fyrsta sinn!". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 12 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Stjarnan upp í úrvalsdeild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Kæru Njarðvíkur vísað frá - Stjarnan leikur í efstu deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 22 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (29 December 2015). "Ráku stigahæsta leikmann deildarinnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Baldur Ingi kveður Garðabæinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (28 March 2017). "Langlíklegast að Snæfell fullkomni fernuna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 April 2017). "94 prósent sigurhlutfall hjá Gunnhildi í undanúrslitaeinvígum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (13 February 2019). "Stjarnan í bikarúrslit í fyrsta sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 June 2019). "Stjarnan þriðja félagið á fjórum árum sem hættir við þátttöku í Domino´s deild kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 August 2019). "Stjarnan búin að draga kvennaliðið sitt úr keppni í tveimur deildum í sumar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Stjarnan harðlega gagnrýnd". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "1. deild kvenna". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (4 April 2024). "Baldur og Ólafur að taka við Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official Website (in Icelandic)
- Eurobasket team profile
- KKÍ: Stjarnan – kki.is (in Icelandic)