2020–21 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)
The 2020–21 Úrvalsdeild kvenna will be the 64th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland.
| Competition details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Dates | 2020 – 2021 | ||
| TV | Stöð 2 Sport | ||
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Competition format
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
| Team | City, Region | Arena | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Smárinn |  |
| Fjölnir | Grafarvogur | Dalhús | |
| Haukar | Hafnarfjörður | Schenkerhöllin | |
| Keflavík | Keflavík | TM Höllin | |
| KR | Reykjavík | DHL-Höllin |  |
| Skallagrímur | Borgarnes | Fjósið | |
| Snæfell | Stykkishólmur | Fjárhúsið | |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Origo-völlurinn | |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snæfell | | End of contract | 13 March 2020[1] | Off-season | | 28 May 2020[2] |
| Valur | | Resigned | 4 May 2020 | | 4 May 2020 | |
| KR | | Resigned | 11 May 2020 | | 25 May 2020[5] |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breiðablik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Fjölnir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Haukar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Keflavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | KR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Skallagrímur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Snæfell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Valur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2020. Source: kki.is
Notable occurrences
- On 1 April, Snæfell's star player Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir announced her retirement from basketball.[6]
- On 6 May, it was announced that Haukar player Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir would be leaving the team and attend the University of Tennessee.[7]
- On 6 May, it was reported that Keflavík starter Þóranna Kika Hodge-Carr would attend Iona College and play for the Iona Gaels women's basketball team.[8]
- On 13 May, Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir left KR and signed with Reykjavík rivals Valur.[9]
- On 15 May, KR's star Danielle Rodriguez announced that she was retiring from playing professionally to fully focus on her coaching career.[10][11]
- On 15 May, Fjölnir announced it had signed Lithuanian national team member Lina Pikčiūtė.[12]
- On 15 May, Embla Kristínardóttir signed with reigning Icelandic Cup champions Skallagrímur after playing for Fjölnir the previous season.[13]
- On 17 June, Skallagrímur signed Sanja Orozović from KR.[14]
- On 25 June, Haiden Palmer signed with Snæfell with whom she won the national championship in 2016.[15]
- On 9 July, Haukar signed Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir and Elísabeth Ýr Ægisdóttir from Grindavík.[16]
- On 7 August, Valur signed Eydís Eva Þórisdóttir and former national team players Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir and Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir.[17]
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References
- "Snæfell í þjálfaraleit". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Davíð Eldur (28 May 2020). "Halldór tekur við Snæfell". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- Bjarni Helgason (6 May 2020). "Óvissa með framhaldið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Davíð Eldur (11 May 2020). "Benedikt Guðmundsson yfirgefur KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (25 May 2020). "Darri Freyr og Francisco Garcia taka við KR-liðunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Skórnir á hilluna eftir fimmtán ára feril". Morgunblaðið. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 May 2020). "Landsliðskona í körfubolta í 1. deild bandaríska háskólakörfuboltans". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Davíð Eldur (6 May 2020). "Þóranna til Iona Gaels". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Davíð Eldur (13 May 2020). "Hildur Björg í Val". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (15 May 2020). "Krísa hjá kvennaliði KR?". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- Bjarni Helgason (15 May 2020). "Ástríðan færst yfir í þjálfun". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- "Nýliðarnir fá landsliðsmiðherja frá Litháen". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- Anton Ingi Leifsson (15 May 2020). "Embla til liðs við bikarmeistarana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- Davíð Eldur (17 June 2020). "Sanja Orozovic í Skallagrím". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- Sindri Sverrisson (25 June 2020). "Snæfell fær Palmer sem vann tvöfalt með liðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- Ísak Hallmundarson (9 July 2020). "Bríet Sif og Elísabeth til liðs við Hauka". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 August 2020). "Valskonur bæta við sig þremur nýjum leikmönnum í körfunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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