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
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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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