Snæfell women's basketball
The Snæfell women's basketball team, commonly known as Snæfell, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Snæfell[2], based in Stykkishólmur, Iceland.[3] They currently play in Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[4][5]
Snæfell | |||
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Leagues | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
Founded | 1964 | ||
History | Snæfell 1964–present | ||
Arena | Íþróttahúsið Stykkishólmi | ||
Location | Stykkishólmur, Iceland | ||
Team colors | Red, White, Blue | ||
President | Gunnar Svanlaugsson [1] | ||
Head coach | Halldór Steingrímsson | ||
Championships | 3 Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
Website | snaefell.is | ||
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History
Snæfell's women's team first played in Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 2008–2009 season after winning Division I the previous season with a perfect record. It won the national championship for three straight seasons, from 2014[6] to 2016, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2016.[7][8] They furthermore won the Supercup in 2012 and from 2014 to 2016.[9]
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Playoffs | Icelandic Cup |
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1995–96 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 2nd | 6–3 | N/A | DNP |
Did not participate | ||||||
2001–02 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 5th | 7–9 | N/A | DNP |
Did not participate | ||||||
2006–07 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 3rd | 11–5 | N/A | 2nd round |
2007–08 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 1st | 16–0 | N/A | 2nd Round |
2008–09 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 7th | 5–14 | DNQ | 1st Round |
2009–10 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 7th | 3–11 | DNQ | 1st Round |
2010–11 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 6th | 6–8 | 1st Round | 1st Round |
2011–12 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 3rd | 16–12 | 1st Round | Runner-up |
2012–13 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 2nd | 21–7 | SF | SF |
2013–14 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 1st | 25–3 | Champions | Runner-up |
2014–15 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 1st | 25–3 | Champions | SF |
2015–16 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 2nd | 21–3 | Champions | Winners |
2016–17 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 1st | 22–6 | Runner-up | SF |
2017–18 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 6th | 12–16 | DNQ | SF |
2018–19 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | 16-12 | DNQ | SF |
Trophies and awards
Awards
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic Player of the Year
- Hildur Sigurðardóttir – 2014, 2015
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Foreign Player of the Year
- Haiden Denise Palmer – 2016
- Kristen McCarthy – 2015
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic All-First Team
- Berglind Gunnarsdóttir – 2017
- Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir – 2016
- Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir – 2015, 2016
- Hildur Sigurðardóttir – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir – 2013, 2014
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Defensive Player of the Year
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year
- Ingi Þór Steinþórsson – 2014, 2015, 2016
Notable players
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Coaches
Justin Shouse (2007–2008) Högni Högnason (2008–2009) Ingi Þór Steinþórsson (2009–2018) Baldur Þorleifsson (2018–2019) Gunnlaugur Smárason (2019–2020) Halldór Steingrímsson (2020–present)
References
- Félög Snæfell
- Deildir
- Félög Snæfell
- Úrvalsdeild karla 2016-2017
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna 2016-2017
- Tómas Þór Þórðarson (8 April 2014). "Níræðir herramenn sjá um að flagga á leikdögum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- Sindri Sverrisson (8 November 2017). "Margir héldu að þetta gæti ekki gengið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- Jón Júlíus Karlsson (26 April 2016). "Snæfell Íslandsmeistari þriðja árið í röð". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- Kristinn Páll Teitsson (2 October 2016). "Snæfell meistari meistaranna þriðja árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
External links
- Official Website (in Icelandic)
- Eurobasket team profile
- KKÍ: Stjarnan – kki.is (in Icelandic)