The 2023–24 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is the 67th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 27 September 2023 and concluded on 22 May 2024 with Keflavík winning the national championship after beating Njarðvík in the Úrvalsdeild finals, 3–0.[1] Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir of Keflavík was named the Finals MVP.[2]
| Subway deild kvenna1 | ||||||||||
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| Duration | 27 September 2023 – 22 May 2024 | |||||||||
| Teams | 10 | |||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Stöð 2 Sport | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Relegated | Snæfell, Breiðablik | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Keflavík | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Njarðvík | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Stjarnan, Grindavík | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2024.1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna. | ||||||||||
Competition format
editPrior to the season the number of teams in the league were increased from 8 to 10 with a 8 team playoff tournament. The bottom team will be relegated to the 1. deild kvenna while the team in 9th place will face the teams in 2-4 place in the 1. deild in a playoff for a spot in the Úrvalsdeild.[3][4] Rules regarding foreign players were also changed, allowing free flow of players from within the European Economic Area. Previously, only three players from each team without Icelandic citizenship were allowed on the court at the same time.[5]
Teams
edit| Team | City, Region | Arena | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Smárinn |  Guillermo Sánchez
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| Grindavík | Grindavík | HS Orku-höllin |  Þorleifur Ólafsson
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| Fjölnir | Grafarvogur | Dalhús | Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson
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| Haukar | Hafnarfjörður | Schenkerhöllin | Ingvar Þór Guðjónsson
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| Snæfell | Stykkishólmur | Íþróttahúsið Stykkishólmi | Baldur Þorleifsson
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| Keflavík | Keflavík | TM Höllin | Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
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| Njarðvík | Njarðvík | Ljónagryfjan | Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson
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| Stjarnan | Reykjavík | Mathús Garðabæjar höllin | Arnar Guðjónsson
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| Valur | Reykjavík | Origo-völlurinn | Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson
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| Þór Akureyri | Akureyri | Síðuskóli | Daníel Andri Halldórsson
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Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fjölnir | Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir |
Resigned[6] | 15 April 2023 | Off-season | Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson |
12 May 2023[7] |
| Breiðablik |  Jeremy Herbert Smith |
End of contract | 25 April 2023 | Pétur Ingvarsson |
25 April 2023[8] | |
| Keflavík | Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson |
Resigned[9] | 3 May 2023 | Sverrir Þór Sverrisson |
21 May 2023[10] | |
| Valur | Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson |
Resigned[11] | 8 May 2023 | Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson |
13 June 2023[12] | |
| Breiðablik | Pétur Ingvarsson |
Resigned | 1 June 2023[13] | Guillermo Sánchez |
19 June 2023[14] | |
| Stjarnan | Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir |
Resigned | 13 December 2023 | 3rd | Arnar Guðjónsson |
13 December 2023[15] |
| Haukar | Bjarni Magnússon |
Resigned | 24 January 2024 | 5th | Ingvar Þór Guðjónsson |
24 January 2024[16] |
Notable occurrences
edit- On 17 April, Helena Sverrisdóttir announced that she would play for Haukar after missing most of the 2022–23 season due to injuries.[17]
- On 21 May, Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir signed with Keflavík after having played for Ball State since 2018.[10]
- On 31 May, it was announced that ÍR had withdrew its team from the league and Snæfell would take its place.[18][19]
- On 13 June, Valur's player and three-time national champion, Hallveig Jónsdóttir, announced her retirement from basketball.[20]
- On 5 July, Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir returned to the Úrvalsdeild after two years with AKS Falcon and signed with Haukar.[21]
- On 19 July, Fjölnir signed Portuguese national team member Raquel Laneiro who played for Njarðvík the previous season, averaging 15.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game.[22]
- On 2 August, Njarðvík signed Denmark national team player Emilie Hesseldal who led the Úrvalsdeild in rebounds during the 2019–20 season.[23]
- On 9 September, Stjarnan signed Poland national team member Katarzyna Trzeciak.[24]
- On 10 September, former Iceland national team member Unnur Tara Jónsdóttir returned from a two year absence and signed with Stjarnan after sitting out the previous two seasons.[25]
- On 7 October, Kolbrún María Ármannsdóttir became the youngest player to score 31 or more points in an Úrvalsdeild game at the age of 15 years, 9 months and 9 days, breaking Helena Sverrisdóttir's record from 2004.[26]
- On 19 November, Helena Sverrisdóttir announced her retirement from basketball.[27]
- On 15 December, Breiðablik withdrew its team from the league after several players terminated their contract and left the team. At the time of its withdrawal, the team had lost 12 of its 13 games.[28]
- On 2 January, Grindavík signed Denmark national team member Sarah Mortensen.[29]
- On 16 January, Grindavík signed Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir who had been without a team for the first half of the season.[30]
- On 17 January, Keflavík signed five-time Icelandic Female Basketball Player of the Year and Iceland national team member Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir.[31]
- On 24 January, three-time Icelandic Female Basketball Player of the Year, Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir, announced her retirement from basketball.[32]
- On 7 February, Keflavík sent a formal complaint to the Icelandic Basketball Association, stating that a representative of Njarðvík forged the signature of the vice president of Keflavík on transfer papers for Irena Sól Jónsdóttir, a Keflavík player.[33] The Association rescinded the transfer and Njarðvík later apologised for its actions.[34] The 26 year old Irena Sól, who had resumed her basketball career after pregnancy during the season and averaged 7 minutes in 9 games for Keflavík, announced that since the transfer was denied that she would be retiring from playing basketball.[35]
References
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- ^ Helgi Hrafn Ólafsson (25 March 2023). "Stórtækar breytingar á keppnisfyrirkomulagi úrvals- og 1. deildar kvenna – Þingskjöl 12-15 samþykkt". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (26 March 2023). "Subway-deild kvenna verður tíu liða deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (25 March 2023). "Frjálst flæði evrópskra leikmanna eftir samþykkta breytingatillögu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Kristjana yfirgefur Fjölni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Hallgrímur tekur við Fjölni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Ívar stígur inn fyrir Pétur sem tekur við kvennaliði Breiðabliks". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (3 May 2023). "Hörður Axel hættur hjá Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Sverrir ráðinn þjálfari Keflavíkur – Thelma snýr aftur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Ólafur Jónas yfirgefur Íslandsmeistara Vals". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Hjalti Þór tekur við Íslandsmeisturunum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (1 June 2023). "Pétur kveður Blika og tekur við Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Tekur við kvennaliðinu og leikur með karlaliðinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 December 2023). "Auður hættir óvænt hjá Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Baddi Magg kveður". Haukar (in Icelandic). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Skórnir ekki á leiðinni upp í hillu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Snæfell upp í Subway deildina". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (1 June 2023). "Þáðu boð tveimur árum eftir að hafa dregið lið sitt úr keppni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (14 June 2023). "Íslandsmeistari og fyrrverandi landsliðskona leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 July 2023). "Þóra Kristín heim í Hauka". Vísir.is. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Raquel til Fjölnis". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 August 2023). "Njarðvík bætir við sig danskri landsliðskonu sem þekkir Ísland vel". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Pólskur bakvörður í Garðabæ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Tekur fram skóna og fer í Stjörnuna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 October 2023). "Kolbrún María sló met Helenu Sverris: Yngst til að skora 31 stig". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (19 November 2023). "Helena leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Breiðablik dregur lið sitt úr keppni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (2 January 2024). "Grindvíkingar fá danskan landsliðsframherja í stað Fairley". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 January 2024). "Landsliðskona til Grindavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Ágúst Orri Arnarson (17 January 2024). "Sara Rún snýr heim til Keflavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 January 2024). "Hildur Björg setur körfuboltaskóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (7 February 2024). "Saka Njarðvíkinga um að falsa undirskrift". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (8 February 2024). "Við hörmum að hafa brugðist trausti nágranna okkar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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