Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur | |
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Founded: | 1950 |
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History: | ÍR 1950–2000 ÍR/Breiðablik 2000–2002 ÍR 2002–present |
Arena: | Hertz-Hellirinn |
Location: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
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Championships: | 11 Icelandic championships 1 Icelandic Cup |
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The Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur women's basketball team, commonly known as ÍR, is the women's basketball department of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. It is based in Reykjavík, Iceland.
ÍR women's team was founded in 1950 and was one of the pioneers of women's basketball in Iceland as one of the founding members of the women's Icelandic women's championship tournament. It is also one of the most successful women's team in the country, winning a total of 11 national championships.[1]
After not fielding a team since being relegated from the Úrvalsdeild in 2004, the team was revived in 2017 and registered into Division I for the 2017-2018 season.[2] On June 16, 2017, the club hired former player Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson as the head coach of the team.[3]
In June 2021, the team hired Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir, the former assistant coach of ÍR men's team, as its head coach. She replaced Ísak Máni Wíum who led the team to a second place finish during the 2020–21 season.[4]
ÍR plays its home games at the Hertz-Hellirinn.
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Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year