Fjölnir women's basketball explained

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Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir
Leagues:	Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Founded:	2005
History:	Fjölnir (2005–present)
Arena:	Dalhús
Location:	Grafarvogur, Iceland
Colors:	Blue, yellow
Website:	fjolnir.is

The Fjölnir women's basketball team, commonly known as Fjölnir, represents Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir multi-sport club and is based in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík. As of the 2018–2019 season it plays in the Icelandic 1. deild kvenna.

History

Fjölnir played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna from 2007 to 2009 and 2010 to 2013.^[1] It won its first Úrvalsdeild victory on 3 November 2007.^[2] On 2 March 2019, the team won the 1. deild kvenna for the third time in its history.^[3] It face Grindavík in the promotion playoffs for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild where it lost 0-3.^[4] After the 2019-2020 season was discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland, Fjölnir was appointed the winner of 1. deild kvenna, due to being in top place at the time, and promoted to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.^[5] Fjölnir finished the 2020–21 season with a 14-7 record and secured a spot in the Úrvalsdeild playoffs for the first time in its history.^{[6] [7]}

Titles and awards

Titles

1. deild kvenna^[8]

• Winners (2): 2007, 2010, 2019, 2020

Individual awards

• Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year
  • Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir - 2022
• Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year
  • Aliyah Mazyck - 2022
• Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team
  • Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir - 2022
• Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year^[9]
  • Bergþóra Tómasdóttir - 2011
• 1. deild Domestic MVP
  • Gréta María Grétarsdóttir - 2010
• 1. deild kvenna Domestic All-First team
  • Berglind Karen Ingvarsdóttir - 2018
  • Eva María Emilsdóttir - 2010
  • Gréta María Grétarsdóttir - 2010
  • Hulda Ósk Bergsteinsdóttir - 2019
• 1. deild kvenna Coach of the Year
  • Eggert Maríuson - 2010

Coaches

• 2007 Nemanja Sovic
• 2007–2008 Gréta María Grétarsdóttir
• 2008–2009 Patrick Oliver
• 2009–2010 Eggert Maríuson
• 2010 Bjarni Magnússon and Örvar Þór Kristjánsson
• 2011–2012 Bragi Magnússon
• 2012–2013 Ágúst Jensson
• 2013–2015 Pétur Már Sigurðsson
• 2015–2018 Sævaldur Bjarnason
• 2018–2022 Halldór Karl Þórisson
• 2022–2023 Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir^[10]

Source 1 Source 2

External links

• Team profile at kki.is

Notes and References

1. Web site: Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar kvenna í körfubolta . kki.is . . 9 September 2018 . Icelandic . 10 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014605/http://kki.isi.is/um-kki/greinar/grein/2014/04/15/Thjalfarasaga-urvalsdeildar-kvenna-i-korfubolta/ . dead .
2. News: Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson . Fyrsti sigur Fjölnis í efstu deild kvenna frá upphafi . 9 September 2018 . . 3 November 2007 . Icelandic.
3. News: Ólafur Þór Jónsson . Fjölnir deildarmeistarar í 1. deild kvenna . 2 March 2019 . Karfan.is . 2 March 2019 . Icelandic.
4. News: Anton Ingi Leifsson . Grindavík í Dominos-deildina . 13 April 2019 . . 10 April 2019 . Icelandic.
5. News: Engir Íslandsmeistarar í körfubolta - Valur og Stjarnan unnu deildirnar . 26 April 2020 . . 18 March 2020 . Icelandic.
6. News: Andri Már Eggertsson . Halldór Karl: Frábært að hafa tryggt okkur sæti í úrslitakeppninni . 17 May 2021 . . 28 April 2021 . Icelandic.
7. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Fyrsti leikur í úrslitakeppni í Dalhúsum í meira en fimmtán ár . 17 May 2021 . . 17 May 2021 . Icelandic.
8. http://gamli.kki.is/meistaratitlar.asp?adgerd=FlkIsl&keppni=2.%20deild%20kvenna 1. deild kvenna
9. http://kki.is/sagan/vidurkenningar-og-verdlaun/besti-ungi-leikmadurinn-kvenna/ Viðurkenningar - Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna
10. News: Kristjana yfirgefur Fjölni . 15 April 2023 . Karfan.is . 15 April 2023 . Icelandic.