Snæfell women's basketball explained

Snæfell
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Leagues:1. deild kvenna
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History:Snæfell
1964–present
Arena:Íþróttahúsið Stykkishólmi
Location:Stykkishólmur, Iceland
Colors:Red, White, Blue
Championships:3 Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Website:snaefell.is
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The Snæfell women's basketball team, commonly known as Snæfell, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Snæfell,[1] based in Stykkishólmur, Iceland.[2]

History

Snæfell's women's team first played in Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 2008–09 season after winning Division I the previous season with a perfect record. It won the national championship for three straight seasons, from 2014[3] to 2016, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2016.[4] [5] They furthermore won the Supercup in 2012 and from 2014 to 2016.[6] On 2 June 2021, the club announced that it would not take its seat in the Úrvalsdeild for the 2021–22 season and register it in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.[7]

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueIcelandic Cup
1995–9621. deild kvenna2nd6–3N/ADNP
did not participate
2001–0221. deild kvenna5th7–9N/ADNP
did not participate
2006–0721. deild kvenna3rd11–5N/A2nd round
2007–0821. deild kvenna1st16–0N/A2nd Round
2008–091Úrvalsdeild kvenna7th5–14DNQ1st Round
2009–101Úrvalsdeild kvenna7th3–11DNQ1st Round
2010–111Úrvalsdeild kvenna6th6–81st Round1st Round
2011–121Úrvalsdeild kvenna3rd16–121st RoundRunner-up
2012–131Úrvalsdeild kvenna2nd21–7
2013–141Úrvalsdeild kvenna1st25–3ChampionsRunner-up
2014–151Úrvalsdeild kvenna1st25–3Champions
2015–161Úrvalsdeild kvenna2nd21–3ChampionsWinners
2016–171Úrvalsdeild kvenna1st22–6Runner-up
2017–181Úrvalsdeild kvenna6th12–16DNQ
2018–191Úrvalsdeild kvenna5th16-12DNQ
2019–201Úrvalsdeild kvenna6th8-161st round
2020–211Úrvalsdeild kvenna7th5-16DNQ
2021–2221. deild kvenna

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Awards

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Foreign Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic All-First Team

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Defensive Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year

Coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://snaefell.is/?page_id=2 Deildir
  2. http://kki.is/felog/felog/?itemid=e5e656a4-c451-11e5-9403-005056bc4d74 Félög Snæfell
  3. News: Tómas Þór Þórðarson. Níræðir herramenn sjá um að flagga á leikdögum. 26 November 2017. Vísir.is. 8 April 2014. Icelandic.
  4. News: Sindri Sverrisson. Margir héldu að þetta gæti ekki gengið. 9 November 2017. Morgunblaðið. 8 November 2017. Icelandic.
  5. News: Jón Júlíus Karlsson. Snæfell Íslandsmeistari þriðja árið í röð. 21 November 2017. RÚV. 26 April 2016. Icelandic.
  6. News: Kristinn Páll Teitsson. Snæfell meistari meistaranna þriðja árið í röð. 21 November 2017. Vísir.is. 2 October 2016. Icelandic.
  7. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Kvennalið Snæfells dregur lið sitt úr Domino's deildinni . 2 June 2021 . . 2 June 2021 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Baldur hættir í Hólminum – Snæfell semur við leikmann og þjálfara . 19 May 2024 . Karfan.is . 18 May 2024 . Icelandic.