Valur (women's basketball) explained

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Valur
Leagues:Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Arena:Hlíðarendi
Location:Reykjavík, Iceland
Colors:red, white, blue
President:Svali Björgvinsson[1]
Coach:Jamil Abiad
Website:Valur.is
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The Valur women's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club. In 2019, it won its first national championship.

Recent history

Valur played in the 2018 Úrvalsdeild finals, losing to Haukar 2–3.[2] In April 2019, Valur won its first ever national championship when it beat Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3–0.[3] [4]

The team opened the 2019–20 season by defeating Keflavík, 105–81, in the annual Icelandic Super Cup.[5] It was Valur's first Super Cup win and the victory made them the holders of all four major national crowns, the others being the national championship, the national cup and the league championship which is awarded for the best regular season record in the Úrvalsdeild.[6] On 28 December 2019, the team was selected as the Icelandic Sports Team of the Year by the Icelandic Association of Sports Journalists in an annual ceremony held by the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland.[7] On 2 June 2021, Valur won its second championship after beating Haukar 3–0 in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[8]

On 28 April 2023, Valur won its third national championship after beating Keflavík 3–1 in the Úrvalsdeild finals[9] with Kiana Johnson being named the Playoffs MVP.[10]

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueIcelandic Cup
1993–941Úrvalsdeild kvenna5th7–11DNQSemi-finals
1994–951Úrvalsdeild kvenna5th12–12DNQSemi-finals
1995–961Úrvalsdeild kvenna8th5–13DNQFinal 8
Inactive
2007–081Úrvalsdeild kvenna5th11–13DNQFinal 8
2008–091Úrvalsdeild kvenna5th12–71st RoundFinal 8
2009–101Úrvalsdeild kvenna8th3–17DNQ1st Round
2010–1121. deild kvenna2nd11–3bgcolor=gold "Promotion1st Round
2011–121Úrvalsdeild kvenna6th12–16DNQ1st Round
2012–131Úrvalsdeild kvenna4th16–12Semi-finalsRunner-up
2013–141Úrvalsdeild kvenna4th14–14Semi-finals2nd Round
2014–151Úrvalsdeild kvenna5th15–13DNQ2nd Round
2015–161Úrvalsdeild kvenna3rd13–11Semi-finals1st Round
2016–171Úrvalsdeild kvenna5th12–16DNQ1st Round
2017–181Úrvalsdeild kvenna3rd19–9Runner-up1st Round
2018–191Úrvalsdeild kvenna1st22–6ChampionsWinner
2019–201Úrvalsdeild kvenna1st22–3Canceled1Semi-finals
2020–211Úrvalsdeild kvenna1st18–3ChampionsSemi-finals
2021–221Úrvalsdeild kvenna2nd16–8Semi-finals1st Round
2022–231Úrvalsdeild kvenna3rd22–6Champions1st Round

Notes
1 2020 playoffs canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.

Honours

Titles

Úrvalsdeild kvenna

Icelandic Cup

Icelandic Super Cup

Icelandic Company Cup

Icelandic Sports Team of the Year

Individual awards

Notable players

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stjórn Körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals . valur.is . . 8 May 2023 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Hjörvar Ólafsson. Haukar meistarar eftir níu ára langa bið. 1 May 2018. Vísir.is. 1 May 2018. is.
  3. News: Valur Páll Eiríksson . Valskonur Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn . 27 April 2019 . . 27 April 2019 . is.
  4. News: Anton Ingi Leifsson . Rúmlega þrettán þúsund dagar á milli Íslandsmeistaratitla á Hlíðarenda . 28 April 2019 . . 28 April 2019 . is.
  5. News: Anton Ingi Leifsson . Vandræðalaust hjá Val gegn Keflavík í Meistarakeppni KKÍ . 30 September 2019 . . 29 September 2019 . is.
  6. News: Valur bætti fjórða bikarnum í safnið . 30 September 2019 . . 29 September 2019 . is.
  7. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson . Kvennalið Vals í körfubolta lið ársins 2019 . 28 December 2019 . . 28 December 2019 . is.
  8. News: Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke . Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Valur - Haukar 74-65 - Sópurinn á lofti og Valur Íslandsmeistari . 3 June 2021 . . 2 June 2021 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson . Valskonur eru Íslandsmeistarar í körfubolta . 29 April 2023 . . 28 April 2023 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Árni Jóhannsson . Kiana: Það trúði engin að við myndum vinna mótið . 29 April 2023 . . 28 April 2023 . Icelandic.
  11. http://gamli.kki.is/vidurkenningar.asp?flokkur=16&kyn=KVK Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna
  12. http://gamli.kki.is/vidurkenningar.asp?flokkur=5&kyn=KK Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
  13. http://gamli.kki.is/vidurkenningar.asp?flokkur=5&kyn=KK Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla