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Úrvalsdeild (women)
The Besta deild kvenna is the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. It features 10 teams that play a double round robin to decide the champion, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The 2022 season was the first season of the league after it was rebranded as ''Besta deild kvenna''; previously, it had been named Úrvalsdeild kvenna. History The Icelandic women's tournament began in 1972. Eight teams competed in two groups and the top team from each group, FH and Ármann. met in a final where FH won 2–0. In 1976, only five team registered for competition so the group arrangement was abandoned and instead the teams played in one division with home and away games. The following years, fewer and fewer teams participated, due to lack of training, lack of access to Grass fields, and little or none youth programs. After only three teams participating in 1980, the tide turned the following season with five new teams registering for competition and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Úrvalsdeild Kvenna (football) ...
The 2019 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 48th season of the women's football top level league in Iceland. Breiðablik is the defending champion. Teams The 2019 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is contested by ten teams, eight of which played in the division the previous year and two teams promoted from 1. deild kvenna. The bottom two teams from the previous season, Grindavík and FH, were relegated to the 1. deild kvenna and were replaced by Keflavík and Fylkir, champions and runners-up of the 2018 1. deild kvenna respectively. Club Information SourceScoresway/small> League table Top goalscorers References External links Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Úrvalsdeild kvenna, 2018 Isl Icell 1 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the Eurasian transcontinental countries of Russia, Turkey, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and Kazakhstan, as well as one Asian country Israel. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions. UEFA consists of the national football associations of Europe, and runs national and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Nations League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, and UEFA Super Cup, and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Úrvalsdeild Kvenna (football)
The 2016 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 45th season of the women's football top-level league in Iceland. Stjarnan won the title and thus their fourth championship. Standings Top scorers . References External links Official websiteSeasonon soccerway.com - Ladies Competitions 2016 {{DEFAULTSORT:Úrvalsdeild (women), 2016 1 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ... Icell Icell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laufey Sigurðardóttir
Laufey Sigurðardóttir (born 27 January 1963) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete who was a member of the Iceland national teams in badminton, football and handball. A prominent goalscorer in football, she led the Icelandic top-tier league in goals scored in 1983 and 1991. Football Laufey started her senior team career with Íþróttabandalag Akraness (ÍA) in 1973. She led the Icelandic top-tier league in scoring in 1983 and helped the team to back-to-back national championships in 1984 and 1985. On 21 July 1983, she scored 8 goals in a 12–1 win against Víðir Garður. Laufey played for SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 during the 1985–1986 season. An injury in the DFB-Pokal final on 3 May 1986 cut her season short and she was forced to miss the rest of the West Germany championship where her team finished second. She returned to ÍA prior to the 1987 season where she had a hot start, scoring 7 goals in the first 6 matches and helped the team win the national championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir
Halldóra Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir (born 28 June 1965) is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete who played both for the Icelandic national football team and the Icelandic national basketball team. In 2001 she became the first woman in Iceland to coach a men's football team when she was hired as the manager of Neisti Hofsósi. In 2020, she was awarded the Order of the Falcon for her work towards women's football. In 2021, she became the first female chairman of the Football Association of Iceland. Early life Vanda started playing football at an early age with the boys team of Ungmennafélag Tindastóll. When she moved to Akureyri to study at the Menntaskólinn á Akureyri, she played with a women's team for the first time. Football Club career Vanda started her senior team career with Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar in 1982 in the second-tier league. She went on to play several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna with ÍA and Breiðablik. Her last game was on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arna Steinsen
Arna may refer to: People * Arna Bontemps (1902–1973), African-American poet, novelist, librarian, and member of the Harlem Renaissance * Arna Mer-Khamis (1929–1995), Israeli Jewish political and human rights activist * Arna Selznick, Canadian director and artist, known for directing Nelvana's 1985 animated film ''The Care Bears Movie'' * Arna Sif Pálsdóttir (born 1988), Icelandic team handball player * Arna Vågen (1905–2005), Norwegian missionary and politician for the Christian Democratic Party * Lissy Arna (1900–1964), German film actress Places * Arna (municipality), a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway (now part of Bergen) * Arna, Greece, a village in Laconia, Peloponnesus, peninsular Greece * Arna, Norway, a borough in the city of Bergen, Norway ** Arna-Bjørnar, an association football club * Arna Township, Pine County, Minnesota, a township in Pine County, Minnesota * Diocese of Arna, an ancient city and former bishopric, now Civitella d'Arna ''f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir
Guðrún is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna and Sigríður.Lonely Planet Iceland Fran Parnell, Etain O'Carroll - 2007 - Page 23 "Most popular girl's name: Guðrún" According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required. The name is earliest attested in a runestone as kuþrun. In Old Norse, Goðrún was an alternative version. The Faroese equivalent is Guðrun and the mainland Scandinavian version is Gudrun. The Old Norse name is composed of the elements ''guð'' or ''goð'', meaning "god"; and ''rūn'', meaning "rune", "secret lore". The Scandinavian Gudrun was revived in the last half of the 19th century. Famous people called ''Guðrún'' *Guðrún Gjúkadóttir, person in the Eddic poems *Guðrún Ósvífursdóttir (fl. C10-C11), protagonist of the Medieval Icelandic Laxdœla saga *Guðrún Bjarnadóttir, Icelandic Miss I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristín Arnþórsdóttir
Kristin is a popular female name in Scandinavia, English-speaking nations, Dutch-speaking countries, and in German-speaking countries. It is a Scandinavian variant of Christina or Christine. It is also a variation of Christine. It was the seventh most popular first name for girls born in Iceland between 2000 and 2004. People * Kristin Bass, United States Air Force officer *Kristin Booth, Canadian actress *Kristin Chenoweth, American singer, actress *Kristin Davis, American actress *Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Icelandic poet and writer *Kristin Fairlie, Canadian actress *Kristin Gore, American writer *Kristín Halldórsdóttir, Icelandic politician and journalist *Kristin Hannah, American author *Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress *Kristin Mellem (born 1965, Norwegian musician *Kristin Rossum, American murderer and former toxicologist *Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress *Kristin Sigurdsdatter (ca. 1125-1178), Norwegian princess *Kristin Bauer van Straten, American actress Other *Kri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Úrvalsdeild Kvenna (football)
The 2021 Úrvalsdeild kvenna, known as Pepsi Max deild kvenna for sponsorship reasons, is the 50th season of the women's association football highest division league in Iceland. Breiðablik are the defending champions after claiming the 2020 championship. Teams The 2021 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is contested by 10 teams, eight of which played in the division the previous season and two promoted from the 2020 1. deild kvenna. The bottom two teams from the previous season, FH and KR were relegated to the 1. deild kvenna and were replaced by Keflavík and Tindastóll, the winner and runners-up of the 2020 1. deild kvenna respectively. SourceScoresway/small> League table References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Urvalsdeild kvenna, 2020 Isl 1 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Úrvalsdeild Kvenna (football)
The 2020 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 49th season of the women's association football highest division league in Iceland.Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic the season started late on 12 June 2020. Valur were the defending champions after claiming the 2019 championship. On 30 October 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was abandoned with just two rounds of matches left to be played. Breiðablik were declared champions, claiming their 18th Úrvalsdeild championship. The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per game played, Breiðablik and Valur, were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Football Association of Iceland, likewise the last two teams relegating to the 1.deild kvenna. Teams The 2020 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was contested by 10 teams, eight of which played in the division the previous season and two promoted from the 2019 1. deild kvenna. The bottom two teams fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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