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2014–15 Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup
The 2014–15 Bikarkeppni kvenna, named Powerade-bikarinn for sponsorship reasons, was the 41st edition of the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup, won by Grindavík against Keflavík. The competition was managed by the Icelandic Basketball Federation and the final was held in the Laugardalshöll in Reykjavík on 21 February 2015. Petrúnella Skúladóttir was named the Cup Finals MVP after posting 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 steals in the win. Kristen McCarthy Kristen Denise McCarthy (born February 28, 1990, in La Puente, California) is an American former professional basketball player. She won the Icelandic championship with Snæfell in 2015 when she was also named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player o ... of Snæfell led all scorers in the Cup with 78 points in 3 games. Participating teams Sixteen teams signed up for the Cup tournament. Bracket Cup Finals MVP References External links2014–2015 Tournament results Women's Cup {{iceland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a population of around 131,136 (and 233,034 in the Capital Region), it is the centre of Iceland's cultural, economic, and governmental activity, and is a popular tourist destination. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to Landnámabók, was established by Ingólfr Arnarson in 874 CE. Until the 18th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was officially founded in 1786 as a trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. It is among the cleanest, greenest, and safest cities in the world. History According to lege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgunblaðið
''Morgunblaðið'' (, ''The Morning Paper'') is an Icelandic newspaper. ''Morgunblaðið''s website, mbl.is, is the most popular website in Iceland. History ''Morgunblaðið'' was founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen and Ólafur Björnsson, brother of Iceland's first president. The first issue, only eight pages long, was published on 2 November 1913. On 25 February 1964, the paper first printed a caricature by Sigmúnd Jóhannsson which featured the first landings on Surtsey. He became a permanent cartoonist for ''Morgunblaðið'' in 1975 and worked there until October 2008. In a controversial decision, the owners of the paper decided in September 2009 to appoint Davíð Oddsson, a member of the Independence Party, Iceland's longest-serving Prime Minister and former Governor of the Central Bank, as one of the two editors of the paper. In May 2010, Helgi Sigurðsson was hired as the papers cartoonist. He became known for controversial drawings on topics such as immigration, refugee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breiðablik Women's Basketball
The Breiðablik women's basketball team, commonly known as Breiðablik, is the women's basketball department of the Breiðablik multi-sport club. It is based in Kópavogur, Iceland. As of 2018–2019 season its plays in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna. History During their first season in the Úrvaldeild in 1994–95, Breiðablik won the national championship after beating Keflavík in the finals. In 2017 the club won promotion from 1. deild kvenna to the Úrvalsdeild. In 2019, Breiðablik finished last in the league but was speared from relegation as Stjarnan withdrew its team from the Úrvalsdeild. Honours Titles Úrvalsdeild kvenna * Winners: 1995 Icelandic Supercup * Winners: 1995 1. deild kvenna * Winners (3): 1994, 2005, 2014 Individual awards * Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP **Penny Peppas - 1995 * Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year **Betsy Harris - 1996 * Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team ** Isabella Ósk Sigurðardótti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KR Women's Basketball
The KR women's basketball team, commonly known as KR, is the women's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur and is based in Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s .... It is the second winningest team in Úrvalsdeild kvenna history with 14 Icelandic championships, the last coming in 2010. Honors * Úrvalsdeild kvenna (14): :1961, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2010 * Icelandic Basketball Cup (10): :1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009 * Icelandic Basketball Super Cup (4): :1999, 2009, 2010, 2011 * Icelandic Company Cup (2): :2000, 2009 * Division I: :2018 Season by season Notes1 2020 playoffs canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland. Notable players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Njarðvík Women's Basketball
Njarðvík women's basketball, commonly known as Njarðvík, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur, based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. It won the national championship and the basketball cup in 2012. As of the 2020–2021 season, the team plays in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna. Arena Njarðvík plays its home games at Íþróttahús Njarðvíkur, commonly nicknamed ''Ljónagryfjan'' (English: ''The Lion's Den''). Trophies and awards Trophies Úrvalsdeild * Winners: 2012, 2022 Icelandic Basketball Cup * Winners: 2012 Icelandic Basketball Supercup: : * Winners: 2002, 2022 Division I * Winners (5): 2000, 2001, 2009, 2015, 2021 Awards Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year * Lele Hardy – 2012, 2013 Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team * Harpa Magnúsdóttir – 1989 * Petrúnella Skúladóttir – 2012 Úrvalsdeild kvenna Playoffs MVP * Lele Hardy – 2012 * Aliyah Collier – 2022 Úrvalsdeild kvenna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valur Women's Basketball
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. In April 2019, Valur won its first ever national championship when it beat Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-0. The team opened the 2019–20 season by defeating Keflavík, 105-81, in the annual Icelandic Super Cup. 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. 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 Ice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haukar Women's Basketball
The Haukar women's basketball team, commonly known as Haukar, is the women's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar multi-sport club, based in the town of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. Recent history On 23 September 2021, Haukar became the first Icelandic women's basketball team to win in a continental competition when it defeated Clube União Sportiva, 81–76, in the first leg of the 2021–22 EuroCup Women qualifiers. In the game, Jana Falsdóttir became the youngest Icelandic female player to play and score in a continental competition, breaking the records of Unnur Tara Jónsdóttir and Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir. On 30 September, Haukar lost the second leg 79–81, after starting the game 2–21, but advanced to the regular season with a combined 160–157 victory. In January 2023, Haukar won their third straight Icelandic Cup, after defeating Keflavík in the Cup final. On 20 September 2023, Haukar defeated Valur, 78–77, in the Icelandic Super Cup wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Basketball Association
The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketball Federation (FIBA). It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Iceland, including both the junior and senior national teams of both men and women. It was founded on January 29, 1961 and its first chairman was Bogi Þorsteinsson, but current chairman is Hannes S. Jónsson. Competitions *Men's ** Domino's deild karla ** Division I ( is, 1. deild karla) ** Division II ( is, 2. deild karla) **Division III ( is, 3. deild karla) *Women's ** Domino's deild kvenna ** Division I ( is, 1. deild kvenna) **Division II ( is, 2. deild kvenna) National teams Iceland men *Iceland men's national basketball team *Iceland men's national under-20 basketball team *Iceland men's national under-19 basketball team *Iceland men's nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snæfell Women's Basketball
The Snæfell women's basketball team, commonly known as Snæfell, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Snæfell, based in Stykkishólmur, Iceland. 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 to 2016, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2016. They furthermore won the Supercup in 2012 and from 2014 to 2016. 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. Season by season Trophies and awards Trophies * Úrvalsdeild kvenna: ** Winners (3): 2014, 2015, 2016. ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 2017 * Icelandic Basketball Cup (1): ** Winners (1): 2016 ** ''Runners-up (2):'' 2012, 2014 * Icelandic Super Cup: ** Winners (4): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 * Icelandic Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Basketball Federation
The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketball Federation (FIBA). It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Iceland, including both the junior and senior national teams of both men and women. It was founded on January 29, 1961 and its first chairman was Bogi Þorsteinsson, but current chairman is Hannes S. Jónsson. Competitions *Men's ** Domino's deild karla ** Division I ( is, 1. deild karla) ** Division II ( is, 2. deild karla) ** Division III ( is, 3. deild karla) *Women's ** Domino's deild kvenna ** Division I ( is, 1. deild kvenna) **Division II ( is, 2. deild kvenna) National teams Iceland men * Iceland men's national basketball team *Iceland men's national under-20 basketball team *Iceland men's national under-19 basketball team * Iceland men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laugardalshöll
Laugardalshöll (; also known as Laugardalshöllin and Laugardalsholl Sport Center) is a multi-purpose sports and exhibition venue located in the Laugardalur district of Iceland's capital Reykjavík. The complex consists of two main venues, a sports hall and indoor arena for track and field athletics events. Opened on 4 December 1965, it hosts a variety of sporting events, such as handball, basketball, volleyball and athletics, as well as various other events as a general purpose venue. The capacity of the main hall, Laugardalshöllin, is up to 5,500 people for sports and around 3,000 seated (or 5,000 standing) for concerts. It is the home arena to the Icelandic national teams (both male and female) in basketball and handball. It was the largest concert venue in Iceland for many decades (before the opening of Egilshöll), with a maximum standing capacity of 10,000 (or 5,000 seated) in Frjálsíþróttahöllin, the adjoined athletics center. History Construction and opening Laug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vísir
''Vísir'' was an Icelandic newspaper founded in December 1910 by Einar Gunnarsson, originally only distributed in and around Reykjavík. In 1967, Jónas Kristjánsson became its editor. In 1975, he left the paper after a conflict with the ownership group of on his editorial policy and founded Dagblaðið. On 26 November 1981, Vísir and Dagblaðið merged to form Dagblaðið Vísir ''DV'' (''Dagblaðið Vísir'') is an online newspaper in Iceland published by Torg ehf. It came into existence as a daily newspaper in 1981 when two formerly independent newspapers, Vísir and Dagblaðið, merged. Early on it was one of the la .... References 1910 establishments in Iceland Publications established in 1910 Daily newspapers published in Iceland Defunct newspapers published in Iceland Mass media in Reykjavík Publications disestablished in 1981 {{Iceland-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
