The Fjölnir women's basketball team, commonly known as Fjölnir, represents

Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir, commonly known as Fjölnir, is a multi-sport club from Iceland. The club is located in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík. The club was founded in 1988 under the original name ; however, because another team already had the abbr ...

multi-sport club and is based in

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, 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. It won its first Úrvalsdeild victory on 3 November 2007. On 2 March 2019, the team won the 1. deild kvenna for the third time in its history. It face

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in the promotion playoffs for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild where it lost 0-3. After the 2019-2020 season was discontinued due to the

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, Fjölnir was appointed the winner of 1. deild kvenna, due to being in top place at the time, and promoted to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. 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.

Titles and awards

Titles

1. deild kvenna * Winners (2): 2007, 2010, 2019, 2020

Individual awards

* Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year ** Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir -

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* Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year **

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* Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team ** Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir -

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**Bergþóra Tómasdóttir - 2011 * 1. deild Domestic MVP **

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- 2010 * 1. deild kvenna Domestic All-First team **Berglind Karen Ingvarsdóttir - 2018 **Eva María Emilsdóttir - 2010 **

- 2010 **Hulda Ósk Bergsteinsdóttir - 2019 * 1. deild kvenna Coach of the Year **Eggert Maríuson - 2010

Notable players

Coaches

* 2007 Nemanja Sovic * 2007–2008

* 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 Pétur Már Sigurðsson (born 15 April 1978) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach and a former player. He is currently the head coach of Vestri. He is the former head coach of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Stjarnan and former assista ...

* 2015–2018 Sævaldur Bjarnason * 2018–2022 Halldór Karl Þórisson * 2022–2023 Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir Source 1Source 2

References

External links

Team profile
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