The 2021–22 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 65th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on

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. The season started on 6 October 2021 and concluded on 1 May 2022 with

Njarðvík Njarðvík () is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400. History In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær. ...

after beating

Haukar Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar (, ) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Association football, Football, Haukar Handball, Handball, Basketball, Haukar RC, Rugby union, Karate, Skiing & Chess. Club history The clu ...

in the Úrvalsdeild finals, 3–2.

Competition format

The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four teams qualify for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team will be relegated to 1. deild kvenna.

Teams

Managerial changes

Regular season

Clubs in European competitions

Notable occurrences

*On 2 June, Snæfell announced that it would withdraw its team from the Úrvalsdeild and register it in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna. *On 13 June, it was reported that

Keflavík Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...

's forward

Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir (born 30 September 1998) is an Icelandic basketball player for Keflavík of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball), Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She played college basketball for Ball State Cardinals women's basketball, Ball St ...

would return to

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to finish her master's degree and her remaining college eligibility. *On 14 June,

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signed Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir who spent the previous season with the

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and Hamar/Þór Þórlákshöfn. With Wyoming, Dagný averaged 9.0 stig and 5.4 fráköst and helped the team reach the round of 64 of the

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. Following Wyoming's loss against

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, she joined Hamar/Þór and averaged 27.2 points and 13.7 rebounds in 6 games, including a 47 points outburst against Ármann in the playoffs. *On 15 June, the chairman of the

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, Hannes S. Jónsson, confirmed that

would take the seat left vacant by Snæfell in the Úrvalsdeild. KR, which finished last in the Úrvalsdeild during the 2020-21 season, had been offered the seat but declined. *On 19 June, Helena Sverrisdóttir left Valur aftur three seasons and signed back with her hometown team of

. *On 29 June,

signed a three-year contract with Sólrún Inga Gísladóttir, who had spent the last four years with the

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. *On 1 July, Breiðablik signed former Snæfell starter Anna Soffía Lárusdóttir who averaged 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds the previous season. *On 6 July,

signed

Haiden Palmer Haiden Denise Palmer (born March 28, 1991, in Moreno Valley, California) is an American basketball coach and former player. She played college basketball for Oregon State and Gonzaga before going on to play professionally. She won the Icelandic ...

who led the league in assists the previous season while playing for Snæfell. *On 11 July, Icelandic national team member Emelía Ósk Gunnarsdóttir confirmed she would be leaving

and moving to

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to continue her education. *On 12 July, Icelandic national team member Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir confirmed she would be leaving Breiðablik and moving to

to continue her doctorate education. *On 30 July,

signed Romania national team member Tünde Kilin. *On 4 August,

Grindavík Grindavík () is a fishing town in the Southern Peninsula district of Iceland, not far from Þorbjörn, a tuya (a type of flat-topped, steep-sided volcano). It is one of the few towns with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work ...

signed former

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guard Robbi Ryan. *On 6 August, Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir left

and signed with CS Phoenix Constanța of the Romanian Liga Națională. *On 6 August, Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir was reported to have signed with Dameligaen club AKS Falcon after playing the previous nine seasons with

. *On 21 August, the captain of

, Erna Hákonardóttir, announced her retirement from basketball after 11 seasons where she won the national championship three times. *On 15 November, Breiðablik signed former WNBA draft pick Micaela Kelly to replace Chelsey Shumpert. *On 9 December, the board of Skallagrímur announced that they were withdrawing the team from competition. The team had played 11 games, all losses. *On 21 December, it was reported that

Haiden Denise Palmer Haiden Denise Palmer (born March 28, 1991, in Moreno Valley, California) is an American basketball coach and former player. She played college basketball for Oregon State and Gonzaga before going on to play professionally. She won the Icelandic ...

had been released by

at her own request after averaging 9.6 points, 9.7 rebounds and 7.6 assists in 7 Úrvalsdeild games. *On 26 December,

signed

Keira Robinson Keira Breeanne Robinson (born December 20, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. In 2020 she was named the Icelandic Cup Finals MVP after leading Skallagrímur to its first ever Icelandic Cup win. High school Robinson played atten ...

to fill the roster spot left by

. *On 3 January, Valur signed Finnish forward Heta Äijänen, who had started the season with Advisora Mataro Maresme in Spain. *On 26 March,

Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir (born 23 November 1988) is an Icelandic former basketball player. During her career, she has won the Icelandic championship two times, in 2006 and 2007, and the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup, Icelandic Basketball ...

became the Úrvalsdeild all-time leader in rebounds when she broke Hildur Sigurðardóttir's record of 2,882 career rebounds in a victory against

. *On 30 March,

clinched the best record in the league and home court advantage throughout the playoffs.

References

External links

Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website
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