(English: Fram's basketball department) was the basketball department of
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
''Knattspyrnufélagið Fram'' (, ) is a professional Icelandic sports club, best known for its football and handball teams. It was founded on 1 May 1908 in ReykjavÃk. It was based at Safamýri, in the Háaleiti og Bústaðir district near Reyk ...
, located in
ReykjavÃk
ReykjavÃk is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...
,
Iceland
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.
Men's basketball
History
In 1973 Fram participated in the first edition of the Icelandic
Second Division
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and became its first winner.
From the following season, the 1974–75 season, Fram ReykjavÃk began their leadership in the
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Military
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and their series of wins which ended in the 1985–86 season when they won their fourth title.
Fram's best season came in 1981–1982 when the team won the Icelandic cup and finished second in the
Úrvalsdeild
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. The basketball department disbanded after the 1986–87 season but had a brief revitalization in the
2010s
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, playing three seasons in the Second Division from 2010 to 2013 and making it to the playoffs in 2012 and 2013.
Honours, trophies and achievements
*
Icelandic Cup (1):
**1982
*
Icelandic Division I (4):
**1974–75, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1985–86
*
Icelandic Division II (1):
**1973–74
Notable players
Women's basketball
History
Fram's women's basketball department was founded in March 1971. The club fielded a women's senior team in the
Icelandic tournament for the first and only time during the 1976–77 season. The team folded after the annual ReykjavÃk Basketball Tournament in the fall of 1977.
Head coaches
*
DavÃð Janis
References
External links
fram.is Official website of Fram ReykjavÃk
fram-karfa.blogcentral.is Official website of Fram ReykjavÃk basketball
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Basketball teams in Iceland
1908 establishments in Iceland