The Valur women's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a

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team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club. In 2019, it won its first

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Recent history

Valur played in the 2018 Úrvalsdeild finals, losing to

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2–3. In April 2019, Valur won its first ever national championship when it beat

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in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3–0. The team opened the 2019–20 season by defeating

, 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 Iceland. On 2 June 2021, Valur won its second championship after beating Haukar 3–0 in the Úrvalsdeild finals. On 28 April 2023, Valur won its third national championship after beating

3–1 in the Úrvalsdeild finals with Kiana Johnson being named the Playoffs MVP.

Season by season

Notes
¹ 2020 playoffs canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.

Honours

Titles

Úrvalsdeild kvenna: *Winners (3):

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Icelandic Cup * Winners (1):

Icelandic Super Cup * Winners (1): 2019 Icelandic Company Cup * Winners (1): 2013 Icelandic Sports Team of the Year *2019

Individual awards

* Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team ** Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir -

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

** Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir –

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** Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir –

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** Helena Sverrisdóttir –

** Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir –

** Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir – 2013 ** Linda Stefánsdóttir – 1994, 1995 **

Signý Hermannsdóttir Signý Hermannsdóttir (born 16 January 1979) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She was named the Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year in 2003 and was a six-time selection to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic All-First Team. ...

– 2008, 2009 * Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year ** Helena Sverrisdóttir –

* Úrvalsdeild Women's Defensive Player of the Year ** Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir –

* Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
/ref> **Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir –

Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP is an Iceland, Icelandic basketball award which is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball), Úrvalsdeild playoffs. Winners The following is a li ...

** Helena Sverrisdóttir –

** Kiana Johnson –

* Icelandic Cup Finals MVP ** Helena Sverrisdóttir –

* Úrvalsdeild Kvenna Coach of the Year ** Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson –

Notable players

* Alda Leif Jónsdóttir * Ameryst Alston * Ásta Júlía Grímsdóttir * Bergþóra Tómasdóttir * Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir * Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir * Embla Kristínardóttir * Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir * Hafdís Helgadóttir * Hallveig Jónsdóttir * Heather Butler * Helena Sverrisdóttir * Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir * Kiana Johnson * Kristjana Magnúsdóttir * Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir * Linda Stefánsdóttir * María Ben Erlingsdóttir * Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir *

* Simona Podesvová * Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir * Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir

References

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