2024–25 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

Bónus deild kvenna^1
Duration	2024 – 2025
Teams	10
TV partner(s)	Stöð 2 Sport
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 10 May 2024. ^1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

The 2024–25 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is the 68th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland.

Competition format

The league consists of 10 teams with a 8 team playoff tournament. The bottom team will be relegated to the 1. deild kvenna while the team in 9th place will face the teams in 2-4 place in the 1. deild in a playoff for a spot in the Úrvalsdeild.[1][2]

Teams

Team	City, Region	Arena	Head coach
Aþena	Breiðholt	Smárinn	Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson
Grindavík	Grindavík	HS Orku-höllin	Þorleifur Ólafsson
Haukar	Hafnarfjörður	Schenkerhöllin	Emil Barja
Hamar/Þór	Hveragerði/Þorlákshöfn		Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson
Keflavík	Keflavík	TM Höllin	Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson
Njarðvík	Njarðvík	Ljónagryfjan	Einar Árni Jóhannsson
Stjarnan	Reykjavík	Mathús Garðabæjar höllin	Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
Valur	Reykjavík	Origo-völlurinn	Jamil Abiad
Þór Akureyri	Akureyri	Síðuskóli	Daníel Andri Halldórsson

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced with	Date of appointment
Stjarnan	Arnar Guðjónsson	End of contract	May 2024[3]	Off-season	Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson	4 April 2024[4]
Haukar	Ingvar Guðjónsson	End of contract	24 April 2024[5]		Emil Barja	2 May 2024[6]
Valur	Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson	End of contract	22 May 2024		Jamil Abiad	22 May 2024[7]
Njarðvík	Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson[8]	End of contract	22 May 2024		Einar Árni Jóhannsson	24 May 2024[9]
Keflavík	Sverrir Þór Sverrisson[10]	End of contract	22 May 2024		Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson	7 June 2024[11]

Notable occurrences

• On 31 May, the board of Fjölnir announced it had withdrawn the team from the league due to financial difficulties.[12]
• On 21 June, Danielle Rodriguez left Grindavík and signed with BCF Elfic Fribourg Basket.[13]
• On 21 June, Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir signed with Grindavík.[14][15]
• On 8 July, Grindavík signed Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir.[16]
• On 17 July, former Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year, Brittanny Dinkins, signed with Njarðvík.[17]

References

1. Helgi Hrafn Ólafsson (25 March 2023). "Stórtækar breytingar á keppnisfyrirkomulagi úrvals- og 1. deildar kvenna – Þingskjöl 12-15 samþykkt". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
2. Smári Jökull Jónsson (26 March 2023). "Subway-deild kvenna verður tíu liða deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
3. Aron Guðmundsson (25 March 2024). "Arnar hættir að þjálfa bæði lið Stjörnunnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 April 2024). "Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson". Vísir.is. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
5. "Hættir í Hafnarfirði eftir tapið í kvöld". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
6. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (2 May 2024). "Emil tekur við Haukum af Ingvari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
7. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (21 May 2024). "Jamil mun stýra Val í Subway-deild kvenna á næstu leiktíð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
8. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson; Siggeir Ævarsson (23 May 2024). "Þá fóru að læðast inn hugsanir sem ég var að reyna að halda í burtu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
9. Ágúst Orri Arnarson (24 May 2024). "Rúnar Ingi og Einar Árni staðfestir sem þjálfarar Njarðvíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
10. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (23 May 2024). "Íslandsmeistarinn Sverrir Þór hættur með Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
11. Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (7 June 2024). "Friðrik tekur við keflinu í Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
12. "Fjölnir dregur kvennaliðið úr úrvalsdeildinni". Morgunblaðið. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
13. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 June 2024). "Íslenska vegabréfið skilar Danielle samningi hjá Euro Cup liði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
14. "Spilar með Grindavík næstu tvö árin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
15. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 June 2024). "Skiptir um lið en ekki um heimavöll". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
16. Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (8 July 2024). "Grindvíkingar fá landsliðskonu frá Njarðvík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
17. "Snýr aftur til Íslands". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

External links

• Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website