Körfuknattleiksfélag Selfoss

Körfuknattleiksfélag Selfoss
Leagues	(M) 1. deild karla
Founded	August 24, 2005
History	Íþróttafélag FSu 2005–2010 Körfuknattleiksfélag FSu 2010–2018 Körfuknattleiksfélag Selfoss 2018–present
Arena	Iða
Location	Selfoss, Iceland
Team colors	Black, White
President	Gylfi Þorkelsson
Head coach	Árni Þór Hilmarsson
Affiliation(s)	Real Betis
Website	selfosskarfa.is
Home Away

Körfuknattleiksfélag Selfoss, commonly known as Selfoss-Basket (Icelandic: Selfoss-Karfa), is a basketball club in Selfoss, Iceland.[1][2] Its men's team currently plays in the 1. deild karla.[3]

History

The club was founded on August 24, 2005 as Íþróttafélag FSu (English: FSu Sports Club). In 2012 it changed its name to Körfuknattleiksfélag FSu (English: FSu Basket) and on April 5, 2018, the club changed its name again to Körfuknattleiksfélag Selfoss (English: Selfoss Basketball Club), or Selfoss-Karfa (English: Selfoss-Basket) for short.[4]

Men's basketball

In 2008, FSu gained promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla after beating Valur in the 1. deild karla promotion playoffs.[5] It played in the Úrvalsdeild until 2010, when it was relegated back to 1. deild.[6] In 2015, FSu beat Hamar in the promotion playoffs and gained promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla for the second time in its history.[7] During the 2015–16 Úrvalsdeild karla season they posted a 3-19 record, finishing second-to-last in the league and were relegated back to 1. deild.[8] In February 2021, the team made an affiliation deal with Real Betis.[9]

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Björn Kristjánsson
• Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson
• Collin Pryor
• Chris Caird
• Daníel Guðni Guðmundsson
• Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
• Tómas Þórður Hilmarsson
• Valur Orri Valsson

Coaches

• Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson 2005–2009[10]
• Rob Newson 2009–2010[10]
• Valur Ingimundarson 2010–2011[11]
• Kjartan Atli Kjartansson 2011–2012[12]
• Erik Olson 2012–2016[13]
• Eloy Doce Chambrelan 2016–2017
• Karl Ágúst Hannibalsson 2017–2018
• Chris Caird 2018–2023[14]
• Árni Þór Hilmarsson 2023–present

Women's basketball

The club fielded a joint women's team with neighbouring club Hrunamenn in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna, under the name FSu/Hrunamenn, from 2013[15] to 2015.[16]

Coaches

• Karl Ágúst Hannibalsson 2013–2014
• Collin Pryor 2014–2015

References

1. Gæðahandbók
2. Team profile on kki.is
3. 1. deild karla 2016-2017
4. "Selfoss-Karfa". fsukarfa.is (in Icelandic). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
5. "FSu í úrvalsdeildina í körfu karl". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
6. "Lið FSu er fallið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 March 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
7. Elín Heiður Gunnarsdóttir (15 April 2015). "FSu nældi í úrvalsdeildarsæti". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
8. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 March 2016). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: FSu - Keflavík 73-112 - Selfyssingar fallnir eftir stórtap fyrir Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
9. Davíð Eldur (4 February 2021). "Selfoss Karfa semur við ACB deildarlið Real Betis – Kennedy Clement í Vallaskóla". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
10. "Newson tekur við FSu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 31 May 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
11. "Valur tekur við FSu". Sunnlenska.is (in Icelandic). 16 May 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
12. "Kjartan Atli tekur við FSu". Sunnlenska.is (in Icelandic). 17 May 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
13. "Olson ráðinn þjálfari FSu til næstu tveggja ára". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
14. "Chris Caird tekur við þjálfun Selfoss Körfu". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
15. "1. deild kvenna (2014 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
16. "1. deild kvenna (2015 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

External links

• Official site
• Team profile on kki.is