en Valur (women%27s basketball)

Valur
Valur
Leagues	Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Arena	Hlíðarendi
Location	Reykjavík, Iceland
Team colors	red, white, blue;
President	Svali Björgvinsson
Head coach	Jamil Abiad
Assistant(s)	Margrét Ósk Einarsdóttir
Championships	3 Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Website	Valur.is
Home	Away

The Valur women's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club. In 2019, it won its first national championship.

Recent history

Valur played in the 2018 Úrvalsdeild finals, losing to Haukar 2–3.^[2] In April 2019, Valur won its first ever national championship when it beat Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3–0.^[3]^[4]

The team opened the 2019–20 season by defeating Keflavík, 105–81, in the annual Icelandic Super Cup.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7] On 2 June 2021, Valur won its second championship after beating Haukar 3–0 in the Úrvalsdeild finals.^[8]

On 28 April 2023, Valur won its third national championship after beating Keflavík 3–1 in the Úrvalsdeild finals^[9] with Kiana Johnson being named the Playoffs MVP.^[10]

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	W–L	Playoffs	Icelandic Cup
1993–94	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	5th	7–11	DNQ	Semi-finals
1994–95	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	5th	12–12	DNQ	Semi-finals
1995–96	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	8th	5–13	DNQ	Final 8
Inactive
2007–08	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	5th	11–13	DNQ	Final 8
2008–09	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	5th	12–7	1st Round	Final 8
2009–10	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	8th	3–17	DNQ	1st Round
2010–11	2	1. deild kvenna	2nd	11–3	Promotion	1st Round
2011–12	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	6th	12–16	DNQ	1st Round
2012–13	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	4th	16–12	Semi-finals	Runner-up
2013–14	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	4th	14–14	Semi-finals	2nd Round
2014–15	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	5th	15–13	DNQ	2nd Round
2015–16	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	3rd	13–11	Semi-finals	1st Round
2016–17	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	5th	12–16	DNQ	1st Round
2017–18	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	3rd	19–9	Runner-up	1st Round
2018–19	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	1st	22–6	Champions	Winner
2019–20	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	1st	22–3	Canceled¹	Semi-finals
2020–21	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	1st	18–3	Champions	Semi-finals
2021–22	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	2nd	16–8	Semi-finals	1st Round
2022–23	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	3rd	22–6	Champions	1st Round

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

Honours

Titles

Úrvalsdeild kvenna:

Winners (3): 2019, 2021, 2023

Icelandic Cup

Winners (1): 2019

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^[11]
- Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir - 2022
- Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir – 2018
- Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir – 2016, 2018
- Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2019, 2021
- Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir – 2021, 2023
- Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir – 2013
- Linda Stefánsdóttir – 1994, 1995
- Signý Hermannsdóttir – 2008, 2009
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year
- Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2019
Úrvalsdeild Women's Defensive Player of the Year ^[12]
- Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir – 2021
Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year ^[13]
- Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir – 2018
Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP
- Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2019, 2021
- Kiana Johnson – 2023
Icelandic Cup Finals MVP
- Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2019

Úrvalsdeild Kvenna Coach of the Year
- Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson – 2021, 2023

Notable players

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 WNBA match at any time.

References

^ "Stjórn Körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals". valur.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélagið Valur. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (1 May 2018). "Haukar meistarar eftir níu ára langa bið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (27 April 2019). "Valskonur Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 April 2019). "Rúmlega þrettán þúsund dagar á milli Íslandsmeistaratitla á Hlíðarenda". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (29 September 2019). "Vandræðalaust hjá Val gegn Keflavík í Meistarakeppni KKÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^ "Valur bætti fjórða bikarnum í safnið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (28 December 2019). "Kvennalið Vals í körfubolta lið ársins 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
^ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (2 June 2021). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Valur - Haukar 74-65 - Sópurinn á lofti og Valur Íslandsmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (28 April 2023). "Valskonur eru Íslandsmeistarar í körfubolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ Árni Jóhannsson (28 April 2023). "Kiana: Það trúði engin að við myndum vinna mótið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna
^ Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
^ Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla

[1] "Stjórn Körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals". valur.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélagið Valur. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[2] Hjörvar Ólafsson (1 May 2018). "Haukar meistarar eftir níu ára langa bið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[3] Valur Páll Eiríksson (27 April 2019). "Valskonur Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[4] Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 April 2019). "Rúmlega þrettán þúsund dagar á milli Íslandsmeistaratitla á Hlíðarenda". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.

[5] Anton Ingi Leifsson (29 September 2019). "Vandræðalaust hjá Val gegn Keflavík í Meistarakeppni KKÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.

[6] "Valur bætti fjórða bikarnum í safnið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

[7] Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (28 December 2019). "Kvennalið Vals í körfubolta lið ársins 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.

[8] Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (2 June 2021). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Valur - Haukar 74-65 - Sópurinn á lofti og Valur Íslandsmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[9] Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (28 April 2023). "Valskonur eru Íslandsmeistarar í körfubolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 April 2023.

[10] Árni Jóhannsson (28 April 2023). "Kiana: Það trúði engin að við myndum vinna mótið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 April 2023.

[11] Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna

[12] Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla

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