Fjölnir women's basketball

Basketball team in Grafarvogur, Iceland

Websitefjolnir.is

The Fjölnir women's basketball team, commonly known as Fjölnir, represents Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir multi-sport club and is based in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík. As of the 2018–2019 season it plays in the Icelandic 1. deild kvenna.

History

Fjölnir played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna from 2007 to 2009 and 2010 to 2013.^[1] It won its first Úrvalsdeild victory on 3 November 2007.^[2] On 2 March 2019, the team won the 1. deild kvenna for the third time in its history.^[3] It face Grindavík in the promotion playoffs for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild where it lost 0-3.^[4] After the 2019-2020 season was discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland, Fjölnir was appointed the winner of 1. deild kvenna, due to being in top place at the time, and promoted to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.^[5] Fjölnir finished the 2020–21 season with a 14-7 record and secured a spot in the Úrvalsdeild playoffs for the first time in its history.^[6]^[7]

Titles and awards

Titles

1. deild kvenna^[8]

Winners (2): 2007, 2010, 2019, 2020

Individual awards

Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year
- Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir - 2022
Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year
- Aliyah Mazyck - 2022
Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team
- Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir - 2022
Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year^[9]
- Bergþóra Tómasdóttir - 2011
1. deild Domestic MVP
- Gréta María Grétarsdóttir - 2010
1. deild kvenna Domestic All-First team
- Berglind Karen Ingvarsdóttir - 2018
- Eva María Emilsdóttir - 2010
- Gréta María Grétarsdóttir - 2010
- Hulda Ósk Bergsteinsdóttir - 2019
1. deild kvenna Coach of the Year
- Eggert Maríuson - 2010

Notable players

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Played at least three seasons for the club. 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.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

Played at least three seasons for the club.
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.

Coaches

2007 Nemanja Sovic
2007–2008 Gréta María Grétarsdóttir
2008–2009 Patrick Oliver
2009–2010 Eggert Maríuson
2010 Bjarni Magnússon and Örvar Þór Kristjánsson
2011–2012 Bragi Magnússon
2012–2013 Ágúst Jensson
2013–2015 Pétur Már Sigurðsson
2015–2018 Sævaldur Bjarnason
2018–2022 Halldór Karl Þórisson
2022–2023 Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir^[10]

Source 1 Archived 2018-09-10 at the Wayback Machine Source 2 Archived 2018-09-10 at the Wayback Machine

References

^ "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar kvenna í körfubolta". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (3 November 2007). "Fyrsti sigur Fjölnis í efstu deild kvenna frá upphafi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 September 2018.
^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (2 March 2019). "Fjölnir deildarmeistarar í 1. deild kvenna". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (10 April 2019). "Grindavík í Dominos-deildina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
^ "Engir Íslandsmeistarar í körfubolta - Valur og Stjarnan unnu deildirnar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
^ Andri Már Eggertsson (28 April 2021). "Halldór Karl: Frábært að hafa tryggt okkur sæti í úrslitakeppninni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 May 2021). "Fyrsti leikur í úrslitakeppni í Dalhúsum í meira en fimmtán ár". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ 1. deild kvenna
^ Viðurkenningar - Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna
^ "Kristjana yfirgefur Fjölni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.