The 2022–23 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 66th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 20 September 2022 and concluded on 28 April 2023 with Valur winning the national championship after beating Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals, 3–1.[1] Kiana Johnson of Valur was named the Finals MVP.[2]
| Subway deild kvenna1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 20 September 2022 – 28 April 2023 | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | |||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Stöð 2 Sport | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| League champions | Keflavík | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Valur | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Keflavík | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Haukar, Njarðvík | |||||||||
| Playoffs MVP |  Kiana Johnson | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 29 April 2023.1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna. | ||||||||||
Competition format
editThe participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four teams qualify for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team will be relegated to 1. deild kvenna.[3]
Teams
edit| Team | City, Region | Arena | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Smárinn |  Jeremy Herbert Smith
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| Grindavík | Grindavík | HS Orku-höllin |  Þorleifur Ólafsson
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| Fjölnir | Grafarvogur | Dalhús | Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir
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| Haukar | Hafnarfjörður | Schenkerhöllin | Bjarni Magnússon
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| ÍR | Reykjavík | Hertz-Hellirinn | Sigurbjörg Rós Sigurðardóttir
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| Keflavík | Keflavík | TM Höllin | Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson
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| Njarðvík | Njarðvík | Ljónagryfjan | Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson
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| Valur | Reykjavík | Origo-völlurinn | Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
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Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fjölnir | Halldór Karl Þórisson |
End of contract | 22 April 2022[4] | Off-season | Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir |
30 May 2022[5] |
| Keflavík | Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson |
End of contract | 15 May 2022 | Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson |
15 May 2022[6] | |
| ÍR | Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir |
End of contract | 30 May 2022 | Ari Gunnarsson |
12 June 2022[7] | |
| Breiðablik | Ívar Ásgrímsson |
End of contract | 29 June 2022 | Yngvi Gunnlaugsson |
29 June 2022[8] | |
| ÍR | Ari Gunnarsson |
Resigned[9] | 25 October 2022 | 8th | Sigurbjörg Rós Sigurðardóttir |
25 October 2022[10] |
| Breiðablik | Yngvi Gunnlaugsson |
Resigned[11] | 21 November 2022 | 7th | Jeremy Herbert Smith |
21 November 2022[12] |
Notable occurrences
edit- On 4 April, Grindavík signed two-time Úrvalsdeild assist leader and the 2018 Foreign Player of the Year, guard Danielle Rodriguez.[13]
- On 30 May, Birna Valgerður Benónýsdóttir signed with Keflavík after spending the previous three seasons playing college basketball for Arizona and Binghamton.[14]
- On 7 June, Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir signed with Valur after playing the previous four seasons with the University of Tulsa.[15]
- On 7 June, Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir signed with Njarðvík after spending the previous two seasons with Haukar.[16]
- On 5 July, Njarðvík signed Portuguese national team member Raquel Laneiro.[17]
- On 5 July, Sanja Orozović signed with Breiðablik after playing the previous season with Fjölnir. She previously played for Breiðablik during the 2018–19 season.[18]
- On 26 July, Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir left Valur and signed with BC Namur-Capitale of the Belgian Women's Basketball League.[19]
- On 31 October, Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir left Breiðablik after appearing in 7 games, where she averaged 12.3 points and 13.3 rebounds, and signed with reigning national champions Njarðvík.[20]
- On 15 November, Maja Michalska signed with Fjölnir after having been without a team since the folding of Skallagrímur in December 2021.[21]
- On 21 November, Embla Kristínardóttir signed with Valur.[22]
- On 4 December, Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir returned to Iceland after starting the season with BC Namur-Capitale in Belgium and signed back with Valur.[23]
- On 14 December, Tinna Guðrún Alexandersdóttir of Haukar became the third Icelandic player to have back-to-back 30 points games in the Úrvalsdeild.[24]
- On 2 January, Keflavík announced that Emelía Ósk Gunnarsdóttir was returning to the team after spending the previous months pursuing an education in Sweden.[25]
- On 13 January, Fjölnir signed former Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year, Brittanny Dinkins, to replace Taylor Dominique Jones.[26]
- On 25 January, it was reported that Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir had resigned as player and assistant coach at Fjölnir, following the team's loss to winless ÍR, citing different vision of the team tactics and play with head coach Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir.[27] Two days later, she signed with Haukar.[28]
- On 8 March, Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir became the Úrvalsdeild kvenna all-time leader in games played, breaking Birna Valgarðsdóttir's record of 375 games.[29]
- On 15 April, it was announced that Fjölnir's head coach Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir would not return for the 2023–24 season.[30]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Reglugerð um körfuknattleiksmót" (PDF). kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (22 April 2022). "Halldór Karl yfirgefur deildarmeistara Fjölnis – Tekur við Hamri í Hveragerði". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (30 May 2022). "Kristjana tekur við Fjölni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Hörður Axel tekur við kvennaliði Keflavíkur – Mun halda áfram með karlaliðinu". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (12 June 2022). "Ari tekur við ÍR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Yngvi tekur við Breiðablik". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Hættur með ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Sigurbjörg eftir hörkuleik í Dalhúsum "Sýndu loksins hvað þær geta"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (24 November 2022). "Forsendubrestur frá því að ég var ráðinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (21 November 2022). "Yngvi mun ekki klára tímabilið í Kópavogi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (4 April 2022). "Danielle Rodriguez semur við Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (30 May 2022). "Birna Valgerður aftur heim til Keflavíkur "Mjög spennt að vera komin aftur heim til að spila"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Elín komin aftur á Hlíðarenda". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (7 June 2022). "Bríet Sif gengur í raðir Íslandsmeistaranna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (4 July 2022). "Íslandsmeistararnir fá portúgalska landsliðskonu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Sanja aftur til Breiðabliks". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (26 July 2022). "Hildur Björg semur við Namur í Belgíu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (31 October 2022). "Isabella Ósk til liðs við Íslandsmeistarana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Michalska til Fjölnis". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Embla til Vals". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Landsliðsfyrirliðinn semur við Val". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (16 December 2022). "Komst í hóp með Helenu og Birnu: „Hún er orðin uppáhalds leikmaðurinn minn"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (2 January 2023). "Toppliðinu berst mikill liðsstyrkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Brittany Dinkins í Grafavoginn". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (25 January 2023). "Sigrún segir upp hjá Fjölni: „Við Kristjana náðum ekki takti saman"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Sigrún Sjöfn til Hauka". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 March 2023). "Allt um leikjamet Sigrúnar: „Geggjað að vera með henni í liði"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Kristjana yfirgefur Fjölni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.