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Keflavík women's basketball

For the men's team, see Keflavík men's basketball.

The Keflavík women's basketball team, commonly known as Keflavík, is the women's basketball department of Keflavík ÍF (Keflavík, íþrótta- og ungmennafélag), based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland.[2] It is Iceland's most successful women's basketball team with 17 national championship. They currently play in Úrvalsdeild kvenna where they won the national championship in 2017.[1][3] The club has won the Icelandic Basketball Cup a record fifteen times, including in 2017 and 2018.[4]

Keflavík ÍF
NicknameKeflavíkurhraðlestin
(The Keflavík Express)
Litlu slátrararnir
(The little butchers)[1]
LeaguesÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Founded1974
HistoryÍBK
1974–1994
Keflavík
1994–present
ArenaTM Arena
(capacity: 1,200)
LocationReykjanesbær, Iceland
Team colorsDark blue and White
Championships17 Icelandic championships
Websitekeflavik.is

Arena

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Keflavík plays its home games at the TM Arena,[5] commonly nicknamed "The Slaughterhouse".[6][7]

Trophies and awards

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Trophies

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Awards

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Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team

Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year

Notable players

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Coaches

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Source

References

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  1. ^ a b Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (26 April 2017). "Keflvíkingar Íslandsmeistarar í sextánda sinn". Vísir.is. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. ^ Körfubolti – Um Keflavík og Körfuknattleiksdeild Keflavíkur (KKDK)
  3. ^ Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (26 April 2017). "Til hamingju Keflavík – Íslandsmeistaramyndband". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Keflavík bikarmeistari annað árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Félög – Keflavík". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  6. ^ Umfjöllun: Keflavík – Grindavík 76–50 | Öruggt hjá Keflavík í Sláturhúsinu
  7. ^ Keflavík fjarri sínu besta í Sláturhúsinu
  8. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (12 January 2016). "Sverrir: Erfiðara að þjálfa konur en karla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (18 April 2018). "Jón tekur við kvennaliði Keflavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  10. ^ Davíð Eldur (8 May 2019). "Jón Halldór og Hörður Axel taka við Keflavík – Finnur aðstoðar Sverri". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. ^ Smári Jökull Jónsson (3 May 2023). "Hörður Axel hættur hjá Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Sverrir ráðinn þjálfari Keflavíkur – Thelma snýr aftur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  13. ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (7 June 2024). "Friðrik tekur við keflinu í Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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