KR women's basketball
Appearance
KR | |||
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Leagues | 1. deild kvenna | ||
Founded | 12 November 1956 | ||
History | KR 1956–present | ||
Arena | DHL-Höllin | ||
Capacity | 1,500[1] | ||
Location | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Team colors | Black, White | ||
President | Böðvar Guðjónsson | ||
Head coach | Hörður Unnsteinsson | ||
Assistant(s) | Guðrún Arna Sigurðardóttir | ||
Championships | 14 Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
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The KR women's basketball team, commonly known as KR, is the women's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur and is based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the second winningest team in Úrvalsdeild kvenna history with 14 Icelandic championships,[2] the last coming in 2010.[3]
Honors
[edit]- Úrvalsdeild kvenna (14):
- 1961, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2010
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (10):
- 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009
- 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011
- 2000, 2009
- 2018
Season by season
[edit]Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Playoffs | Icelandic Cup |
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2009–10 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 1st | 12–8 | Champions | |
2010–11 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 3rd | 18–2 | Runner-up | |
2011–12 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | 13–15 | DNQ | |
2012–13 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 3rd | 18–10 | Runner-up | |
2013–14 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | 11–17 | DNQ | |
2014–15 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 7th | 5–23 | DNQ | |
2015–16 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 2nd | 13–7 | Runner-up | |
2016–17 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 3rd | 4–8 | DNQ | |
2017–18 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna | 1st | 24–0 | Promoted | |
2018–19 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 3rd | 16–12 | Semi-finals | |
2019–20 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 2nd | 18–7 | N/A1 | |
2020–21 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 8th | 2–19 | DNQ | |
2021–22 | 2 | 1. deild kvenna |
Notes
1 2020 playoffs canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.
Notable players
[edit]Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Anna Gunnarsdóttir
Annika Holopainen
Björg Guðrún Einarsdóttir
Björg Hafsteinsdóttir
Emilía Sigurðardóttir
Georgía Olga Kristiansen
Gréta María Grétarsdóttir
Guðbjörg Norðfjörð
Guðrún Gestsdóttir
Guðrún Ósk Ámundadóttir
Hafrún Hálfdánardóttir
Hanna Björg Kjartansdóttir
Helga Árnadóttir
Helga Einarsdóttir
Helga Þorvaldsdóttir
Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir
Hildur Sigurðardóttir
Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir
Katie Wolfe
Katrín Axelsdóttir
Kiana Johnson
Kristín Björk Jónsdóttir
Lilja Björnsdóttir
Limor Mizrachi
Linda Jónsdóttir
Linda Stefánsdóttir
Margrét Kara Sturludóttir
María Guðmundsdóttir
Orla O'Reilly
Signý Hermannsdóttir
Sigrún Cora Barker
Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir
Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir
Telma Björk Fjalarsdóttir
Unnur Tara Jónsdóttir
Coaches
[edit]John Hudson 1978–1979
Sigurður Hjörleifsson 1980–1981
Stewart Johnson 1981–1983
Ágúst Líndal 1983–1984
Jón Sigurðsson 1984
Ingimar Jónsson 1984–1985
Ágúst Líndal 1985–1987
Emelía Sigurðardóttir 1987
Jóhannes Kristbjörnsson 1988
Sigurður Hjörleifsson 1988–1990
Guðni Ólafur Guðnason 1990–1992
Stefán Arnarson 1992–1994
Óskar Kristjánsson 1994–1996
Benedikt Guðmundsson 1996
Svali Björgvinsson 1996–1997
Chris Armstrong 1997–1998
Óskar Kristjánsson 1998–2000
Henning Henningsson 2000–2001
Keith Vassell 2001–2002
Ósvaldur Knudsen 2002–2003
Atli Freyr Einarsson 2003
Gréta María Grétarsdóttir 2003–2005
Bojan Desnica 2005–2006
Jóhannes Árnason 2007–2009
Benedikt Guðmundsson 2009–2010
Hrafn Kristjánsson 2010–2011
Ari Gunnarsson 2011–2012
Finnur Freyr Stefánsson 2012–2013
Yngvi Páll Gunnlaugsson 2013–2014
Finnur Jónsson 2014
Hörður Unnsteinsson 2015
Darri Freyr Atlason 2015–2016
Heiðrún Kristmundsdóttir 2016–2017
Benedikt Guðmundsson 2017–2020
Francisco Garcia 2020
Jóhannes Árnason (interim) 2020
Mike Denzel 2020–2021
Hörður Unnsteinsson 2021–present
References
[edit]- ^ "Team history K.R. Reykjavík". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ Meistaratitlar kvenna
- ^ Rafnar Orri Gunnarsson (6 April 2010). "Umfjöllun: KR-stúlkur meistarar eftir sigur í oddaleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official Website
- Eurobasket team profile
- KKÍ: KR – kki.is (in Icelandic)