2018–19 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)
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| Dates | 3 October 2018 – May 2019 | ||
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The 2018–19 Úrvalsdeild kvenna will be the 62th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland.
Competition format
The 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 Division 1.
Teams
| Team | City, Region | Arena | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Smárinn |  |
| Haukar | Hafnarfjörður | Schenkerhöllin | |
| Keflavík | Keflavík | TM Höllin | |
| KR | Reykjavík | DHL-Höllin | |
| Skallagrímur | Borgarnes | Fjósið | |
| Snæfell | Stykkishólmur | Fjárhúsið |  |
| Stjarnan | Garðabær | Ásgarður | |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Origo-völlurinn | |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keflavík | | End of contract | 5 April 2018 | Off-season | | 18 April 2018 |
| Breiðablik | | Resigned | 4 April 2018 | | 18 April 2018 | |
| Haukar | | Resigned | 26 May 2018 | | 28 May 2018 | |
| Snæfell | | End of contract | 12 June 2018 | | 27 June 2018 |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snæfell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 155 | +25 | 4 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Valur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 2 | |
| 3 | Stjarnan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 71 | +8 | 2 | |
| 4 | KR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 2 | |
| 5 | Haukar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 0 | |
| 6 | Breiðablik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 93 | −13 | 0 | |
| 7 | Keflavík | 2 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 166 | −20 | 0 | |
| 8 | Skallagrímur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 0 | Relegated |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: kki.is
Notable occurrences
- On June 16, reigning Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year Helena Sverrisdóttir left Haukar and signed with Ceglédi EKK of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[9]
- On June 25, reigning Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year Danielle Rodriguez resigned with Stjarnan.[10]
- On June 30, Haukar signed former Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year Lele Hardy.[11]
- On August 14, Breiðablik signed former WNBA player Kelly Faris.[12]
- On September 5, Stjarnan signed Argentinian national team player Florencia Palacios who spent the previous season in the Swedish Basketligan dam.[13]
- On September 14, it was reported that KR had signed former Torpan Pojat player Kiana Johnson.[14]
References
- ↑ "Sverrir Þór og Jón taka við Keflavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ↑ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (18 April 2018). "Jón tekur við kvennaliði Keflavíkur" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 April 2018). "Eini kvenþjálfarinn í kvennadeildinni hættir óvænt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (18 April 2018). "Blikar áfram með konu við stjórnvölinn: Margrét tekur við af Hildi"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ↑ Anton Ingi Leifsson (26 May 2018). "Ingvar hættur með Íslandsmeistarana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ↑ "Ólöf tekur við Íslandsmeisturunum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (12 June 2018). "Ingi Þór orðinn þjálfari KR-inga á ný: Fjögurra ára samningur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ↑ "Baldur stjórnar liði Snæfells". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ↑ Einar Örn Jónsson (16 May 2018). "Helena til Ungverjalands". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (25 June 2018). "Danielle áfram í Garðabænum og sex aðrar semja". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (30 June 2018). "Lele Hardy aftur á Ásvelli". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (15 August 2018). "Fyrrum WNBA leikmaður í Breiðablik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ "Stjarnan fær argentínska landsliðskonu". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ↑ Kristinn Páll Teitsson (14 September 2018). "Kvennalið KR bætir við öflugum bakverði". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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