KR women's basketball

KR
Leagues Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Founded 12 November 1956 (1956-11-12)
History KR
1956–present
Arena DHL-Höllin
Capacity 1,500[1]
Location Reykjavík, Iceland
Team colors Black, White
         
Head coach Benedikt Guðmundsson
Championships 14 Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Uniforms

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] It currently plays in Úrvalsdeild kvenna and is coached by Benedikt Guðmundsson.[4]


Honors

1961, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2010
1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009
1999, 2009, 2010, 2011
2000, 2009
2018

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Icelandic Cup European competitions
2009–10 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1st
2010–11 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 3rd
2011–12 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 5th
2012–13 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 3rd
2013–14 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 5th
2014–15 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 7th
2015–16 2 Division I 2nd
2016–17 2 Division I 3rd
2017–18 2 Division I 1st

Notable players

Coaches

  • Iceland Sigurður Hjörleifsson 1980–1981
  • United States Stewart Johnson 1981–1983
  • Iceland Ágúst Líndal 1983–1984
  • Iceland Jón Sigurðsson 1984
  • Iceland Ingimar Jónsson 1984–1985
  • Iceland Ágúst Líndal 1985–1987
  • Iceland Emelía Sigurðardóttir 1987
  • Iceland Jóhannes Kristbjörnsson 1988
  • Iceland Sigurður Hjörleifsson 1988–1990
  • Iceland Guðni Ólafur Guðnason 1990–1992
  • Iceland Stefán Arnarson 1992–1994
  • Iceland Óskar Kristjánsson 1994–1996
  • Iceland Benedikt Guðmundsson 1996
  • Iceland Svali Björgvinsson 1996–1997
  • United States Chris Armstrong 1997–1998
  • Iceland Óskar Kristjánsson 1998–2000
  • Iceland Henning Henningsson 2000–2001
  • United States Keith Vassell 2001–2002
  • Iceland Ósvaldur Knudsen 2002–2003
  • Iceland Atli Freyr Einarsson 2003
  • Iceland Gréta María Grétarsdóttir 2003–2005
  • Serbia Bojan Desnica 2005–2006
  • Iceland Jóhannes Árnason 2007–2009
  • Iceland Benedikt Guðmundsson 2009–2010
  • Iceland Hrafn Kristjánsson 2010–2011
  • Iceland Ari Gunnarsson 2011–2012
  • Iceland Finnur Freyr Stefánsson 2012–2013
  • Iceland Yngvi Páll Gunnlaugsson 2013–2014
  • Iceland Finnur Jónsson 2014
  • Iceland Hörður Unnsteinsson 2015
  • Iceland Darri Atlason 2015–2016
  • Iceland Heiðrún Kristmundsdóttir 2016–2017
  • Iceland Benedikt Guðmundsson 2017–present

References

  1. ↑ "Team history K.R. Reykjavík". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  2. ↑ Meistaratitlar kvenna
  3. ↑ Rafnar Orri Gunnarsson (6 April 2010). "Umfjöllun: KR-stúlkur meistarar eftir sigur í oddaleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (3 May 2017). "Benni Gumm kominn heim í KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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