Stjarnan women's basketball

Stjarnan
Leagues Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Founded Stjarnan
2009–present
Arena Ásgarður
Location Garðabær, Iceland
Team colors Blue, White
         
President Hilmar Júlíusson[1]
Head coach Pétur Már Sigurðsson
Assistant(s) Danielle Rodriguez[2]
Website Stjarnan.is
Uniforms

The Stjarnan women's basketball team, commonly known as Stjarnan, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, based in the town of Garðabær, Iceland.[3][4] As of the 2018-2019 season it plays in Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[5]

History

In 2009, disgruntled Ármann players, unhappy with poor training facilities and lack of practice time, contacted Stjarnan and inquired if the board would be interested in starting a women's team. The board responded positively and in the end the entire Ármann team transferred over.[6]

Stjarnan finished first in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna in 2015 and defeated Njarðvík in the playoffs to win promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in its history.[7][8]

After a disappointing first season, where head coach Baldur Ingi Jónasson resigned before the seasons end,[9] Stjarnan bounced back in 2016-2017 behind Danielle Rodriguez stellar play and made it to the playoffs.[10] They got sweeped 3-0 by Snæfell in the semi-finals.[11]

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. W–L Playoffs Icelandic Cup
2009–10 2 1. deild kvenna 4th 7–8 DNQ 1st Round
2010–11 2 1. deild kvenna 1st 12–2 Runner-up 1st Round
2011–12 2 1. deild kvenna 3rd 11–4 DNQ 2nd Round
2012–13 2 1. deild kvenna 2nd 12–4 Runner-up 2nd Round
2013–14 2 1. deild kvenna 4th 8–6 DNQ 1st Round
2014–15 2 1. deild kvenna 2nd 8–4 Promotion 1st Round
2015–16 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 6th 3–21 DNQ SF
2016–17 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 4th 14–14 QF QF
2017–18 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 5th 14–14 DNQ 1st Round

Trophies and awards

Trophies

2011[12]

Awards

Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team

Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year

Notable players

Coaches

Notes

  1. ↑ "Stjarnan - Stjórn". stjarnan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Domino's deildir karla og kvenna" (PDF). kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Félög - Stjarnan". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Um félagið". stjarnan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Domino´s deild kvenna (2017-2018 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Stjarnan teflir fram mfl. kvenna í fyrsta sinn!". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 12 August 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Stjarnan upp í úrvalsdeild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kæru Njarðvíkur vísað frá - Stjarnan leikur í efstu deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 22 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Baldur Ingi kveður Garðabæinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  10. ↑ Sindri Sverrisson (28 March 2017). "Langlíklegast að Snæfell fullkomni fernuna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 April 2017). "94 prósent sigurhlutfall hjá Gunnhildi í undanúrslitaeinvígum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "1. deild kvenna". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.

References

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