2020–21 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)
The 2020–21 Úrvalsdeild kvenna will be the 64th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland.
| Competition details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Dates | 2020 – 2021 | ||
| TV | Stöð 2 Sport | ||
|
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2020.1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna. | |||
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 1. deild kvenna.
Teams
| Team | City, Region | Arena | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Smárinn |  |
| Fjölnir | Grafarvogur | Dalhús | |
| Haukar | Hafnarfjörður | Schenkerhöllin | |
| Keflavík | Keflavík | TM Höllin | |
| KR | Reykjavík | DHL-Höllin |  |
| Skallagrímur | Borgarnes | Fjósið | |
| Snæfell | Stykkishólmur | Fjárhúsið | |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Origo-völlurinn | |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snæfell | | End of contract | 13 March 2020[1] | Off-season | | 28 May 2020[2] |
| Valur | | Resigned | 4 May 2020 | | 4 May 2020 | |
| KR | | Resigned | 11 May 2020 | | 25 May 2020[5] |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breiðablik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Fjölnir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Haukar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Keflavík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | KR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Skallagrímur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Snæfell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Valur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2020. Source: kki.is
Notable occurrences
- On 1 April, Snæfell's star player Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir announced her retirement from basketball.[6]
- On 6 May, it was announced that Haukar player Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir would be leaving the team and attend the University of Tennessee.[7]
- On 6 May, it was reported that Keflavík starter Þóranna Kika Hodge-Carr would attend Iona College and play for the Iona Gaels women's basketball team.[8]
- On 13 May, Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir left KR and signed with Reykjavík rivals Valur.[9]
- On 15 May, KR's star Danielle Rodriguez announced that she was retiring from playing professionally to fully focus on her coaching career.[10][11]
- On 15 May, Fjölnir announced it had signed Lithuanian national team member Lina Pikčiūtė.[12]
- On 15 May, Embla Kristínardóttir signed with reigning Icelandic Cup champions Skallagrímur after playing for Fjölnir the previous season.[13]
- On 17 June, Skallagrímur signed Sanja Orozović from KR.[14]
- On 25 June, Haiden Palmer signed with Snæfell with whom she won the national championship in 2016.[15]
References
- "Snæfell í þjálfaraleit". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Davíð Eldur (28 May 2020). "Halldór tekur við Snæfell". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- Bjarni Helgason (6 May 2020). "Óvissa með framhaldið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Davíð Eldur (11 May 2020). "Benedikt Guðmundsson yfirgefur KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (25 May 2020). "Darri Freyr og Francisco Garcia taka við KR-liðunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Skórnir á hilluna eftir fimmtán ára feril". Morgunblaðið. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 May 2020). "Landsliðskona í körfubolta í 1. deild bandaríska háskólakörfuboltans". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Davíð Eldur (6 May 2020). "Þóranna til Iona Gaels". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Davíð Eldur (13 May 2020). "Hildur Björg í Val". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (15 May 2020). "Krísa hjá kvennaliði KR?". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- Bjarni Helgason (15 May 2020). "Ástríðan færst yfir í þjálfun". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- "Nýliðarnir fá landsliðsmiðherja frá Litháen". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- Anton Ingi Leifsson (15 May 2020). "Embla til liðs við bikarmeistarana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- Davíð Eldur (17 June 2020). "Sanja Orozovic í Skallagrím". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- Sindri Sverrisson (25 June 2020). "Snæfell fær Palmer sem vann tvöfalt með liðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.