Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

This article is about the basketball league. For other uses, see Úrvalsdeild kvenna. For the men's basketball league, see Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball).

Úrvalsdeild kvenna (English: Women's Premier League), known as Bónus deild kvenna for sponsorship reasons, is the highest basketball competition among women's clubs in Iceland. It is administered by the Icelandic Basketball Federation.^[1] It was founded in 1952 and, until 2007, it was known as 1. deild kvenna (English: Women's First division).^[2]

Úrvalsdeild kvenna

Founded	1952
First season	1952
Country	Iceland
Confederation	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	1. deild kvenna
Domestic cup(s)	Bikarkeppni KKÍ
Supercup	Meistarakeppni kvenna
Current champions	Keflavík (17th title)
Most championships	Keflavík (17 titles)
All-time top scorer	Birna Valgarðsdóttir
TV partners	Stöð 2 Sport
Website	KKÍ.is
2024–25 season

The league was known as the Subway deild kvenna from 2021 to 2024. In July 2024, supermarket chain Bónus became the primary sponsor.^[3]

Champions

Season	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Champion's coach
1953	Ármann	1-0[a]	ÍR
1954	Not played
1955	Not played
1956	ÍR			Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[5]
1957	ÍR			Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[5]
1958	ÍR			Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir[5]
1959	Ármann			Ingvar Sigurbjörnsson and Birgir Örn Birgis
1960	Ármann			Ingvar Sigurbjörnsson and Birgir Örn Birgis
1961	KR
1962	Not played
1963	ÍR	1-0	Skallagrímur
1964	Skallagrímur	League[b]	ÍR	Guðmundur Sigurðsson
1965	Not played
1966	ÍR	28-18[c]	KR
1967	ÍR		KR
1968	Not played
1969	Þór Akureyri	1-0[d]	KFÍ	Einar Bollason
1970	ÍR	League
1971	Þór Akureyri		ÍR	Guttormur Ólafsson
1971–72	ÍR
1972–73	ÍR
1973–74	ÍR
1974–75	ÍR			Einar Ólafsson[10]
1975–76	Þór Akureyri			Anton Sölvason
1976–77	KR			Einar Bollason
1977–78	ÍS	62-51[e]	KR	Dirk Dunbar
1978–79	KR	League		John Hudson
1979–80	KR
1980–81	KR		ÍS	Sigurður Hjörleifsson
1981–82	KR		ÍS	Stew Johnson
1982–83	KR		ÍS	Stew Johnson
1983–84	ÍS		ÍR	Guðný Eiríksdóttir
1984–85	KR		Haukar	Ingimar Jónsson
1985–86	KR		ÍS	Ágúst Líndal
1986–87	KR		Keflavík	Ágúst Líndal
1987–88	Keflavík		ÍS	Jón Kr. Gíslason
1988–89	Keflavík		ÍR	Jón Kr. Gíslason
1989–90	Keflavík		Haukar	Falur Harðarson
1990–91	ÍS[f]			Jóhann A. Bjarnason
1991–92	Keflavík		Haukar	Sigurður Ingimundarson
1992–93	Keflavík	3-0	KR	Sigurður Ingimundarson
1993–94	Keflavík	3-2	KR	Sigurður Ingimundarson
1994–95	Breiðablik	3-0[13][14]	Keflavík	Sigurður Hjörleifsson
1995–96	Keflavík	3-1	KR	Sigurður Ingimundarson
1996–97	Grindavík	3-0	KR	Ellert Sigurður Magnússon
1997–98	Keflavík	3-1	KR	Anna María Sveinsdóttir
1998–99	KR	3-0	Keflavík	Óskar Kristjánsson
1999–2000	Keflavík	3-2	KR	Kristinn Einarsson
2000–01	KR	3-0	Keflavík	Henning Henningsson
2001–02	KR	3-2	ÍS	Keith Vassell
2002–03	Keflavík	3-0	KR	Anna María Sveinsdóttir
2003–04	Keflavík	3-0	ÍS	Sigurður Ingimundarson
2004–05	Keflavík	3-0	Grindavík	Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2005–06	Haukar	3-0	Keflavík	Ágúst Björgvinsson
2006–07	Haukar	3-1	Keflavík	Ágúst Björgvinsson
2007–08	Keflavík	3-0	KR	Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
2008–09	Haukar	3-2	KR	Yngvi Gunnlaugsson
2009–10	KR	3-2	Hamar	Benedikt Guðmundsson
2010–11	Keflavík	3-0	Njarðvík	Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
2011–12	Njarðvík	3-1	Haukar	Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2012–13	Keflavík	3-1	KR	Sigurður Ingimundarson
2013–14	Snæfell	3-0	Haukar	Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2014–15	Snæfell	3-0	Keflavík	Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2015–16	Snæfell	3-2	Haukar	Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
2016–17	Keflavík	3-1	Snæfell	Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
2017–18	Haukar	3-2	Valur	Ingvar Þór Guðjónsson
2018–19	Valur	3-0	Keflavík	Darri Freyr Atlason
2019–20	Season canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak[15]
2020–21	Valur	3-0	Haukar	Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
2021–22	Njarðvík	3-2	Haukar	Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson
2022–23	Valur	3-1	Keflavík	Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
2023–24	Keflavík	3-0	Njarðvík	Sverrir Þór Sverrisson

Notes

1. Ármann and ÍR were the only two teams registered for the 1953 competition.^[4]
2. Skallagrímur defeated Björk and ÍR to clinch the championship.^[6]
3. Only ÍR an KR participated in the 1966 women's tournament. The teams played one game for the national championship, which ÍR won 28-18.^[7]
4. Þór, which won the Norðurland's group, was slated to face KFÍ, which had won the Vesturland's group, in a game for the national championship. KFÍ could not field a team on the scheduled gameday due to bad weather.^[8][9]
5. ÍS an KR where tied at the end of the season and had to play an extra game for the national championship. ÍS won the game 62-51.^[11]
6. ÍS, Haukar and Keflavík all finished with 11-4 record but ÍS had a better winning percent in games against the other two.^[12]

Titles per club

Titles	Club
17	Keflavík
14	KR
11	ÍR
4	Haukar
3	Ármann, ÍS, Snæfell, Þór Akureyri, Valur
2	Njarðvík
1	Breiðablik, Grindavík, Skallagrímur

Awards and honors

Domestic All-First Team

Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team

The Women's Domestic All-First Team is an annual Úrvalsdeild honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every season.

Domestic Player of the Year

Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year

Foreign Player of the Year

Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP

Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP

Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP award is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the Úrvalsdeild playoffs.

Defensive Player of the Year

Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Defensive Player of the Year

Newcomer of the Year

Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year

Coach of the Year

Main article: Úrvalsdeild Women's Coach of the Year