2020–21 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

The 2020–21 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is the 64th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 23 September 2020. On 7 October, the Icelandic Basketball Association postponed the season for two weeks do to another Coronavirus outbreak in Iceland.[1] It concluded on 2 June 2021 with Valur winning their second title after beating Haukar 3–0 in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[2]

Domino's deild kvenna1
Duration23 September 2020 – 2 June 2021
Number of games84
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
Top seedValur
RelegatedKR
Finals
ChampionsValur
  Runners-upHaukar
SemifinalistsKeflavík, Fjölnir
Finals MVPIceland Helena Sverrisdóttir
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir
Foreign MVPVenezuela Daniela Wallen
Statistical leaders
Points Finland Annika Holopainen 25.9
Rebounds Venezuela Daniela Wallen 17.0
Assists United States Haiden Palmer 7.9
Records
Biggest home winValur 106–52 KR
(21 April 2021)
Biggest away winHaukar 103–57 KR
(8 May 2021)
Highest scoringHaukar 120–77 KR
(10 March 2021)
Winning streakKeflavík (9 games)
Losing streakSnæfell (11 games)
All statistics correct as of 3 June 2021.
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 Iceland Ívar Ásgrímsson
Fjölnir Grafarvogur Dalhús Iceland Halldór Karl Þórisson
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkerhöllin Iceland Bjarni Magnússon
Keflavík Keflavík TM Höllin Iceland Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
KR Reykjavík DHL-Höllin Spain Francisco Garcia
Skallagrímur Borgarnes Fjósið Iceland Guðrún Ósk Ámundadóttir
Snæfell Stykkishólmur Fjárhúsið Iceland Halldór Steingrímsson
Valur Reykjavík Origo-völlurinn Iceland Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
SnæfellIceland Gunnlaugur SmárasonEnd of contract13 March 2020[3]Off-seasonIceland Halldór Steingrímsson28 May 2020[4]
ValurIceland Darri Freyr Atlason[5]Resigned4 May 2020Iceland Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson4 May 2020
KRIceland Benedikt Guðmundsson[6]Resigned11 May 2020Spain Francisco Garcia25 May 2020[7]
KRSpain Francisco GarciaFired5 October 20208thUnited States Mike Denzel5 October 2020

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Valur 21 18 3 1623 1302 +321 36 Qualification to playoffs
2 Haukar 21 15 6 1560 1392 +168 30
3 Keflavík 21 14 7 1647 1527 +120 28
4 Fjölnir 21 14 7 1661 1536 +125 28
5 Breiðablik 21 8 13 1395 1437 42 16
6 Skallagrímur 21 8 13 1473 1573 100 16
7 Snæfell 21 5 16 1516 1676 160 10 Withdrew from the Úrvalsdeild after the season[8]
8 KR 21 2 19 1396 1828 432 4 Relegated
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: kki.is

Note: Valur was awarded a 20-0 victory against Breiðablik due to the later using a player that was serving a 1 game suspension. Breiðablik originally won the game 71-67.[9]

Playoffs

The playoffs are played between the four first qualified teams with a 1-1-1-1-1 format, playing seeded teams games 1, 3 and 5 at home.

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Valur 3
4 Fjölnir 0
1 Valur 3
2 Haukar 0
2 Haukar 3
3 Keflavík 0

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2021. Source: KKÍ

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Valur 3–0 Fjölnir 90–49 83–76 78–7400
Haukar 3–0 Keflavík 77–63 80–68 80–5000

Final

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Valur 3–0 Haukar 58–45 71–65 74–6500

Notable occurrences

References

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  2. Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (2 June 2021). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Valur - Haukar 74-65 - Sópurinn á lofti og Valur Íslandsmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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