Valur (women's basketball)

The Valur women's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club. In 2019, it won its first national championship.

For the men's team, see Valur men's basketball.
Valur
LeaguesÚrvalsdeild kvenna
ArenaHlíðarendi
LocationReykjavík, Iceland
Team colorsred, white, blue
     
PresidentSvali Björgvinsson[1]
Championships3 Úrvalsdeild kvenna
WebsiteValur.is

Recent history

Valur played in the 2018 Úrvalsdeild finals, losing to Haukar 2-3.[2] In April 2019, Valur won its first ever national championship when it beat Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-0.[3][4]

The team opened the 2019–20 season by defeating Keflavík, 105-81, in the annual Icelandic Super Cup.[5] It was Valur's first Super Cup win and the victory made them the holders of all four major national crowns, the others being the national championship, the national cup and the league championship which is awarded for the best regular season record in the Úrvalsdeild.[6] On 28 December 2019, the team was selected as the Icelandic Sports Team of the Year by the Icelandic Association of Sports Journalists in an annual ceremony held by the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland.[7] On 2 June 2021, Valur won its second championship after beating Haukar 3-0 in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[8]

On 28 April 2023, Valur won its third national championship after beating Keflavík 3–1 in the Úrvalsdeild finals[9] with Kiana Johnson being named the Playoffs MVP.[10]

Season by season
Season Tier League Pos. W–L Playoffs Icelandic Cup
1993–94 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 5th 7–11 DNQ Semi-finals
1994–95 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 5th 12–12 DNQ Semi-finals
1995–96 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 8th 5–13 DNQ Final 8
Inactive
2007–08 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 5th 11–13 DNQ Final 8
2008–09 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 5th 12–7 1st Round Final 8
2009–10 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 8th 3–17 DNQ 1st Round
2010–11 2 1. deild kvenna 2nd 11–3 Promotion 1st Round
2011–12 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 6th 12–16 DNQ 1st Round
2012–13 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 4th 16–12 Semi-finals Runner-up
2013–14 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 4th 14–14 Semi-finals 2nd Round
2014–15 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 5th 15–13 DNQ 2nd Round
2015–16 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 3rd 13–11 Semi-finals 1st Round
2016–17 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 5th 12–16 DNQ 1st Round
2017–18 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 3rd 19–9 Runner-up 1st Round
2018–19 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1st 22–6 Champions Winner
2019–20 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1st 22–3 Canceled1 Semi-finals
2020–21 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1st 18–3 Champions Semi-finals
2021–22 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 2nd 16–8 Semi-finals 1st Round
2022–23 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 3rd 22–6 Champions 1st Round

Notes
1 2020 playoffs canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.

Honours

Titles

Úrvalsdeild kvenna:

Icelandic Cup

Icelandic Super Cup

  • Winners (1): 2019

Icelandic Company Cup

  • Winners (1): 2013

Icelandic Sports Team of the Year

  • 2019

Individual awards

Notable players

References
  1. "Stjórn Körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals". valur.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélagið Valur. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. Hjörvar Ólafsson (1 May 2018). "Haukar meistarar eftir níu ára langa bið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. Valur Páll Eiríksson (27 April 2019). "Valskonur Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 April 2019). "Rúmlega þrettán þúsund dagar á milli Íslandsmeistaratitla á Hlíðarenda". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. Anton Ingi Leifsson (29 September 2019). "Vandræðalaust hjá Val gegn Keflavík í Meistarakeppni KKÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. "Valur bætti fjórða bikarnum í safnið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (28 December 2019). "Kvennalið Vals í körfubolta lið ársins 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  8. 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.
  9. Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (28 April 2023). "Valskonur eru Íslandsmeistarar í körfubolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  10. Árni Jóhannsson (28 April 2023). "Kiana: Það trúði engin að við myndum vinna mótið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  11. Úrvalslið úrvalsdeildar kvenna
  12. Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
  13. Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar karla
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