Snæfell women's basketball

For the men's team, see Snæfell men's basketball.

The Snæfell women's basketball team, commonly known as Snæfell, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Snæfell,^[1] based in Stykkishólmur, Iceland.^[2]

Snæfell
Leagues	1. deild kvenna
Founded	1964; 59 years ago (1964)
History	Snæfell 1964–present
Arena	Íþróttahúsið Stykkishólmi
Location	Stykkishólmur, Iceland
Team colors	Red, White, Blue
Championships	3 Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Website	snaefell.is
Home Away

History

Snæfell's women's team first played in Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 2008–09 season after winning Division I the previous season with a perfect record. It won the national championship for three straight seasons, from 2014^[3] to 2016, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2016.^[4][5] They furthermore won the Supercup in 2012 and from 2014 to 2016.^[6] On 2 June 2021, the club announced that it would not take its seat in the Úrvalsdeild for the 2021–22 season and register it in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.^[7]

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	W–L	Playoffs	Icelandic Cup
1995–96	2	1. deild kvenna	2nd	6–3	N/A	DNP
Did not participate
2001–02	2	1. deild kvenna	5th	7–9	N/A	DNP
Did not participate
2006–07	2	1. deild kvenna	3rd	11–5	N/A	2nd round
2007–08	2	1. deild kvenna	1st	16–0	N/A	2nd Round
2008–09	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	7th	5–14	DNQ	1st Round
2009–10	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	7th	3–11	DNQ	1st Round
2010–11	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	6th	6–8	1st Round	1st Round
2011–12	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	3rd	16–12	1st Round	Runner-up
2012–13	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	2nd	21–7	SF	SF
2013–14	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	1st	25–3	Champions	Runner-up
2014–15	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	1st	25–3	Champions	SF
2015–16	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	2nd	21–3	Champions	Winners
2016–17	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	1st	22–6	Runner-up	SF
2017–18	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	6th	12–16	DNQ	SF
2018–19	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	5th	16-12	DNQ	SF
2019–20	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	6th	8-16	Canceled	1st round
2020–21	1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna	7th	5-16	DNQ
2021–22	2	1. deild kvenna

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• Úrvalsdeild kvenna:
  • Winners (3): 2014, 2015, 2016.
  • Runners-up (1): 2017

• Icelandic Basketball Cup (1):
  • Winners (1): 2016
  • Runners-up (2): 2012, 2014

• Icelandic Super Cup:
  • Winners (4): 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016

• Icelandic Company Cup (1):
  • Winners (1): 2012

• 1. deild kvenna:
  • Winners (1): 2008

Awards

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic Player of the Year

• Hildur Sigurðardóttir – 2014, 2015

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Foreign Player of the Year

• Haiden Denise Palmer – 2016
• Kristen McCarthy – 2015

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic All-First Team

• Berglind Gunnarsdóttir – 2017
• Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir – 2016
• Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir – 2015, 2016
• Hildur Sigurðardóttir – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
• Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir – 2013, 2014

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Defensive Player of the Year

• Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir – 2015
• Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir – 2015, 2016

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year

• Ingi Þór Steinþórsson – 2014, 2015, 2016

Notable players

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Played at least three seasons for the club. Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official WNBA match at any time.

•   Alda Leif Jónsdóttir
•   Berglind Gunnarsdóttir
•   Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir
•   Eva Margrét Kristjánsdóttir
•   Guðrún Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir
•   Haiden Denise Palmer
•   Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir
•   Hildur Sigurðardóttir
•   Kristen McCarthy
•   Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir
•   Veera Pirttinen

Coaches

•   Justin Shouse (2007–2008)
•   Högni Högnason (2008–2009)
•   Ingi Þór Steinþórsson (2009–2018)
•   Baldur Þorleifsson (2018–2019)
•   Gunnlaugur Smárason (2019–2020)
•   Halldór Steingrímsson (2020–2021)

References

1. Deildir
2. Félög Snæfell
3. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (8 April 2014). "Níræðir herramenn sjá um að flagga á leikdögum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
4. Sindri Sverrisson (8 November 2017). "Margir héldu að þetta gæti ekki gengið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 November 2017.
5. Jón Júlíus Karlsson (26 April 2016). "Snæfell Íslandsmeistari þriðja árið í röð". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
6. Kristinn Páll Teitsson (2 October 2016). "Snæfell meistari meistaranna þriðja árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
7. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 June 2021). "Kvennalið Snæfells dregur lið sitt úr Domino's deildinni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 June 2021.

External links

• Official Website (in Icelandic)
• Eurobasket team profile
• KKÍ: Stjarnan – kki.is (in Icelandic)