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.
Recent history
Valur played in the 2018 Úrvalsdeild finals, losing to Haukar 2-3. In April 2019, Valur won its first ever national championship when it beat Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-0.
The team opened the 2019–20 season by defeating Keflavík, 105-81, in the annual Icelandic Super Cup. 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. 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. On 2 June 2021, Valur won its second championship after beating Haukar 3-0 in the Úrvalsdeild finals.
On 28 April 2023, Valur won its third national championship after beating Keflavík 3–1 in the Úrvalsdeild finals with Kiana Johnson being named the Playoffs MVP.
Season by season
Notes1 2020 playoffs canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.
Honours
Titles
Úrvalsdeild kvenna: Winners (3): 2019, 2021, 2023 Icelandic Cup Winners (1): 2019 Icelandic Super Cup Winners (1): 2019 Icelandic Company Cup Winners (1): 2013 Icelandic Sports Team of the Year 2019
Individual awards
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir - 2022
Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir – 2018
Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir – 2016, 2018
Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2019, 2021
Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir – 2021, 2023
Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir – 2013
Linda Stefánsdóttir – 1994, 1995
Signý Hermannsdóttir – 2008, 2009
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year
Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2019
Úrvalsdeild Women's Defensive Player of the Year
Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir – 2021
Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year
Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir – 2018
Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP
Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2019, 2021
Kiana Johnson – 2023
Icelandic Cup Finals MVP
Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2019
Úrvalsdeild Kvenna Coach of the Year
Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson – 2021, 2023
Notable players
Alda Leif Jónsdóttir
Ameryst Alston
Ásta Júlía Grímsdóttir
Bergþóra Tómasdóttir
Dagbjört Dögg Karlsdóttir
Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir
Embla Kristínardóttir
Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir
Hafdís Helgadóttir
Hallveig Jónsdóttir
Heather Butler
Helena Sverrisdóttir
Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir
Kiana Johnson
Kristjana Magnúsdóttir
Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir
Linda Stefánsdóttir
María Ben Erlingsdóttir
Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir
Signý Hermannsdóttir
Simona Podesvová
Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir
Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir
References
Women's basketball in Iceland
Valur (basketball)