2024–25 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

The 2024–25 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is the 68th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland.

Subway deild kvenna1
Duration2024 – 2025
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
2025–26
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2024.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

Competition format

The league consists of 10 teams with a 8 team playoff tournament. The bottom team will be relegated to the 1. deild kvenna while the team in 9th place will face the teams in 2-4 place in the 1. deild in a playoff for a spot in the Úrvalsdeild.[1][2]

Teams

Team City, Region Arena Head coach
Aþena Breiðholt Smárinn Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson
Grindavík Grindavík HS Orku-höllin Þorleifur Ólafsson
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkerhöllin Emil Barja
Hamar/Þór Hveragerði/Þorlákshöfn Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson
Keflavík Keflavík TM Höllin Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson
Njarðvík Njarðvík Ljónagryfjan Einar Árni Jóhannsson
Stjarnan Reykjavík Mathús Garðabæjar höllin Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
Valur Reykjavík Origo-völlurinn Jamil Abiad
Þór Akureyri Akureyri Síðuskóli Daníel Andri Halldórsson

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Stjarnan Arnar GuðjónssonEnd of contractMay 2024[3]Off-season Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson4 April 2024[4]
Haukar Ingvar GuðjónssonEnd of contract24 April 2024[5] Emil Barja2 May 2024[6]
Valur Hjalti Þór VilhjálmssonEnd of contract22 May 2024 Jamil Abiad22 May 2024[7]
Njarðvík Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson[8]End of contract22 May 2024 Einar Árni Jóhannsson24 May 2024[9]
Keflavík Sverrir Þór Sverrisson[10]End of contract22 May 2024 Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson7 June 2024[11]

Notable occurrences

  • On 31 May, the board of Fjölnir announced it had withdrawn the team from the league due to financial difficulties.[12]

References

  1. Helgi Hrafn Ólafsson (25 March 2023). "Stórtækar breytingar á keppnisfyrirkomulagi úrvals- og 1. deildar kvenna – Þingskjöl 12-15 samþykkt". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. Smári Jökull Jónsson (26 March 2023). "Subway-deild kvenna verður tíu liða deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  3. Aron Guðmundsson (25 March 2024). "Arnar hættir að þjálfa bæði lið Stjörnunnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 April 2024). "Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson". Vísir.is. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. "Hættir í Hafnarfirði eftir tapið í kvöld". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (2 May 2024). "Emil tekur við Haukum af Ingvari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (21 May 2024). "Jamil mun stýra Val í Subway-deild kvenna á næstu leiktíð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  8. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson; Siggeir Ævarsson (23 May 2024). "Þá fóru að læðast inn hugsanir sem ég var að reyna að halda í burtu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. Ágúst Orri Arnarson (24 May 2024). "Rúnar Ingi og Einar Árni staðfestir sem þjálfarar Njarðvíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  10. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (23 May 2024). "Íslandsmeistarinn Sverrir Þór hættur með Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  11. Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (7 June 2024). "Friðrik tekur við keflinu í Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  12. "Fjölnir dregur kvennaliðið úr úrvalsdeildinni". Morgunblaðið. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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