The Snæfell women's basketball team, commonly known as Snæfell, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Snæfell,Deildir based in Stykkishólmur, Iceland.Félög Snæfell
History Snæfell's women's team first played in Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 2008–09 season after winning 1. deild kvenna the previous season with a perfect record. It won the national championship for three straight seasons, from 2014 to 2016, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2016. They furthermore won the Supercup in 2012 and from 2014 to 2016. 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.
After two years in the 1. deild kvenna, the team gained promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild for the 2023–24 season following its expansion from 8 teams to 10 and ÍR's folding. Following the season, it was relegated back to the 1. deild.
On 11 December 2024, the team withdrew from the 1. deild after posting a 2–5 record in the first 7 games. It had previously forfeited its game in the Icelandic Cup a few days earlier.
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueIcelandic Cup1995–962 1. deild kvenna 2nd 6–3 N/A DNPdid not participate2001–022 1. deild kvenna 5th 7–9 N/A DNPdid not participate2006–072 1. deild kvenna 3rd 11–5 N/A 2nd round2007–082 1. deild kvenna 1st 16–0 N/A 2nd Round2008–091 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 7th 5–14 DNQ 1st Round2009–101 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 7th 3–11 DNQ 1st Round2010–111 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 6th 6–8 1st Round 1st Round2011–121 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 3rd 16–12 1st RoundRunner-up2012–131 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 2nd 21–7 2013–141 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1st 25–3 Champions Runner-up2014–151 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1st 25–3 Champions 2015–161 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 2nd 21–3 Champions Winners2016–171 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1st 22–6 Runner-up2017–181 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 6th 12–16 DNQ 2018–191 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 5th 16-12 DNQ 2019–201 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 6th 8-16 1st round2020–211 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 7th 5-16 DNQ 2021–222 1. deild kvenna 6th 11-9 DNQ 2022–232 1. deild kvenna 3rd 17-3 2023–241 Úrvalsdeild kvenna 9th 2-20 DNQ 1st round2024–252 1. deild kvenna Folded 2-5 DNQ 1st round
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 CriteriaTo 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.
Coaches Justin Shouse Högni Högnason Ingi Þór Steinþórsson Baldur Þorleifsson Gunnlaugur Smárason Halldór Steingrímsson Baldur Þorleifsson Alejandro Rubiera
References
External links Official Website Eurobasket team profile KKÍ: Stjarnan – kki.is