The Fjölnir women's basketball team, commonly known as Fjölnir, represents Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir multi-sport club and is based in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík. As of the 2018–2019 season it plays in the Icelandic 1. deild kvenna.
History Fjölnir played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna from 2007 to 2009 and 2010 to 2013. It won its first Úrvalsdeild victory on 3 November 2007. On 2 March 2019, the team won the 1. deild kvenna for the third time in its history. It face Grindavík in the promotion playoffs for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild where it lost 0-3. After the 2019-2020 season was discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland, Fjölnir was appointed the winner of 1. deild kvenna, due to being in top place at the time, and promoted to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. Fjölnir finished the 2020–21 season with a 14-7 record and secured a spot in the Úrvalsdeild playoffs for the first time in its history.
Titles and awards Titles 1. deild kvenna1. deild kvenna Winners (2): 2007, 2010, 2019, 2020
Individual awards
Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir - 2022 Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year Aliyah Mazyck - 2022 Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir - 2022 Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the YearViðurkenningar - Besti ungi leikmaður úrvalsdeildar kvenna Bergþóra Tómasdóttir - 2011 1. deild Domestic MVP Gréta María Grétarsdóttir - 2010 1. deild kvenna Domestic All-First team Berglind Karen Ingvarsdóttir - 2018 Eva María Emilsdóttir - 2010 Gréta María Grétarsdóttir - 2010 Hulda Ósk Bergsteinsdóttir - 2019 1. deild kvenna Coach of the Year Eggert Maríuson - 2010
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 2007 Nemanja Sovic 2007–2008 Gréta María Grétarsdóttir 2008–2009 Patrick Oliver 2009–2010 Eggert Maríuson 2010 Bjarni Magnússon and Örvar Þór Kristjánsson 2011–2012 Bragi Magnússon 2012–2013 Ágúst Jensson 2013–2015 Pétur Már Sigurðsson 2015–2018 Sævaldur Bjarnason 2018–2022 Halldór Karl Þórisson 2022–2023 Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir Source 1 Source 2
References
External links Team profile at kki.is