Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball)

Úrvalsdeild kvenna; English: Women's Premier League, also known as Olís deild kvenna for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the highest women's handball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. It is managed by the Icelandic Handball Association.

This article is about the handball league. For other uses, see Úrvalsdeild kvenna. For the men's handball league, see Úrvalsdeild karla (handball).
Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Current season, competition or edition:
2019–20
CountriesIceland
ConfederationEHF
Founded1939
Number of teams8
Relegation to1. deild kvenna
Level on pyramidLevel 1
Domestic cup(s)Coca-Cola Cup
International cup(s)EHF Cup
EHF Challenge Cup
Current championsValur (17th title)
Most championshipsFram (22nd title)
Websitehsi.is

The current champions are Valur who won the national championship for the 17th time in 2019.

Úrvalsdeild kvenna past champions

Awards

Playoffs MVP
Season Name Position Team
2016-2017 Guðrún Ósk Maríasdóttir Goalkeeper Fram
2017-2018 Steinunn Björnsdóttir[5] Defender Fram
2018-2019 Íris Björk Símonardóttir[6] Goalkeeper Valur

References
  1. "Olís styrktaraðili efstu deildar karla og kvenna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 September 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. Ívar Benediktsson (17 May 2017). "Fram er Íslandsmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (17 May 2017). "Fram Íslandsmeistari kvenna í handbolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. Kristinn Páll Teitsson (27 April 2018). "Karen vann loksins þann stóra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. Svava Kristín Grétarsdóttir (26 April 2018). "Steinunn: Höfðum alltaf trú á því að við yrðum Íslandsmeistarar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 April 2019). "Íris Björk valin best". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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