Iceland women's national basketball team

The Iceland women's national basketball team represents Iceland in international women's basketball tournaments. They are controlled by the Icelandic Basketball Association.

 Iceland
FIBA ranking66 2 (8 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1959
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationKKÍ
CoachBenedikt Guðmundsson
Nickname(s)Stelpurnar okkar
(Our Girls)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
Women's World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket Women
AppearancesNone
First international
 Iceland 15–112 Sweden 
(Bærum, Norway; 6 April 1973)
Biggest win
 Iceland 120–30 Gibraltar 
(St. Pölten, Austria; 15 July 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Iceland 15–134 Sweden 
(Uppsala, Sweden; 24 April 1986)

Competitive record

Team

Current roster

The following is the squad in the EuroBasket Women 2019 qualification.[2][3]

Iceland women's national basketball team - EuroBasket Women 2019 qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
SG 22 Gunnarsdóttir, Berglind 24 – (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Snæfell
PF 15 Benónýsdóttir, Birna 17 – (2000-09-23)23 September 2000 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Keflavík
F Hrafnkelsdóttir, Elín 19 – (1998-09-16)16 September 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Valur
PG Kristínardóttir, Embla 22 – (1995-10-27)27 October 1995 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Grindavík
F 11 Gunnarsdóttir, Emelía 19 – (1998-06-25)25 June 1998 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Keflavík
SG 24 Sverrisdóttir, Guðbjörg 25 – (1992-10-10)10 October 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Valur
SG 6 Jónsdóttir, Hallveig 22 – (1995-07-09)9 July 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Valur
PG 4 Sverrisdóttir, Helena 28 – (1988-11-01)1 November 1988 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Haukar
PF 5 Kjartansdóttir, Hildur 28 – (1988-11-01)1 November 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Club Baloncesto Leganés
C Brynjarsdóttir, Ragna Margrét 27 – (1990-03-30)30 March 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Stjarnan
C 7 Benónísdóttir, Ragnheiður 24 – (1993-01-28)28 January 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Valur
C 12 Þrastardóttir, Sandra 24 – (1993-01-28)28 January 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Hørsholm 79ers
PF 9 Ámundadóttir, Sigrún 28 – (1988-11-23)23 November 1988 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Skallagrímur
SF 10 Ágústsdóttir, Thelma 19 – (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Keflavík
PG 13 Jónsdóttir, Þóra Kristín 20 – (1997-03-30)30 March 1997 Haukar
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 October 2017

Players with the most caps (games played)

  • Players in bold, are players that are still active.
Rank Player Years Caps
1. Hildur Sigurðardóttir 1999-2014 79
2. Helena Sverrisdóttir 2002-present 77
3. Birna Valgarðsdóttir 1995-2009 76
4. Signý Hermannsdóttir 1999-2009 61
5. Anna María Sveinsdóttir 1986-2004 60
6. Guðbjörg Norðfjörð 1990-2002 53
7. Helga Þorvaldsdóttir 1993-2005 53
8. Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir 2007-present 53
9. Alda Leif Jónsdóttir 1996-2005 52
10. Erla Þorsteinsdóttir 1995-2004 48
11. Kristín Blöndal 1988-2003 45
12. Bryndís Guðmundsdóttir 2004-2018 44
13. Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir 2008-2017 43
14. María Ben Erlingsdóttir 2004-2014 43

References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 October 2017). "Hildur aðstoðar Ívar og hann er búinn að velja landsliðið fyrir nóvember-leikina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. "FIBA Women's Eurobasket - 2019 Qualifiers - Iceland". FIBA.basketball. FIBA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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