KR women's basketball
The KR women's basketball team, commonly known as KR, is the women's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur and is based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the second winningest team in Úrvalsdeild kvenna history with 14 Icelandic championships,[2] the last coming in 2010.[3] It currently plays in Úrvalsdeild kvenna and is coached by Benedikt Guðmundsson.[4]
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Leagues | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
Founded | 12 November 1956 | ||
History | KR 1956–present | ||
Arena | DHL-Höllin | ||
Capacity | 1,500[1] | ||
Location | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Team colors | Black, White | ||
President | Böðvar Guðjónsson | ||
Head coach | Mike Denzel | ||
Assistant(s) | Guðrún Arna Sigurðardóttir | ||
Championships | 14 Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
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Honors
- Úrvalsdeild kvenna (14):
- 1961, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2010
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (10):
- 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009
- 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011
- 2000, 2009
- 2018
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Icelandic Cup | European competitions | ||
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2009–10 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 1st | ||||
2010–11 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 3rd | ||||
2011–12 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | ||||
2012–13 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 3rd | ||||
2013–14 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 5th | ||||
2014–15 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 7th | ||||
2015–16 | 2 | Division I | 2nd | ||||
2016–17 | 2 | Division I | 3rd | ||||
2017–18 | 2 | Division I | 1st | ||||
2018–19 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | 3rd | ||||
Notable players
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Anna Gunnarsdóttir
- Annika Holopainen
- Björg Guðrún Einarsdóttir
- Emilía Sigurðardóttir
- Georgía Olga Kristiansen
- Gréta María Grétarsdóttir
- Guðbjörg Norðfjörð
- Guðrún Gestsdóttir
- Guðrún Ósk Ámundadóttir
- Hafrún Hálfdánardóttir
- Hanna Björg Kjartansdóttir
- Helga Árnadóttir
- Helga Einarsdóttir
- Helga Þorvaldsdóttir
- Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir
- Hildur Sigurðardóttir
- Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir
- Katie Wolfe
- Katrín Axelsdóttir
- Kiana Johnson
- Kristín Björk Jónsdóttir
- Lilja Björnsdóttir
- Limor Mizrachi
- Linda Jónsdóttir
- Linda Stefánsdóttir
- Margrét Kara Sturludóttir
- María Guðmundsdóttir
- Orla O'Reilly
- Signý Hermannsdóttir
- Sigrún Cora Barker
- Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir
- Telma Björk Fjalarsdóttir
- Unnur Tara Jónsdóttir
Coaches
- John Hudson 1978–1979
- Sigurður Hjörleifsson 1980–1981
- Stewart Johnson 1981–1983
- Ágúst Líndal 1983–1984
- Jón Sigurðsson 1984
- Ingimar Jónsson 1984–1985
- Ágúst Líndal 1985–1987
- Emelía Sigurðardóttir 1987
- Jóhannes Kristbjörnsson 1988
- Sigurður Hjörleifsson 1988–1990
- Guðni Ólafur Guðnason 1990–1992
- Stefán Arnarson 1992–1994
- Óskar Kristjánsson 1994–1996
- Benedikt Guðmundsson 1996
- Svali Björgvinsson 1996–1997
- Chris Armstrong 1997–1998
- Óskar Kristjánsson 1998–2000
- Henning Henningsson 2000–2001
- Keith Vassell 2001–2002
- Ósvaldur Knudsen 2002–2003
- Atli Freyr Einarsson 2003
- Gréta María Grétarsdóttir 2003–2005
- Bojan Desnica 2005–2006
- Jóhannes Árnason 2007–2009
- Benedikt Guðmundsson 2009–2010
- Hrafn Kristjánsson 2010–2011
- Ari Gunnarsson 2011–2012
- Finnur Freyr Stefánsson 2012–2013
- Yngvi Páll Gunnlaugsson 2013–2014
- Finnur Jónsson 2014
- Hörður Unnsteinsson 2015
- Darri Freyr Atlason 2015–2016
- Heiðrún Kristmundsdóttir 2016–2017
- Benedikt Guðmundsson 2017–2020
- Francisco Garcia 2020
- Jóhannes Árnason (interm) 2020
- Mike Denzel 2020–present
References
- "Team history K.R. Reykjavík". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- Meistaratitlar kvenna
- Rafnar Orri Gunnarsson (6 April 2010). "Umfjöllun: KR-stúlkur meistarar eftir sigur í oddaleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (3 May 2017). "Benni Gumm kominn heim í KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
External links
- Official Website
- Eurobasket team profile
- KKÍ: KR – kki.is (in Icelandic)
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