Valur (women's basketball)

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| location =Reykjavík, Iceland

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| president =Svali Björgvinsson{{cite web |title=Stjórn Körfuknattleiksdeildar Vals |url=https://www.valur.is/um-val/stjornir-vals/korfuknattleiksdeild.aspx |website=valur.is |publisher=Knattspyrnufélagið Valur |access-date=8 May 2023 |language=Icelandic}}

| coach = Jamil Abiad

| assistants = Margrét Ósk Einarsdóttir

| championships = 3 Úrvalsdeild kvenna

| website =[http://www.valur.is Valur.is]

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The Valur women's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club. In 2019, it won its first national championship.

Recent history

Valur played in the 2018 Úrvalsdeild finals, losing to Haukar 2–3.{{cite news|author1=Hjörvar Ólafsson|title=Haukar meistarar eftir níu ára langa bið|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2018180509973/haukar-meistarar-eftir-niu-ara-langa-bid-|access-date=1 May 2018|work=Vísir.is|date=1 May 2018|language=is}} In April 2019, Valur won its first ever national championship when it beat Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3–0.{{cite news |author1=Valur Páll Eiríksson |title=Valskonur Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn |url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/valskonur-islandsmeistarar-i-fyrsta-sinn |access-date=27 April 2019 |work=RÚV |date=27 April 2019 |language=is}}{{cite news |author1=Anton Ingi Leifsson |title=Rúmlega þrettán þúsund dagar á milli Íslandsmeistaratitla á Hlíðarenda |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019190429109/rumlega-threttan-thusund-dagar-a-milli-islandsmeistaratitla-a-hlidarenda |access-date=28 April 2019 |work=Vísir.is |date=28 April 2019 |language=is}}

The team opened the 2019–20 season by defeating Keflavík, 105–81, in the annual Icelandic Super Cup.{{cite news |author1=Anton Ingi Leifsson |title=Vandræðalaust hjá Val gegn Keflavík í Meistarakeppni KKÍ |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019190928728/vandraedalaust-hja-val-gegn-keflavik-i-meistarakeppni-kki |access-date=30 September 2019 |work=Vísir.is |date=29 September 2019 |language=is}} It was Valur's first Super Cup win and the victory made them the holders of all four major national crowns, the others being the national championship, the national cup and the league championship which is awarded for the best regular season record in the Úrvalsdeild.{{cite news |title=Valur bætti fjórða bikarnum í safnið |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2019/09/29/valur_baetti_fjorda_bikarnum_i_safnid/ |access-date=30 September 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=29 September 2019 |language=is}} On 28 December 2019, the team was selected as the Icelandic Sports Team of the Year by the Icelandic Association of Sports Journalists in an annual ceremony held by the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland.{{cite news |author1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |title=Kvennalið Vals í körfubolta lið ársins 2019 |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019191229323/kvennalid-vals-i-korfubolta-lid-arsins-2019 |access-date=28 December 2019 |work=Vísir.is |date=28 December 2019 |language=is}} On 2 June 2021, Valur won its second championship after beating Haukar 3–0 in the Úrvalsdeild finals.{{cite news |author1=Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke |title=Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Valur - Haukar 74-65 - Sópurinn á lofti og Valur Íslandsmeistari |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212117535d/umfjollun-og-vidtol-valur-haukar-74-65-sopurinn-a-lofti-og-valur-is-lands-meistari |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=Vísir.is |date=2 June 2021 |language=Icelandic}}

On 28 April 2023, Valur won its third national championship after beating Keflavík 3–1 in the Úrvalsdeild finals{{cite news |author1=Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson |title=Valskonur eru Íslandsmeistarar í körfubolta |url=https://www.ruv.is/frettir/ithrottir/2023-04-28-valskonur-eru-islandsmeistarar-i-korfubolta |access-date=29 April 2023 |work=RÚV |date=28 April 2023 |language=Icelandic}} with Kiana Johnson being named the Playoffs MVP.{{cite news |author1=Árni Jóhannsson |title=Kiana: Það trúði engin að við myndum vinna mótið |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20232408466d/kiana-thad-trudi-engin-ad-vid-myndum-vinna-motid |access-date=29 April 2023 |work=Vísir.is |date=28 April 2023 |language=Icelandic}}

Season by season

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!Season

!Tier

!League

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!Icelandic Cup

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Valur (women's basketball)

Recent history

Season by season

Honours

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Notable players

References