Haukar women's basketball
| Haukar | |||
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| Leagues | Úrvalsdeild kvenna Eurocup Women | ||
| Arena | Ásvellir | ||
| Location | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | ||
| Team colors | red, blue, white | ||
| President | Bragi Hinrik Magnússon[1] | ||
| General manager | Stefán Þór Borgþórsson | ||
| Head coach | Bjarni Magnússon | ||
| Assistant(s) | Ingvar Guðjónsson | ||
| Championships | (4) Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
| Website | Haukar.is | ||
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The Haukar women's basketball team, commonly known as Haukar, is the women's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar multi-sport club, based in the town of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.
Recent history[]
On 23 September 2021, Haukar became the first Icelandic women's basketball team to win in a continental competition when it defeated , 81–76, in the first leg of the 2021–22 EuroCup Women qualifiers. In the game, Jana Falsdóttir became the youngest Icelandic female player to play and score in a continental competition, breaking the records of Unnur Tara Jónsdóttir and Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir.[2] On 30 September, Haukar lost the second leg 79–81, after starting the game 2–21, but advanced to the regular season with a combined 160–157 victory.[3]
Home court[]
Haukar play their home games in Ólafssalur (English: Ólaf's hall) in Ásvellir. The court is named after Ólafur Rafnsson, a former Haukar player and president of FIBA Europe.[4]
Trophies and awards[]
Trophies[]
- 2006, 2007, 2009, 2018
- 1984, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2021
- 2006, 2021
- 2005, 2006, 2011, 2015
- Division I (1):
- 2002, 2004[5]
Awards[]
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year
- Hanna Björg Kjartansdóttir – 1992
- Helena Sverrisdóttir – , , 2007, 2016, 2018
- Íris Sverrisdóttir – 2012
- Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir – 2011
- Sóley Indriðadóttir – 1984
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
- Hanna Björg Kjartansdóttir – 1992
- Helena Sverrisdóttir – , , 2007, 2016, 2018
- Herdís Erna Gunnarsdóttir – 1988, 1990
- Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir – 2008, 2009
- Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir – 2021
- Sólveig Pálsdóttir – 1988
- Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir – 2018, 2021
Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year
- Megan Mahoney – 2006
- Slavica Dimovska – 2009
- Heather Ezell – 2010
- Lele Hardy – 2014
Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP
- Megan Mahoney –
- Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2007, 2018
- Slavica Dimovska – 2009
Úrvalsdeild Women's Defensive Player of the Year
- Dýrfinna Arnardóttir – 2018
- Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir – , , 2007
Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year
- Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2003
- Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir – 2007, 2008
- Margrét Rósa Hálfdánardóttir – 2012
- – 2021
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year
- Ágúst Björgvinsson – , , 2007
- – 2018
- Helena Sverrisdóttir – 2021
- Lele Hardy – 2014
- María Lind Sigurðardóttir – 2010
Notable players[]
| Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir- Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir
- Dýrfinna Arnarsdóttir
- Eva Margrét Kristjánsdóttir
- Guðbjörg Norðfjörð
- Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir
- Guðrún Ósk Ámundadóttir
- Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir
- Hanna Hálfdánardóttir
- Hanna Björg Kjartansdóttir
- Hafdís Hafberg
- Helena Sverrisdóttir
- Herdís Erna Gunnarsdóttir
Jence Ann Rhoads- Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir
- Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir
- Lele Hardy
- Lovísa Henningsdóttir
- Margrét Rósa Hálfdánardóttir
- María Lind Sigurðardóttir
- Megan Mahoney
- Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir
- Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir
- Rósa Björk Pétursdóttir
- Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir
- Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir
- Sigrún S. Skarphéðinsdóttir
- Sólveig Pálsdóttir
- Sylvía Rún Hálfdánardóttir
- Telma Björk Fjalarsdóttir
- Unnur Tara Jónsdóttir
- Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir
Coaches[]
- Kolbrún Jónsdóttir 1982–1985
- Ingimar Jónsson 1985–1986
- Pálmar Sigurðsson 1986–1987
- Ívar Ásgrímsson 1987–1988
- Pálmar Sigurðsson 1988–1989
- Ívar Ásgrímsson 1989–1991
- Ingvar Jónsson 1991–1992
- Eggert Maríuson 2011–2012
- Predrag Bojovic 2002–2003
- Ágúst S. Björgvinsson 2004–2007
- Yngvi Gunnlaugsson 2007–2009
- Henning Henningsson 2009–2011
- Bjarni Magnússon 2011–2014
- Ívar Ásgrímsson 2014–2015
- Ingvar Þór Guðjónsson, Andri Þór Kristinsson, Helena Sverrisdóttir 2015–2016
- Ingvar Þór Guðjónsson 2016–2018
- Ólöf Helga Pálsdóttir 2018–2020
- Bjarni Magnússon 2020 (interim)
- Ari Gunnarsson 2020
- Bjarni Magnússon 2020–present
References[]
- ^ Davíð Eldur (11 October 2018). "Bragi tekur við Haukum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 September 2021). "Fimmtán ára með laglega og sögulega körfu í fyrsta Evrópuleiknum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (30 September 2021). "Haukar áfram í riðlakeppni EuroCup". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 November 2019). "Sportpakkinn: Haukarnir áfram með hundrað prósent árangur í Dominos í Ólafssal". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "1. deild kvenna". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
External links[]
- Official Website (in Icelandic)
- Haukar (basketball)
- Hafnarfjörður