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2021–22 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

Subway deild kvenna1
Duration6 October 2021 – 1 May 2022
Teams8
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
Top seedFjölnir
Finals
ChampionsNjarðvík
  Runners-upHaukar
SemifinalistsFjölnir, Valur
Finals MVPUnited States Aliyah Collier
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Dagný Davíðsdóttir
Foreign MVPUnited States Aliyah Mazyck
Statistical leaders
Points United States Aliyah Mazyck 28.5
Rebounds United States Aliyah Collier 15.1
Assists United States Ameryst Alston 6.4
All statistics correct as of 31 March 2022.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

The 2021–22 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 65th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 6 October 2021 and concluded on 1 May 2022 with Njarðvík after beating Haukar in the Úrvalsdeild finals, 3–2.[1]

Competition format

The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four teams qualify for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team will be relegated to 1. deild kvenna.[2]

Teams

Team City, region Arena Head coach
Breiðablik Kópavogur Smárinn Iceland Ívar Ásgrímsson
Grindavík Grindavík HS Orku-höllin Iceland Þorleifur Ólafsson
Fjölnir Grafarvogur Dalhús Iceland Halldór Karl Þórisson
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkerhöllin Iceland Bjarni Magnússon
Keflavík Keflavík TM Höllin Iceland Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson
Njarðvík Njarðvík Ljónagryfjan Iceland Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson
Skallagrímur Borgarnes Fjósið Serbia Nebojsa Knezevic
Valur Reykjavík Origo-völlurinn Iceland Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment
Grindavík Iceland Ólöf Helga Pálsdóttir End of contract 23 June 2021 Off-season Iceland Þorleifur Ólafsson 23 June 2021[3]
Skallagrímur Iceland Guðrún Ósk Ámundadóttir[4] Resigned 1 July 2021 Serbia Goran Miljevic 26 July 2021
Skallagrímur Serbia Goran Miljevic[5] Resigned 27 October 2021 8th Serbia Nebojša Knezević 29 October 2021[6]

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fjölnir 24 16 8 2012 1891 +121 32 Qualification to playoffs
2 Valur 24 16 8 1834 1710 +124 32
3 Haukar 24 15 9 1872 1702 +170 30
4 Njarðvík 24 14 10 1657 1596 +61 28
5 Keflavík 24 11 13 1841 1808 +33 22
6 Grindavík 24 6 18 1695 1977 −282 12
7 Breiðablik 24 6 18 1709 1936 −227 12
8 Skallagrímur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Folded midway through the season.
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2022. Source: kki.is

Clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Progress
Haukar EuroCup Group stage

Notable occurrences

References

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