Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur logo
Founded1950
HistoryÍR
1950–2000
ÍR/Breiðablik
2000–2002
ÍR
2002–present
ArenaHertz-Hellirinn
LocationReykjavík, Iceland
Team colorsBlue, White
   
Championships11 Icelandic championships
1 Icelandic Cup

The Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur women's basketball team, commonly known as ÍR, is the women's basketball department of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. It is based in Reykjavík, Iceland.

History

ÍR women's team was founded in 1950[1] and was one of the pioneers of women's basketball in Iceland as one of the founding members of the women's Icelandic women's championship tournament. It is also one of the most successful women's team in the country, winning a total of 11 national championships.[2]

After not fielding a team since being relegated from the Úrvalsdeild in 2004, the team was revived in 2017 and registered into Division I for the 2017-2018 season.[3] On June 16, 2017, the club hired former player Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson as the head coach of the team.[4]

In June 2021, the team hired Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir, the former assistant coach of ÍR men's team, as its head coach. She replaced Ísak Máni Wíum who led the team to a second place finish during the 2020–21 season.[5]

Arena

ÍR plays its home games at the Hertz-Hellirinn.

Notable players

Coaches

  • Iceland Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir: 1950–1959[1]
  • Iceland Einar Ólafsson: 1959–1964,[1] ?–1975,[6] 1980–1981
  • United States Robert Stanley: 1981–1982
  • United States Jim Dooley: 1982–1983
  • Iceland Kristinn Jörundsson: 1983–1984
  • Iceland Hreinn Þorkelsson: 1984–1985
  • Iceland Benedikt Ingþórsson: 1985–1986
  • Iceland Kristján Oddsson: 1986–1987
  • Iceland Jón Jörundsson: 1987–1989, 1994, 1995
  • United States Thomas Lee: 1989–1990
  • Iceland Kristján Sigurður F. Jónsson: 1990–1992
  • Iceland Helgi Jóhannsson: 1992–1993
  • Iceland Einar Ólafsson: 1993–1994
  • Iceland Bragi Reynisson: 1994
  • Iceland Jón Örn Guðmundsson: 1994–1995
  • Iceland Eggert Garðarsson: 1995–1996
  • Canada Antonio Vallejo: 1996–1997
  • Iceland Karl Jónsson: 1997–1999
  • Iceland Hlynur Skúli Auðunsson: 2003–2004
  • Iceland Ólafur J. Sigurðsson: 2017–2020
  • Iceland Ísak Máni Wíum: 2020–2021
  • Iceland Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir: 2021–2022
  • Iceland Ari Gunnarsson 2022
  • Iceland Sigurbjörg Rós Sigurðardóttir 2022–present

Trophies and awards

Trophies

1956, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975

Awards

Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team

Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year

  • Antonio Vallejo – 1997
  • Karl Jónsson – 1998

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ágúst Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár. Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. p. 562, 590–591.
  2. ↑ "Meistaratitlar kvenna". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "ÍR stofnar meistaraflokk kvenna". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ólafur Jónas tekur við kvennaliði ÍR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). June 16, 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Davíð Eldur (6 June 2021). "Kristjana Eir tekur við ÍR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Fríður ÍR-hópur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 February 1975. p. 18. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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