2023–24 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

The 2023–24 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is the 67th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland.

Subway deild kvenna1
Duration2023 – 2024
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 26 April 2023.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

Competition format

Prior to the season the number of teams in the league were increased from 8 to 10 with a 8 team playoff tournament. The bottom team will be relegated to the 1. deild kvenna while the team in 9th place will face the teams in 2-4 place in the 1. deild in a playoff for a spot in the Úrvalsdeild.[1][2] Rules regarding foreign players were also changed, allowing free flow of players from within the European Economic Area. Previously, only three players from each team without Icelandic citizenship were allowed on the court at the same time.[3]

Teams
Team City, Region Arena Head coach
Breiðablik Kópavogur Smárinn Iceland Jeremy Herbert Smith
Grindavík Grindavík HS Orku-höllin Iceland Þorleifur Ólafsson
Fjölnir Grafarvogur Dalhús Iceland Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkerhöllin Iceland Bjarni Magnússon
ÍR Reykjavík Hertz-Hellirinn Iceland Sigurbjörg Rós Sigurðardóttir
Keflavík Keflavík TM Höllin TBA
Njarðvík Njarðvík Ljónagryfjan Iceland Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson
Stjarnan Reykjavík Mathús Garðabæjar höllin Iceland Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir
Valur Reykjavík Origo-völlurinn TBA
Þór Akureyri Akureyri Síðuskóli Iceland Daníel Andri Halldórsson

Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
FjölnirIceland Kristjana Eir JónsdóttirResigned[4]15 April 2023Off-seasonIceland Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson12 May 2023[5]
BreiðablikUnited States Jeremy Herbert SmithEnd of contract25 April 2023Iceland Pétur Ingvarsson25 April 2023[6]
KeflavíkIceland Hörður Axel VilhjálmssonResigned[7]3 May 2023TBA
ValurIceland Ólafur Jónas SigurðssonResigned[8]8 May 2023TBA

Notable occurrences

References
  1. Helgi Hrafn Ólafsson (25 March 2023). "Stórtækar breytingar á keppnisfyrirkomulagi úrvals- og 1. deildar kvenna – Þingskjöl 12-15 samþykkt". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. Smári Jökull Jónsson (26 March 2023). "Subway-deild kvenna verður tíu liða deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  3. Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (25 March 2023). "Frjálst flæði evrópskra leikmanna eftir samþykkta breytingatillögu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. "Kristjana yfirgefur Fjölni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. "Hallgrímur tekur við Fjölni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  6. "Ívar stígur inn fyrir Pétur sem tekur við kvennaliði Breiðabliks". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. Smári Jökull Jónsson (3 May 2023). "Hörður Axel hættur hjá Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  8. "Ólafur Jónas yfirgefur Íslandsmeistara Vals". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  9. "Skórnir ekki á leiðinni upp í hillu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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