Breiðablik (women's basketball)
Basketball team in Kópavogur, Iceland
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The Breiðablik women's basketball team, commonly known as Breiðablik, is the women's basketball department of the Breiðablik multi-sport club. It is based in Kópavogur, Iceland. As of 2018–2019 season its plays in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
| Breiðablik | |||
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| Arena | Smárinn | ||
| Location | Kópavogur, Iceland | ||
| Team colors | Green, white, red | ||
| Head coach | Guillermo Sánchez | ||
| Championships | 1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
| Website | Breidablik.is | ||
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History
During their first season in the Úrvaldeild in 1994–95, Breiðablik won the national championship after beating Keflavík in the finals.[1][2][3][4]
In 2017 the club won promotion from 1. deild kvenna to the Úrvalsdeild.[5]
In 2019, Breiðablik finished last in the league but was speared from relegation as Stjarnan withdrew its team from the Úrvalsdeild.[6]
On 15 December 2023, Breiðablik withdrew its team from the Úrvalsdeild after several players terminated their contract and left the team. At the time of its withdrawal, the team had lost 12 of its 13 games.[7]
Honours
Titles
- Winners: 1995
- Winners: 1995
- Winners (3): 1994, 2005, 2014
Individual awards
- Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP
- Penny Peppas - 1995[8]
- Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year
- Betsy Harris - 1996[9]
- Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
- Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir - 2021, 2022
- 1. deild kvenna Domestic MVP
- Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir - 2017[10]
- 1. deild kvenna All-First team
- Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir - 2017[10]
- Telma Lind Ásgeirsdóttir - 2017[10]
- Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir - 2017[10]
Notable players
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir- Birna Valgarðsdóttir
- Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir
- Elísa Vilbergsdóttir
- Hanna Björg Kjartansdóttir
- Hildur Sigurðardóttir
- Inga Dóra Magnúsdóttir
- Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir
- Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir
Kelly Faris- Olga Færseth
- Penny Peppas
Sanja Orozović- Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir
- Telma Björk Fjalarsdóttir
- Whitney Knight
Coaches
- Sigurður Hjörleifsson 1994–1996
- Birgir Mikaelsson 1996–1997
- Hildur Sigurðardóttir 2016–2018
- Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir 2018
Antonio D’Albero 2018–2019[12]- Ívar Ásgrímsson 2019–2022[13]
- Yngvi Gunnlaugsson 2022[14][15]
- Jeremy Herbert Smith 2022–2023
- Guillermo Sánchez 2023[16]
