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 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.
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. On June 16, 2017, the club hired former player Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson as the head coach of the team.
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.
Arena ÍR plays its home games at the Hertz-Hellirinn.
Notable players CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either: Played at least three seasons for the club. Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official WNBA match at any time.
Coaches
Hrefna Ingimarsdóttir: 1950–1959 Einar Ólafsson: 1959–1964, ?–1975, 1980–1981 Robert Stanley: 1981–1982 Jim Dooley: 1982–1983 Kristinn Jörundsson: 1983–1984 Hreinn Þorkelsson: 1984–1985 Benedikt Ingþórsson: 1985–1986 Kristján Oddsson: 1986–1987 Jón Jörundsson: 1987–1989, 1994, 1995 Thomas Lee: 1989–1990 Kristján Sigurður F. Jónsson: 1990–1992 Helgi Jóhannsson: 1992–1993 Einar Ólafsson: 1993–1994 Bragi Reynisson: 1994 Jón Örn Guðmundsson: 1994–1995 Eggert Garðarsson: 1995–1996 Antonio Vallejo: 1996–1997 Karl Jónsson: 1997–1999 Hlynur Skúli Auðunsson: 2003–2004 Ólafur J. Sigurðsson: 2017–2020 Ísak Máni Wíum: 2020–2021 Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir: 2021–2022 Ari Gunnarsson 2022 Sigurbjörg Rós Sigurðardóttir 2022–2023 Andri Þór Kristinsson 2023–
Trophies and awards Trophies Úrvalsdeild kvenna: (11) 1956, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
Icelandic Basketball Cup: (1) 1979
Division I: (1) 2003
Awards Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year Linda Stefánsdóttir – 1991, 1993
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team Linda Stefánsdóttir – 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996 Anna Dís Sveinbjörnsdóttir – 1996 Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year Gréta María Grétarsdóttir – 1994 Þórunn Bjarnadóttir – 1997 Guðrún A. Sigurðardóttir – 1998 Hildur Sigurðardóttir – 1999
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year Antonio Vallejo – 1997 Karl Jónsson – 1998
References
External links Official Website Félög - ÍR - kki.is