1994–95 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)
| 1. deild kvenna1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 1 October 1994 – 4 April 1995 | |||||||||
| Teams | 9 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Keflavík | |||||||||
| Relegated | None | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Breiðablik (1st title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Keflavík | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | KR, Grindavík | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Penny Peppas | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP |  Anna María Sveinsdóttir | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
← 1993–94 1995–96 →
1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 2007. | ||||||||||
The 1994–1995 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 38th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, then known as 1. deild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 1 October 1994 and ended on 2 April 1995. Breiðablik won its first title by defeating Keflavík 3–0 in the Finals.[1][2][3][4]
Competition format
[edit]The participating teams played each opponent three times for a total of 24 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while none were relegated to Division I due to vacance berths.
Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keflavík | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1777 | 1158 | +619 | 42 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Breiðablik | 24 | 20 | 4 | 1782 | 1306 | +476 | 40 | |
| 3 | KR | 24 | 16 | 8 | 1498 | 1190 | +308 | 32 | |
| 4 | Grindavík | 24 | 15 | 9 | 1341 | 1255 | +86 | 30 | |
| 5 | Valur | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1413 | 1282 | +131 | 24 | |
| 6 | Tindastóll | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1408 | 1478 | −70 | 22 | |
| 7 | ÍS | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1125 | 1367 | −242 | 16 | |
| 8 | Njarðvík | 24 | 4 | 20 | 1129 | 1559 | −430 | 8 | |
| 9 | ÍR | 24 | 1 | 23 | 992 | 1870 | −878 | 2 | Spared from relegation due to vacance berths |
Source: 1. deild kvenna 1994–1995
Playoffs
[edit]| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Keflavík | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Grindavík | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Keflavík | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Breiðablik | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Breiðablik | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | KR | 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
[edit]| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keflavík | 2–0 | Grindavík | 76–68 | 63–77 | |
| Breiðablik | 2–1 | KR | 59–48 | 66–73 | 55–52 |
Final
[edit]| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keflavík | 0–3 | Breiðablik | 81–98 | 52–61 | 53–66 |
Source: 1998 playoffs
Awards
[edit]All official awards of the 1995–96 season.
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C |  Anna María Sveinsdóttir |
Keflavík |
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PG |  Penny Peppas |
Breiðablik |
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Anna Dís Sveinbjörnsdóttir |
Grindavík |
| Anna María Sveinsdóttir |
Keflavík |
| Björg Hafsteinsdóttir |
Keflavík |
| Helga Þorvaldsdóttir |
KR |
| Linda Stefánsdóttir |
Valur |
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Erla Reynisdóttir |
Keflavík |
References
[edit]- ^ "Breiðablik meistari í fyrstu tilraun!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 April 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ Blöndal, Björn (5 April 1995). "Nýliðarnir fögnuðu meistaratitlinum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Sigur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 April 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Meistarar á fyrsta ári í 1.deildinni". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 April 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2017.