Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball)

Last updated
Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball)
Olis deildin.svg
Founded1939
No. of teams8
Country Iceland
Confederation EHF
Most recent
champion
Valur (20th title)
Most titles Fram (23rd title)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to 1. deild kvenna
International cups EHF Cup
EHF Challenge Cup
Official website hsi.is
Sports current event.svg 2025–26

Úrvalsdeild kvenna (English: Women's Premier League), also known as Olís deild kvenna for sponsorship reasons, [1] is the highest women's handball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. It is managed by the Icelandic Handball Association.

Contents

The current champions are Valur who won the national championship for the 20th time in 2025.

2021/22 Season participants

The following 8 clubs compete in the Olís deild karla during the 2021–22 season.

TeamCityArena
KA/Þór Akureyri KA heimilið
Fram Reykjavík Framhús
Haukar Handball Hafnarfjörður Schenkerhöllin
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar
Valur Reykjavík Valshöllin
Afturelding Mosfellsbær Íþróttamiðstöðin Varmá
Stjarnan Garðabær TM Höllin
HK Kópavogur Kórinn

Úrvalsdeild kvenna past champions

Awards

Playoffs MVP

SeasonNamePositionTeam
2016–2017 Flag of Iceland.svg Guðrún Ósk Maríasdóttir Goalkeeper Fram
2017–2018 Flag of Iceland.svg Steinunn Björnsdóttir [7] Defender Fram
2018–2019 Flag of Iceland.svg Íris Björk Símonardóttir [8] Goalkeeper Valur
2020–2021 Flag of Iceland.svg Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir [9] Right back KA/Þór

See also

References

  1. "Olís styrktaraðili efstu deildar karla og kvenna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 September 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. Ívar Benediktsson (17 May 2017). "Fram er Íslandsmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (17 May 2017). "Fram Íslandsmeistari kvenna í handbolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. Kristinn Páll Teitsson (27 April 2018). "Karen vann loksins þann stóra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. "Frekari keppni aflýst í handboltanum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson; Andri Már Eggertsson (6 June 2021). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Valur – KA/Þór 23–25 – KA/Þór Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. Svava Kristín Grétarsdóttir (26 April 2018). "Steinunn: Höfðum alltaf trú á því að við yrðum Íslandsmeistarar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  8. Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 April 2019). "Íris Björk valin best". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  9. Ólafsson, Kjartan (23 June 2021). "Olís deildirnar – Verðlaunahafar á lokahófi 2021". www.hsi.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association . Retrieved 2023-04-12.