Iceland women's national basketball team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Iceland men's national basketball team.

Iceland

FIBA ranking	66 4 (8 August 2025) [1]
Joined FIBA	1959
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	KKÍ
Coach	Pekka Salminen
Nickname	Stelpurnar okkar (Our Girls)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
World Cup
Appearances	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	None
Home Away
First international
Iceland 15–112 Sweden   (Bærum, Norway; 6 April 1973)
Biggest win
Iceland 120–30 Gibraltar   (St. Pölten, Austria; 15 July 2014)
Biggest defeat
Iceland 15–134 Sweden   (Uppsala, Sweden; 24 April 1986)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Championship for Small Countries 2 2 0 Games of the Small States 0 5 1 Total 2 7 1

The Iceland women's national basketball team represents Iceland in international women's basketball tournaments. They are controlled by the Icelandic Basketball Association.

Competitive record

Championship for Small Countries Championship for Small Countries Year Position Pld W L 1989 Fourth Place 5 2 3 1991 5th 5 3 2 1993 Fourth Place 5 2 3 1996 Champion 5 5 0 1998 Fourth Place 5 2 3 2000 Did not participate 2002 Runners-up 4 2 2 2004 Champion 5 4 1 2006 Did not participate 2008 Did not participate 2010 Did not participate 2012 Did not participate 2014 Runner-up 4 3 1 2016 Did not participate

Games of the Small States Games of the Small States of Europe Year Position Pld W L 1989 Runners-up - - - 1991 Third Place 3 1 2 1993 Runners-up 3 2 1 1995 Runners-up 3 2 1 1997 Winners 3 3 0 2003 Third Place 3 1 2 2005 Runners-up 3 2 1 2009 Runners-up 3 2 1 2013 Runners-up 3 2 1 2015 Runners-up 3 2 1 2017 Runners-up 3 2 1 2019 Runners-up 5 4 1

Team

Individual records

Players with the most caps (games played)

• Players in bold, are players that are still active.

Rank	Player	Years	Caps
1.	Helena Sverrisdóttir	2002-2024	81
2.	Hildur Sigurðardóttir	1999-2014	79
3.	Birna Valgarðsdóttir	1995-2009	76
4.	Signý Hermannsdóttir	1999-2009	61
5.	Anna María Sveinsdóttir	1986-2004	60
6.	Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir	2007-2023	57
7.	Guðbjörg Norðfjörð	1990-2002	53
8.	Helga Þorvaldsdóttir	1993-2005	53
9.	Alda Leif Jónsdóttir	1996-2005	52
10.	Erla Þorsteinsdóttir	1995-2004	48

Correct as of 4 January 2026 ^[2]

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
2. "Leikmenn A-landsliðs kvenna". Körfustatt (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 January 2026.

External links

• Official website (in Icelandic)
• Iceland at FIBA site
• Iceland National Team - Women at Eurobasket.com