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Sport | Volleyball |
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Founded | 1973 |
Inaugural season | 1974 |
Administrator | BLÍ |
No. of teams | 6 (2020–21) |
Country | ![]() |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | Afturelding [1] [2] (4th title) |
Most titles | Þróttur Neskaupstað [3] (8 titles) |
Level on pyramid | 1 Level |
Relegation to | 2nd League |
Domestic cup(s) | Icelandic Cup Icelandic Super Cup |
International cup(s) | CEV Women's Champions League Qualifications |
The Icelandic Women's Volleyball League is an annual competition for women's volleyball clubs in Iceland. It has been held since the 1973/74 season, till date it is ruled and managed by the Icelandic Volleyball Federation [4] .
6 teams participated in the 2020/21 championship in the top division: Afturelding ( Mosfellsbair ), HK Kópavogur ( Kopavogur ), KA Akureyri ( Akureyri ), Þróttur Neskaupstað ( Neskøypstadur ), Álftanes, Þróttur Reykjavík ( Reykjavik ). The title was won by Afturelding, who won the final series beating HK Kópavogur 2-1 (1: 3, 3: 1, 3: 0). The 3rd place was taken by KA Akureyri.
Years | Champions | Runners-up | Third place |
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1974 | Umf. Biskupstungna | ||
1975 | Vikingur Reykjavik | ||
1976 | Vikingur Reykjavik | ||
1977 | ÍMA | ||
1978 | Völsungur Húsavík | ||
1979 | Völsungur Húsavík | ||
1980 | Vikingur Reykjavik | ||
1981 | Vikingur Reykjavik | ||
1982 | Íþróttafélag stúdenta (ÍS) | ||
1983 | þróttur Reykjavík | ||
1984 | Völsungur Húsavík | ||
1985 | Íþróttafélag stúdenta (ÍS) | ||
1986 | Íþróttafélag stúdenta (ÍS) | ||
1987 | Vikingur Reykjavik | ||
1988 | Breiðablik UBK | ||
1989 | Vikingur Reykjavik | ||
1990 | Íþróttafélag stúdenta (ÍS) | ||
1991 | Vikingur Reykjavik | ||
1992 | Íþróttafélag stúdenta (ÍS) | ||
1993 | Vikingur Reykjavik | ||
1994 | Íþróttafélag stúdenta (ÍS) | ||
1995 | HK Kópavogur | ||
1996 | Þróttur Neskaupstað | ||
1997 | Íþróttafélag stúdenta (ÍS) | ||
1998 | Vikingur Reykjavik | ||
1999 | Íþróttafélag stúdenta (ÍS) | ||
2000 | Þróttur Neskaupstað | ||
2001 | Þróttur Neskaupstað | ||
2002 | Þróttur Neskaupstað | ||
2003 | Þróttur Neskaupstað | ||
2004 | þróttur Reykjavík | ||
2005 | þróttur Reykjavík | ||
2006 | þróttur Reykjavík | ||
2007 | þróttur Reykjavík | ||
2008 | Þróttur Neskaupstað | ||
2009 | HK Kópavogur | Þróttur Neskaupstað | þróttur Reykjavík |
2010 | HK Kópavogur | ||
2011 | Þróttur Neskaupstað | HK Kópavogur | |
2012 | Afturelding Mosfellsbær | Þróttur Neskaupstað | |
2013 | Þróttur Neskaupstað | ||
2014 | Afturelding Mosfellsbær | ||
2015 | HK Kópavogur | ||
2016 | Afturelding Mosfellsbær | HK Kópavogur | Þróttur Neskaupstað |
2017 | HK Kópavogur | Afturelding Mosfellsbær | |
2018 | Þróttur Neskaupstað | Afturelding Mosfellsbær | Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan |
2019 | Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar | HK Kópavogur | |
2020 | Not Finished [5] |
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