The Valur women's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in ReykjavÃÂk, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club. In 2019, it won its first national championship.
Valur played in the 2018 ÃÂrvalsdeild finals, losing to Haukar 2âÂÂ3. In April 2019, Valur won its first ever national championship when it beat KeflavÃÂk in the ÃÂrvalsdeild finals 3âÂÂ0.
The team opened the 2019âÂÂ20 season by defeating KeflavÃÂk, 105âÂÂ81, in the annual Icelandic Super Cup. It was Valur's first Super Cup win and the victory made them the holders of all four major national crowns, the others being the national championship, the national cup and the league championship which is awarded for the best regular season record in the ÃÂrvalsdeild. On 28 December 2019, the team was selected as the Icelandic Sports Team of the Year by the Icelandic Association of Sports Journalists in an annual ceremony held by the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland. On 2 June 2021, Valur won its second championship after beating Haukar 3âÂÂ0 in the ÃÂrvalsdeild finals.
On 28 April 2023, Valur won its third national championship after beating KeflavÃÂk 3âÂÂ1 in the ÃÂrvalsdeild finals with Kiana Johnson being named the Playoffs MVP.
<small>Notes<br><sup>1</sup> 2020 playoffs canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.</small>
Icelandic Sports Team of the Year