Keflavík (basketball club)

Keflavík
Nickname	Keflavíkurhraðlestin (The Keflavík Express)
Leagues	Premier league men Premier league women
Founded	1929
Arena	Toyota Arena (capacity: 1,200)
Location	Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Team colors	Dark blue and White
President	Margeir Elentínusson
Head coach	Men:  Iceland Sigurður Ingimundarson Women:  Iceland Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
Championships	Men: 9 times national champions. Women: 13 times national champions. See main article.
Website	http://www.keflavik.is/Karfan/
Uniforms
Home Away

Körfuknattleiksdeild Keflavíkur is an Icelandic basketball club, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF (Keflavík, íþrótta- og ungmennafélag), based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. It is one of the most successful clubs in Icelandic basketball with its men's and women's teams winning multiple titles over the years. The club also runs successful youth teams. The total number of titles won by the club is an Icelandic record, with around 200 national titles and cup wins in all age groups. The teams play their games at the Toyota Arena in Reykjanesbær.^[1]

Keflavík's biggest rivals are their closest neighbours, Njarðvík. The teams are both based in Reykjanesbær. Keflavík and Njarðvík were neighbouring towns but were merged in 1994 and formed Reykjanesbær. Their arenas are within one kilometre of each other. In the 2008-2009 season the rivalry was intensified as the teams were coached by brothers, Sigurður Ingimundarson with Keflavík and Valur Ingimundarson with Njarðvík. At the end of that season Ingimundarson left his post as the team's coach and moved to a club in Swedish. He was replaced by former player Guðjón Skúlason. Just before the start of the 2009-2010 season Sigurður became coach of Njarðvík, replacing his brother Valur.

2009-2010 roster

	Name	Position
	Alfreð Elíasson	Guard
	Almar Guðbrandsson	Center
	Axel Þór Margeirsson	Guard
	Eldur Ólafsson	Forward
	Elvar Sigurjónsson	Forward/Center
	Guðmundur A Gunnarsson	Guard
	Gunnar Einarsson	Guard/Forward
	Gunnar H. Stefánsson	Guard
	Hjörtur Harðarson	Guard
	Hörður Vilhjálmsson	Guard
	Jón Gauti Jónsson	Guard
	Jón Nordal Hafsteinsson	Forward
	Rahshon Clark	Forward/Guard
	Sigurður Gunnar Þorsteinsson	Center
	Sverrir Þór Sverrisson	Guard
	Þröstur Leó Jóhannsson	Forward
	Vilhjálmur Steinarsson	Guard/Forward

2015-2016 roster

	Name	Position
	Andrés Kristleifsson	Guard
	Kristján Örn Rúnarsson	Guard
	Magnús Már Traustason	Forward
	Ragnar Gerald Albertsson	Guard
	Ágúst Orrason	Forward
	Guðmundur Jónsson	Guard
	Arnór Ingi Ingvason	Guard
	Magnús Þór Gunnarsson	Guard
	Andri Daníelsson	Forward
	Reggie Dupree	Guard
	Davíð Páll Hermannsson	Center
	Daði Lár Jónsson	Guard
	Valur Orri Valsson	Guard
	Earl Brown Jr.	Forward

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Achievements

Men's team

• Icelandic Premier League: (1):
  • 1988-89, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2007-08

• Icelandic Basketball Cup: (5):
  • 1993, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2004

• League Cup: (5):
  • 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006

Women's team

• Champions: 13 (1988,1989,1990,1992,1993,1994,1996,1998,2000,2003,2004,2005,2008)
• Cup Winners: 11 (1988,1989,1990,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,2000,2004)
• League Cup Winners: 3 (2002,2003,2007)
  ^[3][4]

Notable past players

• men

• women

Trivia

• The team has a reputation for playing an uptempo game which earned it the nickname Keflavíkurhraðlestin (The Keflavík Express).
• The club's home arena is nicknamed "The Slaughterhouse".

External links

• (Icelandic) Official website
• Team profile at Eurobasket

References