KR (basketball club)

KR

Leagues

Úrvalsdeild karla
Division I (Women's)

Founded

12 November 1956

History

KR
1956–present

Arena

DHL-Höllin

Capacity

1,500^[1]

Location

Reykjavík, Iceland

Team colors

Black, White

Head coach

Finnur Stefánsson (men's)
Benedikt Guðmundsson (women's)

Championships

16 Úrvalsdeild karla
14 Úrvalsdeild kvenna

Uniforms

Home

Away

Körfuknattleiksdeild KR, commonly known as KR, is a professional basketball club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is a subdivision of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur. Its men's team is the reigning champion of the Úrvalsdeild karla and are set to play in the FIBA Europe Cup in 2017.^[2]^[3] KR women's team is the second winningest team in Úrvalsdeild kvenna history with 14 Icelandic championships.^[4] It currently plays in Division I.

Honors

Men's

Úrvalsdeild karla (16):

1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1989–90, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013-14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

Icelandic Basketball Cup (14):

1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1991, 2011, 2016, 2017

Women's

Úrvalsdeild kvenna (14):

1961, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2010

Icelandic Basketball Cup (10):

1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009

Men's season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Icelandic Cup	European competitions
2010–11	1	Premier League	1st	Champion
2011–12	1	Premier League	3rd
2012–13	1	Premier League	4th
2013–14	1	Premier League	1st
2014–15	1	Premier League	1st	Runner-up
2015–16	1	Premier League	1st	Champion
2016–17	1	Premier League	1st	Champion
2017–18	1	Premier League			4 FIBA Europe Cup

Notable players

Einar Bollason (14 seasons: 1961–67, 1969-72, 1976-81)
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1 season: 2006-2007)
Jason Dourisseau (1 season: 2008–09)
Jón Arnór Stefánsson (5 seasons: 2000-2002, 2008-2009, 2016-)
Pavel Ermolinskij (2010-11, 2013-present)
Edmond Azemi (1 season: 2006–07)

Men's coaches

Einar Bollason 1966–1967
Einar Bollason 1973–1974
Gunnar Gunnarsson 1978–1980
Keith Yow 1980–1981
Stewart Johnson 1981–1983
Jón Sigurðsson 1983–1986
Gunnar Gunnarsson 1986–1987
Birgir Guðbjörnsson 1987–1988
Dr. Laszlo Nemeth 1988–1990
Páll Kolbeinsson 1990–1991
Birgir Guðbjörnsson 1991–1992
Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 1992–1993
Dr. Laszlo Nemeth 1993–1994
Axel Nikulásson 1994–1996
Kristinn Vilbergsson 1996
Benedikt Guðmundsson 1996–1997
Hrannar Hólm 1997
Jón Sigurðsson 1997–1998
Keith Vassell 1998–1999
Ingi Þór Steinþórsson 1999–2004
Herbert Arnarson 2004–2006
Benedikt Guðmundsson 2006–2009
Páll Kolbeinsson 2009–2010
Hrafn Kristjánsson 2010–2012
Helgi Már Magnússon 2012–2013
Finnur Freyr Stefánsson 2013–present

Women's coaches

Sigurður Hjörleifsson 1980–1981
Stewart Johnson 1981–1983
Ágúst Líndal 1983–1984
Jón Sigurðsson 1984
Ingimar Jónsson 1984–1985
Ágúst Líndal 1985–1987
Emelía Sigurðardóttir 1987
Jóhannes Kristbjörnsson 1988
Sigurður Hjörleifsson 1988–1990
Guðni Ólafur Guðnason 1990–1992
Stefán Arnarson 1992–1994
Óskar Kristjánsson 1994–1996
Benedikt Guðmundsson 1996
Svali Björgvinsson 1996–1997
Chris Armstrong 1997–1998
Óskar Kristjánsson 1998–2000
Henning Henningsson 2000–2001
Keith Vassell 2001–2002
Ósvaldur Knudsen 2002–2003
Atli Freyr Einarsson 2003
Gréta María Grétarsdóttir 2003–2005
Bojan Desnica 2005–2006
Jóhannes Árnason 2007–2009
Benedikt Guðmundsson 2009–2010
Hrafn Kristjánsson 2010–2011
Ari Gunnarsson 2011–2012
Finnur Freyr Stefánsson 2012–2013
Yngvi Páll Gunnlaugsson 2013–2014
Finnur Jónsson 2014
Hörður Unnsteinsson 2015
Darri Atlason 2015–2016
Heiðrún Kristmundsdóttir 2016–2017
Benedikt Guðmundsson 2017–present

References

↑ "Team history K.R. Reykjavík". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
↑ KR í FIBA Europe Cup
↑ Rökrétt skref fyrir íslenska körfuboltann
↑ Meistaratitlar kvenna

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