All statistics correct as of 31 March 2022.1 Sponsored league name, referring to
Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
The 2021–22 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 65th season of the
Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on
Iceland. The season started on 6 October 2021 and concluded on 1 May 2022 with
Njarðvík after beating
Haukar in the Úrvalsdeild finals, 3–2.[1]
Competition format
The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four teams qualify for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team will be relegated to
1. deild kvenna.[2]
On 21 August, the captain of
Keflavík, Erna Hákonardóttir, announced her retirement from basketball after 11 seasons where she won the national championship three times.[23]
On 9 December, the board of
Skallagrímur announced that they were withdrawing the team from competition. The team had played 11 games, all losses.[25]
On 21 December, it was reported that
Haiden Denise Palmer had been released by
Haukar at her own request after averaging 9.6 points, 9.7 rebounds and 7.6 assists in 7 Úrvalsdeild games.[26][27]
All statistics correct as of 31 March 2022.1 Sponsored league name, referring to
Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
The 2021–22 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 65th season of the
Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on
Iceland. The season started on 6 October 2021 and concluded on 1 May 2022 with
Njarðvík after beating
Haukar in the Úrvalsdeild finals, 3–2.[1]
Competition format
The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four teams qualify for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team will be relegated to
1. deild kvenna.[2]
On 21 August, the captain of
Keflavík, Erna Hákonardóttir, announced her retirement from basketball after 11 seasons where she won the national championship three times.[23]
On 9 December, the board of
Skallagrímur announced that they were withdrawing the team from competition. The team had played 11 games, all losses.[25]
On 21 December, it was reported that
Haiden Denise Palmer had been released by
Haukar at her own request after averaging 9.6 points, 9.7 rebounds and 7.6 assists in 7 Úrvalsdeild games.[26][27]