Körfuknattleiksfélag Selfoss

Icelandic basketball club
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Körfuknattleiksfélag Selfoss, commonly known as Selfoss-Basket (Icelandic: Selfoss-Karfa), is a basketball club in Selfoss, Iceland.[1][2] Its men's team currently plays in the 1. deild karla.[3]

History

The club was founded on August 24, 2005 as Íþróttafélag FSu (English: FSu Sports Club). In 2012 it changed its name to Körfuknattleiksfélag FSu (English: FSu Basket) and on April 5, 2018, the club changed its name again to Körfuknattleiksfélag Selfoss (English: Selfoss Basketball Club), or Selfoss-Karfa (English: Selfoss-Basket) for short.[4]

Men's basketball

In 2008, FSu gained promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla after beating Valur in the 1. deild karla promotion playoffs.[5] It played in the Úrvalsdeild until 2010, when it was relegated back to 1. deild.[6] In 2015, FSu beat Hamar in the promotion playoffs and gained promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla for the second time in its history.[7] During the 2015–16 Úrvalsdeild karla season they posted a 3-19 record, finishing second-to-last in the league and were relegated back to 1. deild.[8] In February 2021, the team made an affiliation deal with Real Betis.[9]

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Coaches

  • Iceland Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson 2005–2009[10]
  • United States Rob Newson 2009–2010[10]
  • Iceland Valur Ingimundarson 2010–2011[11]
  • Iceland Kjartan Atli Kjartansson 2011–2012[12]
  • United States Erik Olson 2012–2016[13]
  • Spain Eloy Doce Chambrelan 2016–2017
  • Iceland Karl Ágúst Hannibalsson 2017–2018
  • England Chris Caird 2018–2023[14]
  • Iceland Árni Þór Hilmarsson 2023–present

Women's basketball

The club fielded a joint women's team with neighbouring club Hrunamenn in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna, under the name FSu/Hrunamenn, from 2013[15] to 2015.[16]

Coaches

  • Karl Ágúst Hannibalsson 2013–2014
  • Collin Pryor 2014–2015

References

  1. ^ Gæðahandbók
  2. ^ Team profile on kki.is
  3. ^ 1. deild karla 2016-2017
  4. ^ "Selfoss-Karfa". fsukarfa.is (in Icelandic). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  5. ^ "FSu í úrvalsdeildina í körfu karl". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Lið FSu er fallið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 March 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  7. ^ Elín Heiður Gunnarsdóttir (15 April 2015). "FSu nældi í úrvalsdeildarsæti". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  8. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 March 2016). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: FSu - Keflavík 73-112 - Selfyssingar fallnir eftir stórtap fyrir Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. ^ Davíð Eldur (4 February 2021). "Selfoss Karfa semur við ACB deildarlið Real Betis – Kennedy Clement í Vallaskóla". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Newson tekur við FSu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 31 May 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Valur tekur við FSu". Sunnlenska.is (in Icelandic). 16 May 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Kjartan Atli tekur við FSu". Sunnlenska.is (in Icelandic). 17 May 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Olson ráðinn þjálfari FSu til næstu tveggja ára". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Chris Caird tekur við þjálfun Selfoss Körfu". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  15. ^ "1. deild kvenna (2014 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  16. ^ "1. deild kvenna (2015 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

External links

  • Official site
  • Team profile on kki.is
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