The 2015–16 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 58th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on October 14, 2015 and ended on April 24, 2016. Snæfell won its third straight title by defeating Haukar 3–2 in the Finals.[1]
| Domino's deild kvenna1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | October 14, 2015 – April 26, 2016 | |||||||||
| Teams | 7 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Haukar | |||||||||
| Relegated | None | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Snæfell (3rd title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Haukar | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Grindavík, Valur | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Haiden Denise Palmer | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP |  Helena Sverrisdóttir | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP | Haiden Denise Palmer | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2014–15 2016–17 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna. | ||||||||||
Competition format
editThe participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 24 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while none were relegated to Division 1 due to vacant berths.
Regular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haukar | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1911 | 1564 | +347 | 44 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Snæfell | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1831 | 1415 | +416 | 42 | |
| 3 | Valur | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1756 | 1691 | +65 | 26 | |
| 4 | Grindavík | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1732 | 1695 | +37 | 24 | |
| 5 | Keflavík | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1680 | 1705 | −25 | 20 | |
| 6 | Stjarnan | 24 | 3 | 21 | 1598 | 1866 | −268 | 6 | |
| 7 | Hamar | 24 | 3 | 21 | 1415 | 1987 | −572 | 6 | Disbanded after the season |
Source: Úrvalsdeild kvenna 2015–16
Playoffs
edit| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Haukar | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Grindavík | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Haukar | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Snæfell | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Snæfell | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Valur | 0 | |||||||
Notable occurrences
edit- In October 2015, Haukar added former Washington University in St. Louis point guard Shanna-Lei Dacanay.[2]
References
edit- ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (26 April 2016). "Snæfell Íslandsmeistari". mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 April 2016). "Frá Havaí í HR og svo til hjálpar Haukum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). p. 16. Retrieved 2 May 2021.