1994–95 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

The 1994–1995 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 38th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, then known as 1. deild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on October 1, 1994 and ended on April 2, 1995. Breiðablik won its first title by defeating Keflavík 3–0 in the Finals.[1][2][3][4]

1. deild kvenna1
Teams9
DatesOctober 1, 1994 – April 4, 1995
Final positions
Top seedKeflavík
ChampionsBreiðablik (1st title)
Runners-upKeflavík
SemifinalistsKR, Grindavík
RelegatedNone
Awards
Finals MVP Penny Peppas
Domestic MVP Anna María Sveinsdóttir
Statistical leaders
Points Penny Peppas 25.7
Rebounds Kristín Magnúsdóttir 11.0
Assists Linda Stefánsdóttir 4.1
← 1993–94
1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 2007.

Competition format

The participating teams played each opponent three times for a total of 24 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while none were relegated to Division I due to vacance berths.

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Keflavík 24 21 3 1777 1158 +619 42 Qualification to playoffs
2 Breiðablik 24 20 4 1782 1306 +476 40
3 KR 24 16 8 1498 1190 +308 32
4 Grindavík 24 15 9 1341 1255 +86 30
5 Valur 24 12 12 1413 1282 +131 24
6 Tindastóll 24 11 13 1408 1478 −70 22
7 ÍS 24 8 16 1125 1367 −242 16
8 Njarðvík 24 4 20 1129 1559 −430 8
9 ÍR 24 1 23 992 1870 −878 2 Spared from relegation due to vacance berths
Source: 1. deild kvenna 1994–1995

Playoffs
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Keflavík 2
4 Grindavík 0
1 Keflavík 000
2 Breiðablik 3
2 Breiðablik 2
3 KR 1

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Keflavík 2–0 Grindavík 76–68 63–77 0
Breiðablik 2–1 KR 59–48 66–73 55–52

Final
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Keflavík 0–3 Breiðablik 81–98 52–61 53–6600

Source: 1998 playoffs

Awards

All official awards of the 1995–96 season.

Domestic Player of the Year
Pos. Player Team
C Anna María SveinsdóttirKeflavík

Playoffs MVP
Pos. Player Team
PG Penny PeppasBreiðablik

Domestic All-First Team
Player Team
Anna Dís SveinbjörnsdóttirGrindavík
Anna María SveinsdóttirKeflavík
Björg HafsteinsdóttirKeflavík
Helga ÞorvaldsdóttirKR
Linda StefánsdóttirValur

Best Young Player Award
Pos. Player Team
G Erla ReynisdóttirKeflavík

Source

References
  1. "Breiðablik meistari í fyrstu tilraun!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 April 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. Blöndal, Björn (5 April 1995). "Nýliðarnir fögnuðu meistaratitlinum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. "Sigur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 April 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. "Meistarar á fyrsta ári í 1.deildinni". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 April 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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