1. deild karla (basketball)

This article is about the basketball league. For other uses, see 1. deild karla (disambiguation).
1. deild karla
Founded1964
First season1964
Country Iceland
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toÚrvalsdeild
Relegation to2. deild karla
Domestic cup(s)Bikarkeppni KKÍ
SupercupMeistarakeppni karla
Current championsKR (1st title)
Most championshipsÞór Akureyri (7 titles)
CEOHannes S. Jónsson
TV partnersStöð 2 Sport, RÚV
WebsiteKKÍ.is

1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) or D1 is the second-tier basketball competition among clubs in Iceland. It is organized by the Icelandic Basketball Federation (Icelandic: Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ). The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 18 games, followed by a four-team playoff round. Both semifinals and finals series are best-of-three. The top team from the regular-season phase and the four-team playoff round winner are promoted to the Úrvalsdeild karla. The bottom club is relegated, and replaced by the four-team playoff round winner of the third-tier 2. deild karla.

History

Creation

The 1. deild karla was founded in 1964. Up until 1978 it was known as 2. deild karla.

ÍS and ÍKF's dominance

For the first years, from its foundation in 1964 until the 1970–71 season, the 1. deild was led by the ÍS (with three wins) and ÍKF (with two wins).

Fram Reykjavík's leadership

Some years later, from the 1974–75 season, Fram Reykjavík started their leadership on the 1. deild and their series of wins, which ended in the 1985–86 season when they won their fourth title.

Danny Shouse

In 1979, Danny Shouse joined Ármann and took the league by storm. On December 1, 1979, Shouse scored 100 points against Skallagrímur, setting the Icelandic single-game scoring record.[1][2] In January 1980 he scored 76 points in an overtime loss against Grindavík[3] and in February he broke the 70 point barrier again, scoring 72 points against Þór Akureyri.[4] His scoring prowess helped Ármann win the league and achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla.[2] Even though Shouse played in the nation's tier 2 league during his first season, he was widely regarded as one of the best players in the country.[5][6]

The double fall of ÍR

After their golden years, in which they won 15 Úrvalsdeild karla titles in less than 25 years, the ÍR was relegated to the First Division. In the 1986–87 season they won the 1. deild for their first time and came back to the Úrvalsdeild karla. Afterwards, the ÍR was relegated again to the 1. deild. In the 1999–00 season they won their second 1. deild title and came back to the Úrvalsdeild karla.

Modern era

In the 2006–07 season, Þór Akureyri won their fifth title. In the following season, the 2007–08 season, Breiðablik also won their fifth title, becoming the most successful franchise together with Þór Akureyri. In the 2011–12 season, KFÍ won their fourth title.[7]

On 13 March 2020, the rest of the 2019–20 season was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland.[8]

Teams

The league originated in 1964 and currently[as of?] consists of nine teams. Þór Akureyri have won the most championships with six titles.

The current 1. deild teams for the 2022–23 season are:[9]

Team City, Region Arena Colours Head coach
Ármann Reykjavík Kennaraskólinn blue/white Iceland Ólafur Þór Jónsson
Breiðablik Kópavogur Smárinn green/white Iceland TBD
Fjölnir Grafarvogur Dalhús blue/yellow North Macedonia Borce Ilievski
Hamar Hveragerði Frystikistan light blue/white Iceland Halldór Karl Þórsson
Þór Akureyri Akureyri Höllin red/white Iceland Daníel Þór Halldórsson
ÍA Akranes Vesturgata yellow/black Serbia Nebojsa Knezevic
Hrunamenn Flúðir Íþróttahúsið Flúðum blue/green/white Canada Konrad Tota
Selfoss Selfoss Iða white/black England Chris Caird
Sindri Höfn Íþróttahúsið Höfn red/white Spain Israel Martín
Skallagrímur Borgarnes Fjósið green/yellow Iceland Atli Aðalsteinsson

Champions

Season Champion Playoff winner Playoff runner-up
1964-65 ÍKF --- ---
1965-66 ÍS --- ---
1966-67 Þór Akureyri --- ---
1967-68 ÍS (2) --- ---
1968-69 ÍKF (2) --- ---
1969-70 HSK --- ---
1970-71 ÍS (3) --- ---
1971-72 Njarðvík --- ---
1972-73 Skallagrímur --- ---
1973-74 Snæfell --- ---
1974-75 Fram Reykjavík --- ---
1975-76 Breiðablik --- ---
1976-77 Þór Akureyri (2) --- ---
1977-78 Snæfell (2) --- ---
1978-79 Fram Reykjavík (2) --- ---
1979-80 Ármann --- ---
1980-81 Fram Reykjavík (3) --- ---
1981-82 Keflavík --- ---
1982-83 Haukar --- ---
1983-84 ÍS (4) --- ---
1984-85 Keflavík (2) --- ---
1985-86 Fram Reykjavík (4) --- ---
1986-87 ÍR --- ---
1987-88 Tindastóll --- ---
1988-89 Reynir Sandgerði --- ---
1989-90 Snæfell (3) --- ---
1990-91 Skallagrímur (2) --- ---
1991-92 Breiðablik (2) --- ---
1992-93 ÍA --- ---
1993-94 Þór Akureyri (3) --- ---
1994-95 Breiðablik (3) --- ---
1995-96 KFÍ --- ---
1996-97 Valur --- ---
1997-98 Snæfell (4) --- ---
1998-99 Hamar --- ---
1999-00 ÍR (2) --- ---
2000-01 Breiðablik (4) --- ---
2001-02 Valur (2) --- ---
2002-03 KFÍ (2) --- ---
2003-04 Skallagrímur (3) --- ---
2004-05 Þór Akureyri (4) --- ---
2005-06 Tindastóll (2) --- ---
2006-07 Þór Akureyri (5) --- ---
2007-08 Breiðablik (5) --- ---
2008-09 Hamar (2) --- ---
2009-10 KFÍ (3) --- ---
2010-11 Þór Þorlákshöfn Valur Þór Akureyri
2011-12 KFÍ (4) Skallagrímur ÍA
2012-13 Haukar (2) Valur Hamar
2013-14 Tindastóll (3) Fjölnir Höttur
2014-15 Höttur FSu Hamar
2015-16 Þór Akureyri (6) Skallagrímur Fjölnir
2016-17 Höttur (2) Valur Hamar
2017-18 Skallagrímur Breiðablik Hamar
2018-19 Þór Akureyri (7)[10] Fjölnir Hamar
2019-20 Höttur (3) Canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland[11]
2020-21 Breiðablik (6) Vestri Hamar
2021-22 Haukar (3) Höttur Álftanes
2022-23 Álftanes[12] Hamar[13] Skallagrímur
2023-24 KR (1) tbd tbd

Titles per club

Titles Club
7 Þór Akureyri
6 Breiðablik
4 KFÍ, Snæfell, Fram Reykjavík, Skallagrímur, ÍS
3 Haukar, Njarðvík / ÍKF1, Tindastóll, ÍR, Höttur
2 Hamar, Keflavík, Haukar, Valur
1 Þór Þorlákshöfn, ÍA, Reynir Sandgerði, Ármann, KR, HSK
  1. ÍKF merged into Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur in 1969 and became its basketball subdivision. It is today known as Njarðvík. The club won 2 titles under the ÍKF name and has added 1 more after the merger

Awards and honors

Individual awards

Season Domestic MVP Foreign MVP Defense Player of The Year Young Player of The Year Coach of The Year
2022–23[14] Iceland Dúi Þór Jónsson United States Keith Jordan Jr. Iceland Ragnar Nathanaelsson Iceland Ísak Júlíus Perdue Iceland Kjartan Atli Kjartansson Álftanes
2021–22 Iceland Eysteinn Bjarni Ævarsson United States Detrek Marqual Browning Iceland Daníel Ágúst Halldórsson Iceland Máté Dalmay Haukar
2020–21[15] Iceland Árni Elmar Hrafnsson Spain Jose Medina Aldana Iceland Sveinn Búi Birgisson Iceland Pétur Ingvarsson Breiðablik
2019–20 Season canceled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland
2018–19[16] Iceland Róbert Sigurðsson United States Larry Thomas Iceland Júlíus Orri Ágústsson Iceland Lárus Jónsson Þór Akureyri
2017–18[17] Iceland Eyjólfur Ásberg Halldórsson Iceland Sigvaldi Eggertsson Iceland Finnur Jónsson Skallagrímur
2016–17[18] Iceland Róbert Sigurðsson Iceland Hilmar Pétursson Iceland Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson Höttur
2015–16[19] Iceland Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson Iceland Tryggvi Hlinason Iceland Finnur Jónsson Skallagrímur
2014–15[20] Iceland Ari Gylfason Iceland Erlendur Ágúst Stefánsson Iceland Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson Höttur
...
2009–10[21] Iceland Grétar Erlendsson Iceland Borce Ilievski KFÍ
2008–09[22] Iceland Marvin Valdimarsson Iceland Bárður Eyþórsson Fjölnir
2007–08[23] Iceland Kristján Rúnar Sigurðsson Iceland Einar Árni Jóhannsson Breiðablik
...
1998–99[24] Iceland Pétur Ingvarsson United States Billy Dreher United States Billy Dreher Þór Þorlákshöfn
1997–98[25] Iceland Birgir Mikaelsson United States Clifton Bush Iceland Torfi Magnússon Snæfell
1996–97[26] Iceland Ragnar Þór Jónsson United States Dalon Bynum Iceland Birgir Mikaelsson Valur

Domestic All-First team

Season Domestic First team
Players Teams
2022–23[14] Dúi Þór Jónsson Álftanes
Björn Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Hamar
Björgvin Hafþór Ríkharðsson Skallagrímur
Eysteinn Bjarni Ævarsson Álftanes
Ragnar Nathanaelsson Hamar
2021–22 Daníel Ágúst Halldórsson Fjölnir
Eysteinn Bjarni Ævarsson Álftanes
Orri Gunnarsson Haukar
Friðrik Anton Jónsson Breiðablik
Ólafur Ingi Styrmisson Álftanes
2020–21[15] Árni Elmar Hrafnsson Breiðablik
Róbert Sigurðsson Álftanes
Ragnar Jósef Ragnarsson Hamar
Snorri Vignisson Breiðablik
Sveinbjörn Jóhannesson Breiðablik
2019–20 Season canceled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland
2018–19[16] Júlíus Orri Ágústsson Þór Akureyri
Róbert Sigurðsson Fjölnir
Eysteinn Ævarsson Höttur
Snjólfur Marel Stefánsson Selfoss
Pálmi Geir Jónsson Þór Akureyri
2017–18[17] Eyjólfur Ásberg Halldórsson Skallagrímur
Snorri Vignisson Breiðablik
Sigvaldi Eggertsson Fjölnir
Bjarni Guðmann Jónsson Skallagrímur
Jón Arnór Sverrisson Hamar
2016–17[18] Róbert Sigurðsson Fjölnir
Austin Magnús Bracey Valur
Ragnar Gerald Albertsson Höttur
Örn Sigurðarson Hamar
Mirko Stefán Virijevic Höttur
2015–16[19] Ragnar Friðriksson Þór Akureyri
Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson Skallagrímur
Róbert Sigurðsson Fjölnir
Illugi Auðunsson Valur
Tryggvi Hlinason Þór Akureyri
2014–15[20] Hlynur Hreinsson FSu
Ari Gylfason FSu
Hreinn Gunnar Birgisson Höttur
Fannar Freyr Helgason ÍA
Örn Sigurðarson Hamar
...
2009–10[21] Sævar Haraldsson Haukar
Baldur Þór Ragnarsson Þór Þorlákshöfn
Hörður Hreiðarsson Valur
Óðinn Ásgeirsson Þór Akureyri
Grétar Erlendsson Þór Þorlákshöfn
2008–09[22] Marvin Valdimarsson Hamar
Svavar Páll Pálsson Hamar
Ægir Þór Steinarsson Fjölnir
Haukur Helgi Pálsson Fjölnir
Sveinn Ómar Sveinsson Haukar
2007–08[23] Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson Breiðablik
Kristján Rúnar Sigurðsson Breiðablik
Árni Ragnarsson FSu
Steinar Kaldal Ármann
Sævar Sigurmundsson FSu
...
1998–99[24] Jón Örn Guðmundsson Þór Þorlákshöfn
Pálmi Freyr Sigurgeirsson Breiðablik
Pétur Ingvarsson Hamar
Óskar Þorðarson Þór Þorlákshöfn
Birgir Guðfinnsson Selfoss
1997–98[25] Jón Örn Guðmundsson Þór Þorlákshöfn
Hrafn Kristjánsson Hamar
Atli Þorbjörnsson ÍS
Birgir Guðfinnsson Leiknir
Birgir Mikaelsson Snæfell
1996–97[26] Ragnar Þór Jónsson Valur
Jón Örn Guðmundsson Þór Þorlákshöfn
Bjarki Gústafsson Valur
Birgir Guðfinnsson Leiknir
Gylfi Þorkelsson Selfoss

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