Icelandic basketball league system

The Icelandic basketball league system, or Icelandic basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for basketball clubs in Iceland. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels.

Men

There are currently four different competitions on the pyramid - the 1st tier Úrvalsdeild, the 2nd tier Division I, the 3rd tier Division II, and the 4th tier Division III.

The leagues are organized by the Icelandic Basketball Federation.^[1]

The tier levels

For the 2018–19 season, the Icelandic basketball league system is as follows:^[2]

Level	League
1	Úrvalsdeild karla 12 teams ↓ 2 relegation (previously 1. deild karla (1951–78))
2	Division I 8 teams¹ ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 0 relegation¹ (previously 2. deild karla (1964–78))
3	Division II 10 teams ↑ 1 promotion ↓ 2 relegation (previously 3. deild karla (1973–78))
4	Division III 9 teams ↑ 2 promotion

¹Gnúpverjar folded before the start of the season and ÍA asked to be religated down to Division II and as a result no teams will be relegated from Division I at the end of the season

Other competitions

Women

There are currently two different competitions on the pyramid and they are both organized by the Icelandic Basketball Federation.^[3]^[4]

Level	League
1	Úrvalsdeild kvenna 8 teams ↓ 1 relegation (previously 1. deild kvenna (1952–2005))
2	Division I 8 teams ↑ 1 promotion (previously 2. deild kvenna (1984–2005))

Other competitions

References and notes

External links

Icelandic Basketball Federation (in Icelandic)

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[1] Reglugerð um körfuknattleiksmót

[2] Mótayfirlit

[3] Úrvalsdeild kvenna

[4] 1. deild kvenna

Úrvalsdeild karla
KKÍ Pyramid Domestic MVP Foreign MVP Playoffs MVP Domestic All-First Team Best Defensive Player Best Young Player Best Coach
2018–19 Úrvalsdeild karla teams	Breiðablik Grindavík ÍR Keflavík KR Haukar Njarðvík Skallagímur Stjarnan Tindastóll Valur Þór Þorlákshöfn
Úrvalsdeild karla seasons	1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Other competitions	Basketball Cup Super Cup

Úrvalsdeild kvenna
KKÍ Pyramid Domestic MVP Foreign MVP Playoffs MVP Domestic All-First Team Best Defensive Player Best Young Player Best Coach
2018–19 Úrvalsdeild kvenna teams	Breiðablik Keflavík Haukar KR Skallagrímur Snæfell Stjarnan Valur
Úrvalsdeild kvenna seasons	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Other competitions	Basketball Cup Super Cup

Icelandic basketball league system

Men

The tier levels

Other competitions

Women

Other competitions

See also

References and notes

External links