3. deild karla (basketball)

3. deild karla (English: Men's 3. Division) or D3 is the fourth tier basketball competition among clubs in Iceland. It is organized by the Icelandic Basketball Federation (Icelandic: Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands – KKÍ). It consists of 10 teams and the season consists of a schedule of 14 games. The top four teams meet in a playoff for the victory in the Third Division. The two finalists achieve promotion to Division II (Icelandic: 2. deild karla).[1]

3. deild karla
Founded2015
Country Iceland
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toDivision II
Domestic cup(s)Icelandic Basketball Cup
SupercupIcelandic Super Cup
Current championsBreiðablik-b
Most championshipsBreiðablik-b, Álftanes,
Gnúpverjar,
UMF Sindri Höfn (1 title)
CEOHannes S. Jónsson
WebsiteKKÍ.is

History

Creation

The Third Division originated in 2015 and consists of 10 teams.[2] On 13 March 2020, the 2019–20 season was postponed due the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland.[3] The day after, the Icelandic Basketball Federation canceled the rest of the season.[4]

Teams

The current Third Division teams for the 2020–21 season are:

TeamLocationHead coach
Álftanes-b Álftanes Hrafn Kristjánsson
Breiðablik-b Kópavogur
Hamar-b Flúðir Daði Steinn Arnarsson
Haukar-b Hafnarfjörður Stefán Þór Borgþórsson
Kormákur Hvammstangi Benjamín Freyr Oddsson
Vestri b Ísafjörður
Þróttur Vogum Vogar Birkir Rúnarsson

Source

Champions
SeasonWinnerRunner-upScore
2015–16 Gnúpverjar Laugdælir 78-72[5]
2016–17 UMF Sindri Höfn Þór Þorlákshöfn-b 82-67[6]
2017–18 Álftanes[7] Vestri-b[8] 82-72
2018–19 Breiðablik-b[9] ÍR-b 78-68
2019–20 Season canceled due to Covid-19 outbreak.[lower-alpha 1][10]

Notes
  1. Álftanes-b had the best record at the time of cancelation, having won all of its 12 games.

Titles per club
Titles Club
1 Breiðablik-b, Álftanes, Gnúpverjar, UMF Sindri Höfn

References
  1. Reglugerð umkörfuknattleiksmót
  2. 3. deild karla (2019)
  3. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (13 March 2020). "KKÍ aflýsir neðri deildum og yngri flokkum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. Anton Ingi Leifsson (14 March 2020). "KKÍ tekur endanlega ákvörðun um Dominos-deildirnar á miðvikudag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. "Gnúpverjar Íslandsmeistarar 3. deildar karla í körfubolta í ár!". skeidgnup.is (in Icelandic). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  6. "Leikur: Sindri 82 - 67 Þór Þ. b". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  7. "Álftanes Íslandsmeistarar". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. "Vestri-B tryggði sér silfrið í 3. deild". Bæjarins Besta (in Icelandic). 16 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (17 April 2019). "Breiðablik-B Íslandsmeistarar í 3. deild". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. Anton Ingi Leifsson (13 March 2020). "KKÍ setur allt á ís í að minnsta kosti fjórar vikur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 March 2020.


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