3. deild karla (basketball)
Founded | 2015 |
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First season | 2015 |
Country | |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 7 |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | 2. deild karla |
Domestic cup(s) | Icelandic Basketball Cup |
Supercup | Icelandic Super Cup |
Current champions | Breiðablik-b |
Most championships | Breiðablik-b, Álftanes, Gnúpverjar, Sindri (1 title) |
CEO | Hannes S. Jónsson |
Website | www |
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 8 teams and the season consists of a schedule of 14 games. The top four teams meet in a playoff for the victory in the 3. deild. The two finalists achieve promotion to 2. deild karla.[1]
History
[edit]Creation
[edit]3. deild karla originated in 2015 and consists of 10 teams.[2] On 13 March 2020, the 2019–20 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Iceland.[3] The day after, the Icelandic Basketball Federation canceled the rest of the season.[4] The 2020–21 season was initially postponed in October after another outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. In January 2021 it was announced that the season would start on 13 February but with Hamar-b having withdrawn from the league.[5]
Teams
[edit]The current 3. deild karla teams for the 2020–21 season are:
Team | Location |
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Álftanes-b | Álftanes |
Ármann | Reykjavík |
Haukar-b | Hafnarfjörður |
Höttur-b | Egilsstaðir |
Kormákur | Hvammstangi |
Skallagrímur-b | Borgarnes |
Þór Akureyri-b | Akureyri |
Champions
[edit]Season | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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2015–16 | Gnúpverjar | Laugdælir | 78-72[6] |
2016–17 | Sindri Höfn | Þór Þorlákshöfn-b | 82-67[7] |
2017–18 | Álftanes[8] | Vestri-b[9] | 82-72 |
2018–19 | Breiðablik-b[10] | ÍR-b | 78-68 |
2019–20 | Season canceled early due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.[a][11] | ||
2020–21 | Season canceled early due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.[b] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Álftanes-b had the best record at the time of cancelation, having won all of its 12 games.
- ^ Vestri-b had the best record at the time of cancelation, having won all of its 3 games.
Titles per club
[edit]Titles | Club |
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1 | Breiðablik-b, Álftanes, Gnúpverjar, UMF Sindri Höfn |
References
[edit]- ^ Reglugerð umkörfuknattleiksmót
- ^ 3. deild karla (2015–16)
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (13 March 2020). "KKÍ aflýsir neðri deildum og yngri flokkum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (14 March 2020). "KKÍ tekur endanlega ákvörðun um Dominos-deildirnar á miðvikudag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (12 January 2021). "Keppni í neðri deildum og yngri flokkum aftur af stað". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Gnúpverjar Íslandsmeistarar 3. deildar karla í körfubolta í ár!". skeidgnup.is (in Icelandic). 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Leikur: Sindri 82 - 67 Þór Þ. b". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Álftanes Íslandsmeistarar". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Vestri-B tryggði sér silfrið í 3. deild". Bæjarins Besta (in Icelandic). 16 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (17 April 2019). "Breiðablik-B Íslandsmeistarar í 3. deild". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ 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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