3. deild karla (basketball)
Founded | 2015 |
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First season | 2015 |
Country | ![]() |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | Division II |
Domestic cup(s) | Icelandic Basketball Cup |
Supercup | Icelandic Super Cup |
Current champions | Breiðablik-b |
Most championships | Breiðablik-b, Álftanes, Gnúpverjar, UMF Sindri Höfn (1 title) |
CEO | Hannes S. Jónsson |
Website | KKÍ.is |
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]
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:
Team | Location | Head coach |
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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 |
Champions
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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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.[a][10] |
Notes
- ^ Álftanes-b had the best record at the time of cancelation, having won all of its 12 games.
Titles per club
Titles | Club |
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1 | Breiðablik-b, Álftanes, Gnúpverjar, UMF Sindri Höfn |
References
- ^ Reglugerð umkörfuknattleiksmót
- ^ 3. deild karla (2019)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gnúpverjar Íslandsmeistarar 3. deildar karla í körfubolta í ár!". skeidgnup.is (in Icelandic). 26 April 2016. 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.