1967 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)

The 1967 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 16th season of the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland, then known as 1. deild karla. KR won their 3rd title by beating ÍR in an extra game for the championship after the two teams ended tied for the top place in the league.[1][2] ÍS got relegated after posting the worst record in the league.[3]

1. deild karla1
Number of teams6
Regular season
RelegatedÍS
Finals
ChampionsKR (3rd title)
  Runners-upÍR
Statistical leaders
Points Iceland Þórir Magnússon 31.1
1966
1968
1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild karla in 1978.

Þórir Magnússon set both records in single season scoring, with 311 points in 10 games, and single game scoring with 57 points.[3]

Competition format

The participating teams played each other twice for a total of 10 games. The top team won the national championship. If two teams were tied at the top at the end of the season, they would have to play an extra game to decide the national championship.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 KR 10 9 1 761 472 +289 18 Extra game for championship
2 ÍR 10 9 1 647 521 +126 18
3 KFR 10 5 5 671 674 3 10
4 Ármann 10 3 7 503 548 45 6
5 ÍKF 10 3 7 524 653 129 6
6 ÍS 10 1 9 496 734 238 2 Relegated
Source:

Extra game

Championship
   
KR 72
ÍR 43

References

  1. "Auðveld leið að sigri fyrir KR í 1. deild". Vísir (in Icelandic). 26 April 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. "KR Íslandsmeistarar í körfuknattleik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 April 1967. p. 30. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. "Körfuknattleiksmeistaramót Íslands 1967". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 May 1967. pp. 177–178. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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