2019–20 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)

The 2019–20 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 69th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 3 October 2019. On 13 March 2020, with each team having one game left, the season was postponed for at least four weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country.[1] On 18 March, the rest of the season was canceled. Fjölnir was relegated and Stjarnan was named divisional champions for having the best record at the time of the cancelation but no national champions would be named for the season.[2]

Domino's deild karla1
Duration3 October 2019 – 18 March 2020
Number of games126
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
Top seedStjarnan
RelegatedFjölnir
Statistical leaders
Points United States Viktor Lee Moses 22.6
Rebounds Lithuania Dominykas Milka 12.1
Assists Iceland Hörður Vilhjálmsson 9.0
Records
Biggest home winNjarðvík 113–52 Þór Akureyri
(15 November 2019)
Biggest away winKeflavík 118–73 Fjölnir
(5 March 2020)
Highest scoringÍR 120–113 Þór Akureyri
(24 January 2020)
Winning streak13 games
Stjarnan
Losing streak16 games
Fjölnir
All statistics correct as of 18 March 2020.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

Competition format

The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once home and once away for a total of 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.[3]

Teams

Team City, Region Arena Head coach
Fjölnir Grafarvogur Dalhús Iceland Falur Harðarson
Grindavík Grindavík Mustad Höllin Iceland Daníel Guðni Guðmundsson
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkerhöllin Iceland Israel Martín
ÍR Reykjavík Hertz Hellirinn North Macedonia Borce Ilievski
Keflavík Keflavík TM Höllin Iceland Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson
KR Reykjavík DHL Höllin Iceland Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
Njarðvík Njarðvík Ljónagryfjan Iceland Einar Árni Jóhannsson
Stjarnan Garðabær Ásgarður Iceland Arnar Guðjónsson
Tindastóll Sauðárkrókur Sauðárkrókur Iceland Baldur Þór Ragnarsson
Valur Reykjavík Origo-höllin Iceland Finnur Freyr Stefánsson
Þór Akureyri Akureyri Höllin Iceland Lárus Jónsson
Þór Þorlákshöfn Þorlákshöfn Icelandic Glacial Höllin Iceland Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
HaukarIceland Ívar ÁsgrímssonEnd of contract14 March 2019Off-seasonSpain Israel Martín15 May 2019[4]
GrindavíkIceland Jóhann Þór Ólafsson[5]End of contract29 March 2019Iceland Daníel Guðni Guðmundsson[6]12 May 2019
TindastóllSpain Israel Martín[7]Resigned15 April 2019Iceland Baldur Þór Ragnarsson[8]8 May 2019
Þór ÞorlákshöfnIceland Baldur Þór Ragnarsson[8]Resigned8 May 2019Iceland Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson[9]12 May 2019
Þór ÞorlákshöfnIceland Sverrir Þór Sverrisson[10]Resigned21 May 2019Iceland Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson[10]21 May 2019

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stjarnan[lower-alpha 1] 21 17 4 1915 1743 +172 34 Division champions
2 Keflavík 21 16 5 1880 1675 +205 32
3 Tindastóll 21 14 7 1829 1727 +102 28
4 KR 21 14 7 1807 1742 +65 28
5 Njarðvík 21 13 8 1838 1644 +194 26
6 Haukar 21 11 10 1834 1799 +35 22
7 ÍR 21 11 10 1782 1883 101 22
8 Grindavík 21 8 13 1784 1839 55 16
9 Þór Þorlákshöfn 21 7 14 1667 1753 86 14
10 Valur 21 7 14 1698 1812 114 14
11 Þór Akureyri 21 6 15 1808 1997 189 12
12 Fjölnir 21 2 19 1754 1982 228 4 Relegated to Division 1
Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2020. Source: KKÍ
Notes:
  1. As the playoffs where canceled, no team won the national championship. The team with the best record in the league receives the title Division champions (Icelandic: Deildarmeistarar). Stjarnan received the title as it had the best record at the time of cancelation.

Results

Home \ Away FJO GRI HAU IR KEF KR NJA STJ TIN VAL THA THO
Fjölnir 91–92 83–94 81–82 73–118 80–99 81–88 88–100 87–94 93–94 83–91
Grindavík 91–75 73–88 82–90 89–97 91–94 78–66 83–95 85–69 100–94 95–78
Haukar 99–75 97–93 101–82 86–70 83–75 76–87 86–106 76–79 105–84 92–86
ÍR 92–80 90–92 93–100 78–77 72–85 75–93 92–84 99–90 120–113 90–85
Keflavík 109–98 80–60 80–69 93–70 66–67 88–84 77–83 95–84 92–82 97–89 78–63
KR 96–83 89–77 102–84 120–92 88–82 75–78 79–77 85–92 87–76 78–75
Njarðvík 117–83 101–75 89–75 88–64 85–97 81–87 76–78 75–83 86–76 113–52 101–77
Stjarnan 95–88 99–85 94–83 103–74 91–103 110–67 89–84 73–66 83–79 107–86 84–70
Tindastóll 80–81 106–88 89–77 99–76 77–86 80–76 91–80 93–81 89–91 89–77 72–67
Valur 92–75 68–90 78–94 75–85 68–96 81–90 53–77 108–78 95–92 79–88 87–73
Þór Akureyri 69–94 89–86 92–89 75–85 80–95 102–100 94–97 101–104 86–96 79–87 83–76
Þór Þorl 90–82 83–79 89–80 67–81 89–81 74–76 80–92 82–88 87–70 85–81
Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2020. Source: KKÍ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Notable occurrences

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