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 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]

3. deild karla
Founded2015
First season2015
Country Iceland
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams7
Level on pyramid4
Promotion to2. deild karla
Domestic cup(s)Icelandic Basketball Cup
SupercupIcelandic Super Cup
Current championsBreiðablik-b
Most championshipsBreiðablik-b, Álftanes,
Gnúpverjar,
Sindri (1 title)
CEOHannes S. Jónsson
Websitewww.kki.is

History

Creation

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 In January 2021 it was announced that the season would start on 13 February but with Hamar-b having withdrawn from the league.[5]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

The current 3. deild karla teams for the 2020–21 season are:

TeamLocation
Álftanes-b Álftanes
Ármann Reykjavík
Haukar-b Hafnarfjörður
Höttur-b Egilsstaðir
Kormákur Hvammstangi
Skallagrímur-b Borgarnes
Þór Akureyri-b Akureyri

Source

Champions
SeasonWinnerRunner-upScore
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.[lower-alpha 1][11]
2020–21 Season canceled early due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.[lower-alpha 2]

Notes
  1. Álftanes-b had the best record at the time of cancelation, having won all of its 12 games.
  2. Vestri-b had the best record at the time of cancelation, having won all of its 3 games.

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

References
  1. Reglugerð umkörfuknattleiksmót
  2. 3. deild karla (2015–16)
  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. Davíð Eldur (12 January 2021). "Keppni í neðri deildum og yngri flokkum aftur af stað". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. "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.
  7. "Leikur: Sindri 82 - 67 Þór Þ. b". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. "Álftanes Íslandsmeistarar". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. "Vestri-B tryggði sér silfrið í 3. deild". Bæjarins Besta (in Icelandic). 16 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  10. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (17 April 2019). "Breiðablik-B Íslandsmeistarar í 3. deild". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. 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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