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1. deild karla (basketball)

Iceland's second category in basketball

Field	Value
title	1. deild karla
founded	1964 (as 2. deild karla)
1978 (as 1. deild karla)
inaugural	1964
levels	2
pyramid	Icelandic basketball league system
promotion	Úrvalsdeild
relegation	2. deild karla
domest_cup	Bikarkeppni KKÍ
supercup	Meistarakeppni karla
teams	12
country
confed	FIBA Europe
most_champs	Þór Akureyri (7 titles)
tv	Stöð 2 Sport
website	KKÍ.is

1978 (as 1. deild karla)

1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) or D1 is the second-tier basketball competition among clubs in Iceland. It is organized by the Icelandic Basketball Federation (). The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 18 games, followed by a four-team playoff round. Both semifinals and finals series are best-of-three. The top team from the regular-season phase and the four-team playoff round winner are promoted to the Úrvalsdeild karla. The bottom club is relegated, and replaced by the four-team playoff round winner of the third-tier 2. deild karla.

History

Creation

The 1. deild karla was founded in 1964. Up until 1978 it was known as 2. deild karla.

ÍS and ÍKF's dominance

For the first years, from its foundation in 1964 until the 1970–71 season, the 1. deild was led by the ÍS (with three wins) and ÍKF (with two wins).

Fram Reykjavík's leadership

Some years later, from the 1974–75 season, Fram Reykjavík started their leadership on the 1. deild and their series of wins, which ended in the 1985–86 season when they won their fourth title.

Danny Shouse

In 1979, Danny Shouse joined Ármann and took the league by storm. On December 1, 1979, Shouse scored 100 points against Skallagrímur, setting the Icelandic single-game scoring record. In January 1980 he scored 76 points in an overtime loss against Grindavík and in February he broke the 70 point barrier again, scoring 72 points against Þór Akureyri. His scoring prowess helped Ármann win the league and achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla. Even though Shouse played in the nation's tier 2 league during his first season, he was widely regarded as one of the best players in the country.

The double fall of ÍR

After their golden years, in which they won 15 Úrvalsdeild karla titles in less than 25 years, the ÍR was relegated to the First Division. In the 1986–87 season they won the 1. deild for their first time and came back to the Úrvalsdeild karla. Afterwards, the ÍR was relegated again to the 1. deild. In the 1999–00 season they won their second 1. deild title and came back to the Úrvalsdeild karla.

Modern era

In the 2006–07 season, Þór Akureyri won their fifth title. In the following season, the 2007–08 season, Breiðablik also won their fifth title, becoming the most successful franchise together with Þór Akureyri. In the 2011–12 season, KFÍ won their fourth title.

On 13 March 2020, the rest of the 2019–20 season was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland.

Champions

Season	Champion	Playoff winner	Playoff runner-up
1964-65	ÍKF	---	---
1965-66	ÍS	---	---
1966-67	Þór Akureyri	---	---
1967-68	ÍS (2)	---	---
1968-69	ÍKF (2)	---	---
1969-70	HSK	---	---
1970-71	ÍS (3)	---	---
1971-72	Njarðvík	---	---
1972-73	Skallagrímur	---	---
1973-74	Snæfell	---	---
1974-75	Fram Reykjavík	---	---
1975-76	Breiðablik	---	---
1976-77	Þór Akureyri (2)	---	---
1977-78	Snæfell (2)	---	---
1978-79	Fram Reykjavík (2)	---	---
1979-80	Ármann	---	---
1980-81	Fram Reykjavík (3)	---	---
1981-82	Keflavík	---	---
1982-83	Haukar	---	---
1983-84	ÍS (4)	---	---
1984-85	Keflavík (2)	---	---
1985-86	Fram Reykjavík (4)	---	---
1986-87	ÍR	---	---
1987-88	Tindastóll	---	---
1988-89	Reynir Sandgerði	---	---
1989-90	Snæfell (3)	---	---
1990-91	Skallagrímur (2)	---	---
1991-92	Breiðablik (2)	---	---
1992-93	ÍA	---	---
1993-94	Þór Akureyri (3)	---	---
1994-95	Breiðablik (3)	---	---
1995-96	KFÍ	---	---
1996-97	Valur	---	---
1997-98	Snæfell (4)	---	---
1998-99	Hamar	---	---
1999-00	ÍR (2)	---	---
2000-01	Breiðablik (4)	---	---
2001-02	Valur (2)	---	---
2002-03	KFÍ (2)	---	---
2003-04	Skallagrímur (3)	---	---
2004-05	Þór Akureyri (4)	---	---
2005-06	Tindastóll (2)	---	---
2006-07	Þór Akureyri (5)	---	---
2007-08	Breiðablik (5)	---	---
2008-09	Hamar (2)	---	---
2009-10	KFÍ (3)	---	---
2010-11	Þór Þorlákshöfn	Valur	Þór Akureyri
2011-12	KFÍ (4)	Skallagrímur	ÍA
2012-13	Haukar (2)	Valur	Hamar
2013-14	Tindastóll (3)	Fjölnir	Höttur
2014-15	Höttur	FSu	Hamar
2015-16	Þór Akureyri (6)	Skallagrímur	Fjölnir
2016-17	Höttur (2)	Valur	Hamar
2017-18	Skallagrímur	Breiðablik	Hamar
2018-19	Þór Akureyri (7)	Fjölnir	Hamar
2019-20	Höttur (3)	Canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland
2020-21	Breiðablik (6)	Vestri	Hamar
2021-22	Haukar (3)	Höttur	Álftanes
2022-23	Álftanes	Hamar	Skallagrímur
2023-24	KR (1)	ÍR	Sindri
2024-25	ÍA (2)	TBD	TBD

Titles per club

Titles	Club
7	Þór Akureyri
6	Breiðablik
4	KFÍ, Snæfell, Fram Reykjavík, Skallagrímur, ÍS
3	Haukar, Njarðvík / ÍKF1, Tindastóll, ÍR, Höttur
2		Hamar, ÍA, Keflavík, Haukar, Valur
1	Þór Þorlákshöfn, Reynir Sandgerði, Ármann, KR, HSK

ÍKF merged into Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur in 1969 and became its basketball subdivision. It is today known as Njarðvík. The club won 2 titles under the ÍKF name and has added 1 more after the merger

Awards and honors

Individual awards

Season	Domestic MVP	Foreign MVP	Defense Player of The Year	Young Player of The Year	Coach of The Year	Season canceled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland	...	...
title=Dúi Þór leikmaður ársins í fyrstu deild karla – Ísak Júlíus valinn besti ungi leikmaðurinn	url=https://www.karfan.is/2023/05/dui-thor-leikmadur-arsins-i-fyrstu-deild-karla-isak-julius-valinn-besti-ungi-leikmadurinn/	access-date=20 May 2023	work=Karfan.is	date=19 May 2023	language=Icelandic}}	ISL Dúi Þór Jónsson	USA Keith Jordan Jr.	ISL Ragnar Nathanaelsson	ISL Ísak Júlíus Perdue	ISL Kjartan Atli Kjartansson	Álftanes
2021–22	ISL Eysteinn Bjarni Ævarsson	USA Detrek Marqual Browning	ISL Daníel Ágúst Halldórsson	ISL Máté Dalmay	Haukar
author1=Davíð Eldur	title=Allir verðlaunahafar í fyrstu deild karla – Árni Elmar leikmaður ársins	url=https://www.karfan.is/2021/06/allir-verdlaunahafar-i-fyrstu-deild-karla-arni-elmar-leikmadur-arsins/	access-date=29 June 2021	work=Karfan.is	date=29 June 2021	language=Icelandic}}	ISL Árni Elmar Hrafnsson	SPA Jose Medina Aldana	ISL Sveinn Búi Birgisson	ISL Pétur Ingvarsson	Breiðablik
	2019–20
author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson	title=Helena og Kristófer valin best annað tímabilið í röð	url=https://www.visir.is/g/2019190519932/helena-og-kristofer-valin-best-annad-timabilid-i-rod	access-date=10 May 2019	work=Vísir.is	date=11 May 2019	language=is}}	Iceland Róbert Sigurðsson	USA Larry Thomas	Iceland Júlíus Orri Ágústsson	Iceland Lárus Jónsson	Þór Akureyri
title=Eyjólfur besti leikmaður 1. deildar karla	url=https://karfan.is/read/2018-05-04/eyjolfur-besti-leikmadur-1-deildar-karla/	access-date=19 August 2018	work=karfan.is	date=4 May 2018	language=is}}	Iceland Eyjólfur Ásberg Halldórsson	Iceland Sigvaldi Eggertsson	Iceland Finnur Jónsson	Skallagrímur
title=Lokahóf KKÍ 2017 - Thelma Dís og Jón Arnór valin best	url=http://kki.is/frettir/frett/2017/05/05/Lokahof-KKI-2017-Thelma-Dis-og-Jon-Arnor-valin-best/?pagetitle=Lokah%C3%B3f+KK%C3%8D+2017+%C2%B7%C2%A0Thelma+D%C3%ADs+og+J%C3%B3n+Arn%C3%B3r+valin+best	access-date=19 August 2018	work=kki.is	date=5 May 2017	language=is}}	Iceland Róbert Sigurðsson	Iceland Hilmar Pétursson	Iceland Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson	Höttur
title=Helena og Haukur valin best	url=http://kki.is/frettir/frett/2016/05/06/Helena-og-Haukur-valin-best/?pagetitle=Helena+og+Haukur+valin+best	access-date=19 August 2018	work=kki.is	date=6 May 2016	language=is}}	Iceland Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson	Iceland Tryggvi Hlinason	Iceland Finnur Jónsson	Skallagrímur
title=Hildur og Pavel leikmenn ársins	url=http://kki.is/frettir/frett/2015/05/08/Hildur-og-Pavel-leikmenn-arsins/?pagetitle=Hildur+og+Pavel+leikmenn+%C3%A1rsins	access-date=19 August 2018	work=kki.is	date=8 May 2016	language=is}}	Iceland Ari Gylfason	Iceland Erlendur Ágúst Stefánsson	Iceland Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson	Höttur
title=Verðlaunahafar á Lokahófinu	url=http://kki.is/frettir/frett/2010/05/01/Verdlaunahafar-a-Lokahofinu/?pagetitle=Ver%C3%B0launahafar+%C3%A1+Lokah%C3%B3finu	access-date=19 August 2018	work=kki.is	date=1 May 2010	language=is}}	Iceland Grétar Erlendsson	Iceland Borce Ilievski	KFÍ
title=Marvin og Bárður valdir bestir í 1. deild karla	url=http://www.visir.is/g/2009954556450/marvin-og-bardur-valdir-bestir-i-1.-deild-karla	access-date=19 August 2018	work=Vísir.is	date=3 May 2009	author=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson	language=is}}	Iceland Marvin Valdimarsson	Iceland Bárður Eyþórsson	Fjölnir
title=Hlynur og Pálína best	url=http://kki.is/frettir/frett/2008/05/10/Hlynur-og-Palina-best/?pagetitle=Hlynur+og+P%C3%A1l%C3%ADna+best	access-date=19 August 2018	work=kki.is	date=10 May 2008	language=is}}	Iceland Kristján Rúnar Sigurðsson	Iceland Einar Árni Jóhannsson	Breiðablik
title=1999 Ársskýrsla	url=https://www.kki.is/library/Skrar/thing/1999/%C3%81rssk%C3%BDrsla%201999.pdf	access-date=27 August 2024	work=Icelandic Basketball Association	date=1999	page=13	language=is}}	Iceland Pétur Ingvarsson	USA Billy Dreher	USA Billy Dreher	Þór Þorlákshöfn
title=1998 Ársskýrsla	url=https://www.kki.is/library/Skrar/thing/1998/%c3%81rssk%c3%bdrsla%201998.pdf	access-date=27 August 2024	work=Icelandic Basketball Association	date=1998	page=13	language=is}}	Iceland Birgir Mikaelsson	USA Clifton Bush	Iceland Torfi Magnússon	Snæfell
title=Þau eru best!	url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2444423	access-date=14 October 2018	work=Dagur	date=15 April 1997	language=is}}	Iceland Ragnar Þór Jónsson	USA Dalon Bynum	Iceland Birgir Mikaelsson	Valur

Domestic All-First team

Season	Domestic First team	Players
2022–23	Dúi Þór Jónsson	Álftanes
Björn Ásgeir Ásgeirsson		Hamar
Björgvin Hafþór Ríkharðsson	Skallagrímur
Eysteinn Bjarni Ævarsson	Álftanes
Ragnar Nathanaelsson		Hamar
2021–22	Daníel Ágúst Halldórsson	Fjölnir
Eysteinn Bjarni Ævarsson	Álftanes
Orri Gunnarsson	Haukar
Friðrik Anton Jónsson	Breiðablik
Ólafur Ingi Styrmisson	Álftanes
2020–21	Árni Elmar Hrafnsson	Breiðablik
Róbert Sigurðsson	Álftanes
Ragnar Jósef Ragnarsson	Hamar
Snorri Vignisson	Breiðablik
Sveinbjörn Jóhannesson	Breiðablik
	2019–20
2018–19	Júlíus Orri Ágústsson	Þór Akureyri
Róbert Sigurðsson	Fjölnir
Eysteinn Ævarsson	Höttur
Snjólfur Marel Stefánsson	Selfoss
Pálmi Geir Jónsson		Þór Akureyri
2017–18	Eyjólfur Ásberg Halldórsson	Skallagrímur
Snorri Vignisson	Breiðablik
Sigvaldi Eggertsson	Fjölnir
Bjarni Guðmann Jónsson	Skallagrímur
Jón Arnór Sverrisson	Hamar
2016–17	Róbert Sigurðsson	Fjölnir
Austin Magnús Bracey	Valur
Ragnar Gerald Albertsson	Höttur
Örn Sigurðarson	Hamar
Mirko Stefán Virijevic	Höttur
2015–16	Ragnar Friðriksson	Þór Akureyri
Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson	Skallagrímur
Róbert Sigurðsson	Fjölnir
Illugi Auðunsson	Valur
Tryggvi Hlinason	Þór Akureyri
2014–15	Hlynur Hreinsson	FSu
Ari Gylfason	FSu
Hreinn Gunnar Birgisson	Höttur
Fannar Freyr Helgason	ÍA
Örn Sigurðarson	Hamar
2009–10	Sævar Haraldsson	Haukar
Baldur Þór Ragnarsson	Þór Þorlákshöfn
Hörður Hreiðarsson	Valur
Óðinn Ásgeirsson	Þór Akureyri
Grétar Erlendsson	Þór Þorlákshöfn
2008–09	Marvin Valdimarsson	Hamar
Svavar Páll Pálsson	Hamar
Ægir Þór Steinarsson	Fjölnir
Haukur Helgi Pálsson	Fjölnir
Sveinn Ómar Sveinsson	Haukar
2007–08	Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson	Breiðablik
Kristján Rúnar Sigurðsson	Breiðablik
Árni Ragnarsson	FSu
Steinar Kaldal	Ármann
Sævar Sigurmundsson	FSu
1998–99	Jón Örn Guðmundsson	Þór Þorlákshöfn
Pálmi Freyr Sigurgeirsson	Breiðablik
Pétur Ingvarsson	Hamar
Óskar Þorðarson	Þór Þorlákshöfn
Birgir Guðfinnsson	Selfoss
1997–98	Jón Örn Guðmundsson	Þór Þorlákshöfn
Hrafn Kristjánsson	Hamar
Atli Þorbjörnsson	ÍS
Birgir Guðfinnsson	Leiknir
Birgir Mikaelsson	Snæfell
1996–97	Ragnar Þór Jónsson	Valur
Jón Örn Guðmundsson	Þór Þorlákshöfn
Bjarki Gústafsson	Valur
Birgir Guðfinnsson	Leiknir
Gylfi Þorkelsson	Selfoss

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(20 February 2012). "KFÍ leikur í úrvalsdeild karla á næstu leiktíð". [[Vísir.is]].
(13 March 2020). "KKÍ setur allt á ís í að minnsta kosti fjórar vikur". [[Vísir.is]].
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