The 1969 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 18th season of the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland, then known as 1. deild karla. The season started on January 19, 1969[1] and ended on April 9, 1969.
| 1. deild karla1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | January 19, 1969 – April 9, 1969 | |||
| Games played | 32 | |||
| Teams | 6 | |||
| Regular season | ||||
| Relegated | ÍS | |||
| Finals | ||||
| Champions | ÍR (9th title) | |||
| Runners-up | KR | |||
| Awards | ||||
| MVP |  Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson | |||
| Statistical leaders | ||||
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| Records | ||||
| Highest scoring | ÍR 109-58 ÍS | |||
← 1968 1970 →
1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild karla in 1978. | ||||
ÍR won their ninth title by beating KR in an extra game for the championship after the two teams ended tied for the top place in the league.[2][3][4]
ÍS got relegated after losing an extra game against KFR, 61–69.[5]
Competition format
editThe 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.[6]
Regular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ÍR | 10 | 9 | 1 | 732 | 542 | +190 | 18 | Extra game for championship |
| 2 | KR | 10 | 9 | 1 | 711 | 533 | +178 | 18 | |
| 3 | Ármann | 10 | 5 | 5 | 561 | 601 | −40 | 10 | |
| 4 | Þór Akureyri | 10 | 3 | 7 | 585 | 606 | −21 | 6 | |
| 5 | KFR | 10 | 2 | 8 | 553 | 684 | −131 | 4 | Extra game for Relegation |
| 6 | ÍS | 10 | 2 | 8 | 483 | 659 | −176 | 4 |
Source: [1]
Extra games
edit| Relegation | ||||
| KFR | 69 | |||
| ÍS | 61 | |||
| Championship | ||||
| ÍR | 68 | |||
| KR | 41 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Íslandsmótið í körfuknattleik hefst í kvöld". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). January 18, 1969. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "KR stöðvaði sigurgöngu ÍR í gærkvöldi". Tíminn (in Icelandic). April 2, 1969. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Stjarnan haltraði af velli - en ÍR-ingar margefldust!". Vísir (in Icelandic). April 8, 1969. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "ÍR Íslandsmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). April 9, 1969. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Borgnesingar góðir körfuknattleiksmenn". Vísir (in Icelandic). April 14, 1969. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Endurheimtir ÍR titilinn?". Tíminn (in Icelandic). April 1, 1969. Retrieved 5 September 2017.