The Icelandic basketball league system, or Icelandic basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for basketball clubs in Iceland. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels.
| Country | Iceland |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Promotion and relegation | Yes |
| National system | |
| Federation | Icelandic Basketball Association |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Top division |
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| Second division |
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| Cup competition | |
| Basketball in Iceland | |
Men
editThere are currently four different competitions on the pyramid - the 1st tier Úrvalsdeild, the 2nd tier Division I, the 3rd tier Division II, and the 4th tier Division III.
The leagues are organized by the Icelandic Basketball Association.[1]
The tier levels
editFor the 2020–21 season, the Icelandic basketball league system is as follows:[2]
| Level | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla 12 teams ↓ 2 relegation (previously 1. deild karla (1951–78)) | ||||
| 2 | 1. deild karla 12 teams1 ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 1 relegation (previously 2. deild karla (1964–78)) | ||||
| 3 | 2. deild karla 12 teams ↑ 1 promotion ↓ 2 relegation (previously 3. deild karla (1973–78)) | ||||
| 4 | 3. deild karla 7 teams ↑ 2 promotion | ||||
1The 1. deild karla has spot for 12 teams. The 12th placed team is relegated to 2. deild karla. If there are less than 12 teams, no team is relegated.
Other competitions
editWomen
editThere are currently three different competitions on the pyramid and they are all organized by the Icelandic Basketball Association.[3][4][5]
| Level | League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna 10 teams ↓ 1 relegation (previously 1. deild kvenna (1952–2005)) | |||||||||
| 2 | 1. deild kvenna 9 teams1 ↑ 1 promotion (previously 2. deild kvenna (1984–2005)) | |||||||||
| 2 | 2. deild kvenna TBD | |||||||||
1Registered for the 2022–23 season. The amount of teams vary by seasons.
Other competitions
editSee also
edit- League system
- European professional club basketball system
- Polish basketball league system
- Greek basketball league system
- Italian basketball league system
- French basketball league system
- Russian basketball league system
- Turkish basketball league system
- German basketball league system
- Hungarian basketball league system
- South American professional club basketball system
References and notes
editExternal links
edit- Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic)
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