A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Domino's deild karla1 | ||||||||||
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Duration | 3 October 2019 – 18 March 2020 | |||||||||
Number of games | 126 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 12 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Stöð 2 Sport | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Stjarnan | |||||||||
Relegated | Fjölnir | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Biggest home win | Njarðvík 113–52 Þór Akureyri (15 November 2019) | |||||||||
Biggest away win | Keflavík 118–73 Fjölnir (5 March 2020) | |||||||||
Highest scoring | ÍR 120–113 Þór Akureyri (24 January 2020) | |||||||||
Winning streak | 13 games Stjarnan | |||||||||
Losing streak | 16 games Fjölnir | |||||||||
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All statistics correct as of 18 March 2020.1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla. |
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]
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 |
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Fjölnir | Grafarvogur | Dalhús | ![]() |
Grindavík | Grindavík | Mustad Höllin | ![]() |
Haukar | Hafnarfjörður | Schenkerhöllin | ![]() |
ÍR | Reykjavík | Hertz Hellirinn | ![]() |
Keflavík | Keflavík | TM Höllin | ![]() |
KR | Reykjavík | DHL Höllin | ![]() |
Njarðvík | Njarðvík | Ljónagryfjan | ![]() |
Stjarnan | Garðabær | Ásgarður | ![]() |
Tindastóll | Sauðárkrókur | Sauðárkrókur | ![]() |
Valur | Reykjavík | Origo-höllin | ![]() |
Þór Akureyri | Akureyri | Höllin | ![]() |
Þór Þorlákshöfn | Þorlákshöfn | Icelandic Glacial Höllin | ![]() |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Haukar | ![]() |
End of contract | 14 March 2019 | Off-season | ![]() |
15 May 2019[4] |
Grindavík | ![]() |
End of contract | 29 March 2019 | ![]() |
12 May 2019 | |
Tindastóll | ![]() |
Resigned | 15 April 2019 | ![]() |
8 May 2019 | |
Þór Þorlákshöfn | ![]() |
Resigned | 8 May 2019 | ![]() |
12 May 2019 | |
Þór Þorlákshöfn | ![]() |
Resigned | 21 May 2019 | ![]() |
21 May 2019 |
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Stjarnan[a] | 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 |
Notes:
- ^ 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.