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1966 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)

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1. deild karla1
Games played20
Teams5
Regular season
RelegatedÍKF
Finals
ChampionsKR (2nd title)
  Runners-upÍR
Records
Winning streak8
KR
Losing streak8
ÍKF
1965
1967
1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild karla in 1978.

The 1966 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 15th season of the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland, then known as 1. deild karla. KR won their 2nd title by posting the best record in the league. ÍKF got relegated after posting the worst record in the league.[1][2]

Einar Bollason led the league in total scoring with 210 points.[1]

Competition format

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The 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.

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 KR 8 8 0 698 459 +239 16 Champion
2 ÍR 8 5 3 566 517 +49 10
3 Ármann 8 5 3 526 550 −24 10
4 KFR 8 2 6 613 679 −66 4
5 ÍKF 8 0 8 405 603 −198 0 Relegated
Source: kki.is

Scoring leaders

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Rank Player Games Points Average
1.  Iceland Einar Bollason  8  210  26.3
2.  Iceland Þórir Magnússon    178  
3.  Iceland Einar Matthíasson    169  
4.  Iceland Hólmsteinn Sigurðsson    153  
5.  Iceland Birgir Örn Birgis    151  

Source: Íþróttablaðið[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Íslandsmót 1966". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). 1 February 1967. pp. 43–44. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "KR-ingar Íslandsmeistarar í körfuknattleik 1966". Vísir (in Icelandic). 30 April 1966. pp. 11, 7. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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