1975–76 Úrvalsdeild karla
| Úrvalsdeild karla | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 8 November 1975 – 27 March 1976 | ||
| Games played | 56 | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Regular season | |||
| Relegated | Snæfell | ||
| Finals | |||
| Champions | Ármann (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up | ÍR | ||
| Awards | |||
| MVP |  Jón Sigurðsson | ||
| Statistical leaders | |||
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← 1974–75 1976–77 → | |||
The 1975–76 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 25th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 8 November 1975[1] and ended on 27 March 1976. Ármann won its first title by posting the best record in the league. It secured the title by beating KR, 84–74, in the last game of the season.[2][3]
Competition format
[edit]The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 14 games. The top team won the national championship whilst the bottom team was relegated to Division I.
Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ármann | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1309 | 1074 | +235 | 26 | Champion |
| 2 | ÍR | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1331 | 1106 | +225 | 24 | |
| 3 | KR | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1293 | 1139 | +154 | 20 | |
| 4 | Njarðvík | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1161 | 1105 | +56 | 16 | |
| 5 | ÍS | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1149 | 1181 | −32 | 12 | |
| 6 | Valur | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1170 | 1178 | −8 | 10 | |
| 7 | Fram | 14 | 2 | 12 | 963 | 1159 | −196 | 4 | |
| 8 | Snæfell | 14 | 0 | 14 | 869 | 1303 | −434 | 0 | Relegated |
Source: [1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Um 1000 þáttakendur í 80 liðum taka þátt í mótinu". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 7 November 1975. p. 17. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Ármann braut einveldi ÍR og KR!". Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 March 1976. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Eftir 25 ára baráttu vannst titillinn loks". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 March 1976. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 11 August 2020.