1966 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)

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]

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

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

Competition format

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

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

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

Source: Íþróttablaðið[1]

References

  1. "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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