3. deild karla (basketball)

Basketball league

3\. deild karlaFounded| 2015

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First season| 2015
Country|  Iceland
Confederation| FIBA Europe
Number of teams| 7
Level on pyramid| 4
Promotion to| 2\. deild karla
Domestic cup(s)| Icelandic Basketball Cup
Supercup| Icelandic Super Cup
Current champions| Breiðablik-b
Most championships| Breiðablik-b, Álftanes,
Gnúpverjar,
Sindri (1 title)
CEO| Hannes S. Jónsson
Website| www.kki.is

3\. deild karla (English: Men's 3. Division) or D3 is the fourth tier basketball competition among clubs in Iceland. It is organized by the Icelandic Basketball Federation (Icelandic: Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands – KKÍ). It consists of 8 teams and the season consists of a schedule of 14 games. The top four teams meet in a playoff for the victory in the 3. deild. The two finalists achieve promotion to 2\. deild karla.[1]

## History

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### Creation

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3\. deild karla originated in 2015 and consists of 10 teams.[2] On 13 March 2020, the 2019–20 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Iceland.[3] The day after, the Icelandic Basketball Federation canceled the rest of the season.[4] The 2020–21 season was initially postponed in October after another outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. In January 2021 it was announced that the season would start on 13 February but with Hamar-b having withdrawn from the league.[5]

## Teams

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The current 3. deild karla teams for the 2020–21 season are:

Team | Location

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Álftanes-b | Álftanes
Ármann | Reykjavík
Haukar-b | Hafnarfjörður
Höttur-b | Egilsstaðir
Kormákur  | Hvammstangi
Skallagrímur-b | Borgarnes
Þór Akureyri-b | Akureyri

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## Champions

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Season | Winner | Runner-up | Score

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2015–16  | Gnúpverjar | Laugdælir | 78-72[6]
2016–17  | Sindri Höfn | Þór Þorlákshöfn-b | 82-67[7]
2017–18  | Álftanes[8] | Vestri-b[9] | 82-72
2018–19  | Breiðablik-b[10] | ÍR-b | 78-68
2019–20  | Season canceled early due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.[a][11]
2020–21  | Season canceled early due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.[b]

### Notes

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1. ^ Álftanes-b had the best record at the time of cancelation, having won all of its 12 games.
2. ^ Vestri-b had the best record at the time of cancelation, having won all of its 3 games.

## Titles per club

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Titles  | Club

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1 | Breiðablik-b, Álftanes, Gnúpverjar, UMF Sindri Höfn

## References

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1. ^ Reglugerð umkörfuknattleiksmót
2. ^ 3\. deild karla (2015–16)
3. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (13 March 2020). "KKÍ aflýsir neðri deildum og yngri flokkum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
4. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (14 March 2020). "KKÍ tekur endanlega ákvörðun um Dominos-deildirnar á miðvikudag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
5. ^ Davíð Eldur (12 January 2021). "Keppni í neðri deildum og yngri flokkum aftur af stað". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
6. ^ "Gnúpverjar Íslandsmeistarar 3. deildar karla í körfubolta í ár!". skeidgnup.is (in Icelandic). 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
7. ^ "Leikur: Sindri 82 - 67 Þór Þ. b". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
8. ^ "Álftanes Íslandsmeistarar". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
9. ^ "Vestri-B tryggði sér silfrið í 3. deild". Bæjarins Besta (in Icelandic). 16 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
10. ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (17 April 2019). "Breiðablik-B Íslandsmeistarar í 3. deild". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
11. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (13 March 2020). "KKÍ setur allt á ís í að minnsta kosti fjórar vikur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 March 2020.

## External links

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* KKÍ
* 3\. deild karla – kki.is

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Basketball in Iceland

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National teams|

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* Iceland
* U-20
* U-19
* U-18
* U-17
* U-16
* U-15

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Women|

* Iceland
* U-20
* U-19
* U-18
* U-17
* U-16
* U-15

League competitions|

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* Úrvalsdeild karla
* 1\. deild karla
* 2\. deild karla
* 3\. deild karla

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Women|

* Úrvalsdeild kvenna
* 1\. deild kvenna
* 2\. deild kvenna

Cup competitions|

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* Men's Cup
* Men's Super Cup
* League Cup
* Men's Company Cup (defunct)

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Women|

* Women's Cup
* Women's Super Cup
* League Cup
* Women's Company Cup (defunct)

All-Star games|

| Men|

* Icelandic Basketball Association Men's All-Star Game (defunct)

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Women|

* Icelandic Basketball Association Women's All-Star Game (defunct)

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