2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla
The 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 66th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on October 6, 2016 and ended on April 30, 2017. KR won its fourth title in a row by defeating Grindavík 3–2 in the Finals.
| Domino's deild karla1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Dates | October 6, 2016 – April 30, 2017 | |||||||||
| TV | Stöð 2 Sport | |||||||||
| Final positions | ||||||||||
| Top seed | KR | |||||||||
| Champions | KR (16th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Grindavík | |||||||||
| Relegated | Skallagrímur, Snæfell | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Jón Arnór Stefánsson | |||||||||
| Domestic MVP | Jón Arnór Stefánsson | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP |  Amin Khalil Stevens | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2015–16 2017–18 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla. | ||||||||||
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.
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KR | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1920 | 1732 | +188 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Stjarnan | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1884 | 1715 | +169 | 32 | |
| 3 | Tindastóll | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1957 | 1794 | +163 | 30 | |
| 4 | Grindavík | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1877 | 1857 | +20 | 26 | |
| 5 | Þór Þorl | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1856 | 1769 | +87 | 24 | |
| 6 | Keflavík | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1927 | 1861 | +66 | 22 | |
| 7 | ÍR | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1767 | 1764 | +3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Þór Akureyri | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1867 | 1858 | +9 | 22 | |
| 9 | Njarðvík | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1852 | 1877 | −25 | 20 | |
| 10 | Haukar | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1819 | 1821 | −2 | 18 | |
| 11 | Skallagrímur | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1886 | 2012 | −126 | 14 | Relegated |
| 12 | Snæfell | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1693 | 2254 | −561 | 0 |
Source: KKÍ
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | KR | 3 | |||||||||||
| 0 | Þór Akureyri | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | KR | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Keflavík | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Grindavík | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Þór Þorl | 2 | |||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | 1 | KR | 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Grindavík | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Stjarnan | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 | ÍR | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Stjarnan | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Grindavík | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Tindastóll | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Keflavík | 3 | |||||||||||
References
External links
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