| Icelandic: 1. deild karla | |
| Founded: | 1964 |
| Inaugural: | 1964 |
| Ceo: | Hannes S. Jónsson |
| Levels: | 2 |
| Pyramid: | Icelandic basketball league system |
| Promotion: | Úrvalsdeild |
| Relegation: | 2. deild karla |
| Domest Cup: | Bikarkeppni KKÍ |
| Supercup: | Meistarakeppni karla |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Confed: | FIBA Europe |
| Champions: | KR (1st title) |
| Most Champs: | Þór Akureyri (7 titles) |
| Tv: | Stöð 2 Sport, RÚV |
| Website: | KKÍ.is |
Icelandic: '''1. deild karla''' (English: Men's First Division) or D1 is the second-tier basketball competition among clubs in Iceland. It is organized by the Icelandic Basketball Federation (Icelandic: Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ).The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 18 games, followed by a four-team playoff round. Both semifinals and finals series are best-of-three. The top team from the regular-season phase and the four-team playoff round winner are promoted to the Úrvalsdeild karla. The bottom club is relegated, and replaced by the four-team playoff round winner of the third-tier 2. deild karla.
The Icelandic: 1. deild karla was founded in 1964. Up until 1978 it was known as Icelandic: 2. deild karla.
For the first years, from its foundation in 1964 until the 1970–71 season, the Icelandic: 1. deild was led by the ÍS (with three wins) and ÍKF (with two wins).
Some years later, from the 1974–75 season, Fram Reykjavík started their leadership on the Icelandic: 1. deild and their series of wins, which ended in the 1985–86 season when they won their fourth title.
In 1979, Danny Shouse joined Ármann and took the league by storm. On December 1, 1979, Shouse scored 100 points against Skallagrímur, setting the Icelandic single-game scoring record.[1] [2] In January 1980 he scored 76 points in an overtime loss against Grindavík[3] and in February he broke the 70 point barrier again, scoring 72 points against Þór Akureyri.[4] His scoring prowess helped Ármann win the league and achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla. Even though Shouse played in the nation's tier 2 league during his first season, he was widely regarded as one of the best players in the country.[5] [6]
After their golden years, in which they won 15 Úrvalsdeild karla titles in less than 25 years, the ÍR was relegated to the First Division. In the 1986–87 season they won the Icelandic: 1. deild for their first time and came back to the Icelandic: Úrvalsdeild karla.Afterwards, the ÍR was relegated again to the 1. deild. In the 1999–00 season they won their second 1. deild title and came back to the Úrvalsdeild karla.
In the 2006–07 season, Þór Akureyri won their fifth title. In the following season, the 2007–08 season, Breiðablik also won their fifth title, becoming the most successful franchise together with Þór Akureyri. In the 2011–12 season, KFÍ won their fourth title.[7]
On 13 March 2020, the rest of the 2019–20 season was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland.[8]
The league originated in 1964 and currently consists of nine teams. Þór Akureyri have won the most championships with six titles.
The current Icelandic: 1. deild teams for the 2022–23 season are:[9]
| Team | City, Region | Arena | Colours | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ármann | Reykjavík | Kennaraskólinn | blue/white |  Ólafur Þór Jónsson | |
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Smárinn | green/white | TBD | |
| Fjölnir | Grafarvogur | Dalhús | blue/yellow | Borce Ilievski | |
| Hamar | Hveragerði | Frystikistan | light blue/white | Halldór Karl Þórsson | |
| Þór Akureyri | Akureyri | Höllin | red/white | Daníel Þór Halldórsson | |
| ÍA | Akranes | Vesturgata | yellow/black | Nebojsa Knezevic | |
| Hrunamenn | Flúðir | Íþróttahúsið Flúðum | blue/green/white |  Konrad Tota | |
| Selfoss | Selfoss | Iða | white/black | Chris Caird | |
| Sindri | Höfn | Íþróttahúsið Höfn | red/white |  Israel Martín | |
| Skallagrímur | Borgarnes | Fjósið | green/yellow | Atli Aðalsteinsson |
| Season | Champion | Playoff winner | Playoff runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | ÍKF | --- | --- | |
| 1965-66 | ÍS | --- | --- | |
| 1966-67 | Þór Akureyri | --- | --- | |
| 1967-68 | ÍS (2) | --- | --- | |
| 1968-69 | ÍKF (2) | --- | --- | |
| 1969-70 | HSK | --- | --- | |
| 1970-71 | ÍS (3) | --- | --- | |
| 1971-72 | Njarðvík | --- | --- | |
| 1972-73 | Skallagrímur | --- | --- | |
| 1973-74 | Snæfell | --- | --- | |
| 1974-75 | Fram Reykjavík | --- | --- | |
| 1975-76 | Breiðablik | --- | --- | |
| 1976-77 | Þór Akureyri (2) | --- | --- | |
| 1977-78 | Snæfell (2) | --- | --- | |
| 1978-79 | Fram Reykjavík (2) | --- | --- | |
| 1979-80 | Ármann | --- | --- | |
| 1980-81 | Fram Reykjavík (3) | --- | --- | |
| 1981-82 | Keflavík | --- | --- | |
| 1982-83 | Haukar | --- | --- | |
| 1983-84 | ÍS (4) | --- | --- | |
| 1984-85 | Keflavík (2) | --- | --- | |
| 1985-86 | Fram Reykjavík (4) | --- | --- | |
| 1986-87 | ÍR | --- | --- | |
| 1987-88 | Tindastóll | --- | --- | |
| 1988-89 | Reynir Sandgerði | --- | --- | |
| 1989-90 | Snæfell (3) | --- | --- | |
| 1990-91 | Skallagrímur (2) | --- | --- | |
| 1991-92 | Breiðablik (2) | --- | --- | |
| 1992-93 | ÍA | --- | --- | |
| 1993-94 | Þór Akureyri (3) | --- | --- | |
| 1994-95 | Breiðablik (3) | --- | --- | |
| 1995-96 | KFÍ | --- | --- | |
| 1996-97 | Valur | --- | --- | |
| 1997-98 | Snæfell (4) | --- | --- | |
| 1998-99 | Hamar | --- | --- | |
| 1999-00 | ÍR (2) | --- | --- | |
| 2000-01 | Breiðablik (4) | --- | --- | |
| 2001-02 | Valur (2) | --- | --- | |
| 2002-03 | KFÍ (2) | --- | --- | |
| 2003-04 | Skallagrímur (3) | --- | --- | |
| 2004-05 | Þór Akureyri (4) | --- | --- | |
| 2005-06 | Tindastóll (2) | --- | --- | |
| 2006-07 | Þór Akureyri (5) | --- | --- | |
| 2007-08 | Breiðablik (5) | --- | --- | |
| 2008-09 | Hamar (2) | --- | --- | |
| 2009-10 | KFÍ (3) | --- | --- | |
| 2010-11 | Þór Þorlákshöfn | Valur | Þór Akureyri | |
| 2011-12 | KFÍ (4) | Skallagrímur | ÍA | |
| 2012-13 | Haukar (2) | Valur | Hamar | |
| 2013-14 | Tindastóll (3) | Fjölnir | Höttur | |
| 2014-15 | Höttur | FSu | Hamar | |
| 2015-16 | Þór Akureyri (6) | Skallagrímur | Fjölnir | |
| 2016-17 | Höttur (2) | Valur | Hamar | |
| 2017-18 | Skallagrímur | Breiðablik | Hamar | |
| 2018-19 | Þór Akureyri (7)[10] | Fjölnir | Hamar | |
| 2019-20 | Höttur (3) | Canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland[11] | ||
| 2020-21 | Breiðablik (6) | Vestri | Hamar | |
| 2021-22 | Haukar (3) | Höttur | Álftanes | |
| 2022-23 | Álftanes[12] | Hamar[13] | Skallagrímur | |
| 2023-24 | KR (1) | tbd | tbd | |
| Titles | Club | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Þór Akureyri | |
| 6 | Breiðablik | |
| 4 | KFÍ, Snæfell, Fram Reykjavík, Skallagrímur, ÍS | |
| 3 | Haukar, Njarðvík / ÍKF1, Tindastóll, ÍR, Höttur | |
| 2 | Hamar, Keflavík, Haukar, Valur | |
| 1 | Þór Þorlákshöfn, ÍA, Reynir Sandgerði, Ármann, KR, HSK |
| Season | Domestic MVP | Foreign MVP | Defense Player of The Year | Young Player of The Year | Coach of The Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23[14] | Dúi Þór Jónsson | Keith Jordan Jr. | Ragnar Nathanaelsson | Ísak Júlíus Perdue | Kjartan Atli Kjartansson | Álftanes |
| 2021–22 | Eysteinn Bjarni Ævarsson | Detrek Marqual Browning | Daníel Ágúst Halldórsson | Máté Dalmay | Haukar | |
| 2020–21[15] | Árni Elmar Hrafnsson | Jose Medina Aldana | Sveinn Búi Birgisson | Pétur Ingvarsson | Breiðablik | |
| 2019–20 | Season canceled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland | |||||
| 2018–19[16] | Róbert Sigurðsson | Larry Thomas | Júlíus Orri Ágústsson | Lárus Jónsson | Þór Akureyri | |
| 2017–18[17] | Eyjólfur Ásberg Halldórsson | Sigvaldi Eggertsson | Finnur Jónsson | Skallagrímur | ||
| 2016–17[18] | Róbert Sigurðsson | Hilmar Pétursson | Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson | Höttur | ||
| 2015–16[19] | Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson | Tryggvi Hlinason | Finnur Jónsson | Skallagrímur | ||
| 2014–15[20] | Ari Gylfason | Erlendur Ágúst Stefánsson | Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson | Höttur | ||
| ... | ||||||
| 2009–10[21] | Grétar Erlendsson | Borce Ilievski | KFÍ | |||
| 2008–09[22] | Marvin Valdimarsson | Bárður Eyþórsson | Fjölnir | |||
| 2007–08[23] | Kristján Rúnar Sigurðsson | Einar Árni Jóhannsson | Breiðablik | |||
| ... | ||||||
| 1996–97[24] | Ragnar Jónsson | Torfi Magnússon | Valur | |||
| Season | Domestic First team | |
|---|---|---|
| Players | Teams | |
| 2022–23 | Dúi Þór Jónsson | Álftanes |
| Björn Ásgeir Ásgeirsson | Hamar | |
| Björgvin Hafþór Ríkharðsson | Skallagrímur | |
| Eysteinn Bjarni Ævarsson | Álftanes | |
| Hamar | ||
| 2021–22 | Daníel Ágúst Halldórsson | Fjölnir |
| Eysteinn Bjarni Ævarsson | Álftanes | |
| Orri Gunnarsson | Haukar | |
| Friðrik Anton Jónsson | Breiðablik | |
| Ólafur Ingi Styrmisson | Álftanes | |
| 2020–21 | Árni Elmar Hrafnsson | Breiðablik |
| Róbert Sigurðsson | Álftanes | |
| Ragnar Jósef Ragnarsson | Hamar | |
| Snorri Vignisson | Breiðablik | |
| Sveinbjörn Jóhannesson | Breiðablik | |
| 2019–20 | Season canceled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak in Iceland | |
| 2018–19 | Júlíus Orri Ágústsson | Þór Akureyri |
| Róbert Sigurðsson | Fjölnir | |
| Eysteinn Ævarsson | Höttur | |
| Snjólfur Marel Stefánsson | Selfoss | |
| Pálmi Geir Jónsson | Þór Akureyri | |
| 2017–18 | Eyjólfur Ásberg Halldórsson | Skallagrímur |
| Snorri Vignisson | Breiðablik | |
| Sigvaldi Eggertsson | Fjölnir | |
| Bjarni Guðmann Jónsson | Skallagrímur | |
| Jón Arnór Sverrisson | Hamar | |
| 2016–17 | Róbert Sigurðsson | Fjölnir |
| Austin Magnús Bracey | Valur | |
| Ragnar Gerald Albertsson | Höttur | |
| Örn Sigurðarson | Hamar | |
| Mirko Stefán Virijevic | Höttur | |
| 2015–16 | Ragnar Friðriksson | Þór Akureyri |
| Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson | Skallagrímur | |
| Róbert Sigurðsson | Fjölnir | |
| Illugi Auðunsson | Valur | |
| Tryggvi Hlinason | Þór Akureyri | |
| 2014–15 | Hlynur Hreinsson | FSu |
| Ari Gylfason | FSu | |
| Hreinn Gunnar Birgisson | Höttur | |
| Fannar Freyr Helgason | ÍA | |
| Örn Sigurðarson | Hamar | |
| ... | ||
| 2009–10 | Sævar Haraldsson | Haukar |
| Baldur Þór Ragnarsson | Þór Þorlákshöfn | |
| Hörður Hreiðarsson | Valur | |
| Óðinn Ásgeirsson | Þór Akureyri | |
| Grétar Erlendsson | Þór Þorlákshöfn | |
| 2008–09 | Marvin Valdimarsson | Hamar |
| Svavar Páll Pálsson | Hamar | |
| Ægir Þór Steinarsson | Fjölnir | |
| Haukur Helgi Pálsson | Fjölnir | |
| Sveinn Ómar Sveinsson | Haukar | |
| 2007–08 | Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson | Breiðablik |
| Kristján Rúnar Sigurðsson | Breiðablik | |
| Árni Ragnarsson | FSu | |
| Steinar Kaldal | Ármann | |
| Sævar Sigurmundsson | FSu | |