| Country: | Iceland |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pr: | Yes |
| Federation: | Icelandic Basketball Association |
| Confederation: | FIBA Europe |
The Icelandic basketball league system, or Icelandic basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for basketball clubs in Iceland. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels.
There are currently four different competitions on the pyramid - the 1st tier Úrvalsdeild, the 2nd tier Division I, the 3rd tier Division II, and the 4th tier Division III.
The leagues are organized by the Icelandic Basketball Association.[1]
| Level | League |
|---|---|
| 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla 12 teams ↓ 2 relegation (previously 1. deild karla (1951–78)) |
| 2 | 1. deild karla 12 teams1 ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 1 relegation (previously 2. deild karla (1964–78)) |
| 3 | 2. deild karla 12 teams ↑ 1 promotion ↓ 2 relegation (previously 3. deild karla (1973–78)) |
| 4 | 3. deild karla 7 teams ↑ 2 promotion |
There are currently three different competitions on the pyramid and they are all organized by the Icelandic Basketball Association.[3] [4] [5]
| Level | League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Úrvalsdeild kvenna 10 teams ↓ 1 relegation (previously 1. deild kvenna (1952–2005)) | |||||||||
| 2 | 1. deild kvenna 9 teams1 ↑ 1 promotion (previously 2. deild kvenna (1984–2005)) | |||||||||
| 2 | 2. deild kvenna TBD | |||||||||