| KR | |
| Color1: | white |
| Color2: | black |
| Nickname: | KR |
| Leagues: | 1. deild karla |
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| History: | KR 1956–present |
| Arena: | DHL-Höllin |
| Capacity: | 1,500[1] |
| Location: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Colors: | Black, White |
| Coach: | Jakob Sigurðarson |
| Assistants: | Adama Darboe |
| Championships: | 18 Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Affiliation: | KR-b |
| Website: | www.krkarfa.is |
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The KR men's basketball team, commonly known as KR or KR Basket, is a professional basketball club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the men's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (English: Reykjavík Football Club) multi-sport club. It has won the Icelandic championship eighteen times, the most national championships in the men's top-tier league history. It won a record 6 national champions in a row from 2014 to 2019.
In 2017, the team played in FIBA Europe Cup for the first time since 2008.[2] [3]
In March 2023, the team was relegated to the second-tier 1. deild karla for the first time in its history.[4] A year later, it finished first in 1. deild karla and gained promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild.[5]
KR has a men's reserve team that plays in the amateur level Icelandic 3rd-tier Division II[6] and the Icelandic basketball cup, called KR-b.[7] It is also affiliated with Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar.[8]
1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015,[9] 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1991, 2011, 2016, 2017
2000, 2007, 2014, 2015
2008, 2014
2024
| Season | Tier | League | Icelandic Cup | European competitions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | |||||
| 2007–08 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 2nd | |||||
| 2008–09 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | |||
| 2009–10 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 2nd | |||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Champion | ||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 3rd | Semifinalist | ||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 4th | |||||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | |||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | |||
| 2015–16 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Champion | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Champion | ||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | bgcolor=silver | Runner-up | |||
| 2018–19 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Semifinalist | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 4th | 1st round | ||||
| 2020–21 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 5th | 2nd round | ||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 8th | 3rd round | ||||
| 2022–23 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 12th | Quarter-finals | ||||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 1st | Quarter-finals | ||||