KR men's basketball explained

KR
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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.

Recent history

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]

Reserve team

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]

Honors

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 by season

SeasonTierLeagueIcelandic CupEuropean competitions
2006–071Úrvalsdeild karla1st
2007–081Úrvalsdeild karla2nd
2008–091Úrvalsdeild karla1stbgcolor=silverRunner-up
2009–101Úrvalsdeild karla2nd
2010–111Úrvalsdeild karla1stChampion
2011–121Úrvalsdeild karla3rdSemifinalist
2012–131Úrvalsdeild karla4th
2013–141Úrvalsdeild karla1st
2014–151Úrvalsdeild karla1stbgcolor=silverRunner-up
2015–161Úrvalsdeild karla1stChampion
2016–171Úrvalsdeild karla1stChampion
2017–181Úrvalsdeild karla1stbgcolor=silverRunner-up
2018–191Úrvalsdeild karla1stSemifinalist
2019–201Úrvalsdeild karla4th1st round
2020–211Úrvalsdeild karla5th2nd round
2021–221Úrvalsdeild karla8th3rd round
2022–231Úrvalsdeild karla12thQuarter-finals
2023–2421. deild karla1stQuarter-finals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team history K.R. Reykjavík . Eurobasket . 2014-02-24 .
  2. http://karfan.is/read/2017-06-12/kr-i-fiba-europe-cup-/ KR í FIBA Europe Cup
  3. http://karfan.is/read/2017-06-12/rokrett-skref-fyrir-islenska-korfuboltann/ Rökrétt skref fyrir íslenska körfuboltann
  4. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Utan vallar: Hvernig getur félag unnið sex titla í röð og fallið svo fjórum árum síðar? . 11 March 2023 . . 10 March 2023 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . KR aftur í deild þeirra bestu eftir stórsigur . 30 March 2024 . . 25 March 2024 . Icelandic.
  6. Web site: 2. deild karla . KKI.is. 5 October 2017.
  7. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson. Marcus Walker hefur engu gleymt. 4 November 2017. Vísir.is. 3 November 2017. is.
  8. News: KV taka sæti í 1. deild á næsta tímabili . 3 May 2020 . krkarfa.is . 3 May 2020 . is.
  9. News: Kristján Jónsson. KR meistari fimmta árið í röð. 28 April 2018. Morgunblaðið. 28 April 2018. is.