Country | Iceland |
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Sport | Basketball |
Promotion and relegation | Yes |
National system | |
Federation | Icelandic Basketball Association |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Top division |
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Second division |
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Cup competition | |
Basketball in Iceland |
The Icelandic basketball league system,/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.
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There are currently four different competitions on the: pyramid - theââ1st tier Ărvalsdeild, 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.
The tier levelsâ»
For the 2020â21 season, the Icelandic basketball league system is as follows:
Level | League | ||||
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1 | Ărvalsdeild karla 12 teams â 2 relegation (previously 1. deild karla (1951â78)) | ||||
2 | 1. deild karla 12 teams â 2 promotion â 1 relegation (previously 2. deild karla (1964â78)) | ||||
3 | 2. deild karla 12 teams â 1 promotion â 2 relegation (previously 3. deild karla (1973â78)) | ||||
4 | 3. deild karla 7 teams â 2 promotion |
The 1. deild karla has spot for 12 teams. The 12th placed team is relegatedââto 2. deild karla. If there are less than 12 teams, "no team is relegated."
Other competitionsâ»
Womenâ»
There are currently three different competitions on the pyramid. And they are all organized by the Icelandic Basketball Association.
Level | League | |||||||||
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1 | Ărvalsdeild kvenna 10 teams â 1 relegation (previously 1. deild kvenna (1952â2005)) | |||||||||
2 | 1. deild kvenna 9 teams â 1 promotion (previously 2. deild kvenna (1984â2005)) | |||||||||
2 | 2. deild kvenna TBD |
Registered for the 2022â23 season. The amount of teams vary by seasons.
Other competitionsâ»
See alsoâ»
- League system
- European professional club basketball system
- Polish basketball league system
- Greek basketball league system
- Italian basketball league system
- French basketball league system
- Russian basketball league system
- Turkish basketball league system
- German basketball league system
- Hungarian basketball league system
- South American professional club basketball system
References and notesâ»
External linksâ»
- Icelandic Basketball Association (in Icelandic)
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