The 2010–11 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 66th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 7 October 2010 and ended on 19 April 2011. KR won its third title in four years, and 12th overall, by defeating Stjarnan 3–1 in the Finals.[1] KFÍ and Hamar where relegated to 1. deild karla.[2][3]
| Iceland Express deild karla1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 7 October 2010 – 19 April 2011 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 12 | |||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Stöð 2 Sport | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Snæfell | |||||||||
| Relegated | Hamar, KFÍ | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | KR (12th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Stjarnan | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Keflavík, Snæfell | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Marcus Walker | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP |  Pavel Ermolinskij | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP | Marcus Walker | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2009–10 2011–12 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla. | ||||||||||
Competition format edit
The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" for a total of 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to 1. deild karla.
Regular season edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snæfell | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2105 | 1966 | +139 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | KR | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2158 | 1926 | +232 | 32 | |
| 3 | Keflavík | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2095 | 1910 | +185 | 32 | |
| 4 | Grindavík | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1849 | 1765 | +84 | 30 | |
| 5 | Stjarnan | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1878 | 1870 | +8 | 24 | |
| 6 | ÍR | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2021 | 2014 | +7 | 20 | |
| 7 | Njarðvík | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1820 | 1872 | −52 | 20 | |
| 8 | Haukar | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1842 | 1959 | −117 | 18 | |
| 9 | Fjölnir | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1944 | 2027 | −83 | 16 | |
| 10 | Tindastóll | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1777 | 1876 | −99 | 14 | |
| 11 | Hamar | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1748 | 1850 | −102 | 14 | Relegated |
| 12 | KFÍ | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1885 | 2087 | −202 | 10 |
Source: KKÍ
Playoffs edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Snæfell | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Haukar | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Snæfell | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Stjarnan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Grindavík | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Stjarnan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | KR | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Stjarnan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | KR | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Njarðvík | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | KR | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Keflavík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Keflavík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | ÍR | 1 | ||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (19 April 2011). "Umfjöllun: KR Íslandsmeistari eftir sannfærandi sigur í Garðabænum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (4 March 2011). "Stjarnan lagði topplið Snæfells - KFÍ fallið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Úrslit: Snæfell deildarmeistari og Hamar féll". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 6 March 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2018.[permanent dead link]