2020–21 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)

The 2020–21 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 70th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 1 October 2020 and ended on 25 June 2021. Þór Þorlákshöfn won its first title by defeating Keflavík 3–1 in the Finals.[1]

Domino's deild karla1
Duration1 October 2020 – 25 June 2021
Games played161
Teams12
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
Top seedKeflavík
RelegatedHöttur
Haukar
Finals
ChampionsÞór Þorlákshöfn
  Runners-upKeflavík
SemifinalistsKR
Finals MVPLithuania Adomas Drungilas
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Hörður Vilhjálmsson
Foreign MVPUnited Kingdom Deane Williams
Statistical leaders
Points United States Shawn Glover 26.2
Rebounds United States Antonio Hester 12.0
Assists Iceland Hörður Vilhjálmsson 9.5
Records
Biggest home winTindastóll 117–65 Þór Akureyri
(22 April 2021)
Biggest away winKeflavík 115–82 Grindavík
(22 March 2021)
Highest scoringGrindavík 105–101 Þór Akureyri
(11 March 2021)
Winning streak12
Keflavík
Losing streak6
Haukar
Höttur
Njarðvík
All statistics correct as of 10 May 2021.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

Competition format

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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 Division 1.[2]

Teams

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Team City, Region Arena Head coach
Grindavík Grindavík Mustad Höllin   Daníel Guðni Guðmundsson
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkerhöllin   Sævaldur Bjarnason
Höttur Egilsstaðir Dalhús   Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
ÍR Reykjavík Hertz Hellirinn   Borce Ilievski
Keflavík Keflavík TM Höllin   Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson
KR Reykjavík DHL Höllin   Darri Freyr Atlason
Njarðvík Njarðvík Ljónagryfjan   Einar Árni Jóhannsson
Stjarnan Garðabær Ásgarður   Arnar Guðjónsson
Tindastóll Sauðárkrókur Sauðárkrókur   Baldur Þór Ragnarsson
Valur Reykjavík Origo-höllin   Finnur Freyr Stefánsson
Þór Akureyri Akureyri Höllin   Bjarki Ármann Oddsson
Þór Þorlákshöfn Þorlákshöfn Icelandic Glacial Höllin   Lárus Jónsson

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment
Þór Akureyri   Lárus Jónsson[3] Resigned 14 April 2020 Off-season   Andrew Johnson 1 August 2020[4]
Þór Þorlákshöfn   Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson[5] Resigned 27 March 2020   Lárus Jónsson[6] 15 April 2020
KR   Ingi Þór Steinþórsson[7] Fired 7 May 2020   Darri Freyr Atlason 25 May 2020[8]
Þór Akureyri   Andrew Johnston Fired[9] 19 October 2020 7-12th   Bjarki Ármann Oddsson 23 October 2020
Haukar   Israel Martín Fired[10] 16 March 2021 12th   Sævaldur Bjarnason 17 March 2021[11]

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Keflavík 22 20 2 2065 1750 +315 40 Qualification to playoffs
2 Þór Þorlákshöfn 22 14 8 2126 1990 +136 28
3 Stjarnan 22 14 8 2015 1936 +79 28
4 Valur 22 12 10 1885 1863 +22 24
5 KR 22 12 10 1975 1985 −10 24
6 Grindavík 22 11 11 1924 1991 −67 22
7 Þór Akureyri 22 10 12 1929 2056 −127 20
8 Tindastóll 22 9 13 1979 1995 −16 18
9 Njarðvík 22 9 13 1836 1866 −30 18
10 ÍR 22 8 14 1998 2051 −53 16
11 Höttur 22 7 15 1898 2018 −120 14 Relegated to Division 1
12 Haukar 22 6 16 1855 1984 −129 12
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: KKÍ

Results

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Home \ Away GRI HAU HOT IR KEF KR NJA STJ TIN VAL THA THO
Grindavík 82–75 89–96 79–76 76–81 83–95 91–94 93–89 93–83 97–85 119–105 105–101
Haukar 76–81 100–104 93–91 76–83 87–103 82–71 86–92 93–91 85–78 79–100 100–116
Höttur 94–101 90–84 87–105 62–74 97–98 88–83 93–94 86–103 91–95 95–70 85–100
ÍR 98–76 97–83 89–69 109–116 84–91 99–106 97–95 91–69 90–96 105–90 98–105
Keflavík 94–67 86–74 93–73 86–79 95–87 89–57 100–81 107–81 101–82 102–69 115–87
KR 83–85 69–72 113–108 112–101 74–98 80–92 100–91 101–104 77–87 86–90 77–107
Njarðvík 81–78 85–87 72–74 96–80 77–90 77–81 88–96 74–77 78–80 97–75 88–73
Stjarnan 79–74 88–76 97–70 95–87 115–75 85–96 82–70 98–93 90–79 86–91 100–111
Tindastóll 88–81 86–73 90–82 83–87 71–86 99–104 107–108 96–102 71–77 117–65 92–91
Valur 91–76 87–79 88–81 101–90 85–72 71–80 76–85 86–91 90–79 99–68 67–86
Þór Akureyri 101–98 96–87 83–84 107–84 74–94 88–92 90–68 83–86 103–95 98–89 75–91
Þór Þorlákshöfn 92–94 105–97 97–89 105–58 88–94 84–76 91–89 92–83 103–104 98–96 103–108
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: KKÍ
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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The playoffs are played between the eight first qualified teams with a 1-1-1-1-1 format, playing seeded teams games 1, 3 and 5 at home.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Keflavík 3
8 Tindastóll 0
1 Keflavík 3
5 KR 0
4 Valur 2
5 KR 3
1 Keflavík 1
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Þór Þorlákshöfn 3
2 Þór Þorlákshöfn 3
7 Þór Akureyri 1
2 Þór Þorlákshöfn 3
3 Stjarnan 2
3 Stjarnan 3
6 Grindavík 2

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Keflavík 3–0 Tindastóll 79–71 86–74 87–83 0 0
Valur 2–3 KR 98–99 85–84 103–115 88–82 86-89
Þór Þorlákshöfn 3–1 Þór Akureyri 95–76 79–93 109–104 98–66 0
Stjarnan 3–2 Grindavík 90–72 89–101 85–69 92–95 104–72

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Keflavík 3–0 KR 89–81 91–82 88–70 0 0
Þór Þorlákshöfn 2–1 Stjarnan 90–99 94–90 115–92 58–78 92–74

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Keflavík 1–3 Þór Þorlákshöfn 73–91 83–88 97–83 66–81 0

Notable occurrences

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