1998–99 Úrvalsdeild karla
| DHL deild karla1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | October 1, 1998 – April 22, 1999 | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Keflavík | |||||||||
| Relegated | Valur | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Keflavík (5th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Njarðvík | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | KFÍ, Grindavík | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP |  Falur Harðarson | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP |  Damon Johnson | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 1997–98 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla. | ||||||||||
The 1998–99 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 47th season of the Úrvalsdeild, the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on October 1, 1998 and ended on April 22, 1999. Keflavík won its fifth title by defeating Njarðvík 3–2 in the Finals.[1]
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 bottom team was relegated to Division 1.
Regular season
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keflavík | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2149 | 1802 | +347 | 40 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Njarðvík | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2029 | 1658 | +371 | 36 | |
| 3 | KFÍ | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1894 | 1822 | +72 | 30 | |
| 4 | Grindavík | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1973 | 1847 | +126 | 28 | |
| 5 | KR | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1864 | 1781 | +83 | 28 | |
| 6 | Tindastóll | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1872 | 1846 | +26 | 22 | |
| 7 | Snæfell | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1715 | 1827 | −112 | 20 | |
| 8 | Haukar | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1713 | 1879 | −166 | 16 | |
| 9 | ÍA | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1703 | 1816 | −113 | 16 | |
| 10 | Þór Akureyri | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1690 | 1965 | −275 | 10 | |
| 11 | Skallagrímur | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1738 | 1886 | −148 | 10 | |
| 12 | Valur | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1709 | 1921 | −212 | 8 | Relegated |
Source: KKÍ
Playoffs
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Keflavík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Haukar | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Keflavík | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Grindavík | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Njarðvík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Snæfell | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Keflavík | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Njarðvík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | KFÍ | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tindastóll | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Njarðvík | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | KFÍ | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Grindavík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | KR | 0 | ||||||||||||
Notable occurrences
[edit]- On 12 November, David Bevis was suspended for one game after tossing a water bottle at a wall after ÍA's a loss against Þór Akureyri which resulted in water hitting referees and staff at the scorers table.[2]
- On 23 November, it was reported that ÍA had released both David Bevis and Victor Pereira in a roster overhaul[3] in what turned out to be an unpopular decision by head coach Alexander Ermolinskij.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Keflvíkingar eru bestir
- ^ "Svekktur og sár". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 November 1998. p. 16. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Hreinsað til hjá Skaganum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 23 November 1998. p. 1. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Ermoliksij hættur". Skessuhorn (in Icelandic). 8 April 1999. p. 15. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Bevis aftur til Skagamanna?". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 April 1999. p. 30. Retrieved 17 October 2020.