1959 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)

Icelandic Basketball Tournament^1
Duration	15 March 1959 – 17 April 1959
Games played	6
Teams	4
Finals
Champions	ÍS (1st title)
Runners-up	ÍR
Records
Highest scoring	ÍS 62–58 ÍR (14 April 1959)
← 1958 1960 → ^1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild karla in 1978.

The 1959 Icelandic Basketball Tournament was the 8th season of the top tier men's basketball in Iceland. It was organized by Körfuknattleiksráð Reykjavíkur^[1] and started on 15 March 1959^[2] and ended on 17 April 1959.^[3] ÍS won its first title by posting the best record in the league.^[3][4]

Competition format

The participating teams played each other once for a total of 3 games and the top placed team won the national championship. If two teams where tied at the season's end in first place, an extra game would be played for the championship. The 1959 tournament used was the first one to use the new rulebook, translated by Bogi Þorsteinsson and Benedikt Jakobsson.^[2]

Results

15 March 1959

[5][6]

ÍR	44–42	KFR
Scoring by half: 22–23, 22–19
Pts: Lárus Lárusson 11		Pts: Ingi Þorsteinsson 12

Hálogaland, Reykjavík Referees: Ingi Gunnarsson and Birgir Birgis[1]

19 March 1959[7]

[8]

ÍS	52–52	ÍKF
Pts: Guðni Guðnason Sr. 19

Hálogaland, Reykjavík

23 March 1959[9]

[8]

ÍR	42–33	ÍKF
Scoring by half: 19–21, 23–12

Hálogaland, Reykjavík

31 March 1959

[10][11][8]

ÍS	49–43	KFR
Scoring by half: 19–19, 30–24
Pts: Þórir Arinbjarnarson 14

Hálogaland, Reykjavík

14 April 1959

[3][4]

ÍS	62–58	ÍR
Scoring by half: 33–23, 29–35
Pts: Þórir Arinbjarnarson 19		Pts: Helgi Jónsson 20

Hálogaland, Reykjavík Referees: Ásgeir Guðmundsson and Ingi Gunnarsson

17 April 1959[3]

[12][13]

ÍKF

59–49[a]

KFR

Hálogaland, Reykjavík

Notes

1. Alþýðublaðið lists the final score as 58–49 while the Icelandic Basketball Association lists it as 59–49.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	ÍS	3	2	1	0	163	153	+10	5	Champion
2	ÍR	3	2	0	1	144	137	+7	4
3	ÍKF	3	1	1	1	143	143	0	3
4	KFR	3	0	0	3	134	151	−17	0

Source: KKI.is

References

1. "Íslandsmótið í körfuknattleik hófst á sunnudagskvöld". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 18 March 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
2. "Íslandsmót í körfuknattleik hefst annað kvöld með stórleik ÍR og KFR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 March 1959. p. 14. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
3. "Íþróttafélag stúdenta Íslandsmeistari í körfuknattleik 1959". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 14 April 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
4. "Stúdentar Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 17 April 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
5. "Körfuknattleiksmenn í mikilli framför". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 17 March 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
6. "ÍR vann KFR 44:42". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 March 1959. p. 19. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
7. "ÍKF - ÍS 52:52". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 20 March 1959. p. 1. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
8. "Dregur til úrslita í körfuknattleiksmóti Íslands". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 3 April 1959. pp. 9, 11. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
9. "ÍR sigraði". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 23 March 1959. p. 12. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
10. "ÍS sigraði KFR í m.fl. karla". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 2 April 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
11. "Stúdentar og ÍR í úrslitum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 April 1959. p. 18. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
12. "Úrvalsdeild karla (1959 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
13. "Ármann sigraði í kvennaflokki". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 18 April 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

External links

• Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website