1959 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)

Men's basketball in Iceland 1958 1960 Icelandic Basketball Tournament1 1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild karla in 1978. #00458D white ÍS (1st title) ÍR 4 6 15 March 1959 – 17 April 1959 ÍS 62–58 ÍR(14 April 1959) The 1959 Icelandic Basketball Tournament was the 8th season of the top tier men's basketball in Iceland. It was organized by Körfuknattleiksráð Reykjavíkur and started on 15 March 1959Íslandsmót í körfuknattleik hefst annað kvöld með stórleik ÍR og KFR https://timarit.is/page/1321074 21 September 2021 Morgunblaðið 14 March 1959 14 Icelandic and ended on 17 April 1959. ÍS won its first title by posting the best record in the league.Íþróttafélag stúdenta Íslandsmeistari í körfuknattleik 1959 https://timarit.is/page/2784462 21 September 2021 Þjóðviljinn 14 April 1959 9 IcelandicStúdentar Íslandsmeistarar í fyrsta sinn https://timarit.is/page/1990173 21 September 2021 Alþýðublaðið 17 April 1959 9 Icelandic 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. Results #eee 15 March 1959 Körfuknattleiksmenn í mikilli framför https://timarit.is/page/1989709 21 September 2021 Alþýðublaðið 17 March 1959 9 IcelandicÍR vann KFR 44:42 https://timarit.is/page/1321118 21 September 2021 Morgunblaðið 17 March 1959 19 Icelandic ÍR 44 42 22–23 22–19 KFR Lárus Lárusson 11 Ingi Þorsteinsson 12 Hálogaland, Reykjavík Ingi Gunnarsson and Birgir BirgisÍslandsmótið í körfuknattleik hófst á sunnudagskvöld https://timarit.is/page/2784198 21 September 2021 Þjóðviljinn 18 March 1959 9 Icelandic 19 March 1959ÍKF - ÍS 52:52 https://timarit.is/page/1989750 21 September 2021 Alþýðublaðið 20 March 1959 1 Icelandic Dregur til úrslita í körfuknattleiksmóti Íslands https://timarit.is/page/2784317 21 September 2021 Þjóðviljinn 3 April 1959 9, 11 Icelandic ÍS 52 52 ÍKF Guðni Guðnason Sr. 19 Hálogaland, Reykjavík #eee 23 March 1959ÍR sigraði https://timarit.is/page/1989809 21 September 2021 Alþýðublaðið 23 March 1959 12 Icelandic ÍR 42 33 19–21 23–12 ÍKF Hálogaland, Reykjavík 31 March 1959 ÍS sigraði KFR í m.fl. karla https://timarit.is/page/1989881 21 September 2021 Alþýðublaðið 2 April 1959 9 IcelandicStúdentar og ÍR í úrslitum https://timarit.is/page/1321334 21 September 2021 Morgunblaðið 2 April 1959 18 Icelandic ÍS 49 43 19–19 30–24 KFR Þórir Arinbjarnarson 14 Hálogaland, Reykjavík #eee 14 April 1959 ÍS 62 58 33–23 29–35 ÍR Þórir Arinbjarnarson 19 Helgi Jónsson 20 Hálogaland, Reykjavík Ásgeir Guðmundsson and Ingi Gunnarsson 17 April 1959 Úrvalsdeild karla (1959 Tímabil) https://kki.is/motamal/leikir-og-urslit/motayfirlit/Leikir?league_id=undefined&season_id=18753 kki.is Icelandic Basketball Association 21 September 2021 IcelandicÁrmann sigraði í kvennaflokki https://timarit.is/page/1990179 21 September 2021 Alþýðublaðið 18 April 1959 2 Icelandic ÍKF 59 49Alþýðublaðið lists the final score as 58–49 while the Icelandic Basketball Association lists it as 59–49. KFR Hálogaland, Reykjavík Notes Table main WDL complete KKI.is points 0 2 1 C IS 2 1 0 163 153 ÍS IR 2 0 1 144 137 ÍR IKF 1 1 1 143 143 ÍKF KFR 0 0 3 134 151 KFR QR green1 Champion References External links Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website Lea Category:Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)