1975–76 Úrvalsdeild karla

The 1975–76 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 25th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 8 November 1975[1] and ended on 27 March 1976. Ármann won its first title by posting the best record in the league. It secured the title by beating KR, 84–74, in the last game of the season.[2][3]

Úrvalsdeild karla
Teams8
Games played56
Dates8 November 1975 – 27 March 1976
Final positions
ChampionsÁrmann (1st title)
Runners-upÍR
RelegatedSnæfell
Awards
Domestic MVP Jón Sigurðsson
Statistical leaders
Points Curtis Carter
← 1974–75
1976–77 →

Competition format

The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 14 games. The top team won the national championship whilst the bottom team was relegated to Division I.

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ármann 14 13 1 1309 1074 +235 26 Champion
2 ÍR 14 12 2 1331 1106 +225 24
3 KR 14 10 4 1293 1139 +154 20
4 Njarðvík 14 8 6 1161 1105 +56 16
5 ÍS 14 6 8 1149 1181 −32 12
6 Valur 14 5 9 1170 1178 −8 10
7 Fram 14 2 12 963 1159 −196 4
8 Snæfell 14 0 14 869 1303 −434 0 Relegated
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References
  1. "Um 1000 þáttakendur í 80 liðum taka þátt í mótinu". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 7 November 1975. p. 17. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. "Ármann braut einveldi ÍR og KR!". Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 March 1976. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Eftir 25 ára baráttu vannst titillinn loks". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 March 1976. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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