1953 Úrvalsdeild karla

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Icelandic Basketball Tournament1
DurationApril 12, 1953 – April 16, 1953
Number of games6
Number of teams4
Finals
ChampionsÍKF (2nd title)
  Runners-upÍR
Records
Highest scoringÍKF 43-23 ÍR
(16 April 1953)
Winning streakÍKF
3 games
1952
1954
1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild karla in 1978.

The 1953 Icelandic Basketball Tournament was the 2nd season of the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on April 12, 1953 and ended on April 16, 1953.[1] ÍKF won its 2nd title by posting the best record in the league.[2]

Competition format[edit]

The participating teams played each other once for a total of 3 games. The top team won the national championship.

Regular season[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ÍKF 3 3 0 104 63 +41 6 Champion
2 ÍR 3 2 1 84 79 +5 4
3 ÍS 3 1 2 60 89 −29 2
4 Gosi 3 0 3 61 78 −17 0
Source: [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Úrvalsdeild karla (1953 Tímabil)". KKI.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation.
  2. ^ "Lið ÍKF Íslandsmeistari í körfuknattleik í annað sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). April 21, 1953. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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