Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

1954 Úrvalsdeild karla

Icelandic Basketball Tournament1
DurationApril 26, 1954 – April 28, 1954
Games played3
Teams3
Finals
ChampionsÍR (1st title)
  Runners-upÍKF
Records
Highest scoringÍR 43-24 Gosi
(26 April 1954)
Winning streakÍR
2 games
1953
1955
1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild karla in 1978.

The 1954 Icelandic Basketball Tournament was the 3rd season of the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on April 26, 1954 and ended on April 28, 1954.[1][2] ÍR won its first title by posting the best record in the league.[3]

Competition format

The participating teams played each other once for a total of 2 games. The top team won the national championship.

Results

26 April 1954[4]
ÍR 43–24 Gosi
Hálogaland, Reykjavík
27 April 1954
ÍKF 23–20 Gosi
Hálogaland, Reykjavík
28 April 1954
ÍR 32–24[a] ÍKF
Hálogaland, Reykjavík

Notes

  1. ^ Þjóðviljinn lists the final score as 31–23[5] while the Icelandic Basketball Association lists it as 32–24.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ÍR 2 2 0 75 48 +27 4 Champion
2 ÍKF 2 1 1 47 52 −5 2
3 Gosi 2 0 2 44 66 −22 0
Source: [1]

References

  1. ^ "Körfuknattleiksmót Íslands". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). April 25, 1954. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Úrslitin verða í kvöld". Morgunblaðið. April 28, 1954. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ "ÍR Íslandsmeistari í körfuknattleik". Vísir (in Icelandic). April 30, 1954. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Íslandsmótið í körfuknattleik hefst á morgun". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 April 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Meistaramóti Íslands". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 1 May 1954. p. 11. Retrieved 21 September 2021.