1982–83 Úrvalsdeild karla
Úrvalsdeild karla | ||||
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Duration | 1 October 1982 – 21 March 1983 | |||
Number of games | 60 | |||
Number of teams | 6 | |||
Regular season | ||||
Relegated | Fram | |||
Finals | ||||
Champions | Valur (2nd title) | |||
Runners-up | Keflavík | |||
Awards | ||||
Domestic MVP | Pétur Guðmundsson | |||
Foreign MVP | Tim Dwyer | |||
Statistical leaders | ||||
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Records | ||||
Highest scoring | Keflavík 111–94 KR (1 October 1982) Fram 101–104 KR (15 November 1982) | |||
← 1981–82 1983–84 → |
The 1982–83 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 32nd season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 1 October 1982 and ended on 21 March 1983. Valur won its second title by posting the best record in the league with a win against Keflavík in the last day of the season.[1][2]
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 20 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 |
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1 | Valur | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1799 | 1629 | +170 | 30 | Champion |
2 | Keflavík | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1684 | 1664 | +20 | 28 | |
3 | ÍR | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1587 | 1600 | −13 | 18 | |
4 | KR | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1702 | 1778 | −76 | 16 | |
5 | Njarðvík | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1640 | 1691 | −51 | 16 | |
6 | Fram | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1705 | 1755 | −50 | 12 | Relegated |
Source: [1]
Notable occurrences
- In November 1982, Pétur Guðmundsson returned to Iceland after playing with the Portland Trail Blazers and joined Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur.[3] Prior to his arrival, ÍR was last in the league, having lost all 6 games. With Pétur, the team won 9 of its last 14 games, finishing third in the league,[4] and made it to the Cup finals where it lost to Valur, 75–78. In 14 Úrvalsdeild games, Pétur averaged 28.0 points per game.
References
- ^ "Valsmenn Íslandsmeistarar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 March 1983. p. 25. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Það er Hlíðarendi!". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 22 March 1983. p. 9. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Er Pétur ekki löglegur". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 10 November 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Úrvalsdeild 82-83". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009.
External links
- Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website
- 1982-1983 Úrvalsdeild statistics
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