Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup
| Current season, competition or edition: Current sports event 2022–23 Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965 season |
| Country | Iceland Iceland |
| Continent | European Union Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kefavik (7th title) |
| Most titles | KR (14 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | RÚV |
| Sponsor(s) | Vátryggingarfélag Íslands (VÍS) |
| Related competitions | Úrvalsdeild karla Icelandic Supercup |
| Official website | KKI.is |
The Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup (Icelandic: Bikarkeppni KKÍ), also known as VÍS bikarinn for sponsorship reasons,[1] is an annual professional basketball competition between clubs in Iceland. It is Iceland's first-tier cup competition, and is not to be confused with Iceland's former second-tier cup competition, the Company Cup.
History and format
The first edition of the Icelandic Cup championship took place in 1965, and was won by Ármann. In 1968 and 1969, the cup competition was not held, but it has been held regularly every year from 1970 onward. Teams in Úrvalsdeild karla and Division I have an automatic bye to the Final 32 while lower league teams might have to play preliminary rounds for a place, depending on the number of teams. All the rounds are played with a single game knockout format. The final four and the finals are played on a single weekend.[2] Finally, the winner of the Icelandic Cup championship, or the runner-up if the same team wins both the cup and national championship, will then face the winner of the Úrvalsdeild karla championship in a single game to determine the winner of the Icelandic Supercup championship in the beginning of the next season.[3]
Title holders
- 1965 Ármann
- 1966 KR
- 1967 KR
- 1968 Not Held
- 1969 Not Held
- 1970 KR
- 1971 KR
- 1972 KR
- 1973 KR
- 1973–74 KR
- 1974–75 Ármann
- 1975–76 Ármann
- 1976–77 KR
- 1977–78 ÍS
- 1978–79 KR
- 1979–80 Valur
- 1980–81 Valur
- 1981–82 Fram
- 1982–83 Valur
- 1983–84 KR
- 1984–85 Haukar
- 1985–86 Haukar
- 1986–87 Njarðvík
- 1987–88 Njarðvík
- 1988–89 Njarðvík
- 1989–90 Njarðvík
- 1990–91 KR
- 1991–92 Njarðvík
- 1992–93 Keflavík
- 1993–94 Keflavík
- 1994–95 Grindavík
- 1995–96 Haukar
- 1996–97 Keflavík
- 1997–98 Grindavík
- 1998–99 Njarðvík
- 1999–00 Grindavík
- 2000–01 ÍR
- 2001–02 Njarðvík
- 2002–03 Keflavík
- 2003–04 Keflavík
- 2004–05 Njarðvík
- 2005–06 Grindavík
- 2006–07 ÍR
- 2007–08 Snæfell
- 2008–09 Stjarnan
- 2009–10 Snæfell
- 2010–11 KR
- 2011–12 Keflavík
- 2012–13 Stjarnan
- 2013–14 Grindavík
- 2014–15 Stjarnan
- 2015–16 KR
- 2016–17 KR
- 2017–18 Tindastóll[4]
- 2018–19 Stjarnan[5]
- 2019–20 Stjarnan[6]
- 2020–21 Njarðvík[7]
- 2021–22 Stjarnan
- 2022–23 Valur
- 2023–24 Keflavík[8]
Cup Finals MVP
- 1987 Iceland Jóhannes Kristbjörnsson (Njarðvík)[9]
- 2010 United States Sean Burton (Snæfell)
- 2011 Iceland Pavel Ermolinskij (KR)
- 2012 United States Charles Parker (Keflavík)
- 2013 United States Jarrid Frye (Stjarnan)
- 2014 Iceland Sigurður Þorsteinsson (Grindavík)
- 2015 Iceland Justin Shouse (Stjarnan)
- 2016 Iceland Helgi Már Magnússon (KR)
- 2017 Iceland Jón Arnór Stefánsson (KR)
- 2018 Iceland Pétur Rúnar Birgisson (Tindastóll)
- 2019 United States Brandon Rozzell (Stjarnan)
- 2020 Iceland Ægir Steinarsson (Stjarnan)
- 2021 United States Dedrick Basile (Njarðvík)
- 2022 Slovakia David Gabrovšek (Stjarnan)
- 2023 Iceland Kári Jónsson (Valur)
- 2023 Slovenia Jaka Brodnik (Keflavík)
See also
- Icelandic Basketball Federation
- Úrvalsdeild karla
- Icelandic Basketball Supercup
- Icelandic Division I
References
- ↑ Keppt um VÍS BIKARINN!
- ↑ 49. grein - Bikarkeppni KKÍ
- ↑ 46. grein - Meistarakeppni KKÍ
- ↑ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (13 January 2018). "Tindastóll bikarmeistari í fyrsta skipti". Morgunblaðið (in íslenska). Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ↑ Víkingur Goði Sigurðarson (16 February 2019). "Umfjöllun: Stjarnan - Njarðvík 84-68 - Stjarnan bikarmeistari í körfubolta karla 2019". Vísir.is (in íslenska). Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ Kristján Jónsson (15 February 2020). "Bikarinn áfram í Ásgarði". Morgunblaðið (in íslenska). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ↑ Orri Freyr Rúnarsson (18 September 2021). "Njarðvík bikarmeistari karla í körfubolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson; Almarr Ormarsson (23 March 2024). "Keflvíkingar bikarmeistarar eftir ótrúlega sveiflu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 March 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Lokahóf". Dagblaðið Vísir (in íslenska). 13 April 1987. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links
- Icelandic Basketball Federation (in Icelandic)
- History of the Cup finals (in Icelandic)