2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla
Basketball league season
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The 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 66th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 6 October 2016 and ended on 30 April 2017. KR won its fourth title in a row by defeating Grindavík 3–2 in the Finals.[1]
| Domino's deild karla1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 6 October 2016 – 30 April 2017 | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| TV partner | Stöð 2 Sport | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | KR | |||||||||
| Relegated | Skallagrímur, Snæfell | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | KR (16th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Grindavík | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Jón Arnór Stefánsson | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP | Jón Arnór Stefánsson | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP |  Amin Stevens | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2015–16 2017–18 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla. | ||||||||||
Competition format
The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" for a total of 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KR | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1920 | 1732 | +188 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Stjarnan | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1884 | 1715 | +169 | 32 | |
| 3 | Tindastóll | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1957 | 1794 | +163 | 30 | |
| 4 | Grindavík | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1877 | 1857 | +20 | 26 | |
| 5 | Þór Þorl | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1856 | 1769 | +87 | 24 | |
| 6 | Keflavík | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1927 | 1861 | +66 | 22 | |
| 7 | ÍR | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1767 | 1764 | +3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Þór Akureyri | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1867 | 1858 | +9 | 22 | |
| 9 | Njarðvík | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1852 | 1877 | −25 | 20 | |
| 10 | Haukar | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1819 | 1821 | −2 | 18 | |
| 11 | Skallagrímur | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1886 | 2012 | −126 | 14 | Relegated |
| 12 | Snæfell | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1693 | 2254 | −561 | 0 |
Source: KKÍ