The 2017–18 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 67th season of the Úrvalsdeild, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on October 5, 2017 and ended on April 28, 2018. KR won its fifth title in a row by defeating Tindastóll 3–1 in the Finals.

Domino's deild karla1
Duration5 October 2017 – 28 April 2018
Teams12
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
Top seedHaukar
RelegatedHöttur
Þór Akureyri
Finals
ChampionsKR
  Runners-upTindastóll
SemifinalistsHaukar
ÍR
Statistical leaders
Points United States Kelvin Lewis 25.4
Rebounds United States Urald King 14.6
Assists Iceland Pavel Ermolinskij 7.0
Records
Highest scoringValur 110–104 Stjarnan
(10 November 2017)
Winning streakHaukar
8 games
Losing streakHöttur
14 games
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2018.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

Competition format

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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.[1]

Teams

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Location of teams in 2017–18 Premier League
Clubs in Reykjavík: ÍR, KR, Valur
Team City, Region Arena Head coach
Grindavík Grindavík Mustad Höllin   Jóhann Þór Ólafsson
ÍR Reykjavík Hertz Hellirinn   Borce Ilievski
Keflavík Keflavík TM Höllin   Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson
KR Reykjavík DHL Höllin   Finnur Freyr Stefánsson
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkerhöllin   Ívar Ásgrímsson
Höttur Egilsstaðir Egilsstaðir   Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
Njarðvík Njarðvík green/white   Daníel Guðmundsson
Stjarnan Garðabær Ásgarður   Hrafn Kristjánsson
Tindastóll Sauðárkrókur Sauðárkrókur   Israel Martín
Valur Reykjavík Valshöllin   Ágúst Björgvinsson
Þór Akureyri Akureyri Höllin Ak   Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson
Þór Þorlákshöfn Þorlákshöfn Icelandic Glacial Höllin   Einar Árni Jóhannsson

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Haukar 22 17 5 1960 1712 +248 34 Qualification to playoffs
2 ÍR 22 16 6 1801 1729 +72 32
3 Tindastóll 22 16 6 1929 1748 +181 32
4 KR 22 15 7 1875 1721 +154 30
5 Njarðvík 22 13 9 1903 1875 +28 26
6 Grindavík 22 13 9 1974 1898 +76 26
7 Stjarnan 22 11 11 1855 1804 +51 22
8 Keflavík 22 10 12 1874 1899 −25 20
9 Þór Þorl 22 9 13 1804 1856 −52 18
10 Valur 22 7 15 1821 1959 −138 14
11 Þór Akureyri (R) 22 3 19 1689 1938 −249 6 Relegated
12 Höttur (R) 22 2 20 1656 2002 −346 4
Source: KKÍ
(R) Relegated

Playoffs

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The playoffs are played between the eight first qualified teams with a 1-1-1-1-1 format, playing seeded teams games 1, 3 and 5 at home.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Haukar 3
8 Keflavík 2
1 Haukar 1
4 KR 3
4 KR 3
5 Njarðvík 0
3 Tindastóll 1
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 KR 3
2 ÍR 3
7 Stjarnan 1
2 ÍR 1
3 Tindastóll 3
3 Tindastóll 3
6 Grindavík 0

Source: KKÍ

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Haukar 3–2 Keflavík 83–72 85–82 78–81 72–75 72–66
ÍR 3–1 Stjarnan 79–73 57–64 67–64 71–69
Tindastóll 3–0 Grindavík 96–92 114–83 84–81
KR 3–0 Njarðvík 89–74 91–66 81–71

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Haukar 1–3 KR 76–67 80–88 83–84 85–79
ÍR 1–3 Tindastóll 82–89 106–97 69–84 87–90

Final

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Tindastóll 1–3 KR 54–75 98–70 75–77 73–89 0

Clubs in European competitions

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Icelandic teams returned to European competitions nine years after their last participation.[2]

Team Competition Progress
KR FIBA Europe Cup First qualifying round

Notable occurrences

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References

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