1955 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)

The 1955 Icelandic Basketball Tournament was the 4th season of the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 18 March 1955^[1] and ended on 25 March 1955.^[2] ÍR won its second title by posting the best record in the league.^[3]

Icelandic Basketball Tournament1
Duration	18 March 1955 – 25 March 1955
Games played	6
Teams	3
Finals
Champions	ÍR (2nd title)
Runners-up	Gosi
Records
Highest scoring	ÍR 52-26 ÍS (18 March 1954)
Winning streak	ÍR, Gosi 2 games
← 1954 1956 → 1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild karla in 1978.

Competition format

The participating teams played each other once for a total of 3 games. The top team won the national championship.

Results

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Gosi	34–32	ÍKF
ÍR	51–26	ÍS
ÍR	31–22	ÍKF
Gosi	22–17	ÍS
ÍS	26–40	ÍKF
ÍR	37–37	Gosi

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	ÍR	3	2	1	0	119	85	+34	5	Champion
2	Gosi	3	2	1	0	92	86	+6	5
3	ÍKF	3	1	0	2	94	91	+3	2
4	ÍS	3	0	0	3	61	113	−52	0

Source: ^[2]

References

1. "Körfuknattleiksmeistaramót í kvöld". Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 March 1955. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
2. Frímann Helgason (2 April 1955). "Körfuknattleiksmót Íslands". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). pp. 9, 11. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
3. Frímann Helgason (27 March 1955). "ÍR varð Íslandsmeistari í körfuknattleik eftir jafnan leik við Gosa". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 April 2019.

External links

• Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website