1998–99 Úrvalsdeild karla

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Competition details
Teams	12
Dates	October 1, 1998 – April 22, 1999
Final positions
Champions	Keflavík (5th title)
Runners-up	Njarðvík
Semifinalists	KFÍ, Grindavík
Relegated	Valur
Awards
Domestic MVP	Falur Harðarson
Foreign MVP	Damon Johnson
Statistical leaders
Points	John Woods 30.5
Rebounds	Rob Wilson 14.6
Assists	Warren Peebles 8.3
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

The 1998–99 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 47th season of the Úrvalsdeild, the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on October 1, 1998 and ended on April 22, 1999. Keflavík won its fifth title by defeating Njarðvík 3–2 in the Finals.[1]

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 bottom team was relegated to Division 1.

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Keflavík	22	20	2	2149	1802	+347	40	Qualification to playoffs
2	Njarðvík	22	18	4	2029	1658	+371	36
3	KFÍ	22	15	7	1894	1822	+72	30
4	Grindavík	22	14	8	1973	1847	+126	28
5	KR	22	14	8	1864	1781	+83	28
6	Tindastóll	22	11	11	1872	1846	+26	22
7	Snæfell	22	10	12	1715	1827	−112	20
8	Haukar	22	8	14	1713	1879	−166	16
9	ÍA	22	8	14	1703	1816	−113	16
10	Þór Akureyri	22	5	17	1690	1965	−275	10
11	Skallagrímur	22	5	17	1738	1886	−148	10
12	Valur	22	4	18	1709	1921	−212	8	Relegated

Source: KKÍ

Playoffs

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Keflavík	2
8	Haukar	0
			1	Keflavík	3

			5	Grindavík	000
2	Njarðvík	2

7	Snæfell	0
	(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)					1	Keflavík	3
						2	Njarðvík	020
3	KFÍ	2
6	Tindastóll	0
			2	Njarðvík	3

			3	KFÍ	1
4	Grindavík	2

5	KR	000

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References

Keflvíkingar eru bestir

External links

Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website

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[1] Keflvíkingar eru bestir

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