2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla

Domino's deild karla1
Duration	6 October 2016 – 30 April 2017
Teams	12
TV partner(s)	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
Points Amin Stevens 29.5 Rebounds Amin Stevens 15.3 Assists Hörður Vilhjálmsson 6.8
← 2015–16 2017–18 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

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.

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

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	KR	3
	0	Þór Akureyri	000
						1	KR	3
						6	Keflavík	010
	4	Grindavík	3
	5	Þór Þorl	2
											1	KR	3
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											4	Grindavík	020
	2	Stjarnan	3
	7	ÍR	0
						2	Stjarnan	0
						4	Grindavík	3
	3	Tindastóll	1
	6	Keflavík	3

External links

• Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website