Icelandic Men's Basketball Company Cup
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| title = Icelandic Men's Basketball Company Cup
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| sport = Basketball
| founded = 1996 season
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| country = {{flagicon|Iceland}} Iceland
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| most_champs = Keflavík (6 titles)
| related_comps = Úrvalsdeild karla
Icelandic Cup
Icelandic Supercup
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The Icelandic Men's Basketball Company Cup, commonly known as the Men's Company Cup (Icelandic: Fyrirtækjabikar karla), was an annual basketball competition between clubs in Iceland that was organized by the Icelandic Basketball Federation. It was Iceland's second-tier cup competition, and is not to be confused with Iceland's first-tier cup competition, the Icelandic Cup.
History and format
The Company Cup was founded in 1996{{cite news |title=Ólafur hafði betur |url=https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/264661/?item_num=183&dags=1996-05-14 |access-date=2 September 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=14 May 1996 |language=is}} and its first edition, bearing the name Lengjubikarinn after its sponsor Lengjan, took place in October and November that year.{{cite web |title=Lengjubikarinn 1997 |url=http://gamli.kki.is/mot/mot_1500000437.htm |website=kki.is |publisher=Icelandic Basketball Federation |language=is}} It included all twelve Úrvalsdeild karla teams and the top four teams from the second-tier 1. deild karla.{{cite news |title=Úrvalsdeildin í einn riðil |url=https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/264695/ |access-date=2 September 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=14 May 1996 |language=is}} The first cup was won by Keflavík after it defeated KR in the Cup final, 101–107.{{cite news |title=Stórleikur hjá Fal |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=2948000 |access-date=2 September 2018 |work=Dagblaðið Vísir |date=25 November 1996 |language=is}}{{cite news |author1=Valur B. Jónatansson |title=Erum með besta liðið |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1867141 |access-date=2 September 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=26 November 1996 |language=is}}
Its last edition to date was held in 2015 where Stjarnan defeated Þór Þorlákshöfn in the Cup finals, 72–58.{{cite news |author1=Kristinn Páll Teitsson |title=Stjarnan Lengjubikarmeistari í karlaflokki |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2015151009534/stjarnan-lengjubikarmeistari-i-karlaflokki |access-date=2 September 2018 |work=Vísir.is |date=3 October 2015 |language=is}}{{cite news |author1=Tómas Þór Þórðarson |title=Marvin: Okkur vantar enn þá þann stóra |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2015151009465/marvin-okkur-vantar-enn-tha-thann-stora |access-date=2 September 2018 |work=Vísir.is |date=5 October 2015 |language=is}}
Title holders
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- 1996 Keflavík
- 1997 Keflavík
- 1998 Keflavík
- 1999 Tindastóll
- 2000 Grindavík
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- 2011 Grindavík
- 2012 Tindastóll
- 2013 Keflavík
- 2014 KR
- 2015 Stjarnan
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[http://www.kki.is/sagan/saga-fyrirtaekjabikars-kki/ Source]
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.kki.is/ Icelandic Basketball Federation] {{in lang|is}}
- [http://www.kki.is/sagan/saga-fyrirtaekjabikars-kki/ History of the Company Cup finals] {{in lang|is}}
{{Basketball in Iceland}}
{{European basketball cups}}
Category:1996 establishments in Iceland