| Current season, competition or edition: | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965 season |
| Country | |
| Continent | |
| Most recent champions | Valur (5th title) |
| Most titles | KR (14 titles) |
| Broadcaster | RÚV |
| Sponsor | Vátryggingarfélag Íslands (VÍS) |
| Related competitions | Úrvalsdeild karla Icelandic Supercup |
| Official website | KKI.is |
TheIcelandic Men's Basketball Cup (Icelandic: Bikarkeppni KKÍ), also known asVÍS bikarinn for sponsorship reasons,[1] is an annual professionalbasketball competition between clubs inIceland. It is Iceland's first-tier cup competition, and is not to be confused with Iceland's former second-tier cup competition, theCompany Cup.
The first edition of the Icelandic Cup championship took place in 1965, and was won byÁrmann. In 1968 and 1969, the cup competition was not held, but it has been held regularly every year from 1970 onward. Teams inÚrvalsdeild karla andDivision I have an automaticbye to the Final 32 while lower league teams might have to play preliminary rounds for a place, depending on the number of teams. All the rounds are played with a single game knockout format. The final four and the finals are played on a single weekend.[2]
Finally, the winner of the Icelandic Cup championship, or the runner-up if the same team wins both the cup and national championship, will then face the winner of theÚrvalsdeild karla championship in a single game to determine the winner of theIcelandic Supercup championship in the beginning of the next season.[3]