1996–97 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Duration	5 October 1996 – 27 March 1997
Teams	7
Regular season
Top seed	Keflavík
Relegated	Breiðablik
Finals
Champions	Grindavík (1st title)
Runners-up	KR
Semifinalists	Keflavík, ÍS
Awards
Domestic MVP	Guðbjörg Norðfjörð
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Penny Peppas
Rebounds	Guðríður Svana Bjarnadóttir
Assists	Penny Peppas
	← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–1997 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 40th season of the top-tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 5 October 1996 and ended on 27 March 1997. Grindavík won its 1st title after sweeping defending champions Keflavík 2–0 in the semi-finals^[1] and KR 3–0 in the Finals.^[2]

Competition format

The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 18 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while the bottom team was relegated to the second-tier Division I.

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Keflavík	18	18	0	1620	928	+692	36	Qualification to playoffs
2	KR	18	14	4	1317	854	+463	28
3	ÍS	18	11	7	1089	890	+199	22
4	Grindavík	18	10	8	1235	1091	+144	20
5	Njarðvík	18	7	11	967	1204	−237	14	Folded after the season
6	ÍR	18	2	16	738	1406	−668	4
7	Breiðablik	18	1	17	810	1403	−593	2	Spared from relegation due to vacant berth

Source: Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1997–1998

Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals			Finals

1	Keflavík	0

4	Grindavík	2
			1	KR	0

			2	Grindavík	3
2	KR	2

3	ÍS	0

Semifinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Keflavík	2–0	Grindavík	43–57	55–61	0
KR	0–2	ÍS	60–36	61–50	0

Final

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
KR	0–3	Grindavík	47–50	47–59	55–62	0	0

Source: 1997 playoffs

Awards

All official awards of the 1996–97 season.

Domestic Player of the Year

Pos.	Player	Team
F	Guðbjörg Norðfjörð	KR

Domestic All-First Team

Player	Team
Alda Leif Jónsdóttir	ÍS
Anna María Sveinsdóttir	Keflavík
Birna Valgarðsdóttir	Keflavík
Erla Reynisdóttir	Keflavík
Guðbjörg Norðfjörð	KR

Best Young Player Award

Player	Team
Þórunn Bjarnadóttir	ÍR

Best Coach

Coach	Team
Antonio Vallejo	ÍR

Source

References

^ "Grindavík sló meistarana út". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 March 1997. p. 18. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
^ Sveinsson, Skúli Unnar (2 April 1997). "Ævintýrin gerast enn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2020.

External links

Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website

[1] "Grindavík sló meistarana út". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 March 1997. p. 18. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

[2] Sveinsson, Skúli Unnar (2 April 1997). "Ævintýrin gerast enn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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