Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Duration5 October 1996 – 27 March 1997
Number of teams7
Regular season
Top seedKeflavík
RelegatedBreiðablik
Finals
ChampionsGrindavík (1st title)
  Runners-upKR
SemifinalistsKeflavík, ÍS
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Guðbjörg Norðfjörð
Statistical leaders
Points United States Penny Peppas 25.0
Rebounds Iceland Guðríður Svana Bjarnadóttir 14.4
Assists United States Penny Peppas 4.6

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

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 3Game 4Game 5
KR 0–3 Grindavík 47–50 47–59 55–6200

Source: 1997 playoffs

Awards

All official awards of the 1996–97 season.

Domestic Player of the Year

Pos. Player Team
FIceland Guðbjörg NorðfjörðKR

Domestic All-First Team

Player Team
Iceland Alda Leif JónsdóttirÍS
Iceland Anna María SveinsdóttirKeflavík
Iceland Birna ValgarðsdóttirKeflavík
Iceland Erla ReynisdóttirKeflavík
Iceland Guðbjörg NorðfjörðKR

Best Young Player Award

Player Team
Iceland Þórunn BjarnadóttirÍR

Best Coach

Coach Team
Canada Antonio VallejoÍR

Source

References

  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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