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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]
Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||||||||||
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Duration | 5 October 1996 – 27 March 1997 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 7 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Keflavík | |||||||||
Relegated | Breiðablik | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Grindavík (1st title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | KR | |||||||||
Semifinalists | Keflavík, ÍS | |||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||
Domestic MVP | ![]() | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | Keflavík | 0 | |||||||
4 | Grindavík | 2 | |||||||
1 | KR | 0 | |||||||
2 | Grindavík | 3 | |||||||
2 | KR | 2 | |||||||
3 | ÍS | 0 |
Source: 1997 playoffs
All official awards of the 1996–97 season.
Pos. | Player | Team |
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F | ![]() | KR |
Player | Team |
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![]() | ÍS |
![]() | Keflavík |
![]() | Keflavík |
![]() | Keflavík |
![]() | KR |
Player | Team |
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![]() | ÍR |
Coach | Team |
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![]() | ÍR |
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