The 1996–1997 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 40th season of the top-tier women's basketball league in
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
. The season started on 5 October 1996 and ended on 27 March 1997.
Grindavík
Grindavík () is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula (Iceland), Southern Peninsula of Iceland not far from the tuya Þorbjörn (mountain), Þorbjörn.
It is one of the few cities with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in ...
won its 1st title after sweeping defending champions
Keflavík 2–0 in the semi-finals and
KR 3–0 in the Finals.
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
Playoffs
Bracket
Semifinals
Final
Source
1997 playoffs
Awards
All official awards of the 1996–97 season.
Domestic Player of the Year
Domestic All-First Team
Best Young Player Award
Best Coach
Source
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References
External links
Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website
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Icelandic
Lea
Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) seasons