The 1996–1997 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 40th season of the top-tier women's basketball league in
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
. The season started on 5 October 1996 and ended on 27 March 1997.
GrindavÃk
GrindavÃk () is a fishing town in the Southern Peninsula district of Iceland, not far from Þorbjörn, a tuya (a type of flat-topped, steep-sided volcano).
It is one of the few towns with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work ...
won its 1st title after sweeping defending champions
KeflavÃk
KeflavÃk (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, KeflavÃk merged with nearby Njar ...
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