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]
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
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.
| Player
|
Team
|
| Þórunn Bjarnadóttir |
ÍR
|
| Coach
|
Team
|
| Antonio Vallejo |
ÍR
|
Source
References
External links
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| 2025–26 Úrvalsdeild kvenna teams | |
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| Úrvalsdeild kvenna seasons | |
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| Other competitions | |
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