The 1996–97 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 45th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on October 3, 1996 and ended on April 6, 1997. Keflavík won its fourth title by defeating Grindavík 3–0 in the Finals.[1]
| DHL deild karla1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | October 3, 1996 – April 6, 1997 | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Keflavík | |||||||||
| Relegated | Breiðablik | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Keflavík (4th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Grindavík | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | KR, Njarðvík | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP |  Hermann Hauksson | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP |  Damon Johnson | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 1995–96 1997–98 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla. | ||||||||||
Competition format
editThe participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" for a total of 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team was relegated to Division 1.
Regular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keflavík | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2220 | 1826 | +394 | 38 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Grindavík | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2048 | 1917 | +131 | 34 | |
| 3 | ÍA | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1759 | 1673 | +86 | 30 | |
| 4 | Haukar | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1872 | 1798 | +74 | 30 | |
| 5 | Njarðvík | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1867 | 1816 | +51 | 26 | |
| 6 | KR | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1926 | 1833 | +93 | 22 | |
| 7 | Skallagrímur | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1810 | 1875 | −65 | 20 | |
| 8 | ÍR | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1884 | 1883 | +1 | 18 | |
| 9 | KFÍ | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1818 | 1873 | −55 | 18 | |
| 10 | Tindastóll | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1808 | 1946 | −138 | 14 | |
| 11 | Þór Akureyri | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1792 | 1979 | −187 | 12 | |
| 12 | Breiðablik | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1579 | 1964 | −385 | 2 | Relegated |
Source: [1]
Playoffs
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Keflavík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | ÍR | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Keflavík | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | KR | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grindavík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Skallagrímur | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Keflavík | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Grindavík | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ÍA | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | KR | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grindavík | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Njarðvík | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Haukar | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Njarðvík | 2 | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (8 March 1996). "Fullkomið". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2017-08-07.