The 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 60th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on October 5, 2016 and ended on April 24, 2017. Keflavík won its sixteenth title by defeating defending champions Snæfell 3–1 in the Finals.[1]
| Domino's deild kvenna1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | October 5, 2016 – April 26, 2017 | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | |||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Stöð 2 Sport | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Snæfell | |||||||||
| Relegated | Grindavík | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Keflavík (16th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Snæfell | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Skallagrímur, Stjarnan | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Ariana Moorer | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP |  Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP | Ariana Moorer | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2018.1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna. | ||||||||||
Competition format
editThe participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four 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 | Snæfell | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2031 | 1752 | +279 | 44 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Keflavík | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2068 | 1721 | +347 | 44 | |
| 3 | Skallagrímur | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2056 | 1878 | +178 | 38 | |
| 4 | Stjarnan | 28 | 14 | 14 | 1870 | 1909 | −39 | 28 | |
| 5 | Valur | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2061 | 2038 | +23 | 24 | |
| 6 | Njarðvík | 28 | 10 | 18 | 1884 | 2129 | −245 | 20 | |
| 7 | Haukar | 28 | 8 | 20 | 1720 | 1924 | −204 | 16 | |
| 8 | Grindavík | 28 | 5 | 23 | 1817 | 2156 | −339 | 10 | Relegated |
Source: Úrvalsdeild kvenna 2016-17
Playoffs
edit| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Snæfell | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Stjarnan | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Snæfell | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Keflavík | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Keflavík | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Skallagrímur | 2 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Kristján Jónsson (26 April 2017). "Keflavík Íslandsmeistari kvenna í körfuknattleik". mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2017-08-07.