1997–98 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) explained

Nextseason:1998–99
Úrvalsdeild kvenna
T Bg:
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T Color:white
Champions:Keflavík (14th title)
Runners Up:KR
Semifinalists:Grindavík, ÍS
Teams:5
Duration:4 October 1997 – 28 March 1998
Finals Mvp N:USA
Finals Mvp Link:Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP
Award4:Domestic MVP
Award4 Link:Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic Player of the Year
Award4 N:ISL
Award5:Foreign MVP
Award5 Link:Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year
Award5 N:USA
Ppg:15.1
Ppg N:USA
Rpg:9.2
Rpg N:ISL
Apg:5.1
Apg N:ISL
Top Seed:Keflavík

The 1997–1998 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 41st season of the top-tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 4 October 1997 and ended on 28 March 1998. Keflavík won its 14th title after defeating KR 3–1 in the Finals.[1]

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 16 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while none was relegated to the second-tier Division I due to vacant berth.

Regular season

Six teams started the season, down from seven the previous season. In end of October 1997, Breiðablik withdrew its team from the league after suffering loopside losses in their four games.[2]

Playoffs

Semifinals

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Final

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Source: 1998 playoffs

Awards

All official awards of the 1997–98 season.

Domestic All-First Team

PlayerTeam
Keflavík
Keflavík
Keflavík
KR

Best Coach

Source

Notable

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Skapti Hallgrímsson. Keflvíkingar bestir. 10 August 2017. Morgunblaðið. 31 March 1998. Icelandic.
  2. News: Blikar hætta keppni . 15 May 2020 . . 28 October 1997 . B3 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Fáheyrðir yfirburðir . 15 May 2020 . . 27 October 1997 . 22 . Icelandic.