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]
| Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 4 October 1997 – 28 March 1998 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 5 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Keflavík | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Keflavík (14th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | KR | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Grindavík, ÍS | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP |  Anna María Sveinsdóttir | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP |  Jennifer Boucek | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | ||||||||||
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 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
editSix 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]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keflavík | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1156 | 855 | +301 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | KR | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1065 | 855 | +210 | 26 | |
| 3 | Grindavík | 16 | 8 | 8 | 948 | 920 | +28 | 16 | |
| 4 | ÍS | 16 | 6 | 10 | 903 | 955 | −52 | 12 | |
| 5 | ÍR | 16 | 0 | 16 | 726 | 1213 | −487 | 0 |
Playoffs
editBracket
edit| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Keflavík | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | ÍS | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Grindavík | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | KR | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | KR | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Grindavík | 0 | |||||||
Semifinals
edit| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keflavík | 2–0 | ÍS | 71–57 | 91–59 | |
| KR | 2–0 | Grindavík | 53–39 | 66–51 |
Final
edit| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keflavík | 3–1 | KR | 75–54 | 65–75 | 71–61 | 61–50 |
Source: 1998 playoffs
Awards
editAll official awards of the 1997–98 season.
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| C |  Anna María Sveinsdóttir |
Keflavík |
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G |  Jennifer Boucek |
Keflavík |
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Alda Leif Jónsdóttir |
ÍS |
| Anna María Sveinsdóttir |
Keflavík |
| Erla Reynisdóttir |
Keflavík |
| Erla Þorsteinsdóttir |
Keflavík |
| Guðbjörg Norðfjörð |
KR |
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Guðrún A. Sigurðardóttir |
ÍR |
| Coach | Team |
|---|---|
| Karl Jónsson |
ÍR |
Notable
edit- On 26 October, the board of Breiðablik withdrew the team from the league after starting the season with 4 losses,[2] including a 124–24 loss against Keflavík on 25. October.[3]
References
edit- ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (31 March 1998). "Keflvíkingar bestir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Blikar hætta keppni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 October 1997. p. B3. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Fáheyrðir yfirburðir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 27 October 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 15 May 2020.