1996–97 Úrvalsdeild karla

DHL deild karla¹
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
Points
Points	Andre Bovain
Rebounds	Fred Elmore Williams
Assists	Jón Kr. Gíslason
	← 1995–96 1997–98 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

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]

Competition format

The 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

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

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Keflavík	2

8	ÍR	0
			1	Keflavík	3

			6	KR	010
2	Grindavík	2

7	Skallagrímur	000
						1	Keflavík	3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
						2	Grindavík	000
3	ÍA	0

6	KR	2
			2	Grindavík	3

			5	Njarðvík	0
4	Haukar	0

5	Njarðvík	2

References

^ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (8 March 1996). "Fullkomið". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2017-08-07.

External links

[timarit-1] Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (8 March 1996). "Fullkomið". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2017-08-07.

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