The 1996–97 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 40th season of the top-tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 5 October 1996 and ended on 27 March 1997. Grindavík won its 1st title after sweeping defending champions Keflavík 2–0 in the semi-finals and KR 3–0 in the Finals.
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 18 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while the bottom team was relegated to the second-tier Division I.
Regular season
Playoffs
Bracket
Semifinals
Final
Source: 1997 playoffs
Awards All official awards of the 1996–97 season.
Domestic Player of the Year PlayerTeam F Guðbjörg Norðfjörð KR
Domestic All-First Team
PlayerTeam Alda Leif Jónsdóttir ÍS Anna María Sveinsdóttir Keflavík Birna Valgarðsdóttir Keflavík Erla Reynisdóttir Keflavík Guðbjörg Norðfjörð KR
Best Young Player Award PlayerTeam Þórunn Bjarnadóttir ÍR
Best Coach CoachTeam Antonio Vallejo ÍR Source
References
External links Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website