The 1997–98 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 46th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on October 2, 1997 and ended on April 19, 1998. Njarðvík won its fourteenth title by defeating KR 3–0 in the Finals.[1]
| DHL deild karla1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | October 2, 1997 – April 19, 1998 | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Grindavík | |||||||||
| Relegated | ÍR | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Njarðvík (14th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | KR | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | ÍA, Keflavík | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP |  Helgi Jónas Guðfinnsson | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP |  David Bevis | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 1996–97 1998–99 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla. | ||||||||||
Competition format
editThe 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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grindavík | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1990 | 1761 | +229 | 38 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | KR | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1834 | 1791 | +43 | 28 | |
| 3 | Haukar | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1840 | 1661 | +179 | 28 | |
| 4 | Njarðvík | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1984 | 1788 | +196 | 28 | |
| 5 | KFÍ | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1880 | 1803 | +77 | 26 | |
| 6 | Keflavík | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1963 | 1876 | +87 | 26 | |
| 7 | Tindastóll | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1728 | 1656 | +72 | 26 | |
| 8 | ÍA | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1671 | 1701 | −30 | 22 | |
| 9 | Skallagrímur | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1821 | 1920 | −99 | 18 | |
| 10 | Valur | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1796 | 1945 | −149 | 10 | |
| 11 | Þór Akureyri | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1739 | 2071 | −332 | 8 | |
| 12 | ÍR | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1707 | 1980 | −273 | 6 | Relegated |
Source: [1]
Playoffs
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Grindavík | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | ÍA | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | KR | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | ÍA | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | KR | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Tindastóll | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | KR | 0 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Njarðvík | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Haukar | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Keflavík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Njarðvík | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Keflavík | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Njarðvík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | KFÍ | 1 | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (20 April 1998). "Langbestir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 June 2018.