The 1997–98 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.
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.
Playoffs
Bracket
Semifinals
Final
Source: 1998 playoffs
Awards All official awards of the 1997–98 season.
Domestic Player of the Year PlayerTeam C Anna María Sveinsdóttir Keflavík
Foreign Player of the Year PlayerTeam G Jennifer Boucek Keflavík
Domestic All-First Team
PlayerTeam Alda Leif Jónsdóttir ÍS Anna María Sveinsdóttir Keflavík Erla Reynisdóttir Keflavík Erla Þorsteinsdóttir Keflavík Guðbjörg Norðfjörð KR
Best Young Player Award PlayerTeam Guðrún A. Sigurðardóttir ÍR
Best Coach CoachTeam Karl Jónsson ÍR Source
Notable On 26 October, the board of Breiðablik withdrew the team from the league after starting the season with 4 losses, including a 124–24 loss against Keflavík on 25. October.
References
External links Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website