1995–96 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

The 1995–1996 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 39th season of the top-tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 6 October 1995 and ended on 13 March 1996. Keflavík won its 7th title by defeating KR 3–1 in the Finals.[1][2]

Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Competition details
Teams 10
Dates 6 October 1995 – 13 March 1996
Final positions
Champions Keflavík (13th title)
Runners-up KR
Semifinalists Breiðablik, Grindavík
Relegated ÍA
Awards
Domestic MVP Anna María Sveinsdóttir
Foreign MVP Betsy Harris
Statistical leaders
Points Penny Peppas
28.9
Rebounds Sóley Sigurþórsdóttir
10.6
Assists Linda Stefánsdóttir
5.2

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 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
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Keflavík 18 16 2 1470 947 +523 32 Qualification to playoffs
2 Grindavík 18 14 4 1281 1007 +274 28
3 KR 18 14 4 1237 982 +255 28
4 Breiðablik 18 14 4 1357 995 +362 28
5 ÍR 18 9 9 1218 1174 +44 18
6 Njarðvík 18 9 9 1108 1089 +19 18
7 Tindastóll 18 6 12 1088 1264 −176 12
8 Valur 18 5 13 944 1200 −256 10
9 ÍS 18 2 16 798 1295 −497 4
10 ÍA 18 1 17 808 1356 −548 2 Relegated
Source: Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1995–1996

Playoffs

Bracket
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Keflavík 2
4 Breiðablik 0
1 Keflavík 3
2 KR 1
2 KR 2
3 Grindavík 0

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Keflavík 2–0 Breiðablik 84–67 53–46 0
Grindavík 0–2 KR 77–63 55–49 0

Final
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Keflavík 3–1 KR 70–58 63–60 56–5570–370

Source: 1996 playoffs

Awards

All official awards of the 1995–96 season.

Domestic Player of the Year
Pos. Player Team
C Anna María SveinsdóttirKeflavík

Foreign Player of the Year
Pos. Player Team
G Betsy HarrisBreiðablik

Domestic All-First Team
Player Team
Anna Dís SveinbjörnsdóttirÍR
Anna María SveinsdóttirKeflavík
Guðbjörg NorðfjörðKR
Helga ÞorvaldsdóttirKR
Linda StefánsdóttirÍR

Best Young Player Award
Pos. Player Team
C Sóley SigurþórsdóttirÍA

Best Coach
Coach Team
Suzette SargeantNjarðvík

Source

References
  1. Sindri Bergmann Eiðsson (2 April 1996). "Keflavík meistari í sjöunda sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B3. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. "Keflavíkurstúlkur ennþá langbestar". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 April 1996. p. 25. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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