1996–97 Úrvalsdeild karla
# 1996–97 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.

## 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 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | ÍA | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1759 | 1673 | +86 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Haukar | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1872 | 1798 | +74 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Njarðvík | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1867 | 1816 | +51 | 26 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | KR | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1926 | 1833 | +93 | 22 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Skallagrímur | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1810 | 1875 | −65 | 20 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | ÍR | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1884 | 1883 | +1 | 18 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 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 |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Keflavík | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | ÍR | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | ÍR | 0 | | | 1 | Keflavík | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | KR | 010 | | | |
| 2 | Grindavík | 2 | | | 6 | KR | 010 | | | |
| 7 | Skallagrímur | 000 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Skallagrímur | 000 | | | | | | 1 | Keflavík | 3 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Keflavík | 3 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | Grindavík | 000 |
| 3 | ÍA | 0 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Grindavík | 000 |
| 6 | KR | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | KR | 2 | | | 2 | Grindavík | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Njarðvík | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Haukar | 0 | | | 5 | Njarðvík | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Njarðvík | 2 | | | | | | | | |
