2006–07 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

The 2006–2007 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 49th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top-tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on October 21, 2006 and ended on April 14, 2007. Haukar won its first title by defeating Keflavík 3–1 in the Finals.[1]

Iceland Express deild kvenna1
DurationOctober 21, 2006 – April 14, 2007
Number of teams6
Regular season
Top seedHaukar
RelegatedBreiðablik
Finals
ChampionsHaukar (1st title)
  Runners-upKeflavík
SemifinalistsÍS, Grindavík
Finals MVPIceland Helena Sverrisdóttir
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Helena Sverrisdóttir
Foreign MVPUnited States Tamara Bowie
Statistical leaders
Points United States Tamara Bowie 30.5
Rebounds United States Tamara Bowie 14.8
Assists Iceland Helena Sverrisdóttir 9.8
Records
Winning streakHaukar
11 games
2005–06
2007–08
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

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 20 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team was relegated to Division I.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Haukar 20 19 1 1900 1277 +623 38 Qualification to playoffs
2 Keflavík 20 14 6 1871 1427 +444 28
3 Grindavík 20 14 6 1631 1466 +165 28
4 ÍS 20 7 13 1310 1478 168 14
5 Hamar 20 3 17 1215 1709 494 6
6 Breiðablik 20 3 17 1241 1811 570 6 Relegated
Source: 2006–2007

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Haukar 3
4 ÍS 2
1 Haukar 3
2 Keflavík 010
2 Keflavík 3
3 Grindavík 1

Source: 2007 Iceland Express deildin playoffs

References

  1. Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (16 April 2007). "Var aldrei í vafa um að við myndum vinna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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