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| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
←1996 1998 → | |
Statistics ofÚrvalsdeild in the 1997 season.
It was contested by 10 teams, andÍBV won the championship. ÍBV'sTryggvi Guðmundsson was the top scorer with 19 goals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ÍBV(C) | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 40 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | ÍA | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 35 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Leiftur | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 30 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Fram | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 29 | |
| 5 | KR | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 27 | |
| 6 | Keflavík | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 24 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 7 | Grindavík | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 22 | |
| 8 | Valur | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 21 | |
| 9 | Skallagrímur(R) | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 15 | Relegation to1. deild karla |
| 10 | Stjarnan(R) | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 39 | −25 | 7 |
Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 18 matches.
| Home \ Away | FRA | GRI | ÍA | ÍBV | ÍBK | KR | LEI | SKA | STJ | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fram | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Grindavík | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| ÍA | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 6–2 | 3–2 | |
| ÍBV | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| Keflavík | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| KR | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | |
| Leiftur | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Skallagrímur | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Stjarnan | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Valur | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tryggvi Guðmundsson | ÍBV | 19 |
| 2 | Andri Sigþórsson | KR | 14 |
| 3 | Þorvaldur M. Sigbjörnsson | Leiftur | 8 |
| Steingrímur Jóhannesson | ÍBV | ||
| 5 | Rikhardur Dadason | KR | 7 |
| Haraldur Ingólfsson | ÍA | ||
| Kári Steinn Reynisson | ÍA | ||
| Sverrir Sverrisson | ÍBV | ||
| Einar Daníelsson | KR |