1997 Úrvalsdeild
Football league season
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Statistics of Úrvalsdeild in the 1997 season.
| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
← 1996 1998 → | |
Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and ÍBV won the championship. ÍBV's Tryggvi Guðmundsson was the top scorer with 19 goals.[1]
Final league table
| 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 the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | ÍA | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 35 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Leiftur | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 30 | Qualification for the Intertoto 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 the Cup 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 to 1. deild karla |
| 10 | Stjarnan (R) | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 39 | −25 | 7 |
Results
Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 18 matches.
Top goalscorers
| 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 |
Source: RSSSF[1]