1998–99 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

VÍS-deildin^1
Duration	October 3, 1998 – April 3, 1999
Teams	6
Regular season
Top seed	KR
Relegated	ÍR, Njarðvík
Finals
Champions	KR (11th title)
Runners-up	Keflavík
Semifinalists	ÍS, Grindavík
Awards
Domestic MVP	Anna María Sveinsdóttir
Foreign MVP	Limor Mizrachi
Statistical leaders
Points Guðbjörg Norðfjörð 15.1 Rebounds Signý Hermannsdóttir 10.5 Assists Alda Leif Jónsdóttir 5.0
Records
Winning streak	KR 20 games
← 1997–98 1999–2000 → ^1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

The 1998–1999 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 41st season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on October 3, 1998 and ended on April 3, 1999. KR won its eleventh title by defeating Keflavík 3–0 in the Finals.[1]

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	KR	20	20	0	1475	953	+522	40	Qualification to playoffs
2	ÍS	20	15	5	1256	984	+272	30
3	Keflavík	20	12	8	1213	1093	+120	24
4	Grindavík	20	6	14	1058	1194	−136	12
5	Njarðvík	20	6	14	1147	1417	−270	12	Asked for relegation
6	ÍR	20	3	17	1046	1325	−279	6	Relegated

Source: VÍS-deildin 1998–1999

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	KR	2
	4	Grindavík	0
						1	KR	3
						3	Keflavík	000
	2	ÍS	1
	3	Keflavík	2

Source: 2000 VÍS-deildin playoffs

References

1. "KR tapaði ekki leik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 April 1999. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

External links

• Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website