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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HK (C, P) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 41 | Promoted to 1998 1. deild karla |
| 2 | KVA (P) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 39 | |
| 3 | Selfoss | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 39 | |
| 4 | Víðir | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 32 | |
| 5 | Leiknir R. | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 27 | |
| 6 | Völsungur | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 26 | |
| 7 | Ægir | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 19 | |
| 8 | Fjölnir | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 14 | |
| 9 | Þróttur N. (R) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 13 | Relegated to 1998 3. deild karla |
| 10 | Sindri (R) | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 7 |
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Sævar Þór Gíslason | 19 | Selfoss |
| Jón Þorgrímur Stefánsson | 17 | HK |
| Arngrímur Arnarson | 16 | Völsungur |
| Steindór Elísson | 16 | HK |
| Kári Jónsson | 15 | KVA |
| Hlynur Jóhannsson | 14 | Víðir |
| Sigurður Andrés Þorvarðarson | 10 | Selfoss |
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