2020 Úrvalsdeild
The 2020 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, will be the 109th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contest the league, including the defending champions KR, who won their 27th league title in 2019.[1]
Season | 2020 |
---|---|
Dates | 13 June – 31 October 2020 |
Matches played | 80 |
Goals scored | 263 (3.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Steven Lennon (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Víkingur Reykjavík 6–2 ÍA (19 July 2020) |
Biggest away win | HK 0–4 Valur (28 June 2020) Víkingur Reykjavík 1–5 Valur (8 July 2020) Grótta 0–4 ÍA (12 July 2020) |
Highest scoring | Víkingur Reykjavík 6–2 ÍA (19 July 2020) Breiðablik 5–3 ÍA (26 July 2020) |
Longest winning run | 4 matches KR |
Longest unbeaten run | 6 matches KR Stjarnan |
Longest winless run | 18 matches Fjölnir |
Longest losing run | 4 matches Fjölnir |
← 2019 2021 →
All statistics correct as of 5 November 2020. |
The season was scheduled to begin on 22 April 2020 and conclude on 26 September 2020, however this was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The competition was suspended on 7 October and abandoned on 30 October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland.[2] The standings based on the average number of points per matches played for each team were considered final and used to determine the champions, European spots and relegation.[3]
Teams
The 2020 Úrvalsdeild is contested by twelve teams, ten of which played in the division the previous year and two teams promoted from 1. deild karla. The bottom two teams from the previous season, Grindavík and ÍBV, were relegated to the 2020 1. deild karla and were replaced by Grótta and Fjölnir, champions and runners-up of the 2019 1. deild karla respectively.
Club information
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 3,009[4] |
FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakriki | 6,450[5] |
Fjölnir | Reykjavík (Grafarvogur) | Extra völlurinn | 1,030 |
Fylkir | Reykjavík | Floridana völlurinn | 1,854[6] |
Grótta | Seltjarnarnes | Vivaldivöllurinn | 1,050 |
KA | Akureyri | Akureyrarvöllur | 1,645[7] |
KR | Reykjavík | Alvogenvöllurinn | 3,333[8] |
HK | Kópavogur | Kórinn | 1,452[9] |
ÍA | Akranes | Norðurálsvöllurinn | 3,054[10] |
Stjarnan | Garðabær | Samsung völlurinn | 1,440[7] |
Valur | Reykjavík | Valsvöllur | 2,465[11] |
Víkingur R. | Reykjavík | Víkingsvöllur | 1,848[12] |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Assistant Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breiðablik | Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson | Halldór Árnason | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson | Errea | Vörður |
FH | Logi Ólafsson Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen |
Guðlaugur Baldursson | Björn Daníel Sverrisson | Nike | Actavis |
Fjölnir | Ásmundur Arnarsson | Gunnar Már Guðmundsson | Hans Viktor Guðmundsson | Hummel | vita |
Fylkir | Atli Sveinn Þórarinsson Ólafur Stígsson |
Ólafur Ingi Skúlason | Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson | Macron | Wurth Eykt |
Grótta | Ágúst Gylfason | Guðmundur Steinarsson | Sigurvin Reynisson | Errea | Hyundai |
HK | Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson | Viktor Bjarki Arnarsson | Leifur Andri Leifsson | Macron | MótX |
ÍA | Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson | Arnar Snær Guðmundsson Ingimar Elí Hlynsson |
Árni Snær Ólafsson | Errea | Norðurál |
KA | Arnar Grétarsson | Pétur Heiðar Kristjánsson Hallgrímur Jónasson |
Almarr Ormarsson | Errea | N1 |
KR | Rúnar Kristinsson | Bjarni Guðjónsson | Óskar Örn Hauksson | Nike | Alvogen |
Stjarnan | Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson Ólafur Jóhannesson |
None | Alex Þór Hauksson | Uhlsport | Tryggingamiðstöðin |
Valur | Heimir Guðjónsson | Srdjan Tufegdzic | Haukur Páll Sigurðsson | Macron | Bose |
Víkingur R. | Arnar Gunnlaugsson | Hajrudin Cardaklija Einar Guðnason |
Sölvi Ottesen | Macron | TVG-Zimsen |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valur | Ólafur Jóhannesson | End of contract | 28 September 2019 | Pre-season | Heimir Guðjónsson | 2 October 2019 |
Fylkir | Helgi Sigurðsson | Resigned | 28 September 2019 | Atli Sveinn Þórarinsson & Ólafur Stígsson | 15 October 2019 | |
Breiðablik | Ágúst Gylfason | Sacked | 28 September 2019 | Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson | 5 October 2019 | |
Grótta | Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson | Left for Breiðablik | 5 October 2019 | Ágúst Gylfason | 17 October 2019 | |
Stjarnan | Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson | Co-manager hired | 6 November 2019 | Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson & Ólafur Jóhannesson | 6 November 2019 | |
KA | Óli Stefán Flóventsson | Sacked | 15 July 2020 | 11th | Arnar Grétarsson | 15 July 2020 |
FH | Ólafur Kristjánsson | Left for Esbjerg fB | 16 July 2020 | 8th | Logi Ólafsson & Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen | 16 July 2020 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Valur (C) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 17 | +33 | 44 | 2.44 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | FH | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 36 | 2.00 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
3 | Stjarnan | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 31 | 1.82 | |
4 | Breiðablik | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 31 | 1.72 | |
5 | KR | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 | 1.65 | |
6 | Fylkir | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 28 | 1.56 | |
7 | KA | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 21 | 1.17 | |
8 | ÍA | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 21 | 1.17 | |
9 | HK | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 20 | 1.11 | |
10 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 17 | 0.94 | |
11 | Grótta (R) | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | −28 | 8 | 0.44 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
12 | Fjölnir (R) | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 6 | 0.33 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw.[14]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Results
Each team will play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each. [15]
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played on 4 October 2020[16]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Steven Lennon | FH | 17 |
2 | Patrick Pedersen | Valur | 14 |
3 | Thomas Mikkelsen | Breiðablik | 13 |
4 | Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson | ÍA | 12 |
5 | Óttar Magnús Karlsson | Víkingur Reykjavik | 9 |
6 | Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson | Fylkir | 8 |
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | ÍA |
References
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- "Úrvalsdeild 2018 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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External links
- Official website (in Icelandic)