2018 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football)

The 2018 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is the 47th season of the women's football top level league in Iceland. Þór/KA is the defending champion.[1] The season is scheduled to begin on 3 May and to conclude on 22 September.[2]

Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Season2018
Dates3 May 2018 – 22 September 2018
ChampionsBreiðablik
RelegatedFH and Grindavík
Matches played90
Goals scored291 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerBerglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir (19)
2017
2019
All statistics correct as of 20 October 2018.

Teams

The 2018 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is contested by ten teams, eight of which played in the division the previous year and two teams promoted from 1. deild kvenna. The bottom two teams from the previous season, Haukar[3] and Fylkir,[4] were relegated to the 1. deild kvenna and were replaced by HK/Víkingur and Selfoss, champions and runners-up of the 2017 1. deild kvenna respectively.[5]

Club Information

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Breiðablik Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur 5,501
FH Hafnarfjörður Kaplakrikavöllur 6,738
Grindavík Grindavík Grindavíkurvöllur 1,750
HK/Víkingur Kópavogur/Reykjavík Kórinn/Víkingsvöllur 2,000/1,449
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Hásteinsvöllur 3,034
KR Reykjavík Alvogenvöllurinn 3,333
Selfoss Selfoss Selfossvöllur 950
Stjarnan Garðabær Samsung völlurinn 2,300
Valur Reykjavík Valsvöllur 2,465
Þór/KA Akureyri Þórsvöllur 1,550

Source: Scoresway

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Breiðablik 18 15 1 2 44 12 +32 46 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League
2 Þór/KA 18 13 2 3 49 14 +35 41
3 Stjarnan 18 12 2 4 46 24 +22 38
4 Valur 18 10 3 5 40 19 +21 33
5 ÍBV 18 7 4 7 25 22 +3 25
6 Selfoss 18 5 5 8 15 25 10 20
7 HK/Víkingur 18 5 3 10 22 42 20 18
8 KR 18 5 2 11 18 32 14 17
9 Grindavík 18 3 4 11 14 40 26 13 Relegation to 1. deild kvenna
10 FH 18 2 0 16 18 61 43 6
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2018. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored

References

  1. Einar Sigtryggsson (28 September 2017). "Þór/KA er Íslandsmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. "Íslandsmót - Pepsi-deild kvenna". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (11 September 2017). "Haukar skipta um þjálfara eftir tímabilið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. Brynjar Ingi Erluson (6 September 2017). "Pepsi-kvenna: Fylkir fallið eftir tap gegn KR". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. "HK/Víkingur og Selfoss í efstu deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 September 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.