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 | 51 |
| Goals scored | 170 (3.33 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Thomas Mikkelsen (9 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 | 9 matches Fjölnir |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Fjölnir |
← 2019 2021 →
All statistics correct as of 27 July 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.
Teams
Locations of the 2020 Úrvalsdeild 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[2] |
| FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakriki | 6,450[3] |
| Fjölnir | Reykjavík (Grafarvogur) | Extra völlurinn | 1,030 |
| Fylkir | Reykjavík | Floridana völlurinn | 1,854[4] |
| Grótta | Seltjarnarnes | Vivaldivöllurinn | 1,050 |
| KA | Akureyri | Akureyrarvöllur | 1,645[5] |
| KR | Reykjavík | Alvogenvöllurinn | 3,333[6] |
| HK | Kópavogur | Kórinn | 1,452[7] |
| ÍA | Akranes | Norðurálsvöllurinn | 3,054[8] |
| Stjarnan | Garðabær | Samsung völlurinn | 1,440[5] |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Valsvöllur | 2,465[9] |
| Víkingur R. | Reykjavík | Víkingsvöllur | 1,848[10] |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Vörður |
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Actavis |
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Bónus |
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Wurth |
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Hyundai |
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N1 |
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Norðurál |
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N1 |
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Alvogen |
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Orkan |
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Munck |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valur | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 19 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | KR | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 17 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Fylkir | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 15 | |
| 4 | Stjarnan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 14 | |
| 5 | Breiðablik | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 14 | |
| 6 | FH | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 | |
| 8 | ÍA | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 10 | |
| 9 | KA | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 8 | |
| 10 | HK | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 8 | |
| 11 | Grótta | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 5 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 12 | Fjölnir | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2020. Source: KSÍ (in Icelandic), Soccerway
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.[11]
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.[11]
Results
Each team will play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each. [12]
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played on 27 July 2020[13]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | |
Breiðablik | 9 |
| 2 | |
Víkingur Reykjavik | 8 |
| 3 |  |
FH | 7 |
| 4 | |
Fylkir | 6 |
| 5 | |
ÍA | 5 |
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| 10 | |
HK | 4 |
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KR |
gollark: Those are *so* last year.
gollark: Also the majority of impossible ones.
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gollark: Positional uncertainty is irrelevant to our multiuniversal sensor grid.
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References
- "Úrvalsdeild 2020 – 22. Round". worldfootball.net.
- http://gamli.ksi.is/mannvirki/knattspyrnuvellir/?vollur=52%5B%5D
- http://gamli.ksi.is/mannvirki/knattspyrnuvellir/?vollur=49%5B%5D
- http://gamli.ksi.is/mannvirki/knattspyrnuvellir/?vollur=3%5B%5D
- "Akureyrarvöllur – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is.
- "Meistaravellir – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is.
- "Kórinn – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is.
- "Akranesvöllur – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is.
- http://gamli.ksi.is/mannvirki/knattspyrnuvellir/?vollur=39%5B%5D
- "Leikskýrsla: Víkingur R. – Breiðablik – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is.
- "Úrvalsdeild 2018 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- "Úrvalsdeild 2020". voetbal.com.
- "Topscorers".
External links
- Official website (in Icelandic)
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