The 2020 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 109th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions KR, who won their 27th league title in 2019.[1]
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 June – 31 October 2020 |
| Champions | Valur |
| Relegated | Grótta Fjölnir |
| Champions League | Valur |
| Europa Conference League | FH Stjarnan Breiðablik |
| Matches played | 107 |
| Top goalscorer | Steven Lennon (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Valur 6–0 Grótta (4 Oct 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Víkingur Reykjavík 1–5 Valur (8 July 2020) Stjarnan 1–5 Valur (21 Sept 2020) |
| Highest scoring | KR 4–5 Valur (26 August 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches Valur |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Valur |
| Longest winless run | 18 matches Fjölnir |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Fjölnir |
← 2019 2021 → | |
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.[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
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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
edit| 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
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Managerial changes
edit| 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
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Left for Esbjerg fB | 16 July 2020 | 8th | Logi Ólafsson & Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen
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16 July 2020 |
League table
edit| 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 | Closure working |
| 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 |
Source: KSÍ (in Icelandic), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
editEach team was originally scheduled to play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each.[15]
Top goalscorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[16] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Steven Lennon
|
FH | 17 |
| 2 |  Patrick Pedersen
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Valur | 14 |
| 3 | Thomas Mikkelsen
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Breiðablik | 13 |
| 4 | Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson
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ÍA | 12 |
| 5 | Óttar Magnús Karlsson
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Víkingur Reykjavik | 9 |
| 6 | Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson
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Fylkir | 8 |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
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ÍA | ||
| 8 | Aron Bjarnason
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Valur | 7 |
| Hilmar Árni Halldórsson
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Stjarnan | ||
| Sigurður Egill Lárusson
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Valur | ||
 Pablo Punyed
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Víkingur Reykjavík |
References
edit- ^ "Úrvalsdeild 2020 – 22. Round". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Keppni hætt". Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Niðurstaða móta meistaraflokks 2020". Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Kópavogsvöllur | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Archived from the original on 2018-05-19.
- ^ "Kaplakrikavöllur | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Archived from the original on 2018-05-19.
- ^ "Fylkisvöllur | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Archived from the original on 2018-05-19.
- ^ a b "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[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Leikskýrsla: Víkingur R. – Breiðablik – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is.
- ^ a b Sigurðsson, Víðir. Íslensk knattspyrna 2020 (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: sögur útgáfa. pp. 71–128. ISBN 978-9935-498-81-6.
- ^ "Úrvalsdeild 2018 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Úrvalsdeild 2020". voetbal.com.
- ^ "Top Scorers". FlashScore.
External links
edit- Official website (in Icelandic)