Season | 2018 |
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Dates | 27 April – 29 September 2018 |
Champions | Valur |
Relegated | Fjölnir Keflavík |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 361 (2.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 17 goals Patrick Pedersen, Valur |
← 2017 2019 →
All statistics correct as of 29 September 2018. |
The 2018 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 107th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions Valur, who won their 21st league title in 2017.[1]
The season began on 27 April 2018 and concluded on 29 September 2018.
Teams
[edit]The 2018 Úrvalsdeild was 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, Víkingur Ó. and ÍA, were relegated to the 2018 1. deild karla and were replaced by Fylkir and Keflavík, champions and runners-up of the 2017 1. deild karla respectively.
Club information
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 5,501 |
FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakriki | 6,738 |
Fjölnir | Reykjavík (Grafarvogur) | Extra völlurinn | 2,000 |
Fylkir | Reykjavík (Árbær) | Floridana völlurinn | 5,000 |
Grindavík | Grindavík | Grindavíkurvöllur | 1,750 |
ÍBV | Vestmannaeyjar | Hásteinsvöllur | 3,034 |
KA | Akureyri | Akureyrarvöllur | 1,770 |
Keflavík | Reykjanesbær (Keflavík) | Keflavíkurvöllur | 5,200 |
KR | Reykjavík (Vesturbær) | Alvogenvöllurinn | 3,333 |
Stjarnan | Garðabær | Samsung völlurinn | 2,300 |
Valur | Reykjavík (Hlíðar/Miðborg) | Valsvöllur | 2,465 |
Víkingur R. | Reykjavík (Fossvogur) | Víkingsvöllur | 1,613 |
Source: [1]
Personnel and kits
[edit]Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Breiðablik | ![]() |
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Jako | Vörður |
FH | ![]() |
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Adidas | Actavis |
Fjölnir | ![]() |
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Hummel | Bónus |
Grindavík | ![]() |
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Stanno | LÝSI |
Fylkir | ![]() |
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Jako | Wurth |
ÍBV | ![]() |
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Hummel | Bónus |
KA | ![]() |
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Diadora | N1 |
Keflavík | ![]() |
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Nike | Landsbankinn |
KR | ![]() |
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Nike | Alvogen |
Stjarnan | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | Orkan |
Valur | ![]() |
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Macron | Munck |
Víkingur R. | ![]() |
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Macron | TVG-Zimsen |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Breiðablik | ![]() |
Resigned | 3 October 2017[2] | Pre-season | ![]() |
6 October 2017[3] |
Fjölnir | ![]() |
Resigned | 6 October 2017[4] | Pre-season | ![]() |
11 October 2017[5] |
FH | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 October 2017[6] | Pre-season | ![]() |
14 October 2017[7] |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Valur (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Breiðablik | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Stjarnan | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 40 | |
4 | KR | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 37 | |
5 | FH | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 37 | |
6 | ÍBV | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 29 | |
7 | KA | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 28 | |
8 | Fylkir | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 26 | |
9 | Víkingur R. | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 25 | |
10 | Grindavík | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 25 | |
11 | Fjölnir (R) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 19 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
12 | Keflavík (R) | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 49 | −38 | 4 |
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.[8]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of 2018 Icelandic Cup, Stjarnan, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the next best-placed team (the fourth-placed team).
Positions by round
[edit]Leader | |
2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round | |
Relegation to 1. deild karla |
Results
[edit]Each team will play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each.[9]
Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of matches played on 29 September 2018[10]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Valur | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
Stjarnan | 16 |
3 | ![]() |
KR | 11 |
4 | ![]() |
KA | 10 |
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Breiðablik | ||
6 | ![]() |
FH | 9 |
7 | ![]() |
ÍBV | 8 |
8 | ![]() |
KR | 7 |
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Breiðablik | ||
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Stjarnan | ||
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FH | ||
12 | ![]() |
Vikingur | 6 |
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Vikingur | ||
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Valur | ||
15 | ![]() |
KA | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Úrvalsdeild 2018 - 22. Round".
- ^ "Milos hættur með Breiðablik (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Gústi Gylfa ráðinn þjálfari Breiðabliks (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Gústi Gylfa ráðinn þjálfari Breiðabliks (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Óli Palli nýr þjálfari Fjölnis (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Heimir Guðjónsson rekinn frá FH (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Óli Kristjáns tekur við FH (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Úrvalsdeild 2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Úrvalsdeild 2022".
- ^ "Markahæstu menn". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Icelandic)