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2019 Úrvalsdeild

The 2019 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi Max-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 108th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions Valur, who won their 21st league title in 2018.[1]

Úrvalsdeild karla (Pepsi max-deildin)
Season2019
DatesApril – September 2019
ChampionsKR
RelegatedGrindavík
ÍBV
Champions LeagueKR
Europa LeagueBreiðablik
FH
Víkingur R.
Matches played132
Goals scored412 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerGary Martin
(14 goals)
Best goalkeeperBeitir Ólafsson
Biggest home winValur 5–1 ÍBV
(15 June 2019)
Stjarnan 5–1 Fylkir
(23 June 2019)
Breiðablik 4–0 KA
(7 August 2019)
Biggest away winÍA 1-5 Víkingur R.
(28 September 2019)
Highest scoringFH 6-4 ÍBV
(18 September 2019)
← 2018
2020 →

The season began in April 2019 and concluded on 28 September 2019.

Teams edit

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Locations of the 2019 Úrvalsdeild teams

The 2019 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, Fjölnir and Keflavík, were relegated to the 2019 1. deild karla and were replaced by ÍA and HK, champions and runners-up of the 2018 1. deild karla respectively.

Club information edit

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Breiðablik Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur 3,009[2]
FH Hafnarfjörður Kaplakriki 6,450[3]
Fylkir Reykjavík Floridana völlurinn 1,854[4]
Grindavík Grindavík Grindavíkurvöllur 1,750[5]
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Hásteinsvöllur 3,034[6]
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 edit

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Breiðablik   Ágúst Gylfason   Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson Jako Vörður
FH   Ólafur Kristjánsson   Davíð Viðarsson Adidas Actavis
Grindavík   Srdjan Tufegdzic   Gunnar Þorsteinsson Stanno LÝSI
Fylkir   Helgi Sigurðsson   Ásgeir Börkur Ásgeirsson Jako Wurth
HK   Brynjar Gunnarsson   Leifur Andri Leifsson macron N1
ÍA   Joey Guðjónsson   Arnar Már Guðjónsson Erreà Norðurál
ÍBV   Ian Jeffs   Sindri Snær Magnússon Hummel Bónus
KA   Óli Stefán Flóventsson   Guðmann Þórisson Diadora N1
KR   Rúnar Kristinsson   Pálmi Rafn Pálmason Nike Alvogen
Stjarnan   Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson   Baldur Sigurðsson Uhlsport Orkan
Valur   Ólafur Jóhannesson   Haukur Páll Sigurðsson Macron Munck
Víkingur R.   Arnar Gunnlaugsson   Sölvi Ottesen Macron TVG-Zimsen

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Grindavík   Óli Stefán Flóventsson Resigned 3 September 2018[13] Pre-season   Srdjan Tufegdzic 6 October 2018[14]
KA   Srdjan Tufegdzic Resigned 13 September 2018[15] Pre-season   Óli Stefán Flóventsson 1 October 2018[16]
ÍBV   Kristján Guðmundsson Resigned 26 September 2018[17] Pre-season   Pedro Hipólito 29 September 2018[18]
Víkingur R.   Logi Ólafsson Resigned 3 October 2018[19] Pre-season   Arnar Gunnlaugsson 6 October 2018[20]
ÍBV   Pedro Hipólito Resigned 30 June 2019[21] 12th   Ian Jeffs 11 July 2019[22]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 KR (C) 22 16 4 2 44 23 +21 52 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Breiðablik 22 11 5 6 45 31 +14 38 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 FH 22 11 4 7 40 36 +4 37
4 Stjarnan 22 9 8 5 40 34 +6 35
5 KA 22 9 4 9 34 34 0 31
6 Valur 22 8 5 9 38 34 +4 29
7 Víkingur 22 7 7 8 37 35 +2 28 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
8 Fylkir 22 8 4 10 38 44 −6 28
9 HK 22 7 6 9 29 29 0 27
10 ÍA 22 7 6 9 27 32 −5 27
11 Grindavík (R) 22 3 11 8 17 28 −11 20 Relegation to 1. deild karla
12 ÍBV (R) 22 2 4 16 23 52 −29 10
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.[23]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Víkingur qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019 Icelandic Cup.

Results edit

Each team played home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each.[24]

Home \ Away BRE FH FYL GRI HK ÍA ÍBV KA KR STJ VAL VIK
Breiðablik — 4–1 4–3 0–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 3–3 3–1
FH 2–4 — 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 6–4 3–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 1–0
Fylkir 4–3 2–2 — 2–1 3–2 2–2 3–0 3–2 1–4 1–4 0–1 3–1
Grindavík 0–2 0–0 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–0
HK 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–3
ÍA 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 — 2–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–5
ÍBV 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 0–1 3–2 — 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–1
KA 0–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 0–0 4–2 1–0 3–4
KR 2–0 3–2 1–1 5–2 3–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 — 2–2 3–2 1–0
Stjarnan 1–3 1–3 5–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 — 2–1 2–1
Valur 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 5–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 — 3–3
Víkingur R. 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–3 0–1 3–4 2–2 —
Source: [1] (in Icelandic)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round edit

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
KR7256433111111111111111
Breiðablik3412221222222222222222
FH3534344645656763343333
Stjarnan7863575774344435434444
KA9671075856791111111110910101055
Valur591089101291111767546655896
Víkingur578111111111099810101010910979107
Fylkir1145887456575688889568
HK10101191099111081188874566679
ÍA23211123334333577787810
Grindavík101197666881010999911111111111111
ÍBV12121212121210121212121212121212121212121212
Leader
2020–21 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
Relegation to 1. deild karla
Source: ksi.is

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Gary Martin Valur/ÍBV 14
2   Steven Lennon FH 13
  Thomas Mikkelsen Breiðablik
  Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson KA
  Hilmar Árni Halldórsson Stjarnan
6   Geoffrey Castillion Fylkir 10
  Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson KA
8   Patrick Pedersen Valur 8
  Pálmi Rafn Pálmason KR
  Morten Beck Guldsmed FH

References edit

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  15. ^ "Tufa hættir með KA eftir tímabilið (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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  17. ^ "Kristján Guðmunds hættir með ÍBV (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Pedro Hipolito tekur við ÍBV (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Logi Ólafs hættir með Víking (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Arnar Gunnlaugsson tekur við Víkingi (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Pedro Hipolito hættur sem þjálfari ÍBV (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Ian Jeffs og Andri Ólafs stýra ÍBV út tímabilið (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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