2017 Úrvalsdeild

The 2017 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 106th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions FH, who won their eighth league title in 2016.

Úrvalsdeild karla (Pepsi-deildin)
Season2017
Dates30 April – 30 September 2017
ChampionsValur
RelegatedVíkingur Ó.
ÍA
Champions LeagueValur
Europa LeagueÍBV
FH
Stjarnan
Matches played132
Goals scored403 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorerAndri Rúnar Bjarnason
(19 goals)
Biggest home winValur 6–0 ÍA
(31 July 2017)
Biggest away winVíkingur Ó. 0–3 ÍBV
(21 May 2017)
ÍBV 1–4 ÍA
(27 May 2017)
Víkingur Ó. 1–4 KA
(6 June 2017)
Víkingur R. 0–3 KR
(23 July 2017)
Víkingur Ó. 1–4 Breiðablik
(20 August 2017)
Highest scoringKA 6–3 ÍBV
(16 July 2017)
2016
2018
All statistics correct as of 30 September 2017.

The season began on 30 April 2017 and concluded on 30 September 2017.

Teams

The 2017 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, Fylkir and Þróttur Reykjavík, were relegated to the 2017 1. deild karla and were replaced by KA and Grindavík, champions and runners-up of the 2016 1. deild karla respectively.

Club information

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BreiðablikKópavogurKópavogsvöllur5,501
FHHafnarfjörðurKaplakriki6,738
FjölnirReykjavíkExtra völlurinn2,000
GrindavíkGrindavíkGrindavíkurvöllur1,750
ÍAAkranesNorðurálsvöllurinn3,054
ÍBVVestmannaeyjarHásteinsvöllur3,034
KAAkureyriAkureyrarvöllur1,770
KRReykjavíkAlvogenvöllurinn3,333
StjarnanGarðabærSamsung völlurinn2,300
ValurReykjavíkValsvöllur2,465
Víkingur Ó.ÓlafsvíkÓlafsvíkurvöllur900
Víkingur R.ReykjavíkVíkin1,613

Source: Scoresway

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Breiðablik Miloš Milojević Gunnleifur GunnleifssonJakoVörður
FH Heimir Guðjónsson Davíð Þór ViðarssonAdidasActavis
Fjölnir Ágúst Gylfason Þórður IngasonHummelBónus
Grindavík Óli Stefán Flóventsson Gunnar ÞorsteinssonStannoLYSI
ÍA Jón Þór Hauksson Arnar Már GuðjónssonErreaNorðurál
ÍBV Kristján Guðmundsson Sindri Snær MagnússonHummelBónus
KA Srdjan Tufegdzic Davíð Rúnar BjarnasonDiadoraN1
KR Willum Þór Þórsson Pálmi Rafn PálmasonNikeAlvogen
Stjarnan Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson Baldur SigurðssonUhlsportOrkan
Valur Ólafur Jóhannesson Haukur Páll SigurðssonMacronÍslandsbanki
Víkingur Ó. Ejub Purisevic Guðmundur Steinn HafsteinssonJakoN1
Víkingur R. Logi Ólafsson Róbert Örn ÓskarssonMacronTVG-Zimsen

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure
Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of
appointment
Breiðablik Arnar GrétarssonSacked9 May 2017[1]10th Miloš Milojević22 May 2017[2]
Víkingur R. Miloš MilojevićResigned19 May 2017[3]10th Logi Ólafsson24 May 2017[4]
ÍA Gunnlaugur JónssonResigned21 August 2017[5]12th Jón Þór Hauksson21 August 2017[6]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Valur (C)2215524320+2350Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2Stjarnan2210844625+2138Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3FH229853325+835
4KR228773129+231
5Grindavík229493139−831
6Breiðablik2293103435−130
7KA227873731+629
8Víkingur R.227693236−427
9ÍBV2274113238−625Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
10Fjölnir226793240−825
11Víkingur Ó. (R)2264122444−2022Relegation to 1. deild karla
12ÍA (R)2238112841−1317
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.[7]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Each team will play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games played each.

Home \ AwayBREFHFJÖGRIÍAÍBVKAKRSTJVALVOLVIR
Breiðablik1–22–10–02–03–21–31–31–31–22–11–2
FH0–11–21–02–02–12–20–13–02–10–22–2
Fjölnir1–02–14–02–22–12–22–21–31–11–13–1
Grindavík4–31–12–13–23–12–12–22–21–01–31–2
ÍA2–32–43–12–30–12–01–12–22–40–01–1
ÍBV1–10–10–02–11–43–03–12–22–30–11–0
KA2–40–02–02–10–06–32–31–11–15–02–2
KR1–12–22–00–12–10–30–00–10–04–21–2
Stjarnan2–01–14–05–02–25–02–12–01–23–01–2
Valur1–01–14–12–06–02–11–02–11–12–04–3
Víkingur Ó.0–31–14–42–11–00–31–41–22–11–21–3
Víkingur R.2–32–42–11–20–01–10–10–32–20–12–0
Source: KSÍ (Football Association of Iceland) (in Icelandic)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 30 September 2017.[8]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Andri Rúnar BjarnasonGrindavík19
2 Steven LennonFH15
3 Guðjón BaldvinssonStjarnan12
4 Geoffrey CastillionVíkingur R.11
Hólmbert FriðjónssonStjarnan
6 Gunnar Heiðar ÞorvaldssonÍBV10
Hilmar Árni HalldórssonStjarnan
8 Emil LyngKA9
Tobias ThomsenKR
Elfar Árni AðalsteinssonKA

References