2019 Úrvalsdeild

The 2019 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi Max-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, is the 108th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contest 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)
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2020 →

The season began in April 2019 and will conclude on 28 September 2019.

Teams
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
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
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
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 Hipolito 29 September 2018[18]
Víkingur R. Logi Ólafsson Resigned 3 October 2018[19] Pre-season Arnar Gunnlaugsson 6 October 2018[20]
ÍBV Pedro Hipolito Resigned 30 June 2019[21] 12th Ian Jeffs 11 July 2019[22]

League table
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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2019. 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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Víkingur qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019 Icelandic Cup.

Results

Each team will play 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 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2019. Source: (in Icelandic)
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round
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
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

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