Úrvalsdeild karla (football)
| Founded | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | 1. deild karla |
| Domestic cup(s) | Bikarkeppni karla Deildabikar Icelandic Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
| Current champions | Valur (22) (2018) |
| Most championships | KR (26) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| TV partners | Stöð 2 Sport[1] |
| Website | www.ksi.is |
The Úrvalsdeild karla (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈurvalsˌteilt ˈkʰartla], Men's Select Division) is the highest football league in Iceland.[2] It has been played since 1912.[3] Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer (May to September). It is administered by the Football Association of Iceland (KSI) and is contested by 12 teams. At the end of the 2015–2016 season, the UEFA ranked the league 35th in Europe.[4] From 27 April 2009, the league has been known as Pepsi deildin (i.e. The Pepsi League) due to a three-year sponsorship deal with Ölgerðin (the Icelandic franchisee for Pepsi).[5][6]
The league includes 12 clubs who play each other two times, once at home and once away. The two teams with the fewest points at the end of the season are relegated to 1. deild karla (First Division) and replaced by the top two teams of that division. Internationally, the winner of the Úrvalsdeild enters the UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round. Second, third and fourth placed teams qualify for the UEFA Europa League in the first qualifying round.[7]
For the first time in the competition's history, the 2008 season saw 12 teams compete in the premier division, a part of KSI's attempt to strengthen Icelandic football.
Therefore, only one team was relegated in the 2007 season and three clubs were promoted from the First Division.
KR hold the most titles, with 26, Valur is next with 22, while ÍA and Fram Reykjavík follow with 18 each. FH holds 8 and Víkingur has retained 5 championship titles. The current champions of Iceland are Valur.[8][9]
Contents
1 Current clubs (2018)
2 History
2.1 Championship history
2.2 Champions by number of titles
3 Season by season records
3.1 Top scorers of all times
3.2 Top scorers
3.3 Player of the year
3.4 Young player of the year
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Current clubs (2018)
| Club | Location | Position in 2017 | First season in Úrvalsdeild | Seasons in Úrvalsdeild | First season of current spell in Úrvalsdeild | Úrvalsdeild titles | First Úrvalsdeild title | Last Úrvalsdeild title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breiðablik | Kópavogur | 6th | 1971 | 32 | 2006 | 1 | 2010 | 2010 |
FH | Hafnarfjörður | 3rd | 1975 | 37 | 2001 | 8 | 2004 | 2016 |
Fjölnir | Reykjavík (Grafarvogur) | 10th | 2008 | 7 | 2014 | 0 | - | - |
Fylkir | Reykjavík (Árbær) | 1st, 1. deild karla | 1989 | 21 | 2018 | 0 | - | - |
Grindavík | Grindavík | 5th | 1995 | 19 | 2017 | 0 | - | - |
ÍBV | Vestmannaeyjar | 9th | 1912 | 50 | 2009 | 3 | 1979 | 1998 |
Keflavík | Reykjanesbær (Keflavík) | 2nd, 1. deild karla | 1958 | 52 | 2018 | 4 | 1964 | 1973 |
KA | Akureyri | 7th | 1978 | 16 | 2017 | 1 | 1989 | 1989 |
KR | Reykjavík (Vesturbær) | 4th | 1912 | 104 | 1979 | 26 | 1912 | 2013 |
Stjarnan | Garðabær | 2nd | 1990 | 16 | 2009 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 |
Valur | Reykjavík (Hlíðar, Miðborg) | 1st (Champions) | 1915 | 98 | 2005 | 22 | 1930 | 2018 |
Víkingur R. | Reykjavík (Fossvogur) | 8th | 1918 | 67 | 2014 | 5 | 1920 | 1991 |
[10]
History
Championship history
Only 11 teams in over 100 years have won the Icelandic league title. Stjarnan Garðabær are the most recent to join the list, winning their first title in 2014. KR has won the most titles. They have been Iceland's champions 26 times.
As can be expected, the league has been dominated by teams from the Capital Region which contains nearly two thirds of Iceland's population. Only four teams from outside the GRA have ever won the league (Keflavík, ÍA, ÍBV and KA) – and among those teams, ÍBV and KA (who have won a combined four titles) are the only teams located more than an hour's drive from Reykjavík to have won the league.
Single Round
1912: KR (Reykjavík)- 1913: Fram Reykjavík*
- 1914: Fram Reykjavík*
1915: Fram Reykjavík
1916: Fram Reykjavík
1917: Fram Reykjavík
1918: Fram Reykjavík
1919: KR (Reykjavík)
1920: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
1921: Fram Reykjavík
1922: Fram Reykjavík
1923: Fram Reykjavík
1924: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
1925: Fram Reykjavík
1926: KR (Reykjavík)
1927: KR (Reykjavík)
1928: KR (Reykjavík)
1929: KR (Reykjavík)
1930: Valur (Reykjavík)
1931: KR (Reykjavík)
1932: KR (Reykjavík)
1933: Valur (Reykjavík)
1934: KR (Reykjavík)
1935: Valur (Reykjavík)
1936: Valur (Reykjavík)
1937: Valur (Reykjavík)
1938: Valur (Reykjavík)
1939: Fram Reykjavík
1940: Valur (Reykjavík)
1941: KR (Reykjavík)
1942: Valur (Reykjavík)
1943: Valur (Reykjavík)
1944: Valur (Reykjavík)
1945: Valur (Reykjavík)
1946: Fram Reykjavík
1947: Fram Reykjavík
1948: KR (Reykjavík)
1949: KR (Reykjavík)
1950: KR (Reykjavík)
1951: ÍA (Akranes)
1952: KR (Reykjavík)
1953: ÍA (Akranes)
1954: ÍA (Akranes)
1955: KR (Reykjavík)
1956: Valur (Reykjavík)
1957: ÍA (Akranes)
1958: ÍA (Akranes)
Double Round
1959: KR (Reykjavík)
1960: ÍA (Akranes)
1961: KR (Reykjavík)
1962: Fram Reykjavík
1963: KR (Reykjavík)
1964: Keflavík
1965: KR (Reykjavík)
1966: Valur (Reykjavík)
1967: Valur (Reykjavík)
1968: KR (Reykjavík)
1969: Keflavík
1970: ÍA (Akranes)
1971: Keflavík
1972: Fram Reykjavík
1973: Keflavík
1974: ÍA (Akranes)
1975: ÍA (Akranes)
1976: Valur (Reykjavík)
1977: ÍA (Akranes)
1978: Valur (Reykjavík)
1979: ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
1980: Valur (Reykjavík)
1981: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
1982: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
1983: ÍA (Akranes)
1984: ÍA (Akranes)
1985: Valur (Reykjavík)
1986: Fram Reykjavík
1987: Valur (Reykjavík)
1988: Fram Reykjavík
1989: KA (Akureyri)
1990: Fram Reykjavík
1991: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
1992: ÍA (Akranes)
1993: ÍA (Akranes)
1994: ÍA (Akranes)
1995: ÍA (Akranes)
1996: ÍA (Akranes)
1997: ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
1998: ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
1999: KR (Reykjavík)
2000: KR (Reykjavík)
2001: ÍA (Akranes)
2002: KR (Reykjavík)
2003: KR (Reykjavík)
2004: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
2005: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
2006: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
2007: Valur (Reykjavík)
2008: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
2009: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
2010: Breiðablik (Kópavogur)
2011: KR (Reykjavík)
2012: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
2013: KR (Reykjavík)
2014: Stjarnan (Garðabær)
2015: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
2016: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
2017: Valur (Reykjavík)
2018: Valur (Reykjavík)
*There was no competition in 1913 and 1914, and Fram Reykjavík was awarded the title.
Champions by number of titles
| Team | Titles | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| KR | 26 | 1912 | 2013 |
| Valur | 22 | 1930 | 2018 |
| ÍA | 18 | 1951 | 2001 |
| Fram | 18 | 1913 | 1990 |
| FH | 8 | 2004 | 2016 |
| Víkingur | 5 | 1920 | 1991 |
| Keflavík | 4 | 1964 | 1973 |
| ÍBV | 3 | 1979 | 1998 |
| KA | 1 | 1989 | 1989 |
| Breiðablik | 1 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Stjarnan | 1 | 2014 | 2014 |
Season by season records
Top scorers of all times
| SEASON | TOP SCORER'S NAME | GOALS | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 131 | ÍBV, KR, FH, Fylkir | |
1987 | 126 | Valur, FH |
Top scorers
| SEASON | TOP SCORER'S NAME | GOALS | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|
1980 | 15 | Valur | |
1981 | 12 | ÍBV Víkingur R. | |
1982 | 10 | ÍBV Víkingur R. | |
1983 | 14 | Valur | |
1984 | 10 | Fram | |
1985 | 13 | Fram | |
1986 | 19 | Fram | |
1987 | 12 | Fram | |
1988 | 13 | Valur | |
1989 | 12 | FH | |
1990 | 13 | FH | |
1991 | 13 | FH Víkingur R. | |
1992 | 15 | ÍA | |
1993 | 19 | ÍA | |
1994 | 14 | ÍA | |
1995 | 15 | ÍA | |
1996 | 14 | KR | |
1997 | 19 | ÍBV | |
1998 | 16 | ÍBV | |
1999 | 12 | ÍBV | |
2000 | 14 | Keflavík KR | |
2001 | 15 | ÍA | |
2002 | 13 | Grindavík | |
2003 | 10 | Þróttur R. | |
2004 | 12 | ÍBV | |
2005 | 16 | FH | |
2006 | 11 | Breiðablik | |
2007 | 13 | Fram | |
2008 | 16 | Keflavík | |
2009 | 16 | KR | |
2010 | 14 | Grindavík | |
2011 | 15 | Stjarnan | |
2012 | 12 | FH | |
2013 | 13 | FH Fylkir KR | |
2014 | 13 | KR | |
2015 | 13 | Valur | |
2016 | 14 | ÍA | |
2017 | 19 | Grindavík | |
2018 | 17 | Valur |
Player of the year
| SEASON | PLAYER OF THE YEAR | CLUB |
|---|---|---|
1984 | ÍA | |
1985 | Valur | |
1986 | Fram | |
1987 | Fram | |
1988 | Valur | |
1989 | KA | |
1990 | Valur | |
1991 | Víkingur R. | |
1992 | ÍA | |
1993 | ÍA | |
1994 | ÍA | |
1995 | ÍA | |
1996 | Leiftur | |
1997 | ÍBV | |
1998 | KR | |
1999 | KR | |
2000 | ÍBV | |
2001 | ÍA | |
2002 | Fylkir | |
2003 | FH | |
2004 | FH | |
2005 | FH | |
2006 | Víkingur R. | |
2007 | Valur | |
2008 | Keflavík | |
2009 | FH | |
2010 | Breiðablik | |
2011 | KR | |
2012 | FH | |
2013 | FH | |
2014 | Stjarnan | |
2015 | FH | |
2016 | Valur | |
2017 | Grindavík | |
2018 | Valur |
Young player of the year
| SEASON | YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR | CLUB | INTERNATIONAL CAPS | INTERNATIONAL GOALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1984 | Valur | 80 | 1 | |
1985 | Þór Akureyri | 24 | 4 | |
1986 | Fram | 0 | 0 | |
1987 | KR | 104 | 3 | |
1988 | Fram | 3 | 0 | |
1989 | ÍA | 9 | 0 | |
1990 | Fram | 1 | 0 | |
1991 | Breiðablik | 71 | 2 | |
1992 | ÍA | 32 | 3 | |
1993 | ÍA | 58 | 13 | |
1994 | Valur | 88 | 26 | |
1995 | ÍBV | 42 | 12 | |
1996 | ÍA | 23 | 1 | |
1997 | ÍBV | 7 | 0 | |
1998 | ÍR | 1 | 0 | |
1999 | Grindavík | 1 | 0 | |
2000 | Fylkir | 33 | 0 | |
2001 | ÍA | 46 | 4 | |
2002 | ÍBV | 24 | 5 | |
2003 | Fylkir | 36 | 1 | |
2004 | FH | 67 | 1 | |
2005 | Keflavik | 0 | 0 | |
2006 | Valur | 88 | 1 | |
2007 | FH | 15 | 2 | |
2008 | Breiðablik | 71 | 7 | |
2009 | Breiðablik | 50 | 14 | |
2010 | Breiðablik | 3 | 2 | |
2011 | ÍBV | 4 | 0 | |
2012 | Selfoss | 41 | 2 | |
2013 | Keflavík | 25 | 5 | |
2014 | Keflavík | 9 | 0 | |
2015 | Breiðablik | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | Víkingur R. | 7 | 2 | |
2017 | Stjarnan | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | Breiðablik | 1 | 0 |
See also
Úrvalsdeild kvenna (Women's Premier League)- List of football clubs in Iceland
- List of foreign Úrvalsdeild players
References
^ Stefnt á að sýna alla leiki í Pepsi-deild karla beint - Pepsi-deildin á Stöð 2 Sport til 2021
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^ Íslandsmeistarar meistaraflokks karla
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^ Íslandsmót - Pepsi-deild karla - 2017
External links
Official website (in Icelandic)
League321.com - Icelandic football league tables, records & statistics database. (in English)
Iceland - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
IcelandFootball.net - List of First Level Champions. (in English)