The 2. deild karla is the third tier of men's football in the Icelandic football league system, and the 2006 season was the 41st edition of the tournament. Fjarðabyggð won the league and were subsequently promoted to the 1. deild karla for the 2007 campaign. Njarðvík and Reynir Sandgerði, also won promotion after finishing second and third respectively. However, Huginn were relegated to the 3. deild karla after finishing bottom of the league.[1]

2. deild karla
Season2006
ChampionsFjarðabyggð
PromotedNjarðvík, Reynir Sandgerði
RelegatedHuginn
Matches played90
Goals scored303 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorerAdolf Sveinsson (13)
Biggest home winNjarðvík 10–0 Sindri (28 June 2006)
Biggest away winSindri 0–6 Selfoss (24 June 2006)
2005
2007

Clubs

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Afturelding
 
Fjarðabyggð
 
ÍR
 
KS/Leiftur
 
Njarðvík
 
Reynir S.
 
Selfoss
 
Sindri
 
Völsungur
Location of clubs in the 2007 2. deild karla
Club name Location Stadium
Afturelding Mosfellsbær Varmárvöllur
Fjarðabyggð Fjarðabyggð Eskifjarðarvöllur
Reynir Sandgerði Sandgerði Sandgerðivöllur
ÍR Reykjavík ÍR-völlur
KS/Leiftir Ólafsfjörður Ólafsfjarðarvöllur
Huginn Seyðisfjörður Seyðisfjarðarvöllur
Njarðvík Njarðvík Njarðvíkurvöllur
Selfoss Selfoss Selfossvöllur
Sindri Höfn Mánavöllur
Völsungur Húsavík Húsavíkurvöllur

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Fjarðabyggð (C, P) 18 14 2 2 39 12 +27 44 Promotion to 2007 1. deild karla
2 Njarðvík (P) 18 13 4 1 46 13 +33 43
3 Reynir S. (P) 18 9 5 4 37 18 +19 32
4 Selfoss 18 7 6 5 26 18 +8 27
5 ÍR 18 8 3 7 36 32 +4 27
6 Völsungur 18 6 4 8 24 32 −8 22
7 Afturelding 18 5 3 10 27 41 −14 18
8 KS/Leiftur 18 4 4 10 24 34 −10 16
9 Sindri 18 3 3 12 19 60 −41 12
10 Huginn (R) 18 2 4 12 25 43 −18 10 Relegation to 2007 3. deild karla
Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2006. Source: 2006 2. deild karla (in Icelandic)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results grid

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Each team played the other nine teams both home and away, resulting in a total of 90 matches.[1]

Home \ Away AFT KFF HUG ÍR KSL NJA REY SEL SIH VÖL
Afturelding 1–5 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–2 1–4 2–3 5–1 3–0
Fjarðabyggð 4–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 3–0
Huginn 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–3 1–3 1–4 1–1 2–2 1–3
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur 4–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–1
KS/Leiftur 1–2 1–3 3–1 4–5 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1
Njarðvík 5–1 1–0 5–3 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 10–0 3–0
Reynir S. 3–0 1–2 4–2 2–3 4–1 1–1 2–0 6–0 1–1
Selfoss 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 4–1 0–2
Sindri 1–0 1–4 2–0 1–6 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–6 4–1
Völsungur 2–2 1–2 3–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 September 2006. Source: 2006 2. deild karla (in Icelandic)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Adolf Sveinsson Reynir S. 13
2 Ragnar Hauksson KS/Leiftur 10
Jeppe Opstrup Huginn
4 Marjan Cekic Fjarðabyggð 9
Aron Smárason Njarðvík
6 Eyþór Guðnason Njarðvík 8
7 Þorvaldur Guðmundsson ÍR 7
Guðmundur Steingrímsson Völsungur
Guðfinnur Ómarsson ÍR
Elmar Sigþórsson Fjarðabyggð

Awards

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Player of the year

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The official 2. deild player of the year for 2006 was the Njarðvík defender Gestur Gylfason. The 37-year-old was a new signing for the 2006 season and his experience was a key factor in helping his team to achieve promotion to the 1. deild.[2]

Young player of the year

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Atli Heimisson, the 19-year-old Afturelding striker, was awarded the young player of the year award for 2006. He scored five goals in eleven matches during his second season of senior league football.[2]

Manager of the year

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Fjarðabyggð coach Þorvaldur Örlygsson was named 2. deild manager of the year for 2006. After being appointed in autumn 2005, he led the team to promotion during his first full campaign in charge, with his side losing only two matches in the league.[2]

Team of the year

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Sævarsson
Albertsson
Sigurbergsson
Björnsson
Gylfason
Erlendsson
Jónsson
Ómarsson
Sverrisson
Sveinsson
Opstrup
KSÍ 2. deild Team of the Year

The KSÍ also selected a team of the year, which included the best 11 players and 5 substitutes.[2]

Goalkeeper
Albert Sævarsson (Njarðvík)
Defenders
Kristinn Björnsson (Njarðvík), Haukur Sigurbergsson (Fjarðabyggð), Andri Albertsson (Fjarðabyggð), Gestur Gylfason (Njarðvík)
Midfielders
Guðfinnur Ómarsson (ÍR), Guðni Erlendsson (Njarðvík), Ólafur Jónsson (Reynir Sandgerði), Sverrir Sverrisson (Njarðvík)
Forwards
Jeppe Opstrup (Huginn), Adolf Sveinsson (Reynir Sandgerði)
Substitutes
Srdjan Rajkovic (Fjarðabyggð), Jóhann Benediktsson (Fjarðabyggð), Grétar Ómarsson (Fjarðabyggð), Marteinn Guðjónsson (Njarðvík), Ragnar Hauksson (KS/Leiftur)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Íslandsmót - 2. deild karla 2006" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSÍ). Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lið ársins í 2.deild 2006" [Team of the year in the 2. deild 2006] (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2011.