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

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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

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Breiðablik Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur 5,501
FH Hafnarfjörður Kaplakriki 6,738
Fjölnir Reykjavík Extra völlurinn 2,000
Grindavík Grindavík Grindavíkurvöllur 1,750
ÍA Akranes Norðurálsvöllurinn 3,054
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Hásteinsvöllur 3,034
KA Akureyri Akureyrarvöllur 1,770
KR Reykjavík Alvogenvöllurinn 3,333
Stjarnan Garðabær Samsung völlurinn 2,300
Valur Reykjavík Valsvöllur 2,465
Víkingur Ó. Ólafsvík Ólafsvíkurvöllur 900
Víkingur R. Reykjavík Víkin 1,613

Source: Scoresway

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Breiðablik   Miloš Milojević   Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson Jako Vörður
FH   Heimir Guðjónsson   Davíð Þór Viðarsson Adidas Actavis
Fjölnir   Ágúst Gylfason   Þórður Ingason Hummel Bónus
Grindavík   Óli Stefán Flóventsson   Gunnar Þorsteinsson Stanno LYSI
ÍA   Jón Þór Hauksson   Arnar Már Guðjónsson Errea Norðurál
ÍBV   Kristján Guðmundsson   Sindri Snær Magnússon Hummel Bónus
KA   Srdjan Tufegdzic   Davíð Rúnar Bjarnason Diadora N1
KR   Willum Þór Þórsson   Pálmi Rafn Pálmason Nike Alvogen
Stjarnan   Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson   Baldur Sigurðsson Uhlsport Orkan
Valur   Ólafur Jóhannesson   Haukur Páll Sigurðsson Macron Íslandsbanki
Víkingur Ó.   Ejub Purisevic   Guðmundur Steinn Hafsteinsson Jako N1
Víkingur R.   Logi Ólafsson   Róbert Örn Óskarsson Macron TVG-Zimsen

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure
Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Breiðablik   Arnar Grétarsson Sacked 9 May 2017[1] 10th   Miloš Milojević 22 May 2017[2]
Víkingur R.   Miloš Milojević Resigned 19 May 2017[3] 10th   Logi Ólafsson 24 May 2017[4]
ÍA   Gunnlaugur Jónsson Resigned 21 August 2017[5] 12th   Jón Þór Hauksson 21 August 2017[6]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Valur (C) 22 15 5 2 43 20 +23 50 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Stjarnan 22 10 8 4 46 25 +21 38 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 FH 22 9 8 5 33 25 +8 35
4 KR 22 8 7 7 31 29 +2 31
5 Grindavík 22 9 4 9 31 39 −8 31
6 Breiðablik 22 9 3 10 34 35 −1 30
7 KA 22 7 8 7 37 31 +6 29
8 Víkingur R. 22 7 6 9 32 36 −4 27
9 ÍBV 22 7 4 11 32 38 −6 25 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
10 Fjölnir 22 6 7 9 32 40 −8 25
11 Víkingur Ó. (R) 22 6 4 12 24 44 −20 22 Relegation to 1. deild karla
12 ÍA (R) 22 3 8 11 28 41 −13 17
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

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

Home \ Away BRE FH FJÖ GRI ÍA ÍBV KA KR STJ VAL VOL VIR
Breiðablik 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 3–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–2
FH 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–2
Fjölnir 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1
Grindavík 4–3 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–3 1–2
ÍA 2–3 2–4 3–1 2–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–4 0–0 1–1
ÍBV 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–4 3–0 3–1 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–0
KA 2–4 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 6–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–2
KR 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 4–2 1–2
Stjarnan 2–0 1–1 4–0 5–0 2–2 5–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–2
Valur 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 6–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–3
Víkingur Ó. 0–3 1–1 4–4 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–4 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–3
Víkingur R. 2–3 2–4 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–2 0–1 2–0
Source: KSÍ (Football Association of Iceland) (in Icelandic)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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As of matches played on 30 September 2017.[8]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Andri Rúnar Bjarnason Grindavík 19
2   Steven Lennon FH 15
3   Guðjón Baldvinsson Stjarnan 12
4   Geoffrey Castillion Víkingur R. 11
  Hólmbert Friðjónsson Stjarnan
6   Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson ÍBV 10
  Hilmar Árni Halldórsson Stjarnan
8   Emil Lyng KA 9
  Tobias Thomsen KR
  Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson KA

References

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  1. ^ "Arnar Grétars rekinn frá Breiðabliki (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Milos tekur við Breiðabliki (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Milos hættur með Víking (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Logi Ólafs tekinn við Víkingi R. (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Gulli Jóns hættur með ÍA (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Gulli Jóns hættur með ÍA (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Úrvalsdeild 2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Markahæstu menn". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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