The 2011 Úrvalsdeild (also known as the "Pepsi deild" for sponsorship reasons) is the 100th season of top-tier football in Iceland.The season began on 2 May 2011 and concluded on 1 October 2011. Breiðablik are the defending champions, having won their first league championship.
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 May – 1 October 2011 |
| Champions | KR Reykjavík 25th title |
| Relegated | Þór Akureyri Víkingur R. |
| Champions League | KR Reykjavík |
| Europa League | FH ÍBV Þór Akureyri |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 401 (3.04 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Garðar Jóhannsson (15) |
| Biggest home win | FH 7–2 Grindavik Þór 6–1 Víkingur R. Stjarnan 5–0 Valur |
| Biggest away win | Breiðablik 2–6 Víkingur R. |
| Highest scoring | FH 7–2 Grindavik |
| Longest winning run | FH, Valur (5 goals each)[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | KR (16 games)[1] |
| Longest winless run | Víkingur R. (18 games)[1] |
| Longest losing run | Fylkir, Keflavík (4 games each)[1] |
← 2010 2012 → | |
Teams
editA total of twelve teams will contest the league, including ten sides from the 2010 season and two promoted teams from the 1. deild karla.
Haukar and Selfoss were relegated from 2010 Úrvalsdeild after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. Both teams were relegated having just achieved promotion the season before.
2010 1. deild karla champions Víkingur R. and runners-up Þór Akureyri secured direct promotion to the Úrvalsdeild.Víkingur returned to the Úrvalsdeild after a three-year absence while Þór return to the top league after an eight-year absence.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 5,501 |
| FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakriki | 6,738 |
| Fram | Reykjavík | Laugardalsvöllur | 15,427 |
| Fylkir | Reykjavík | Fylkisvöllur | 2,872 |
| Grindavik | Grindavik | Grindavíkurvöllur | 1,750 |
| ÍBV | Vestmannaeyjar | Hásteinsvöllur | 2,834 |
| Keflavík | Keflavík | Nettóvöllurinn | 4,957 |
| KR | Reykjavík | KR-völlur | 3,333 |
| Stjarnan | Garðabær | Stjörnuvöllur | 1,292 |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Vodafonevöllurinn | 3,000 |
| Víkingur R. | Reykjavík | Víkin | 1,249 |
| Þór | Akureyri | Þórsvöllur | 1,550 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KR (C) | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | FH | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | ÍBV | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 40 | |
| 4 | Stjarnan | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 37 | |
| 5 | Valur | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 36 | |
| 6 | Breiðablik | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 27 | |
| 7 | Fylkir | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 25 | |
| 8 | Keflavík | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 24 | |
| 9 | Fram | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 24 | |
| 10 | Grindavík | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 23 | |
| 11 | Þór Akureyri[a] (R) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 21 | Europa League qualifying and relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 12 | Víkingur Reykjavík (R) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 15 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Þór qualified for the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League as losing finalists of the 2011 VISA-bikar competition to Champions League-qualified KR.
Positions by round
edit| Leader | |
| 2012–13 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round | |
| Relegation to 1. deild karla |
Results
editEach team play every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches.
Top goalscorers
editSource ksi.net Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Icelandic)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garðar Jóhannsson | Stjarnan | 15 |
| 2 | Atli Viðar Björnsson | FH | 13 |
| 3 | Halldór Orri Björnsson | Stjarnan | 12 |
| Kjartan Finnbogason | KR | 12 | |
| 5 | Kristinn Steindórsson | Breiðablik | 11 |
| 6 | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | FH | 10 |
| Tryggvi Guðmundsson | ÍBV | 10 | |
| 8 | Albert Brynjar Ingason | Fylkir | 9 |
| 9 | Guðjón Baldvinsson | KR | 8 |
| Guðjón Pétur Lýðsson | Valur | 8 | |
| Sveinn Elías Jónsson | Þór | 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Landsbankadeildin - 2011". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
External links
edit- Official website (in Icelandic)