2020 Úrvalsdeild

The 2020 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 109th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions KR, who won their 27th league title in 2019.[1]

Úrvalsdeild karla (Pepsi-deildin)
Season2020
Dates13 June – 31 October 2020
ChampionsValur
RelegatedGrótta
Fjölnir
Champions LeagueValur
Europa Conference LeagueFH
Stjarnan
Breiðablik
Matches played107
Top goalscorerSteven Lennon
(17 goals)
Biggest home winValur 6–0 Grótta
(4 Oct 2020)
Biggest away winVíkingur Reykjavík 1–5 Valur
(8 July 2020)
Stjarnan 1–5 Valur
(21 Sept 2020)
Highest scoringKR 4–5 Valur
(26 August 2020)
Longest winning run10 matches
Valur
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Valur
Longest winless run18 matches
Fjölnir
Longest losing run4 matches
Fjölnir
← 2019
2021 →

The season was scheduled to begin on 22 April 2020 and conclude on 26 September 2020, however this was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was suspended on 7 October and abandoned on 30 October 2020.[2] The standings based on the average number of points per matches played for each team were considered final and used to determine the champions, European spots and relegation.[3]

Teams
Locations of the 2020 Úrvalsdeild teams

The 2020 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, Grindavík and ÍBV, were relegated to the 2020 1. deild karla and were replaced by Grótta and Fjölnir, champions and runners-up of the 2019 1. deild karla respectively.

Club information
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Breiðablik Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur 3,009[4]
FH Hafnarfjörður Kaplakriki 6,450[5]
Fjölnir Reykjavík (Grafarvogur) Extra völlurinn 1,030
Fylkir Reykjavík Floridana völlurinn 1,854[6]
Grótta Seltjarnarnes Vivaldivöllurinn 1,050
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

[13]

Team Manager Assistant Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Breiðablik Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson Halldór Árnason Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson Errea Vörður
FH Logi Ólafsson
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen		 Guðlaugur Baldursson Björn Daníel Sverrisson Nike Actavis
Fjölnir Ásmundur Arnarsson Gunnar Már Guðmundsson Hans Viktor Guðmundsson Hummel vita
Fylkir Atli Sveinn Þórarinsson
Ólafur Stígsson		 Ólafur Ingi Skúlason Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson Macron Wurth
Eykt
Grótta Ágúst Gylfason Guðmundur Steinarsson Sigurvin Reynisson Errea Hyundai
HK Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson Viktor Bjarki Arnarsson Leifur Andri Leifsson Macron MótX
ÍA Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson Arnar Snær Guðmundsson
Ingimar Elí Hlynsson		 Árni Snær Ólafsson Errea Norðurál
KA Arnar Grétarsson Pétur Heiðar Kristjánsson
Hallgrímur Jónasson		 Almarr Ormarsson Errea N1
KR Rúnar Kristinsson Bjarni Guðjónsson Óskar Örn Hauksson Nike Alvogen
Stjarnan Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson
Ólafur Jóhannesson		 None Alex Þór Hauksson Uhlsport Tryggingamiðstöðin
Valur Heimir Guðjónsson Srdjan Tufegdzic Haukur Páll Sigurðsson Macron Bose
Víkingur R. Arnar Gunnlaugsson Hajrudin Cardaklija
Einar Guðnason		 Sölvi Ottesen Macron TVG-Zimsen

Managerial changes

[13]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Valur Ólafur Jóhannesson End of contract 28 September 2019 Pre-season Heimir Guðjónsson 2 October 2019
Fylkir Helgi Sigurðsson Resigned 28 September 2019 Atli Sveinn Þórarinsson & Ólafur Stígsson 15 October 2019
Breiðablik Ágúst Gylfason Sacked 28 September 2019 Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson 5 October 2019
Grótta Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson Left for Breiðablik 5 October 2019 Ágúst Gylfason 17 October 2019
Stjarnan Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson Co-manager hired 6 November 2019 Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson & Ólafur Jóhannesson 6 November 2019
KA Óli Stefán Flóventsson Sacked 15 July 2020 11th Arnar Grétarsson 15 July 2020
FH Ólafur Kristjánsson Left for Esbjerg fB 16 July 2020 8th Logi Ólafsson & Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen 16 July 2020

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation
1 Valur (C) 18 14 2 2 50 17 +33 44 2.44 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 FH 18 11 3 4 37 23 +14 36 2.00 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Stjarnan 17 8 7 2 27 20 +7 31 1.82
4 Breiðablik 18 9 4 5 37 27 +10 31 1.72
5 KR 17 8 4 5 30 21 +9 28 1.65
6 Fylkir 18 9 1 8 27 30 −3 28 1.56 Closure working
7 KA 18 3 12 3 20 21 −1 21 1.17
8 ÍA 18 6 3 9 39 43 −4 21 1.17
9 HK 18 5 5 8 29 36 −7 20 1.11
10 Víkingur Reykjavík 18 3 8 7 25 30 −5 17 0.94
11 Grótta (R) 18 1 5 12 15 43 −28 8 0.44 Relegation to 1. deild karla
12 Fjölnir (R) 18 0 6 12 15 40 −25 6 0.33
Source: KSÍ (in Icelandic), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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.[14]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Results

Each team was originally scheduled to play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each.[15]

Home \ Away VAL FH BRE STJ FYL KR ÍA KA HK VIK GRÓ FJO
Valur — — 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–4 1–0 1–0 2–0 6–0 —
FH 1–4 — 3–1 1–2 1–2 — 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Breiðablik 1–2 3–3 — 2–1 4–1 0–2 5–3 1–1 — — 3–0 3–1
Stjarnan 1–5 1–1 — — 2–1 — — 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–0
Fylkir — 1–4 0–1 1–1 — 0–3 — 4–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–0
KR 4–5 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 — 4–1 — 0–3 2–0 1–1 2–2
ÍA 2–4 0–4 — 1–2 3–2 1–2 — 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 —
KA — — 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 — 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1
HK 0–4 2–3 1–0 2–3 — 1–1 3–2 — — 0–2 3–0 3–1
Víkingur Reykjavík 1–5 4–1 2–4 — — 0–2 6–2 2–2 1–1 — — 1–1
Grótta 0–3 — 0–1 — 0–2 — 0–4 2–4 4–4 1–1 — 2–2
Fjölnir 1–3 0–3 1–4 1–4 1–2 — 1–3 1–1 — 1–1 0–3 —
Source: KSÍ (in Icelandic)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[16]
1 Steven Lennon FH 17
2 Patrick Pedersen Valur 14
3 Thomas Mikkelsen Breiðablik 13
4 Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson ÍA 12
5 Óttar Magnús Karlsson Víkingur Reykjavik 9
6 Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson Fylkir 8
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson ÍA
8 Aron Bjarnason Valur 7
Hilmar Árni Halldórsson Stjarnan
Sigurður Egill Lárusson Valur
Pablo Punyed Víkingur Reykjavík

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