2021 Úrvalsdeild

The 2021 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi Max deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions Valur, who won their 23rd league title in 2020.

Úrvalsdeild karla (Pepsi Max deild karla)
Season2021
Dates30 April – 25 September 2021
ChampionsVíkingur Reykjavík
RelegatedHK
Fylkir
Champions LeagueVíkingur Reykjavík
Europa Conference LeagueBreiðablik
Matches played132
Goals scored373 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerNikolaj Hansen
(16 goals)
Biggest home winFH 5–0 Leiknir
(15 August 2021)
ÍA 5–0 Fylkir
(19 September 2021)
Biggest away winFylkir 0–7 Breiðablik
(29 August 2021)
Highest scoringFylkir 0–7 Breiðablik
(29 August 2021)
Longest winning run7 matches
Breiðablik
(2 August – 11 September)
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Víkingur Reykjavík
(2 May – 21 June)
Longest winless run10 matches
Fylkir
(18 July – 25 September)
Longest losing run6 matches
Fylkir
(16 August – 25 September)
← 2020
2022 →
All statistics correct as of 25 September 2021.

Teams

The 2021 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, Grótta and Fjölnir (both relegated after one year in the top flight), were relegated to the 2021 1. deild karla and were replaced by Keflavík (promoted after a two-year absence) and Leiknir (promoted after a five-year absence), champions and runners-up of the 2020 1. deild karla respectively.

Club information
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Breiðablik Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur 3,009[1]
FH Hafnarfjörður Kaplakriki 6,450[2]
Fylkir Reykjavík Floridana völlurinn 1,854[3]
HK Kópavogur Kórinn 1,452[4]
ÍA Akranes Norðurálsvöllurinn 3,054[5]
KA Akureyri Akureyrarvöllur 1,645[6]
Keflavík Reykjanesbær Keflavíkurvöllur 5,200
KR Reykjavík Alvogenvöllurinn 3,333[7]
Leiknir Reykjavík Leiknisvöllur 1,025
Stjarnan Garðabær Samsung völlurinn 1,440
Valur Reykjavík Valsvöllur 2,465[8]
Víkingur R. Reykjavík Víkingsvöllur 2,023[9]

Personnel and kits

[10]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Breiðablik Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson Errea Vörður
FH Ólafur Jóhannesson Matthías Vilhjálmsson Nike Auður
Fylkir Atli Sveinn Þórarinsson
Ólafur Stígsson		 Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson Macron Eykt
HK Brynjar Gunnarsson Gudmundur Thór Júlíusson Macron MótX
ÍA Joey Guðjónsson Óttar Bjarni Gudmundsson Errea Norðurál
KA Arnar Grétarsson Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson Errea N1
Keflavík Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson
Eysteinn Hauksson		 Magnús Þór Magnússon Nike Geysir
KR Rúnar Kristinsson Óskar Örn Hauksson Nike Alvotech
Leiknir Sigurdur Heidar Höskuldsson Sævar Atli Magnússon Errea Víkurverk
Stjarnan Þorvaldur Örlygsson Daníel Laxdal Uhlsport Tryggingamiðstöðin
Valur Heimir Guðjónsson Haukur Páll Sigurðsson Macron Bose
Víkingur R. Arnar Gunnlaugsson Sölvi Ottesen Macron Grant Thornton


League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Víkingur Reykjavík (C) 22 14 6 2 38 21 +17 48 Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2 Breiðablik 22 15 2 5 55 21 +34 47 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 KR 22 12 5 5 35 19 +16 41
4 KA 22 12 4 6 36 20 +16 40
5 Valur 22 12 3 7 37 26 +11 39
6 FH 22 9 6 7 39 26 +13 33
7 Stjarnan 22 6 4 12 24 36 −12 22
8 Leiknir 22 6 4 12 18 32 −14 22
9 ÍA 22 6 3 13 29 44 −15 21
10 Keflavík 22 6 3 13 23 38 −15 21
11 HK (R) 22 5 5 12 21 39 −18 20 Relegation to 1. deild karla
12 Fylkir (R) 22 3 7 12 18 51 −33 16
Source: Flashscore KSI (in Icelandic)
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.[11]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Fixtures and results

Each team was originally scheduled to play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each.[12]

Home \ Away BRE FH FYL HK ÍA KA KEF KR LEI STJ VAL VÍK
Breiðablik — 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 0–2 4–0 4–0 3–0 4–0
FH 1–0 — 1–0 2–4 5–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 5–0 1–1 1–1 1–2
Fylkir 0–7 0–2 — 1–2 3–1 2–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–6 0–3
HK 2–3 1–3 2–2 — 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–0
ÍA 2–3 0–3 5–0 4–1 — 0–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1
KA 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 — 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–1
Keflavík 2–0 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–4 — 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–2
KR 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 — 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–2
Leiknir 3–3 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 — 2–0 1–0 2–1
Stjarnan 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 — 2–1 2–3
Valur 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–4 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 — 1–1
Víkingur Reykjavík 3–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 —
Source: KSÍ (in Icelandic)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
As of 25 September 2021[13]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nikolaj Hansen Víkingur Reykjavik 16
2 Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson KA 11
Árni Vilhjálmsson Breiðablik
4 Sævar Atli Magnússon Leiknir 10
Joey Gibbs Keflavík
6 Steven Lennon FH 9
Patrick Pedersen Valur
Kristinn Steindórsson Breiðablik
9 Matthías Vilhjálmsson Stjarnan 7
Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson KA
Kjartan Finnbogason KR

References
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  10. Sigurðsson, Víðir. Íslensk knattspyrna 2020 (in Icelandic). Reykjavík: sögur útgáfa. pp. 71–128. ISBN 978-9935-498-81-6.
  11. "Úrvalsdeild 2018 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  12. "Úrvalsdeild 2020". voetbal.com.
  13. "Top Scorers". FlashScore.
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