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Úrvalsdeild (Pepsi-deildin)
Season	2016
Dates	1 May – 1 October 2016
Champions	FH; (8th title)
Relegated	Fylkir; Þróttur Reykjavík
Champions League	FH
Europa League	Stjarnan; KR; Valur
Matches played	132
Goals scored	361 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorer	Garðar Gunnlaugsson; (14 goals)
Biggest home win	Valur 7–0 Víkingur Reykjavík; (18 August 2016)
Biggest away win	Þróttur Reykjavík 0–5 Fjölnir; (24 June 2016)
Highest scoring	Valur 7–0 Víkingur Reykjavík; (18 August 2016)
	← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 105th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions FH, who won their seventh league title in 2015.^[4]

The season started on 1 May 2016 and concluded on 1 October 2016.^[5]

On 19 September 2016, Breiðablik drew 1–1 with ÍBV. This result meant FH clinched their 8th Icelandic title.

Teams

ÍBV

ÍA

Víkingur Ó.

Capital region

Capital region clubs:
Reykjavík:
Fjölnir
Fylkir
KR
Valur
Víkingur R.
Þróttur R.
Kópavogur:
Breiðablik
Garðabær:
Stjarnan
Hafnarfjörður:
FH

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Location of teams in the 2016 Úrvalsdeild

The 2016 Úrvalsdeild was contested by twelve clubs, ten of which played in the division the previous year and two teams promoted from 1. deild karla. The changes from the 2015 campaign were:

Leiknir Reykjavík and Keflavík were relegated from the 2015 Úrvalsdeild to the 1. deild karla.
Víkingur Ólafsvík and Þróttur Reykjavík were promoted from the 1. deild karla to the 2016 Úrvalsdeild.

Club information

Team	Location	Stadium	2015 season
Breiðablik	Kópavogur	Kópavogsvöllur	2nd
FH	Hafnarfjörður	Kaplakrikavöllur	1st (champions)
Fjölnir	Reykjavík	Fjölnisvöllur	6th
Fylkir	Reykjavík	Fylkisvöllur	8th
ÍA	Akranes	Akranesvöllur	7th
ÍBV	Vestmannaeyjar	Hásteinsvöllur	10th
KR	Reykjavík	KR-völlur	3rd
Stjarnan	Garðabær	Stjörnuvöllur	4th
Valur	Reykjavík	Hlíðarendi	5th
Víkingur Reykjavík	Reykjavík	Víkin	9th
Víkingur Ólafsvík	Ólafsvík	Ólafsvíkurvöllur	1st, 1. deild karla
Þróttur Reykjavík	Reykjavík	Valbjarnarvöllur	2nd, 1. deild karla

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FH (C)	22	12	7	3	32	17	+15	43	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Stjarnan	22	12	3	7	43	31	+12	39	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	KR	22	11	5	6	29	20	+9	38	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Fjölnir	22	11	4	7	42	25	+17	37
5	Valur	22	10	5	7	41	28	+13	35	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
6	Breiðablik	22	10	5	7	27	20	+7	35
7	Víkingur Reykjavík	22	9	5	8	29	32	−3	32
8	ÍA	22	10	1	11	28	33	−5	31
9	ÍBV	22	6	5	11	23	27	−4	23
10	Víkingur Ólafsvík	22	5	6	11	23	38	−15	21
11	Fylkir (R)	22	4	7	11	25	40	−15	19	Relegation to 1. deild karla
12	Þróttur Reykjavík (R)	22	3	5	14	19	50	−31	14	Relegation to 1. deild karla

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.^[6]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Valur qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Icelandic Cup.

Results

Home \ Away	BRE	FH	FJÖ	FYL	ÍA	ÍBV	KR	STJ	VAL	VÍK	VÓL	ÞRÓ
Breiðablik		0–1	0–3	1–1	0–1	1–1	1–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	2–0
FH	1–1		2–0	1–0	2–1	1–1	0–1	3–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0
Fjölnir	0–3	0–1		1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	0–1	2–2	2–1	5–1	2–0
Fylkir	1–2	2–3	2–2		0–3	0–3	1–4	1–2	2–2	1–0	2–1	2–2
ÍA	1–0	1–3	1–0	1–1		2–0	0–1	4–2	2–1	2–0	3–0	0–1
ÍBV	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	4–0		1–0	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–1	1–1
KR	1–1	1–0	3–2	3–0	1–2	2–0		1–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1
Stjarnan	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–0	1–3		2–3	3–0	4–1	6–0
Valur	0–3	0–1	1–2	2–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	2–0		7–0	3–1	4–1
Víkingur Reykjavík	3–1	1–0	1–2	2–2	3–2	2–1	1–0	1–2	2–2		2–0	2–0
Víkingur Ólafsvík	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–0	3–0	0–1	0–1	2–3	2–1	1–1		3–2
Þróttur Reykjavík	2–0	0–3	0–5	1–4	3–1	0–1	2–2	1–1	0–4	1–2	1–1

Source: KSI (in Icelandic)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 1 October 2016.^[7]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Garðar Gunnlaugsson	ÍA	14
2	Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson	Valur	13
3	Martin Lund Pedersen	Fjölnir	9
4	Hrvoje Tokić	Víkingur Ó.	9
5	Óskar Örn Hauksson	KR	8
6	Atli Viðar Björnsson	FH	7
7	Thórir Gudjónsson	Fjölnir	7
8	Hilmar Árni Halldórsson	Stjarnan	7
9	Albert Brynjar Ingason	Fylkir	7
10	Óttar Magnús Karlsson	Víkingur R.	7

References

^ "VALUR VS. VÍKINGUR REYKJAVÍK 7 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
^ "THRÓTTUR REYKJAVÍK VS. FJÖLNIR 0 - 5". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
^ "VALUR VS. VÍKINGUR REYKJAVÍK 7 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
^ "FH Íslandsmeistari 2015". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ "Íslandsmót - Pepsi-deild karla". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ "Úrvalsdeild 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ "Markahæstu menn". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.