2007 2. deild karla

2. deild karla
Season2007
ChampionsHaukar
PromotedSelfoss, KS/Leiftur
RelegatedSindri
Matches played90
Goals scored291 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerSævar Þór Gíslason (20)
Biggest home winSelfoss 9–1 Sindri (21 July 2007)
Biggest away winSindri 0–7 ÍR (27 July 2007)
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2008 →

The 2. deild karla is the third tier of men's football in the Icelandic football league system, and the 2007 season was the 42nd edition of the tournament. Haukar won the league, completing the whole season without losing a match, and were subsequently promoted to the 1. deild karla for the 2008 campaign. The second- and third-placed teams, UMF Selfoss and KS/Leiftur, also won promotion. UMF Sindri Höfn finished bottom of the league, having lost all of their away matches, and were relegated to the 3. deild karla.[1]

Clubs

2007 2. deild karla is located in Iceland
Afturelding
Afturelding
Hafnarfjörður: Hautur ÍH
Hafnarfjörður:
Hautur
ÍH
Höttur
Höttur
ÍR
ÍR
KS/Leiftur
KS/Leiftur
Magni
Selfoss
Selfoss
Sindri
Sindri
Völsungur
Völsungur
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Location of clubs in the 2007 2. deild karla

Ten clubs competed in the 2. deild in 2007.[1] This was the last time the league was played in this format, as it was expanded to 12 teams the following year.[2]

Club name Location Stadium
Afturelding Mosfellsbær Varmárvöllur
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Ásvellir
Höttur Egilsstaðir Vilhjálmsvöllur
ÍH Hafnarfjörður Kaplakrikavöllur
ÍR Reykjavík ÍR-völlur
KS/Leiftur Ólafsfjörður Ólafsfjarðarvöllur
Magni Grenivík Grenivíkurvöllur
Selfoss Selfoss Selfossvöllur
Sindri Höfn Mánavöllur
Völsungur Húsavík Húsavíkurvöllur

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Haukar (C, P) 18 12 6 0 46 16 +30 42 Promotion to 2008 1. deild karla
2 Selfoss (P) 18 11 3 4 39 17 +22 36
3 KS/Leiftur (P) 18 10 6 2 36 17 +19 36
4 ÍR 18 8 8 2 40 19 +21 32
5 Afturelding 18 8 2 8 26 23 +3 26
6 Höttur 18 7 2 9 25 28 −3 23
7 Völsungur 18 7 2 9 22 26 −4 23
8 ÍH 18 3 4 11 23 38 −15 13
9 Magni 18 3 2 13 15 44 −29 11
10 Sindri (R) 18 3 1 14 20 64 −44 10 Relegation to 2008 3. deild karla
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2007. Source: 2007 2. deild karla (in Icelandic)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results grid

Each team played the other nine teams both home and away, resulting in a total of 90 matches.[1]

Home \ Away AFT HAU HÖT ÍH ÍR KSL MAG SEL SIH VÖL
Afturelding 1–2 3–0 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0
Haukar 3–1 5–2 3–0 3–3 1–1 6–1 1–1 7–1 1–0
Höttur 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–1
Íþróttafélag Hafnarfjarðar 2–4 2–3 1–2 0–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 5–4 0–2
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 7–0 2–2
KS/Leiftur 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 0–2 5–2 3–0
Magni 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–4 3–2 2–5
Selfoss 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–2 3–1 0–0 3–0 9–1 1–2
Sindri 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–7 0–5 2–3 2–1 1–0
Völsungur 0–2 0–3 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 4–2
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2007. Source: 2007 2. deild karla (in Icelandic)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Sævar Þór Gíslason Selfoss 20
2 Hilmar Rafn Emilsson Haukar 11
Elías Ingi Árnason ÍR
4 Ásgeir Þór Ingólfsson Haukar 10
Ragnar Haukur Hauksson KS/Leiftur
6 Denis Curic Höttur 9
7 Magnús Ólafsson ÍR 8
8 Hilmar Geir Eiðsson Haukar 7
Þorsteinn Þorvaldsson Magni
10 Fannar Eðvaldsson ÍH 6
Hallur Kristján Ásgeirsson ÍH
Arilíus Marteinsson Selfoss
Béres Ferenc KS/Leiftur

Awards

Player of the year

The 2. deild player of the year for 2007, selected by the KSÍ, was Selfoss striker Sævar Þór Gíslason. He returned to the club in January 2007, having left 10 years previously to join ÍR.[3] Gíslason was the league's top scorer with 20 goals in 18 matches, including a hat-trick against Magni on the final day of the season.[4]

Young player of the year

Ásgeir Þór Ingólfsson, left-midfielder for Haukar, was awarded the young player of the year award for 2007. Aged just 16 at the start of the season, he scored 10 goals from midfield in his debut campaign in senior football. His performances earned him a call up to the national under-19 side in September.[4]

Manager of the year

Ragnar Hauksson, player-manager of KS/Leiftur, was named 2. deild coach of the year for 2007. His team had been predicted to finish seventh in the league before the start of the season, but they exceeded expectations and sealed promotion to the 1. deild with a final-day win against Völsungur. His 10 goals for the club during the 2007 season also led to him being selected in the team of the year.[4]

Team of the year

Þorsteinsson
Jóhannsson
Ivkovic
Hallsson
Forzis
Lukic
Curic
Eiðsson
Ingólfsson
Hauksson
Gíslason
KSÍ 2. deild Team of the Year

The KSÍ also selected a team of the year, which included the best 11 players and 5 substitutes.[4]

Goalkeeper
Þorvaldur Þorsteinsson (KS/Leiftur)
Defenders
Arnar Hallsson (ÍR), Þórhallur Dan Jóhannsson (Haukar), Dusan Ivkovic (KS/Leiftur), Sandor Forzis (KS/Leiftur)
Midfielders
Hilmar Geir Eiðsson (Haukar), Goran Lukic (Haukar), Denis Curic (Höttur), Ásgeir Þór Ingólfsson (Haukar)
Forwards
Sævar Þór Gíslason (Selfoss), Ragnar Hauksson (KS/Leiftur)
Substitutes
Amir Mehica (Haukar), Jón Sveinsson (Selfoss), Kristján Ómar Björnsson (Haukar), Béres Ferenc (KS/Leiftur), Hilmar Rafn Emilsson (Haukar)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Íslandsmót - 2. deild karla 2007" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSÍ). Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (17 November 2007). "2.deild 2008: Suðurnesjaslagur í annarri umferð" [2. deild 2008: Suðurnes derbies in the second round] (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Sævar Þór Gíslason - Félagaskipti" [Team changes]. KSÍ. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "Lið ársins í 2.deild 2007" [Team of the year in the 2. deild 2007] (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2011.