2013 Úrvalsdeild

Úrvalsdeild
Season2013
Dates5 May – 28 September 2013
ChampionsKR (26th title)
RelegatedÍA
Víkingur Ó.
Champions LeagueKR
Europa LeagueFram (via Icelandic Cup)
FH
Stjarnan
Matches played132
Goals scored412 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorer13 goals:
Atli Viðar Björnsson (FH)
Viðar Örn Kjartansson (Fylkir)
Gary John Martin (KR)
Biggest home winValur 4–0 Keflavík
FH 4–0 Stjarnan
Biggest away winÍA 0–5 Víkingur Ó.
Víkingur Ó. 0–5 Valur
Highest scoring10 goals:
Valur 6–4 ÍA
Longest winning run7 matches:
KR
(28 July – 16 September)
Longest unbeaten run12 matches:
Breiðablik
(28 May – 25 August)
Longest winless run11 matches:
Fylkir
(6 May – 15 July)
Longest losing run6 matches:
ÍA
(26 May – 3 July)
Highest attendance3,034
ÍBV 1–2 FH
(3 August)[1]
Lowest attendance315
Víkingur Ó. 0–5 Valur
(28 September)[2]
Average attendance1,057
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2014 →

The 2013 Úrvalsdeild karla (English: Men's Premier League), also known as the Pepsi-deild for sponsorship reasons, was the 102nd edition of top-flight Úrvalsdeild karla football in Iceland. Twelve teams contested the league

FH unsuccessfully defended its sixth league 2012 title. KR successfully pursued its 26th Úrvalsdeild title.

The fixtures for the 2013 campaign were released by the KSÍ on 10 November 2012,[3] while the season is scheduled to run from 5 May until 28 September.[4]

Teams

The 2013 Úrvalsdeild was contested by twelve clubs, ten of which played in the division the previous season. The changes from the 2012 campaign were:

Club information

Team Location Stadium Turf 2012 season
Breiðablik Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur Natural 2nd
FH Hafnarfjörður Kaplakrikavöllur Natural 1st
Fram Reykjavík Laugardalsvöllur Natural 10th
Fylkir Reykjavík Fylkisvöllur Natural 7th
ÍA Akranes Akranesvöllur Natural 6th
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Hásteinsvöllur Natural 3rd
Keflavík Keflavík Keflavíkurvöllur Natural 9th
KR Reykjavík KR-völlur Natural 4th
Stjarnan Garðabær Stjörnuvöllur Artificial 5th
Valur Reykjavík Hlíðarendi Natural 8th
Víkingur Ó. Ólafsvík Ólafsvíkurvöllur Natural 1. deild, 2nd
Þór A. Akureyri Þórsvöllur Natural 1. deild, 1st

Iceland Map

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Location of teams in the 2013 Úrvalsdeild

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 KR (C) 22 17 1 4 50 27 +23 52 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 FH 22 14 5 3 47 22 +25 47 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Stjarnan 22 13 4 5 34 25 +9 43
4 Breiðablik 22 11 6 5 37 27 +10 39
5 Valur 22 8 9 5 45 31 +14 33
6 ÍBV 22 8 5 9 26 28 −2 29
7 Fylkir 22 7 5 10 33 33 0 26
8 Keflavík 22 7 3 12 33 47 −14 24
9 Þór A. 22 6 6 10 31 44 −13 24
10 Fram 22 6 4 12 26 37 −11 22 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
11 Víkingur Ólafsvík (R) 22 3 8 11 21 35 −14 17 Relegation to 1. deild karla
12 ÍA (R) 22 3 2 17 29 56 −27 11
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Fram Reykjavík qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2013 Icelandic Cup.

Results

Each team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club, and 132 matches all together.

Home \ Away BRE FRA FYL FH ÍA ÍBV KEF KR STJ VAL VÓL ÞÓR
Breiðablik 1–2 1–4 0–1 4–1 3–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1
Fram 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 0–4 3–4 4–1
Fylkir 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–3 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–4
FH 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–4 4–0 3–3 2–2 1–0
ÍA 2–2 2–0 1–3 2–6 2–1 2–3 3–1 1–3 1–3 0–5 1–2
ÍBV 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2
Keflavík 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–4 5–4 4–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–3
KR 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 4–2 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 3–0
Stjarnan 3–2 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–1
Valur 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 6–4 1–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–2
Víkingur Ólafsvík 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–4 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–5 1–1
Þór A. 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–5 1–0
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 28 September 2013.[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Iceland Atli Viðar Björnsson FH 13
Iceland Viðar Örn Kjartansson Fylkir
England Gary John Martin KR
4 United States Chukwudi Chijindu Þór 10
Iceland Hólmbert Friðjónsson Fram
6 Iceland Halldór Orri Björnsson Stjarnan 9
Iceland Björn Daníel Sverrisson FH
Iceland Árni Vilhjálmsson Breiðablik
Iceland Hörður Sveinsson Keflavík

References

  1. ^ "ÍBV 1–2 FH". KSÍ.is. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Víkingur Ó. 0–5 Valur". KSÍ.is. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  3. ^ Elvar Geir Magnússon (10 November 2012). "Töfluröðun í Pepsi-deild karla: FH-ingar byrja gegn Keflavík" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b "2013 Pespi-deild karla fixtures, results and league standings". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  5. ^ "2013 Pepsi-deild karla complete league table". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Markahæstu menn Pepsi-deild karla". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.