2016 Úrvalsdeild

Úrvalsdeild (Pepsi-deildin)
Season 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.

The season started on 1 May 2016 and concluded on 1 October 2016.

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

Teams

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:

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
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
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
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 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.
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