Úrvalsdeild
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| Landsbankadeildin |
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 Landsbankadeild 2008 |
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| Founded |
| 1912 |
| Nation |
 Iceland |
| Relegation To |
| 1. deild karla |
| Number of Teams |
| 12 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 1 |
| Cups |
| VISA-bikar Deildabikar |
| Current Champions (2007) |
| Valur |
| Website |
| Official |
The Úrvalsdeild Karla is the premier division football league in Iceland. Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer (May to September). It is run by the Football Association of Iceland and is currently comprised by 12 clubs. UEFA currently ranks the league 39th in Europe.[1]
The top division consists of 12 clubs. Each club faces every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away. At the end of each season, the bottom two clubs are automatically relegated to the second level of the Icelandic league system, the 1. deild karla (First Division), with the top two clubs of the 1. deild karla automatically promoted to the Úrvalsdeild.
In the 2008 season will see for the first time 12 teams in the premier division, a part of KSI Football Association of Iceland attempt to strengthen Icelandic football. Therefore only one team was relegated in the 2007 season and three clubs were promoted from the 1. deild karla (First Division)
KR has won the most titles, 24. Valur is next with 20, and ÍA and Fram follow with 18 each. The current champions of Iceland are Valur.
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[edit] Current clubs (2008)
(Club - City based)
- Breiðablik - Kópavogur
- FH - Hafnarfjörður
- Fram - Reykjavík
- Fylkir - Reykjavík
- HK - Kópavogur
- ÍA - Akranes
- Keflavík - Keflavík
- KR - Reykjavík
- Valur - Reykjavík
- Þróttur - Reykjavík
- Grindavík - Grindavík
- Fjölnir - Reykjavík
[edit] History
[edit] Seasons
1912-2007, 1912, 1919, 1955, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
[edit] Championship History
Only 9 teams in 96 years have accomplished to win the Icelandic league title. FH are the most recent to join the list, winning their first title in 2004. KR has won the most titles. They have been Iceland's champions 24 times.
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[edit] Champions by number of titles
| Team | Titles | First title | Last title |
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| KR | 24 | 1912 | 2003 |
| Valur | 20 | 1930 | 2007 |
| ÍA | 18 | 1951 | 2001 |
| Fram | 18 | 1913 | 1990 |
| Víkingur | 5 | 1920 | 1991 |
| Keflavík | 4 | 1964 | 1973 |
| ÍBV | 3 | 1979 | 1998 |
| FH | 3 | 2004 | 2006 |
| KA | 1 | 1989 | 1989 |
[edit] Player records
[edit] Top scorers
| SEASON | TOP SCORER'S NAME | GOALS | CLUB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hörður Magnússon |
13 | FH |
| 1991 | Hörður Magnússon Guðmundur Steinsson |
13 | FH Víkingur |
| 1992 | Arnar Gunnlaugsson |
15 | ÍA |
| 1993 | Þórður Guðjónsson |
19 | ÍA |
| 1994 |  Mihajilo Bibercic |
14 | ÍA |
| 1995 | Arnar Gunnlaugsson |
15 | ÍA |
| 1996 | Ríkharður Daðason |
14 | KR |
| 1997 | Tryggvi Guðmundsson |
19 | ÍBV |
| 1998 | Steingrímur Jóhannesson |
16 | ÍBV |
| 1999 | Steingrímur Jóhannesson |
12 | ÍBV |
| 2000 | Guðmundur Steinarsson Andri Sigþórsson |
14 | Keflavík KR |
| 2001 | Hjörtur Hjartarson |
15 | ÍA |
| 2002 | Grétar Hjartarson |
13 | Grindavík |
| 2003 | Björgólfur Takefusa |
10 | Þróttur Reykjavík |
| 2004 | Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson |
12 | ÍBV |
| 2005 | Tryggvi Guðmundsson |
16 | FH |
| 2006 | Marel Baldvinsson |
11 | Breiðablik |
| 2007 | Jónas Grani Garðarsson |
13 | Fram |
[edit] Player of the year
| SEASON | PLAYER OF THE YEAR | CLUB |
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| 1984 | Bjarni Sigurðsson |
ÍA |
| 1985 | Guðmundur Þorbjörnsson |
Valur |
| 1986 | Guðmundur Torfason |
Fram |
| 1987 | Pétur Ormslev |
Fram |
| 1988 | Sigurjón Kristjánsson |
Valur |
| 1989 | Þorvaldur Örlygsson |
KA |
| 1990 | Sævar Jónsson |
Valur |
| 1991 | Guðmundur Steinsson |
Víkingur |
| 1992 | Lúkas Kostic |
ÍA |
| 1993 | Sigurður Jónsson |
ÍA |
| 1994 | Sigursteinn Gíslason |
ÍA |
| 1995 | Ólafur Þórðarson |
ÍA |
| 1996 | Gunnar Oddsson |
Leiftur |
| 1997 | Tryggvi Guðmundsson |
ÍBV |
| 1998 |  David Winnie |
KR |
| 1999 | Guðmundur Benediktsson |
KR |
| 2000 | Hlynur Stefánsson |
ÍBV |
| 2001 | Gunnlaugur Jónsson |
ÍA |
| 2002 | Finnur Kolbeinsson |
Fylkir |
| 2003 |  Allan Borgvardt |
FH |
| 2004 | Heimir Guðjónsson |
FH |
| 2005 | Allan Borgvardt |
FH |
| 2006 | Viktor Bjarki Arnarson |
Víkingur |
| 2007 | Helgi Sigurðsson |
Valur |
[edit] See also
- 1. deild karla
- VISA-Bikarinn
- Deildabikarinn
- Icelandic football league system
- Iceland national football team
[edit] References
- ^ UEFA Country Ranking 2006 Bert Kassies' site, accessed 27 December 2006.
- ^ Fram was the only team to participate in the 1913 season
- ^ Fram was the only team to participate in the 1914 season
