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Deutsch2014 Úrvalsdeild
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 May – 4 October 2014 |
| Champions | Stjarnan (1st title) |
| Relegated | Fram Þór |
| Champions League | Stjarnan |
| Europa League | FH KR Víkingur R. |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 398 (3.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gary Martin (13) |
← 2013 2015 → | |
The 2014 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 103rd season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league; the defending champions were KR, who won their twenty-sixth league title in 2013.[1]
On 4 October Stjarnan won their first Úrvalsdeild karla title. Stjarnan went through the season unbeaten in the league and equalled the point record of 52 points.[2]
Teams
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Reykjavík
Location of teams in the 2013 Úrvalsdeild
The 2014 Úrvalsdeild will be contested by twelve clubs, ten of which played in the division the previous year. The changes from the 2013 campaign are:
- Víkingur Ó. and ÍA were relegated from the 2013 Úrvalsdeild to the 2014 1. deild karla.
- Fjölnir and Víkingur R. were promoted from the 2013 1. deild karla to the 2014 Úrvalsdeild.
Club information
[edit]| Team | Location | Stadium | 2013 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 4th |
| FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakrikavöllur | 2nd |
| Fjölnir | Reykjavík | Fjölnisvöllur | 1st, 1. deild |
| Fram | Reykjavík | Laugardalsvöllur | 10th |
| Fylkir | Reykjavík | Fylkisvöllur | 7th |
| ÍBV | Vestmannaeyjar | Hásteinsvöllur | 6th |
| Keflavík | Keflavík | Keflavíkurvöllur | 8th |
| KR | Reykjavík | KR-völlur | 1st |
| Stjarnan | Garðabær | Stjörnuvöllur | 3rd |
| Þór | Akureyri | Þórsvöllur | 9th |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Hlíðarendi | 5h |
| Víkingur | Reykjavík | Víkin | 2nd, 1. deild |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stjarnan (C) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | FH | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | KR | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 43 | |
| 4 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 30 | |
| 5 | Valur | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 28 | |
| 6 | Fylkir | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 28 | |
| 7 | Breiðablik | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 27 | |
| 8 | Keflavík | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 25 | |
| 9 | Fjölnir | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 23 | |
| 10 | ÍBV | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 22 | |
| 11 | Fram (R) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 21 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 12 | Þór A. (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 12 |
Source: KSÍ
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The 2014 Icelandic Cup winner, KR, qualifies for 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.
Positions by round
[edit]| Leader | |
| 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round | |
| Relegation to 1. deild karla |
Source: KSÍ
Results
[edit]Each team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club, and 132 matches all together.
Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 4 October 2014.[3]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gary Martin | KR | 13 |
| 2 |  Jonathan Glenn | ÍBV | 12 |
| 3 |  Ólafur Karl Finsen | Stjarnan | 11 |
| 4 | Árni Vilhjálmsson | Breiðablik | 10 |
| Hörður Sveinsson | Keflavík | ||
| Atli Guðnason | FH | ||
| 7 | Atli Viðar Björnsson | FH | 8 |
 Pape Mamadou Faye | Víkingur R. | ||
| 9 | Guðjón Pétur Lýðsson | Breiðablik | 7 |
| Jóhann Helgi Hannesson | Þór Akureyri |
References
[edit]- ^ "KR clinch 26th Icelandic title". UEFA. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "Stjarnan Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Markahæstu menn Pepsi-deild karla". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.