| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 May – 28 September 2013 |
| Champions | KR (26th title) |
| Relegated | ÍA Víkingur Ó. |
| Champions League | KR |
| Europa League | Fram (via Icelandic Cup) FH Stjarnan |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 412 (3.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 13 goals: Atli Viðar Björnsson (FH) Viðar Örn Kjartansson (Fylkir) Gary John Martin (KR) |
| Biggest home win | Valur 4–0 Keflavík FH 4–0 Stjarnan |
| Biggest away win | ÍA 0–5 Víkingur Ó. Víkingur Ó. 0–5 Valur |
| Highest scoring | 10 goals: Valur 6–4 ÍA |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches: KR (28 July – 16 September) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches: Breiðablik (28 May – 25 August) |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches: Fylkir (6 May – 15 July) |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches: ÍA (26 May – 3 July) |
| Highest attendance | 3,034 ÍBV 1–2 FH (3 August) |
| Lowest attendance | 315 Víkingur Ó. 0–5 Valur (28 September) |
| Average attendance | 1,057 |
| ← 2012 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, while the season is scheduled to run from 5 May until 28 September.
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:
- Grindavík and Selfoss were relegated from the 2012 Úrvalsdeild to the 2013 1. deild karla.
- Þór A. and Víkingur Ó. were promoted from the 2012 1. deild karla to the 2013 Úrvalsdeild.
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
Reykjavík
Reykjavík:Breiðablik
FH
Fram
Fylkir
KR
Stjarnan
Valur
Víkingur Ó.ÍAÍBVKeflavíkÞór A.class=notpageimage| 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 |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- 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 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
- As of 28 September 2013.
References
- "ÍBV 1–2 FH". KSÍ.is. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- "Víkingur Ó. 0–5 Valur". KSÍ.is. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- Elvar Geir Magnússon (10 November 2012). "Töfluröðun í Pepsi-deild karla: FH-ingar byrja gegn Keflavík" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "2013 Pespi-deild karla fixtures, results and league standings". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- "2013 Pepsi-deild karla complete league table". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- "Markahæstu menn Pepsi-deild karla". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
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