The 2008 season of Úrvalsdeild was the 97th season of top-tier football in Iceland. The league, also known as Landsbankadeild for sponsoring reasons, has been expanded from 10 teams to 12 teams in 2008.
Season | 2008 |
---|---|
Dates | 10 May – 27 September 2008 |
Champions | FH |
Relegated | HK ÍA |
Champions League | FH |
Europa League | Keflavík Fram KR |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 412 (3.12 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Guðmundur Steinarsson (16) |
← 2007 2009 → |
Teams and venues
Promotion and relegation
Víkingur Reykjavík were relegated from Úrvalsdeild after finishing in 10th place the previous season. Their place was taken by 1. deild champions UMF Grindavík. Due to expansion from 10 to 12 teams, 2nd placed Þróttur Reykjavík and 3rd placed Fjölnir Reykjavík were also promoted.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FH (C) | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Keflavík | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Fram | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 40 | |
4 | KR | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
5 | Valur | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 35 | |
6 | Fjölnir | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 31 | |
7 | Grindavík | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 31 | |
8 | Breiðablik | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 30 | |
9 | Fylkir | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 22 | |
10 | Þróttur Reykjavík | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 22 | |
11 | HK (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 18 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
12 | ÍA (R) | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 13 |
Source: ksi.is (in Icelandic)
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:
Results
Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches.
Top goalscorers
Source: ksi.is Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Icelandic)
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Guðmundur Steinarsson | Keflavík | 16 |
2 | Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa | KR | 14 |
3 | Tryggvi Guðmundsson | FH | 12 |
4 | Atli Viðar Björnsson | FH | 11 |
5 | Gunnar Már Guðmundsson | Fjölnir | 10 |
Helgi Sigurðsson | Valur | ||
7 | Guðjón Baldvinsson | KR | 9 |
Pétur Georg Markann | Fjölnir | ||
Nenad Živanović | Breiðablik | ||
10 | Ívar Björnsson | Fram | 8 |
Hjörtur Júlíus Hjartarson | Þróttur |
External links
- Official website (in Icelandic)
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