2016 1. deild karla
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
KA (2nd title) |
| Promoted |
KA Grindavík |
| Relegated |
Fjarðabyggð Huginn |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 373 (2.83 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Alexander Veigar Þórarinsson Gunnar Örvar Stefánsson (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Grindavík 5–0 Leiknir F. (21 May 2016) Grindavík 5–0 Þór (9 July 2016) |
| Biggest away win |
HK 2–7 Leiknir F. (24 September 2016) |
| Highest scoring |
Fjarðabyggð 4–4 HK (4 June 2016) |
| Longest winning run |
6 matches: KA Þór |
| Longest unbeaten run |
13 matches: Grindavík |
| Longest winless run |
11 matches: Fjarðabyggð |
| Longest losing run |
6 matches: Fjarðabyggð |
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← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 15 October 2016. | |
The 2016 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) is the 62nd season of second-tier Icelandic football. Twelve teams will contest the league with play beginning on 6 May and concluding on 24 September.[1]
Teams
The league will be contested by twelve clubs. Eight remained in the division from the 2015 season, while four new clubs joined the 1. deild karla:
- Keflavík and Leiknir R. were relegated from the 2015 Úrvalsdeild, replacing Víkingur Ólafsvík and Þróttur Reykjavík who were promoted to the 2016 Úrvalsdeild
- Huginn and Leiknir F. were promoted from the 2015 2. deild karla, in place of BÍ/Bolungarvík and Grótta who were relegated to the 2016 2. deild karla
Club information
| Team | Location | Stadium | 2015 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fjarðabyggð | Fjarðabyggð | Eskjuvöllur | 7th |
| Fram | Reykjavík | Framvöllur - Úlfarsárdal | 9th |
| Grindavík | Grindavík | Grindavíkurvöllur | 5th |
| Haukar | Hafnarfjörður | Schenkervöllurinn | 6th |
| HK | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 8th |
| Huginn | Seyðisfjörður | Seyðisfjarðarvöllur | 2. deild, 1st |
| KA | Akureyri | Akureyrarvöllur | 3rd |
| Keflavík | Keflavík | Keflavíkurvöllur | Úrvalsdeild, 12th |
| Leiknir F. | Fáskrúðsfjörður | Búðagrund | 2. deild, 2nd |
| Leiknir R. | Reykjavík | Leiknisvöllur | Úrvalsdeild, 11th |
| Selfoss | Selfoss | Selfossvöllur | 10th |
| Þór | Akureyri | Þórsvöllur | 4th |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KA (C) (P) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 51 | Promotion to the 2017 Úrvalsdeild |
| 2 | Grindavík (P) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 42 | |
| 3 | Keflavík | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 35 | |
| 4 | Þór | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 33 | |
| 5 | Haukar | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 31 | |
| 6 | Fram | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Leiknir R. | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 29 | |
| 8 | Selfoss | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 28 | |
| 9 | HK | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 22 | |
| 10 | Leiknir F. | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 21 | |
| 11 | Huginn (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 21 | Relegation to the 2017 2. deild karla |
| 12 | Fjarðabyggð (R) | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 17 |
Updated to games played on 24 September 2016.
Source: ksi.is
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results grid
Each team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club, and 132 matches altogether.
| Home ╲ Away | KFF | FRA | GRI | HAU | HK | HUG | KAK | KEF | LEF | LRE | SEL | ÞÓR |
| Fjarðabyggð | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Fram | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Grindavík | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Haukar | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| HK | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Huginn | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | |
| KA | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Keflavík | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Leiknir F. | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Leiknir R. | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Selfoss | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Þór A. | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Updated to games played on 24 September 2016.
Source: ksi.is
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played 24 September 2016[2]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alexander Veigar Þórarinsson |
Grindavík | 14 |
| Gunnar Örvar Stefánsson |
Þór | ||
| 3 | Hákon Ingi Jónsson |
HK | 13 |
| 4 | Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson |
KA | 10 |
| Kristófer Páll Viðarsson |
Leiknir F. | ||
| 6 |  Ivan Bubalo |
Fram | 9 |
 Elton Renato Livramento Barros |
Haukar | ||
| 8 | Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson |
KA | 8 |
| 9 | Víkingur Pálmason |
Fjarðabyggð | 7 |
| Andri Rúnar Bjarnason |
Grindavík | ||
| Sigurbergur Elísson |
Keflavík |
References
- ↑ "2016 1. deild karla fixtures, results and league standings". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ "Markahæstu menn". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
External Links
- IcelandFootball.net - Championship 2016 (English)