2016 1. deild karla

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1. deild karla
Season2016
Champions KA
(2nd title)
Promoted KA
Grindavík
Relegated Fjarðabyggð
Huginn
Matches played132
Goals scored373 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerAlexander 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 run6 matches:
KA
Þór
Longest unbeaten run13 matches:
Grindavík
Longest winless run11 matches:
Fjarðabyggð
Longest losing run6 matches:
Fjarðabyggð
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 15 October 2016.

The 2016 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 62nd season of second-tier Icelandic football. The league began on 6 May and concluded on 24 September. [1]

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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:

Club information

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Reykjavík:
Fram
HK
Leiknir R.
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KA
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Location of teams in the 2016 1. deild karla
TeamLocationStadium2015 season
Fjarðabyggð Fjarðabyggð Eskjuvöllur7th
Fram Reykjavík Framvöllur - Úlfarsárdal9th
Grindavík Grindavík Grindavíkurvöllur 5th
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkervöllurinn6th
HK Kópavogur Kórinn 8th
Huginn Seyðisfjörður Seyðisfjarðarvöllur2. deild, 1st
KA Akureyri Akureyrarvöllur 3rd
Keflavík Keflavík Keflavíkurvöllur Úrvalsdeild, 12th
Leiknir F. Fáskrúðsfjörður Búðagrund2. deild, 2nd
Leiknir R. Reykjavík LeiknisvöllurÚrvalsdeild, 11th
Selfoss Selfoss Selfossvöllur10th
Þór Akureyri Þórsvöllur 4th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 KA (C, P)2216334216+2651Promotion to the 2017 Úrvalsdeild
2 Grindavík (P)2212645021+2942
3 Keflavík 2281133120+1135
4 Þór 2210393438−433
5 Haukar 229493135−431
6 Fram 228682529−430
7 Leiknir R. 228592128−729
8 Selfoss 2261062825+328
9 HK 2257103245−1322
10 Leiknir F. 2263133245−1321
11 Huginn (R)2256112034−1421Relegation to the 2017 2. deild karla
12 Fjarðabyggð (R)2238112636−1017
Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2016. Source: ksi.is
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

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 2–12–21–24–41–21–42–22–21–10–02–3
Fram 2–10–21–12–12–01–31–03–12–11–12–1
Grindavík 1–00–03–24–02–22–21–05–04–01–15–0
Haukar 0–33–10–41–13–04–14–31–02–11–13–2
Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs 0–02–02–11–11–12–41–12–72–10–31–2
Huginn 1–00–10–11–00–41–00–00–20–13–31–2
KA 2–03–02–10–12–02–11–14–03–11–01–0
Keflavík 2–12–22–01–03–20–00–04–00–03–02–2
Leiknir F. 0–13–21–44–00–02–40–12–31–01–13–2
Leiknir R. 0–02–10–31–04–11–10–20–02–10–32–0
Selfoss 2–10–01–11–03–44–10–20–03–20–10–1
Þór A. 3–10–04–34–22–12–10–31–21–01–21–1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2016. Source: ksi.is
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of matches played 24 September 2016 [2]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Iceland.svg Alexander Veigar Þórarinsson Grindavík 14
Flag of Iceland.svg Gunnar Örvar Stefánsson Þór
3 Flag of Iceland.svg Hákon Ingi Jónsson HK 13
4 Flag of Iceland.svg Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson KA 10
Flag of Iceland.svg Kristófer Páll Viðarsson Leiknir F.
6 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Bubalo Fram 9
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Elton Renato Livramento Barros Haukar
8 Flag of Iceland.svg Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson KA 8
9 Flag of Iceland.svg Víkingur Pálmason Fjarðabyggð 7
Flag of Iceland.svg Andri Rúnar Bjarnason Grindavík
Flag of Iceland.svg Sigurbergur Elísson Keflavík

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 1. deild karla fixtures, results and league standings". KSÍ.is. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Markahæstu menn". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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