2011 Úrvalsdeild


The 2011 Úrvalsdeild is the 100th season of top-tier football in Iceland.The season began on 2 May 2011 and concluded on 1 October 2011. Breiðablik are the defending champions, having won their first league championship.

Teams

A total of twelve teams will contest the league, including ten sides from the 2010 season and two promoted teams from the 1. deild karla.
Haukar and Selfoss were relegated from 2010 Úrvalsdeild after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. Both teams were relegated having just achieved promotion the season before.
2010 1. deild karla champions Víkingur R. and runners-up Þór Akureyri secured direct promotion to the Úrvalsdeild.Víkingur returned to the Úrvalsdeild after a three-year absence while Þór return to the top league after an eight-year absence.
TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity
BreiðablikKópavogurKópavogsvöllur
FHHafnarfjörðurKaplakriki
FramReykjavíkLaugardalsvöllur
FylkirReykjavíkFylkisvöllur
GrindavikGrindavikGrindavíkurvöllur
ÍBVVestmannaeyjarHásteinsvöllur
KeflavíkKeflavíkNettóvöllurinn
KRReykjavíkKR-völlur
StjarnanGarðabærStjörnuvöllur
ValurReykjavíkVodafonevöllurinn
Víkingur R.ReykjavíkVíkin
ÞórAkureyriÞórsvöllur

League table

Positions by round

Results

Each team play every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches.

Top goalscorers

Source
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Garðar JóhannssonStjarnan15
2 Atli Viðar BjörnssonFH13
3 Halldór Orri BjörnssonStjarnan12
3 Kjartan FinnbogasonKR12
5 Kristinn SteindórssonBreiðablik11
6 Matthías VilhjálmssonFH10
6 Tryggvi GuðmundssonÍBV10
8 Albert Brynjar IngasonFylkir9
9 Guðjón BaldvinssonKR8
9 Guðjón Pétur LýðssonValur8
9 Sveinn Elías JónssonÞór8