# 2020 Úrvalsdeild

The 2020 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 109th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions KR, who won their 27th league title in 2019.
The season was scheduled to begin on 22 April 2020 and conclude on 26 September 2020, however this was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition was suspended on 7 October and abandoned on 30 October 2020. The standings based on the average number of points per matches played for each team were considered final and used to determine the champions, European spots and relegation.

## Teams

The 2020 Úrvalsdeild is contested by twelve teams, ten of which played in the division the previous year and two teams promoted from 1. deild karla. The bottom two teams from the previous season, Grindavík and ÍBV, were relegated to the 2020 1. deild karla and were replaced by Grótta and Fjölnir, champions and runners-up of the 2019 1. deild karla respectively.

### Club information

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 3,009 |
| FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakriki | 6,450 |
| Fjölnir | Reykjavík (Grafarvogur) | Extra völlurinn | 1,030 |
| Fylkir | Reykjavík | Floridana völlurinn | 1,854 |
| Grótta | Seltjarnarnes | Vivaldivöllurinn | 1,050 |
| KA | Akureyri | Akureyrarvöllur | 1,645 |
| KR | Reykjavík | Alvogenvöllurinn | 3,333 |
| HK | Kópavogur | Kórinn | 1,452 |
| ÍA | Akranes | Norðurálsvöllurinn | 3,054 |
| Stjarnan | Garðabær | Samsung völlurinn | 1,440 |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Valsvöllur | 2,465 |
| Víkingur R. | Reykjavík | Víkingsvöllur | 1,848 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Assistant Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Breiðablik | Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson | Halldór Árnason | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson | Errea | Vörður |
| FH | Logi Ólafsson Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen | Guðlaugur Baldursson | Björn Daníel Sverrisson | Nike | Actavis |
| Fjölnir | Ásmundur Arnarsson | Gunnar Már Guðmundsson | Hans Viktor Guðmundsson | Hummel | vita |
| Fylkir | Atli Sveinn Þórarinsson Ólafur Stígsson | Ólafur Ingi Skúlason | Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson | Macron | Wurth Eykt |
| Grótta | Ágúst Gylfason | Guðmundur Steinarsson | Sigurvin Reynisson | Errea | Hyundai |
| HK | Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson | Viktor Bjarki Arnarsson | Leifur Andri Leifsson | Macron | MótX |
| ÍA | Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson | Arnar Snær Guðmundsson Ingimar Elí Hlynsson | Árni Snær Ólafsson | Errea | Norðurál |
| KA | Arnar Grétarsson | Pétur Heiðar Kristjánsson Hallgrímur Jónasson | Almarr Ormarsson | Errea | N1 |
| KR | Rúnar Kristinsson | Bjarni Guðjónsson | Óskar Örn Hauksson | Nike | Alvogen |
| Stjarnan | Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson Ólafur Jóhannesson | None | Alex Þór Hauksson | Uhlsport | Tryggingamiðstöðin |
| Valur | Heimir Guðjónsson | Srdjan Tufegdzic | Haukur Páll Sigurðsson | Macron | Bose |
| Víkingur R. | Arnar Gunnlaugsson | Hajrudin Cardaklija Einar Guðnason | Sölvi Ottesen | Macron | TVG-Zimsen |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Valur | Ólafur Jóhannesson | End of contract | 28 September 2019 | Pre-season | Heimir Guðjónsson | 2 October 2019 |
| Fylkir | Helgi Sigurðsson | Resigned | 28 September 2019 | Pre-season | Atli Sveinn Þórarinsson & Ólafur Stígsson | 15 October 2019 |
| Breiðablik | Ágúst Gylfason | Sacked | 28 September 2019 | Pre-season | Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson | 5 October 2019 |
| Grótta | Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson | Left for Breiðablik | 5 October 2019 | Pre-season | Ágúst Gylfason | 17 October 2019 |
| Stjarnan | Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson | Co-manager hired | 6 November 2019 | Pre-season | Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson & Ólafur Jóhannesson | 6 November 2019 |
| KA | Óli Stefán Flóventsson | Sacked | 15 July 2020 | 11th | Arnar Grétarsson | 15 July 2020 |
| FH | Ólafur Kristjánsson | Left for Esbjerg fB | 16 July 2020 | 8th | Logi Ólafsson & Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen | 16 July 2020 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Valur (C) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 17 | +33 | 44 | 2.44 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | FH | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 36 | 2.00 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Stjarnan | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 31 | 1.82 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Breiðablik | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 31 | 1.72 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 5 | KR | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 28 | 1.65 | |
| 6 | Fylkir | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 28 | 1.56 | Closure working |
| 7 | KA | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 21 | 1.17 | |
| 8 | ÍA | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 21 | 1.17 | |
| 9 | HK | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 20 | 1.11 | |
| 10 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 17 | 0.94 | |
| 11 | Grótta (R) | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | −28 | 8 | 0.44 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 12 | Fjölnir (R) | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 6 | 0.33 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |

## Results

Each team was originally scheduled to play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each.
| Home \ Away | BRE | FH | FJO | FYL | GRÓ | HK | ÍA | KA | KR | STJ | VAL | VIK |
| Breiðablik | — | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
| FH | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| Fjölnir | 1–4 | 0–3 | — | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Fylkir | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Grótta | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 4–4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | — | — | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| HK | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | — | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| ÍA | — | 0–4 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 |
| KA | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 |
| KR | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | — | — | 1–2 | 4–5 | 2–0 |
| Stjarnan | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–5 | 1–1 |
| Valur | 1–1 | — | — | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–5 | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Steven Lennon | FH | 17 |
| 2 | Patrick Pedersen | Valur | 14 |
| 3 | Thomas Mikkelsen | Breiðablik | 13 |
| 4 | Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson | ÍA | 12 |
| 5 | Óttar Magnús Karlsson | Víkingur Reykjavik | 9 |
| 6 | Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson | Fylkir | 8 |
| 6 | Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | ÍA | 8 |
| 8 | Aron Bjarnason | Valur | 7 |
| 8 | Hilmar Árni Halldórsson | Stjarnan | 7 |
| 8 | Sigurður Egill Lárusson | Valur | 7 |
| 8 | Pablo Punyed | Víkingur Reykjavík | 7 |