# 2021 Úrvalsdeild

The 2021 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi Max deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions Valur, who won their 23rd league title in 2020.

## Teams

The 2021 Úrvalsdeild was 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, Grótta and Fjölnir (both relegated after one year in the top flight), were relegated to the 2021 1. deild karla and were replaced by Keflavík (promoted after a two-year absence) and Leiknir (promoted after a five-year absence), champions and runners-up of the 2020 1. deild karla respectively.

### Club information

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 3,009 |
| FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakriki | 6,450 |
| Fylkir | Reykjavík | Floridana völlurinn | 1,854 |
| HK | Kópavogur | Kórinn | 1,452 |
| ÍA | Akranes | Norðurálsvöllurinn | 3,054 |
| KA | Akureyri | Akureyrarvöllur | 1,645 |
| Keflavík | Reykjanesbær | Keflavíkurvöllur | 5,200 |
| KR | Reykjavík | Alvogenvöllurinn | 3,333 |
| Leiknir | Reykjavík | Leiknisvöllur | 1,025 |
| Stjarnan | Garðabær | Samsung völlurinn | 1,440 |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Valsvöllur | 2,465 |
| Víkingur R. | Reykjavík | Víkingsvöllur | 2,023 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Breiðablik | Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson | Errea | Vörður |
| FH | Ólafur Jóhannesson | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | Nike | Auður |
| Fylkir | Atli Sveinn Þórarinsson Ólafur Stígsson | Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson | Macron | Eykt |
| HK | Brynjar Gunnarsson | Gudmundur Thór Júlíusson | Macron | MótX |
| ÍA | Joey Guðjónsson | Óttar Bjarni Gudmundsson | Errea | Norðurál |
| KA | Arnar Grétarsson | Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson | Errea | N1 |
| Keflavík | Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson Eysteinn Hauksson | Magnús Þór Magnússon | Nike | Geysir |
| KR | Rúnar Kristinsson | Óskar Örn Hauksson | Nike | Alvotech |
| Leiknir | Sigurdur Heidar Höskuldsson | Sævar Atli Magnússon | Errea | Víkurverk |
| Stjarnan | Þorvaldur Örlygsson | Daníel Laxdal | Uhlsport | Tryggingamiðstöðin |
| Valur | Heimir Guðjónsson | Haukur Páll Sigurðsson | Macron | Bose |
| Víkingur R. | Arnar Gunnlaugsson | Sölvi Ottesen | Macron | Grant Thornton |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Víkingur Reykjavík (C) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round |
| 2 | Breiðablik | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | KR | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | KA | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 40 | |
| 5 | Valur | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 39 | |
| 6 | FH | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 33 | |
| 7 | Stjarnan | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 22 | |
| 8 | Leiknir | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 22 | |
| 9 | ÍA | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 21 | |
| 10 | Keflavík | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 21 | |
| 11 | HK (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 20 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 12 | Fylkir (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 16 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |

## Fixtures and 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 | FYL | HK | ÍA | KA | KEF | KR | LEI | STJ | VAL | VÍK |
| Breiðablik | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| FH | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Fylkir | 0–7 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–3 |
| HK | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 |
| ÍA | 2–3 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 4–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| KA | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Keflavík | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| KR | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Leiknir | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Stjarnan | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Valur | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — |

## Top goalscorers

    As of 25 September 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Nikolaj Hansen | Víkingur Reykjavik | 16 |
| 2 | Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson | KA | 11 |
| 2 | Árni Vilhjálmsson | Breiðablik | 11 |
| 4 | Sævar Atli Magnússon | Leiknir | 10 |
| 4 | Joey Gibbs | Keflavík | 10 |
| 6 | Steven Lennon | FH | 9 |
| 6 | Patrick Pedersen | Valur | 9 |
| 6 | Kristinn Steindórsson | Breiðablik | 9 |
| 9 | Matthías Vilhjálmsson | Stjarnan | 7 |
| 9 | Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson | KA | 7 |
| 9 | Kjartan Finnbogason | KR | 7 |