# 2017 Úrvalsdeild

The 2017 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 106th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions FH, who won their eighth league title in 2016.
The season began on 30 April 2017 and concluded on 30 September 2017.

## Teams

The 2017 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, Fylkir and Þróttur Reykjavík, were relegated to the 2017 1. deild karla and were replaced by KA and Grindavík, champions and runners-up of the 2016 1. deild karla respectively.

### Club information

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 5,501 |
| FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakriki | 6,738 |
| Fjölnir | Reykjavík | Extra völlurinn | 2,000 |
| Grindavík | Grindavík | Grindavíkurvöllur | 1,750 |
| ÍA | Akranes | Norðurálsvöllurinn | 3,054 |
| ÍBV | Vestmannaeyjar | Hásteinsvöllur | 3,034 |
| KA | Akureyri | Akureyrarvöllur | 1,770 |
| KR | Reykjavík | Alvogenvöllurinn | 3,333 |
| Stjarnan | Garðabær | Samsung völlurinn | 2,300 |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Valsvöllur | 2,465 |
| Víkingur Ó. | Ólafsvík | Ólafsvíkurvöllur | 900 |
| Víkingur R. | Reykjavík | Víkin | 1,613 |
Source: Scoresway

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Breiðablik | Miloš Milojević | Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson | Jako | Vörður |
| FH | Heimir Guðjónsson | Davíð Þór Viðarsson | Adidas | Actavis |
| Fjölnir | Ágúst Gylfason | Þórður Ingason | Hummel | Bónus |
| Grindavík | Óli Stefán Flóventsson | Gunnar Þorsteinsson | Stanno | LYSI |
| ÍA | Jón Þór Hauksson | Arnar Már Guðjónsson | Errea | Norðurál |
| ÍBV | Kristján Guðmundsson | Sindri Snær Magnússon | Hummel | Bónus |
| KA | Srdjan Tufegdzic | Davíð Rúnar Bjarnason | Diadora | N1 |
| KR | Willum Þór Þórsson | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | Nike | Alvogen |
| Stjarnan | Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson | Baldur Sigurðsson | Uhlsport | Orkan |
| Valur | Ólafur Jóhannesson | Haukur Páll Sigurðsson | Macron | Íslandsbanki |
| Víkingur Ó. | Ejub Purisevic | Guðmundur Steinn Hafsteinsson | Jako | N1 |
| Víkingur R. | Logi Ólafsson | Róbert Örn Óskarsson | Macron | TVG-Zimsen |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Breiðablik | Arnar Grétarsson | Sacked | 9 May 2017 | 10th | Miloš Milojević | 22 May 2017 |
| Víkingur R. | Miloš Milojević | Resigned | 19 May 2017 | 10th | Logi Ólafsson | 24 May 2017 |
| ÍA | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | Resigned | 21 August 2017 | 12th | Jón Þór Hauksson | 21 August 2017 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Valur (C) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 50 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Stjarnan | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | FH | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 35 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | KR | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 31 | |
| 5 | Grindavík | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 31 | |
| 6 | Breiðablik | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 30 | |
| 7 | KA | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 29 | |
| 8 | Víkingur R. | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 27 | |
| 9 | ÍBV | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 25 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 10 | Fjölnir | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 25 | |
| 11 | Víkingur Ó. (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 22 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 12 | ÍA (R) | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 17 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
* ↑ ÍBV qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017 Icelandic Cup.

## Results

Each team will play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games played each.
| Home \ Away | BRE | FH | FJÖ | GRI | ÍA | ÍBV | KA | KR | STJ | VAL | VOL | VIR |
| Breiðablik | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| FH | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Fjölnir | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Grindavík | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| ÍA | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| ÍBV | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| KA | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–3 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 |
| KR | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 |
| Stjarnan | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Valur | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–3 |
| Víkingur Ó. | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 |
| Víkingur R. | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |

## Top goalscorers

    As of matches played on 30 September 2017.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Andri Rúnar Bjarnason | Grindavík | 19 |
| 2 | Steven Lennon | FH | 15 |
| 3 | Guðjón Baldvinsson | Stjarnan | 12 |
| 4 | Geoffrey Castillion | Víkingur R. | 11 |
| 4 | Hólmbert Friðjónsson | Stjarnan | 11 |
| 6 | Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson | ÍBV | 10 |
| 6 | Hilmar Árni Halldórsson | Stjarnan | 10 |
| 8 | Emil Lyng | KA | 9 |
| 8 | Tobias Thomsen | KR | 9 |
| 8 | Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson | KA | 9 |