2009 Úrvalsdeild Explained

Competition:Úrvalsdeild
Season:2009
Dates:10 May – 26 September 2009
Winners:FH
Relegated:Þróttur
Fjölnir
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:FH
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:KR
Fylkir
Breiðablik
League Topscorer:Björgólfur Takefusa (16)
Biggest Home Win:Fram 5-0 Keflavík
FH 5-0 ÍBV
Keflavík 6-1 ÍBV
Biggest Away Win:Þróttur 0-6 Stjarnan
Highest Scoring:KR 7-3 Stjarnan
Matches:132
Total Goals:450
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2010

The 2009 season of Úrvalsdeild karla was the 98th season of top-tier football in Iceland. It is also known as Pepsideild for sponsoring reasons. It began on 10 May 2009 and ended on 26 September 2009. Defending champions FH earned their second consecutive title. Stjarnan once again joined the elite division of Icelandic football after a 9-year absence, as well as ÍBV who return after a 2-year stint in the 1. deild karla.

Teams and venues

ClubCityStadium
Breiðablik UBKKópavogurKópavogsvöllur
FH HafnarfjörðurHafnarfjörðurKaplakriki
FjölnirReykjavíkFjölnisvöllur
FramReykjavíkLaugardalsvöllur
FylkirReykjavíkFylkisvöllur
ÍBV VestmannaeyjarVestmannaeyjarHásteinsvöllur
Keflavík Football ClubKeflavíkKeflavíkurvöllur
KRReykjavíkKR-völlur
StjarnanGarðabærStjörnuvöllur
UMF GrindavikGrindavikGrindavíkurvöllur
ValurReykjavíkVodafonevöllurinn
ÞrótturReykjavíkValbjarnarvöllur

Results

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

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Björgólfur TakefusaKR16
2 Atli Viðar BjörnssonFH14
3 Alfreð FinnbogasonBreiðablik13
4 Gilles Mbang OndoGrindavík11
5 Atli GuðnasonFH10
Matthías VilhjálmssonFH
7 Arnar Már BjörgvinssonStjarnan9
Albert Brynjar IngasonFylkir
9 Gunnar Örn JónssonKR8
Kristinn SteindórssonBreiðablik

Source fotbolti.net

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