2014 2. deild karla explained

Competition:2. deild karla
Season:2014
Winners:Fjarðabyggð
Promoted:Fjarðabyggð
Grótta
Relegated:Völsungur
Reynir S.
Biggest Home Win:ÍR 8–1 Völsungur
Biggest Away Win:Grótta 0–4 Njarðvík
Highest Scoring:9 goals:
ÍR 8–1 Völsungur
Matches:132
Total Goals:439
League Topscorer:19 goals:
Brynjar Jónasson (Fjarðabyggð)
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 2. deild karla (English: Men's Second Division) is the 49th season of third-tier football in Iceland. Twelve teams will contest the league. Play began on 10 May and concluded on 20 September.[1]

The league champions were newly promoted Fjarðabyggð, who finished 7 points ahead of second-placed Grótta. Both clubs were therefore promoted to the 1. deild for the 2015 season. At the other end of the table, Völsungur and Reynir S. were both relegated to the 2015 3. deild karla.[1]

Teams

The league was contested by twelve clubs, eight of which played in the division during the 2012 season. There were four new clubs from the previous campaign:

Club information

Team Location Stadium 2013 season
Varmárvöllur 3rd
Dalvíkurvöllur 7th
Eskjuvöllur/Norðfjarðarvöllur 1st in 3. deild
Gróttuvöllur 5th
Seyðisfjarðarvöllur 2nd in 3. deild
Hertzvöllurinn 4th
Ólafsfjarðarvöllur 11th in 1. deild
Njarðvíkurvöllur 6th
Sandgerðisvöllur 8th
Sindravellir 9th
Húsavíkurvöllur 12th in 1. deild
Þorlákshafnarvöllur 10th

Results

Each team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club, and 132 matches altogether.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 2. deild karla fixtures, results and league standings. KSÍ.is. 3 March 2015.