2017 Reykjavik Tournament Explained

Reykjavik Tournament (Reykjavíkurmót)
Year:2017
Country:Iceland
Dates:8 January 2017 – 13 February 2017
Num Teams:9
Champions:Valur
Runner-Up:Fjölnir
Matches:19
Goals:52
Top Goal Scorer:Þórir Guðjónsson
Marcus Solberg
(3 goals)
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018
Updated:13 February 2017

The 2017 Reykjavik Tournament was the 17th season of Iceland's annual pre-season tournament. The tournament involved nine of Reykjavík's top football sides from the top two leagues in Iceland, Úrvalsdeild karla and 1. deild, and used a combination of group and knockout rounds to determine which team was the winner of the tournament. The competition began on 8 January 2017[1] and concluded on 13 February 2017.[2]

Groups

Group A

Matches

Group B

Matches

Semifinals

The top two teams from each group entered the semifinals stage.[2] The ties were played on 9 February 2017 at Egilshöll, Reykjavík, one after the other.

Final

The 2017 Reykjavik Tournament final was contested between Valur and Fjölnir, the winners of the two semifinal matches.[2] The final was played at Egilshöll, Reykjavík, on 13 February 2017.

Top scorers

[3] [4]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Þórir GuðjónssonFjölnir3
Marcus SolbergFjölnir
2 Ægir Jarl JónassonFjölnir2
Alex Freyr ElíssonFram
Kristófer Jacobson ReyesFram
Hákon Ingi JónssonFylkir
Kennie ChopartKR
Kristinn Ingi HalldórssonValur
Nikolaj Andreas HansenValur
Ívar Örn JónssonVíkingur
Stefán Þór PálssonVíkingur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reykjavíkurmót - Meistaraflokkur karla A riðill . KSÍ.is . Reykjavíkurmót - Champion Men's Group A . 9 February 2017 . Icelandic.
  2. Web site: Reykjavíkurmót - Meistaraflokkur karla Úrslit . KSÍ.is . Reykjavíkurmót - Champion Men's Final . 9 February 2017 . Icelandic.
  3. Web site: Reykjavíkurmót - Meistaraflokkur karla A riðill . Reykjavíkurmót - Champion Men Group A . KSÍ.is . 13 February 2017 . Icelandic.
  4. Web site: Reykjavíkurmót - Meistaraflokkur karla B riðill . Reykjavíkurmót - Champion Men Group B . KSÍ.is . 13 February 2017 . Icelandic.