| Competition: | Úrvalsdeild karla (Pepsi-deildin) |
| Season: | 2018 |
| Dates: | 27 April – 29 September 2018 |
| Winners: | Valur |
| Relegated: | Fjölnir Keflavík |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 361 |
| League Topscorer: | 17 goals Patrick Pedersen, Valur |
| Updated: | 29 September 2018 |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 107th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions Valur, who won their 21st league title in 2017.[1]
The season began on 27 April 2018 and concluded on 29 September 2018.
The 2018 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, Víkingur Ó. and ÍA, were relegated to the 2018 1. deild karla and were replaced by Fylkir and Keflavík, champions and runners-up of the 2017 1. deild karla respectively.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 5,501 | |
| FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakriki | 6,738 | |
| Fjölnir | Reykjavík (Grafarvogur) | Extra völlurinn | 2,000 | |
| Fylkir | Reykjavík (Árbær) | Floridana völlurinn | 5,000 | |
| Grindavík | Grindavík | Grindavíkurvöllur | 1,750 | |
| ÍBV | Vestmannaeyjar | Hásteinsvöllur | 3,034 | |
| KA | Akureyri | Akureyrarvöllur | 1,770 | |
| Keflavík | Reykjanesbær (Keflavík) | Keflavíkurvöllur | 5,200 | |
| KR | Reykjavík (Vesturbær) | Alvogenvöllurinn | 3,333 | |
| Stjarnan | Garðabær | Samsung völlurinn | 2,300 | |
| Valur | Reykjavík (Hlíðar/Miðborg) | Valsvöllur | 2,465 | |
| Víkingur R. | Reykjavík (Fossvogur) | Víkingsvöllur | 1,613 |
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| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
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| Breiðablik | Resigned | 3 October 2017[2] | Pre-season | | 6 October 2017[3] | ||
| Fjölnir | | Resigned | 6 October 2017[4] | Pre-season | | 11 October 2017[5] | |
| FH | | Sacked | 6 October 2017[6] | Pre-season | | 14 October 2017[7] |
Each team will play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each.[8]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Pedersen | Valur | 17 |
| 2 | Hilmar Árni Halldórsson | Stjarnan | 16 |
| 3 | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | KR | 11 |
| 4 | Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson | KA | 10 |
| Thomas Mikkelsen | Breiðablik | ||
| 6 | Steven Lennon | FH | 9 |
| 7 | Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson | ÍBV | 8 |
| 8 | Kennie Chopart | KR | 7 |
| Gísli Eyjólfsson | Breiðablik | ||
| Guðmundur Steinn Hafsteinsson | Stjarnan | ||
 Brandur Olsen | FH | ||
| 12 | Geoffrey Castillion | Vikingur | 6 |
| Nikolaj Hansen | Vikingur | ||
| Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson | Valur | ||
| 15 | Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson | KA | 5 |