2018 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football) explained

Competition:Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Season:2018
Dates:3 May 2018 – 22 September 2018
Winners:Breiðablik
Relegated:FH and Grindavík
Continentalcup1:UEFA Women's Champions League
League Topscorer:Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir (19)
Matches:90
Total Goals:291
Average Goals Pr. Game:3,23
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019
Updated:20 October 2018

The 2018 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is the 47th season of the women's football top-level league in Iceland. Þór/KA is the defending champion.[1] The season is scheduled to begin on 3 May and to conclude on 22 September.[2]

Teams

The 2018 Úrvalsdeild kvenna is contested by ten teams, eight of which played in the division the previous year and two teams promoted from 1. deild kvenna. The bottom two teams from the previous season, Haukar[3] and Fylkir,[4] were relegated to the 1. deild kvenna and were replaced by HK/Víkingur and Selfoss, champions and runners-up of the 2017 1. deild kvenna respectively.[5]

Club information

Team Location StadiumCapacity
BreiðablikKópavogurKópavogsvöllur5,501
FHHafnarfjörðurKaplakrikavöllur6,738
GrindavíkGrindavíkGrindavíkurvöllur1,750
HK/VíkingurKópavogur/ReykjavíkKórinn/Víkingsvöllur2,000/1,449
ÍBVVestmannaeyjarHásteinsvöllur3,034
KRReykjavíkAlvogenvöllurinn3,333
SelfossSelfossSelfossvöllur950
StjarnanGarðabærSamsung völlurinn2,300
ValurReykjavíkValsvöllur2,465
Þór/KAAkureyriÞórsvöllur1,550
Source: Scoresway

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Notes and References

  1. News: Einar Sigtryggsson. Þór/KA er Íslandsmeistari. 11 March 2018. Morgunblaðið. 28 September 2017. is.
  2. Web site: Íslandsmót - Pepsi-deild kvenna. ksi.is. 11 March 2018. is.
  3. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson. Haukar skipta um þjálfara eftir tímabilið. 11 March 2018. Vísir.is. 11 September 2017. is.
  4. News: Brynjar Ingi Erluson. Pepsi-kvenna: Fylkir fallið eftir tap gegn KR. 11 March 2018. Fótbolti.net. 6 September 2017. is.
  5. News: HK/Víkingur og Selfoss í efstu deild. 11 March 2018. Morgunblaðið. 9 September 2017. is.