2020 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football) explained

Competition:Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Season:2020
Dates:12 June 2020 – 4 October 2020
Winners:Breiðablik
Matches:78
Total Goals:278
League Topscorer:Agla María Albertsdóttir (14)
Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir (14)
Continentalcup1:UEFA Champions League
Biggest Home Win:Breiðablik 8–0 ÍBV (27 September 2020)
Biggest Away Win:Fylkir 0–7 Valur (26 September 2020)

Þór/KA 0–7 Breiðablik (13 September 2020)

FH 0–7 Breiðablik (16 August 2020)
Highest Scoring:Stjarnan 5–5 Þróttur (28 July 2020)
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021
Updated:30 October 2020

The 2020 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 49th season of the women's association football highest division league in Iceland.Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic the season started late on 12 June 2020.Valur were the defending champions after claiming the 2019 championship.[1]

On 30 October 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was abandoned with just two rounds of matches left to be played. Breiðablik were declared champions, claiming their 18th Úrvalsdeild championship. The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per game played, Breiðablik and Valur, were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Football Association of Iceland, likewise the last two teams relegating to the 1.deild kvenna.[2]

Teams

The 2020 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was contested by 10 teams, eight of which played in the division the previous season and two promoted from the 2019 1. deild kvenna. The bottom two teams from the previous season, Keflavík and HK/Vikingur were relegated to the 1. deild kvenna and were replaced by Þróttur and FH, the winner and runners-up of the 2019 1. deild kvenna respectively.[3]

Team Location StadiumCapacity
BreiðablikKópavogurKópavogsvöllur5,501
FHHafnarfjörðurKaplakrikavöllur6,738
FylkirReykjavíkFloridana Völlurinn1,800
ÍBVVestmannaeyjarHásteinsvöllur3,034
KR ReykjavíkReykjavíkAlvogenvöllurinn3,333
SelfossSelfossSelfossvöllur950
StjarnanGarðabærSamsung völlurinn2,300
ÞrótturReykjavíkValbjarnarvöllur5,478
ValurReykjavíkValsvöllur2,465
Þór/KAAkureyriÞórsvöllur1,550
Source: Scoresway

Top goalscorers

[4]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Agla María AlbertsdóttirBreiðablik14
Sveindís Jane JónsdóttirBreiðablik
3 Elín Metta JensenValur13
4 Berglind Björg ÞorvaldsdóttirBreiðablik12
5 Hlín EiríksdóttirValur11
6 Alexandra JóhannsdóttirBreiðablik10
Bryndís Arna NíelsdóttirFylkir
Stephanie Mariana RibeiroÞróttur
9 Tiffany McCartySelfoss9

Notes and References

  1. News: Valur Islandsmeistari 2019 . . 17 June 2020 . is.
  2. Web site: Keppni hætt. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 30 October 2020. is.
  3. News: íslandsmót - Inkasso deild kvenna . 17 June 2020 . . is.
  4. Web site: Tolfraedi Leikmenn . . 17 June 2020 . is.