The 2011 Úrvalsdeild (also known as the "Pepsi deild" for sponsorship reasons) is the 100th season of top-tier football in Iceland.The season began on 2 May 2011 and concluded on 1 October 2011. Breiðablik are the defending champions, having won their first league championship.
Teams A total of twelve teams will contest the league, including ten sides from the 2010 season and two promoted teams from the 1. deild karla.
Haukar and Selfoss were relegated from 2010 Úrvalsdeild after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. Both teams were relegated having just achieved promotion the season before.
2010 1. deild karla champions Víkingur R. and runners-up Þór Akureyri secured direct promotion to the Úrvalsdeild.Víkingur returned to the Úrvalsdeild after a three-year absence while Þór return to the top league after an eight-year absence.
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity Breiðablik Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur FH Hafnarfjörður Kaplakriki Fram Reykjavík Laugardalsvöllur Fylkir Reykjavík Fylkisvöllur Grindavík Grindavík Grindavíkurvöllur ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Hásteinsvöllur Keflavík Keflavík Nettóvöllurinn KR Reykjavík KR-völlur Stjarnan Garðabær Stjörnuvöllur Valur Reykjavík Vodafonevöllurinn Víkingur R. Reykjavík Víkin Þór Akureyri Þórsvöllur
League table
Positions by round
Results Each team play every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches.
Top goalscorers
Source ksi.net
Rank Player Club Goals1 Garðar JóhannssonStjarnan152 Atli Viðar BjörnssonFH133 Halldór Orri BjörnssonStjarnan12 Kjartan FinnbogasonKR125 Kristinn SteindórssonBreiðablik116 Matthías VilhjálmssonFH10 Tryggvi GuðmundssonÍBV108 Albert Brynjar IngasonFylkir99 Guðjón BaldvinssonKR8 Guðjón Pétur LýðssonValur8 Sveinn Elías JónssonÞór8
References
External links Official website