Úrvalsdeild

Infobox football league

pixels = 200
country = ISL
confed = UEFA
founded =
teams = 12
relegation = 1. deild karla
levels =
domest_cup = VISA-bikar
Deildabikar
confed_cup =
champions = FH
season = 2008
website = http://www.fotbolti.net/
current = Úrvalsdeild 2008

The Úrvalsdeild Karla is the premier division football league in Iceland. Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer (May to September). It is run by the Football Association of Iceland and is currently comprised by 12 clubs. UEFA currently ranks the league 39th in Europe. [ [http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/data/method3/crank2007.html UEFA Country Ranking 2006] Bert Kassies' site, accessed 27 December 2006.]

The top division consists of 12 clubs. Each club faces every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away. At the end of each season, the bottom two clubs are automatically relegated to the second level of the Icelandic league system, the 1. deild karla (First Division), with the top two clubs of the 1. deild karla automatically promoted to the Úrvalsdeild.

In the 2008 season will see for the first time 12 teams in the premier division, a part of KSI Football Association of Iceland attempt to strengthen Icelandic football.Therefore only one team was relegated in the 2007 season and three clubs were promoted from the 1. deild karla (First Division)

KR has won the most titles, 24. Valur is next with 20, and ÍA and Fram follow with 18 each. The current champions of Iceland are FH.

Current clubs (2009)

* Breiðablik - Kópavogur
* FH - Hafnarfjörður
* Fram - Reykjavík
* Fylkir - Reykjavík
* ÍBV - Vestmannaeyjar
* Stjarnan - Garðabær
* Keflavík - Keflavík
* KR - Reykjavík
* Valur - Reykjavík
* Þróttur - Reykjavík
* Grindavík - Grindavík
* Fjölnir - Reykjavík

History

Championship History

Only 9 teams in 96 years have accomplished to win the Icelandic league title. FH are the most recent to join the list, winning their first title in 2004. KR has won the most titles. They have been Iceland's champions 24 times.
* 1912 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1913 [Fram was the only team to participate in the 1913 season] Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1914 [Fram was the only team to participate in the 1914 season] Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1915 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1916 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1917 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1918 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1919 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1920 Víkingur (Reykjavík)
* 1921 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1922 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1923 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1924 Víkingur (Reykjavík)
* 1925 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1926 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1927 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1928 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1929 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1930 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1931 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1932 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1933 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1934 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1935 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1936 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1937 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1938 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1939 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1940 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1941 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1942 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1943 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1944 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1945 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1946 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1947 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1948 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1949 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1950 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1951 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1952 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1953 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1954 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1955 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1956 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1957 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1958 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1959 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1960 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1961 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1962 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1963 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1964 ÍBK (Keflavík)
* 1965 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1966 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1967 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1968 KR (Reykjavík)
* 1969 ÍBK (Keflavík)
* 1970 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1971 ÍBK (Keflavík)
* 1972 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1973 ÍBK (Keflavík)
* 1974 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1975 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1976 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1977 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1978 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1979 ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
* 1980 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1981 Víkingur (Reykjavík)
* 1982 Víkingur (Reykjavík)
* 1983 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1984 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1985 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1986 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1987 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 1988 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1989 KA (Akureyri)
* 1990 Fram (Reykjavík)
* 1991 Víkingur (Reykjavík)
* 1992 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1993 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1994 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1995 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1996 ÍA (Akranes)
* 1997 ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
* 1998 ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
* 1999 KR (Reykjavík)
* 2000 KR (Reykjavík)
* 2001 ÍA (Akranes)
* 2002 KR (Reykjavík)
* 2003 KR (Reykjavík)
* 2004 FH (Hafnarfjörður)
* 2005 FH (Hafnarfjörður)
* 2006 FH (Hafnarfjörður)
* 2007 Valur (Reykjavík)
* 2008 FH (Hafnarfjörður)

Champions by number of titles

References

External links

* [http://www.fotbolti.net/ Official website]