| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 April – 30 September 2017 |
| Champions | Valur |
| Relegated | Víkingur Ó. ÍA |
| Champions League | Valur |
| Europa League | ÍBV FH Stjarnan |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 403 (3.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andri Rúnar Bjarnason (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Valur 6–0ÍA (31 July 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Víkingur Ó. 0–3ÍBV (21 May 2017) ÍBV 1–4ÍA (27 May 2017) Víkingur Ó. 1–4KA (6 June 2017) Víkingur R. 0–3KR (23 July 2017) Víkingur Ó. 1–4Breiðablik (20 August 2017) |
| Highest scoring | KA 6–3ÍBV (16 July 2017) |
←2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of 30 September 2017. | |
The2017Úrvalsdeild karla, also known asPepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 106th season of top-flightIcelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending championsFH, who won their eighth league title in2016.
The season began on 30 April 2017 and concluded on 30 September 2017.
The 2017 Úrvalsdeild was contested by twelve teams, ten of which played in the division the previous year and two teams promoted from1. deild karla. The bottom two teams from theprevious season,Fylkir andÞróttur Reykjavík, were relegated to the2017 1. deild karla and were replaced byKA andGrindavík, champions and runners-up of the2016 1. deild karla respectively.
Source:Scoresway
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik |  Miloš Milojević |  Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson | Jako | Vörður |
| FH | Heimir Guðjónsson | Davíð Þór Viðarsson | Adidas | Actavis |
| Fjölnir | Ágúst Gylfason | Þórður Ingason | Hummel | Bónus |
| Grindavík | Óli Stefán Flóventsson | Gunnar Þorsteinsson | Stanno | LYSI |
| ÍA | Jón Þór Hauksson | Arnar Már Guðjónsson | Errea | Norðurál |
| ÍBV | Kristján Guðmundsson | Sindri Snær Magnússon | Hummel | Bónus |
| KA | Srdjan Tufegdzic | Davíð Rúnar Bjarnason | Diadora | N1 |
| KR | Willum Þór Þórsson | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | Nike | Alvogen |
| Stjarnan | Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson | Baldur Sigurðsson | Uhlsport | Orkan |
| Valur | Ólafur Jóhannesson | Haukur Páll Sigurðsson | Macron | Íslandsbanki |
| Víkingur Ó. |  Ejub Purisevic | Guðmundur Steinn Hafsteinsson | Jako | N1 |
| Víkingur R. | Logi Ólafsson | Róbert Örn Óskarsson | Macron | TVG-Zimsen |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | Arnar Grétarsson | Sacked | 9 May 2017[1] | 10th | Miloš Milojević | 22 May 2017[2] |
| Víkingur R. | Miloš Milojević | Resigned | 19 May 2017[3] | 10th | Logi Ólafsson | 24 May 2017[4] |
| ÍA | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | Resigned | 21 August 2017[5] | 12th | Jón Þór Hauksson | 21 August 2017[6] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valur(C) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 50 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Stjarnan | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 38 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | FH | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 35 | |
| 4 | KR | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 31 | |
| 5 | Grindavík | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 31 | |
| 6 | Breiðablik | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 30 | |
| 7 | KA | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 29 | |
| 8 | Víkingur R. | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 27 | |
| 9 | ÍBV | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 25 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 10 | Fjölnir | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 25 | |
| 11 | Víkingur Ó.(R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 22 | Relegation to1. deild karla |
| 12 | ÍA(R) | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 17 |
Each team will play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games played each.
| Home \ Away | BRE | FH | FJÖ | GRI | ÍA | ÍBV | KA | KR | STJ | VAL | VOL | VIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| FH | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Fjölnir | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Grindavík | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| ÍA | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| ÍBV | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| KA | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–3 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 |
| KR | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 |
| Stjarnan | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Valur | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–3 |
| Víkingur Ó. | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 |
| Víkingur R. | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andri Rúnar Bjarnason | Grindavík | 19 |
| 2 |  Steven Lennon | FH | 15 |
| 3 | Guðjón Baldvinsson | Stjarnan | 12 |
| 4 |  Geoffrey Castillion | Víkingur R. | 11 |
| Hólmbert Friðjónsson | Stjarnan | ||
| 6 | Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson | ÍBV | 10 |
| Hilmar Árni Halldórsson | Stjarnan | ||
| 8 |  Emil Lyng | KA | 9 |
| Tobias Thomsen | KR | ||
| Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson | KA |
