2016 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup

The 2016 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup was the 21st season of the Icelandic Men's League Cup, a pre-season professional football competition in Iceland. The tournament started on 12 February and was conclude on 21 April. KR won the league cup after defeating Víkingur R. in the final 2–0.[1]

2016 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
Deildarbikar karla
Tournament details
CountryIceland
Dates12 February 2016 — 21 April 2016
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsKR
Runner-upVíkingur R.
Tournament statistics
Matches played67
Goals scored229 (3.42 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Elvar Ingi Vignisson
Guðjón Pétur Lýðsson
Gary Martin
Hólmbert Friðjónsson
Morten Beck Andersen
(5 goals)
All statistics correct as of 22 April 2016.
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Participating teams edit

Úrvalsdeild 1. deild karla

League tables edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Valur (Q) 5 3 2 0 12 4 +8 11 Qualification to the Quarter-finals
2 Keflavík (Q) 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 10
3 Stjarnan 5 3 0 2 18 7 +11 9
4 ÍBV 5 1 1 3 9 12 −3 4
5 Huginn 5 1 1 3 3 17 −14 4
6 Fram Reykjavík 5 0 3 2 8 16 −8 3
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2016. Source: Group 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Fylkir (Q) 5 4 1 0 16 7 +9 13 Qualification to the Quarter-finals
2 Breiðablik (Q) 5 3 1 1 8 7 +1 10
3 Víkingur Ólafsvík 5 2 3 0 10 6 +4 9
4 KA 5 2 1 2 13 7 +6 7
5 UMF Selfoss 5 1 0 4 7 9 −2 3
6 Fjarðabyggðar 5 0 0 5 2 21 −19 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2016. Source: Group 2
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vikingur Reykjavik (Q) 5 4 0 1 13 7 +6 12 Qualification to the Quarter-finals
2 KR (Q) 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 10
3 ÍA 5 3 1 1 15 11 +4 10
4 HK 5 1 1 3 9 8 +1 4
5 Haukar 5 0 3 2 6 13 −7 3
6 Grindavík 5 0 2 3 2 12 −10 2
Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2016. Source: Group 3
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FH (Q) 5 4 0 1 12 2 +10 12 Qualification to the Quarter-finals
2 Leiknir R. (Q) 5 3 2 0 5 2 +3 11
3 Fjölnir 5 3 0 2 11 7 +4 9
4 Þór Akureyri 5 2 1 2 9 10 −1 7
5 Leiknir F. 5 1 1 3 4 11 −7 4
6 Þróttur 5 0 0 5 1 10 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2016. Source: Group 4
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Knockout stage edit

Quarter-finals edit

The top two teams of each group entered the quarter-finals stage,[2] with ties being played between 7 and 14 April 2016.

7 April 2016 Vikingur Reykjavik 0–0
(5–3 p)
Leiknir R.Reykjavík
18:00 KSI Report Stadium: Víkingsvöllur
Referee: Erlendur Eiriksson
8 April 2016 Fylkir0–3 KR Reykjavík
18:00 KSI Report Andersen   50', 66'
Hauksson   56'
Stadium: Vodafonevöllurinn
Referee: Gudmundur Gudmundsson Ársæll
8 April 2016 Keflavík 0–0
(4–2 p)
FHReykjanesbær
19:00 KSI Report Stadium: Reykjaneshöllin
Attendance: 180
Referee: Peter Gudmundsson
14 April 2016 Valur 2–1BreiðablikReykjavík
17:30 Sigurðsson   45'
Toft   72'
KSI Report Steinþórsson   16' Stadium: Vodafonevöllurinn
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson

Semi-finals edit

The semi-final matches were contested on 15 and 18 April 2016.[2]

15 April 2016 KR 4–0KeflavíkReykjavík
19:00 Andersen   44', 45'
Friðjónsson   62'
Sigurðsson   90'
KSI Report Stadium: KR-völlur
Referee: Þóroddur Hjaltalín
18 April 2016 Valur2–2
(4–5 p)
Vikingur Reykjavik Reykjavík
19:00 Bergsson   79'
Ómarsson   90+1'
Stefánsson   88'
KSI Report Martin   35', 83'
Tufegdžić   89'  
Stadium: Vodafonevöllurinn
Referee: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson

Final edit

The final was played on 21 April 2016 at Egilshöll in Reykjavík.[2]

KR2–0Vikingur Reykjavik
Hauksson   46', 56' Report
Attendance: 511
Referee: Pétur Guðmundsson

Top goalscorers edit

As of 21 April 2016[3][4][5][6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Elvar Ingi Vignisson ÍBV 5
  Guðjón Pétur Lýðsson Valur
  Gary Martin Víkingur R.
  Hólmbert Friðjónsson KR
  Morten Beck Andersen KR

References edit

  1. ^ "Tvö mörk Óskars tryggðu KR Lengjubikarinn". Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Lengjubikarinn – A deild karla Úrslit" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Lengjubikarinn – A deild karla riðill 1" (in Icelandic). KSÍ.is. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Lengjubikarinn – A deild karla riðill 2" (in Icelandic). KSÍ.is. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Lengjubikarinn – A deild karla riðill 3" (in Icelandic). KSÍ.is. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Lengjubikarinn – A deild karla riðill 4" (in Icelandic). KSÍ.is. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

External links edit