2021 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football)

The 2021 Úrvalsdeild kvenna, known as Pepsi Max deild kvenna for sponsorship reasons, was the 50th season of the women's association football highest division league in Iceland. Breiðablik were the defending champions after claiming the 2020 championship.[1]

Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Season2021
Dates4 May 2021 – 12 September 2021
Matches played90
Goals scored301 (3.34 per match)
2020
2022
All statistics correct as of 30 October 2020.

Teams

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The 2021 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was contested by 10 teams, eight of which played in the division the previous season and two promoted from the 2020 1. deild kvenna. The bottom two teams from the previous season, FH and KR were relegated to the 1. deild kvenna and were replaced by Keflavík and Tindastóll, the winner and runners-up of the 2020 1. deild kvenna respectively.[2][3]

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Breiðablik Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur 5,501
Keflavík Keflavík Keflavíkurvöllur 4,000
Fylkir Reykjavík Floridana Völlurinn 1,800
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Hásteinsvöllur 3,034
Selfoss Selfoss Selfossvöllur 950
Stjarnan Garðabær Samsung völlurinn 2,300
Tindastóll Sauðárkrókur Sauðárkróksvöllur 1,300
Þróttur Reykjavík Valbjarnarvöllur 5,478
Valur Reykjavík Valsvöllur 2,465
Þór/KA Akureyri Þórsvöllur 1,550

Source: Scoresway

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation
1 Valur (C) 18 14 3 1 52 17 +35 45 2.50 Champions and qualified to UEFA Women's Champions league First Round (Champions Path)
2 Breiðablik 18 11 3 4 59 27 +32 36 2.00 Qualified to UEFA Women's Champions league First Round (League Path)
3 Þróttur 18 8 5 5 36 34 +2 29 1.61
4 Stjarnan 18 8 3 7 23 27 −4 27 1.50
5 Selfoss 18 7 4 7 31 32 −1 25 1.39
6 Þór/KA 18 5 7 6 18 23 −5 22 1.22
7 ÍBV 18 7 1 10 33 40 −7 22 1.22
8 Keflavík 18 4 6 8 16 26 −10 18 1.00
9 Tindastóll (R) 18 4 2 12 15 32 −17 14 0.78 Relegation to 1. deild kvenna
10 Fylkir (R) 18 3 4 11 18 43 −25 13 0.72
Source: KSÍ
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ "Breiðablik er Íslandsmeistari 2020". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ Aron Guðmundsson (27 September 2020). "Keflavík mun spila í Pepsi-Max deildinni á næsta tímabili". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ^ Sóley Guðmundsdóttir (23 September 2020). "Tindastóll tryggðu sér sæti í Pepsi-max deildinni". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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