The 2013 2. deild karla (English: Men's Second Division) is the 48th season of third-tier football in Iceland. Twelve teams will contest the league, which as of 2013 is no longer the lowest national division in Iceland following the restructuring of the league pyramid. The fixtures for the 2013 campaign were released by the KSÍ on 10 November 2012;[1] play began on 10 May and concluded on 21 September.[2]
| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HK |
| Promoted | HK KV |
| Relegated | Hamar Höttur |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 422 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 17 goals: Guðmundur Atli Steinþórsson (HK) |
| Biggest home win | Afturelding 6–1 Hamar Afturelding 5–0 Ægir |
| Biggest away win | Ægir 0–4 KV Dalvík/Reynir 2–6 HK Dalvík/Reynir 2–6 Njarðvík |
| Highest scoring | 8 goals: Dalvík/Reynir 2–6 HK Dalvík/Reynir 2–6 Njarðvík Hamar 3–5 ÍR Njarðvík 4–4 Reynir S. |
| Longest winning run | 4 matches: Afturelding (6 June – 29 June) Reynir S. (2 July – 19 July) ÍR (29 August – 21 September) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches: KV (6 July – 13 August) Njarðvík (18 July – 22 August) |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches: Höttur (11 May – 13 August) |
| Longest losing run | 10 matches: Hamar (20 July – 14 September) |
← 2012 2014 → | |
The league champions were HK, who finished ahead of second-placed KV on goal difference. Both clubs were therefore promoted to the 1. deild for the 2014 season. At the other end of the table, Hamar and Höttur were both relegated to the 2014 3. deild karla.[2]
Teams
editThe league will be contested by twelve clubs, eight of which played in the division during the 2012 season. There are four new clubs from the previous campaign:
- Höttur and ÍR were relegated from the 2012 1. deild karla, replacing KF and Völsungur who were promoted to the 2013 1. deild karla
- Ægir and Sindri were promoted from the 2012 3. deild karla, in place of Fjarðabyggð and KFR who were relegated to the 2013 3. deild karla
Club information
edit| Team | Location | Stadium | 2012 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afturelding | Mosfellsbær | Varmárvöllur | 5th |
| Dalvík/Reynir | Dalvík | Dalvíkurvöllur | 6th |
| Grótta | Seltjarnarnes | Gróttuvöllur | 10th |
| Hamar | Hveragerði | Grýluvöllur | 9th |
| HK | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 3rd |
| Höttur | Egilsstaðir | Vilhjálmsvöllur | 1. deild, 11th |
| ÍR | Reykjavík | Hertzvöllurinn | 1. deild, 12th |
| KV | Reykjavík | KR-völlur | 4th |
| Njarðvík | Njarðvík | Njarðvíkurvöllur | 8th |
| Reynir S. | Sandgerði | Sandgerðisvöllur | 7th |
| Sindri | Höfn | Sindravellir | 3. deild, 1st |
| Ægir | Þorlákshöfn | Þorlákshafnarvöllur | 3. deild, 2nd |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HK (C, P) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 40 | Promotion to the 2014 1. deild karla |
| 2 | KV (P) | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 40 | |
| 3 | Afturelding | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 39 | |
| 4 | ÍR | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 39 | |
| 5 | Grótta | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 38 | |
| 6 | Njarðvík | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 31 | |
| 7 | Dalvík/Reynir | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 30 | |
| 8 | Reynir S. | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 27 | |
| 9 | Sindri | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 26 | |
| 10 | Ægir | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 23 | |
| 11 | Höttur (R) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 19 | Relegation to the 2014 3. deild karla |
| 12 | Hamar (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 48 | −31 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
editEach team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club, and 132 matches altogether.
References
edit- ^ Elvar Geir Magnússon (10 November 2012). "Töfluröðun í 2. deild karla: Nýliðar Ægis byrja á Egilsstöðum" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "2013 2. deild karla fixtures, results and league standings". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "2013 2. deild karla complete league table". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 27 November 2012.