The 2010 season of
Úrvalsdeild was the 99th season of top-tier football in
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
. It was also known as ''Pepsideild'' for sponsoring reasons. It began on 10 May 2010 and ended on 25 September 2010.
Breiðablik won their first title, winning the championship on goal difference. Newly promoted sides
Haukar
Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar ( en, Hawks F.C.) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Handball, Basketball, Karate, Skiing & Chess.
Club history
The club was founded on 12 April 1931, when 13 young boys ...
and
Selfoss were relegated to 1. deild.
Teams and venues
League table
Results
Each team play every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches.
Top goalscorers
;14 goals
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Atli Viðar Björnsson ''(
FH)''
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Alfreð Finnbogason
Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub and the Iceland national team.
With Heerenveen, Alfreð was the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer ...
''(
Breiðablik UBK Breiðablik (sometimes anglicised to Breithablik or Breidablik) is the home of the god Baldr in Nordic mythology.
The name can also refer to:
Locations
* Breidablik Peak, a mountain in Canada
* Breidablick, Washington, a community in the USA
S ...
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*
Gilles Daniel Mbang Ondo ''(
Grindavík
Grindavík () is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula (Iceland), Southern Peninsula of Iceland not far from the tuya Þorbjörn (mountain), Þorbjörn.
It is one of the few cities with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in ...
)''
;13 goals
*
Halldór Orri Björnsson ''(
Stjarnan
Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.and in the top 10 in the World and they have won the League ...
)''
;12 goals
* Kristinn Steindórsson ''(
Breiðablik)''
;10 goals
*
Guðjón Baldvinsson ''(
KR Reykjavík
KR is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 and WMO country code for South Korea.
KR or Kr may also refer to:
Sports
* KR (basketball club), associated with Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
* Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, an Icelandic football club
* Kickoff ...
)''
;9 goals
*
Tryggvi Guðmundsson
Tryggvi Guðmundsson (born 30 July 1974) is an Icelandic former professional association football, footballer. He is Iceland's all-time top scorer in the Úrvalsdeild. He is the highest scoring male Icelandic footballer of all time in associati ...
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ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar)''
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Jóhann Þórhallsson ''(
Fylkir
Íþróttafélagið Fylkir is a multi-sport club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It features departments in football, handball, volleyball, gymnastics and karate.
Kit
The Fylkir official home kit is combi ...
)''
;8 goals
*
Ívar Björnsson ''(
Fram Reykjavík)''
*
Kjartan Henry Finnbogason ''(
KR Reykjavík
KR is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 and WMO country code for South Korea.
KR or Kr may also refer to:
Sports
* KR (basketball club), associated with Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
* Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, an Icelandic football club
* Kickoff ...
)''
*
Arnar Gunnlaugsson
Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson (born 6 March 1973) is an Icelandic football coach managing Víkingur in the Úrvalsdeild.
He is a retired international player. During his career he enjoyed spells at Leicester City, Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers, ...
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Haukar
Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar ( en, Hawks F.C.) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Handball, Basketball, Karate, Skiing & Chess.
Club history
The club was founded on 12 April 1931, when 13 young boys ...
)''
*
Albert Brynjar Ingason ''(
Fylkir
Íþróttafélagið Fylkir is a multi-sport club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It features departments in football, handball, volleyball, gymnastics and karate.
Kit
The Fylkir official home kit is combi ...
)''
* Almarr Ormarsson ''(
Fram Reykjavík)''
''Sourc
ksi.is ''
Annual awards
''As chosen by Úrvalsdeild players in 2010.''
* Player of the year:
Alfreð Finnbogason
Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub and the Iceland national team.
With Heerenveen, Alfreð was the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer ...
(
Breiðablik)
* Young player of the year: Kristinn Steindórsson (
Breiðablik)
* Manager of the year:
Ólafur Helgi Kristjánsson (
Breiðablik)
* Referee of the year: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson
* Fair play team of the year:
Breiðablik
* Fair play player of the year:
Fjalar Þorgeirsson
* Supporters of the year:
Selfoss
Team of the Year
* Goalkeeper: Ingvar Þór Kale (
Breiðablik)
* Defence:
Kristinn Jónsson,
Elfar Freyr Helgason (both
Breiðablik),
Jón Guðni Fjóluson (
Fram Reykjavík),
James Hurst (
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar)
* Midfield:
Ólafur Páll Snorrason
Ólafur Páll Snorrason (born 22 April 1982) is Icelandic football coach and former player.
Playing career
Born in Reykjavík, Ólafur played as a right winger for Valur, Bolton Wanderers, Fjölnir, Stjarnan, Fylkir and FH. When he joined En ...
(
FH), Kristinn Steindórsson,
Jökull Elísabetarson (both
Breiðablik),
Baldur Sigurðsson (
KR Reykjavík
KR is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 and WMO country code for South Korea.
KR or Kr may also refer to:
Sports
* KR (basketball club), associated with Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
* Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, an Icelandic football club
* Kickoff ...
)
* Attack:
Alfreð Finnbogason
Alfreð Finnbogason (born 1 February 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub and the Iceland national team.
With Heerenveen, Alfreð was the Dutch Eredivisie's top scorer ...
(
Breiðablik),
Atli Viðar Björnsson (
FH)
See also
*
2010 in Icelandic football
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2010 Urvalsdeild
Úrvalsdeild karla (football) seasons
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Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...