The 2012 Úrvalsdeild (also known as the "
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History
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-deild" for sponsorship reasons) is the 101st 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 ...
. The season began on 6 May 2012 and concluded 29 September 2012.
The league was won by
FH, the club's sixth Icelandic league title, while
defending champions KR finished as runners-up, some 13 points behind FH. At the other end of the table,
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 ...
and
Selfoss ended the campaign in the bottom two and were thereby relegated to the
2013 1. deild karla.
Teams
A total of twelve teams will contest the league, including ten sides from the
2011 season and two promoted teams from the
1. deild karla.
Þór Akureyri
Íþróttafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, simply Þór or Thór, is a multi-sport club in Akureyri, Iceland. It features departments in Basketball, football, Handball and Taekwondo. Its main rivals is another sport club from A ...
and
Víkingur R. were relegated from
2011 Úrvalsdeild after finishing the season in the bottom two places of the league table. Both teams were relegated having just achieved promotion the season before.
2011 1. deild karla champions
ÍA Akranes and runners-up
Selfoss secured direct promotion to the Úrvalsdeild. ÍA returned to the Úrvalsdeild after a three-year absence while Selfoss return immediately to the top league after a one-year absence.
League table
Positions by round
Results
Each team play every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches.
Top goalscorers
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References
External links
Official website
Football-Lineups
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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 ...