Icelandic football championship 1966

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Icelandic football championship 1966
master Valur Reykjavík
European Cup of
National Champions		 Valur Reykjavík
Cup winners KR Reykjavík
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 KR Reykjavík
Relegated Þróttur Reykjavík
Teams 6th
Games 30th
Gates 102  (ø 3.4 per game)
Top scorer Jon Johannsson ( Keflavík ÍF )
← Icelandic Football Championship 1965

The Icelandic football championship in 1966 was the 55th season of the highest Icelandic football league . The season began on May 30, 1966 and ended on October 2, 1966.

Six teams took part in the competition, in which they each compete twice in a simple round trip. Then the two teams with the same points placed first played in a playoff for the championship title. Due to a tie in the first game, this final had to be repeated. The title went to Valur Reykjavík for the 13th time .

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Valur Reykjavík (P)  10  6th  2  2 020:120 1.67 14: 60
 2. Keflavík ÍF  10  6th  2  2 023:120 1.92 14: 60
 3. ÍBA Akureyri  10  4th  4th  2 020:170 1.18 12: 80
 4th KR Reykjavík (M)  10  4th  2  4th 019:130 1.46 10:10
 5. ÍA Akranes  10  2  3  5 013:210 0.62 07:13
 6th Þróttur Reykjavík (N)  10  0  3  7th 007:270 0.26 03:17
  • Participation in the master playoff
  • Icelandic cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1967/68
  • Relegated to the 2nd deild karla
    • (M) reigning Icelandic champion
    (P) reigning Icelandic Cup winner
    (N) Newcomers

    Crosstab

    The crosstab shows the results of all games this season. The home team is listed in the first column, the visiting team in the top row. The results are always given from the perspective of the home team.

    1966 Þróttur Reykjavík ÍBA Akureyri ÍA Akranes Keflavík ÍF KR Reykjavík
    Þróttur Reykjavík 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1: 5 1: 4
    ÍBA Akureyri 5: 1 2: 1 0: 5 1-0 1: 1
    ÍA Akranes 3: 1 2: 7 2: 1 1: 2 1: 1
    Keflavík ÍF 1-0 1: 1 4: 1 2: 1 3: 2
    KR Reykjavík 5-0 2: 2 1: 1 0: 2 1-0
    Valur Reykjavík 1-0 3-0 1-0 4: 3 3: 2

    Playoffs

    Since the two best-placed teams in the final table were tied, the champion was determined in a playoff. This had to be repeated because of a draw.

    pairing Valur Reykjavík - Keflavík ÍFKeflavík ÍF
    Result 2: 2
    date September 25, 1966, 2:00 p.m.
    Stadion Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík
    Gates unknown
    pairing Valur Reykjavík - Keflavík ÍFKeflavík ÍF
    Result 2: 1
    date October 2, 1966, 2:00 p.m.
    Stadion Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík
    Gates unknown

    Valur Reykjavík qualified as a champion for the European Cup of National Champions in 1967/68 .

    Web links and references

    1. ↑ Iceland Final League Tables 1912-1998 ( English ) Retrieved May 25, 2012.
    2. ↑ Úrslit - staða - Mótalisti - Mótamál - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands ( Icelandic ) Retrieved May 25, 2012.
    3. ↑ Íslandsmót - Mfl. karla Ú 1 ( Icelandic ) Retrieved May 25, 2012.
    4. ↑ Íslandsmót - Mfl. karla Ú 2 ( Icelandic ) Retrieved May 25, 2012.