Icelandic Football Championship 1972

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Icelandic Football Championship 1972
master Fram Reykjavík
European Cup of
National Champions		 Fram Reykjavík
Uefa cup Keflavík ÍF
Cup winners ÍB Vestmannaeyja
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 ÍB Vestmannaeyja
Relegated Víkingur Reykjavík
Teams 8th
Games 56
Gates 180  (ø 3.21 per game)
Top scorer Tomas Palsson (ÍB Vestmannaeyja)
← Icelandic Football Championship 1971

The Icelandic football championship in 1972 was the 61st season of the highest Icelandic football league . The league began on May 28, 1972 and ended with the last games on September 23, 1972.

Eight teams took part in the championship, which was played in a simple round trip. Fram Reykjavík was able to win the championship again for the first time in ten years, while newly promoted Víkingur Reykjavík failed to stay up.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Fram Reykjavík  14th  8th  6th  0 032:170 +15 22: 60
 2. ÍB Vestmannaeyja  14th  7th  4th  3 037:220 +15 18:10
 3. Keflavík ÍF (M)  14th  5  5  4th 026:240  +2 15:13
 4th ÍA Akranes  14th  7th  1  6th 024:220  +2 15:13
 5. Valur Reykjavík  14th  3  7th  4th 020:220  −2 13:15
 6th Breiðablik Kópavogur  14th  5  3  6th 016:240  −8 13:15
 7th KR Reykjavík  14th  4th  2  8th 017:260  −9 10:18
 8th. Víkingur Reykjavík (P, N)  14th  2  2  10 008:230 −15 06:22

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Icelandic champion and participation in the 1973/74 European Cup
  • Icelandic cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1973/74
  • Participation in the 1973/74 UEFA Cup
  • 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.

    1972 Fram Reykjavík Víkingur Reykjavík ÍB Vestmannaeyja Keflavík ÍF KR Reykjavík ÍA Akranes Breiðablik Kópavogur
    Fram Reykjavík 3: 3 2-0 1: 1 4-0 1: 1 3-0 3: 1
    Víkingur Reykjavík 0: 1 1: 2 1-0 0: 2 0: 4 0: 1 2: 1
    ÍB Vestmannaeyja 4: 4 2-0 6: 1 2: 1 1: 1 2: 3 2: 3
    Keflavík ÍF 2: 3 0-0 3: 3 2: 1 3: 3 2-0 3: 4
    KR Reykjavík 2: 2 1-0 0: 4 1: 3 2: 3 0: 2 0-0
    Valur Reykjavík 1: 1 2: 1 0-0 0: 3 1: 2 2: 2 0: 1
    ÍA Akranes 2: 3 3-0 1: 4 1: 3 3: 2 3-0 3-0
    Breiðablik Kópavogur 0: 1 1-0 2: 5 0-0 0: 3 2: 2 1-0

    List of goalscorers

    The following table shows the top scorers of the season.

    rank Gates player society
    1. 15th Tomas Palsson ÍB Vestmannaeyja
    2. 11 Ingi Bjorn Albertsson Valur Reykjavík
    11 Eyleifur Hafsteinsson ÍA Akranes
    4th 09 Steinar Johansson Keflavík ÍF
    5. 08th Erlendur Magnusson Fram Reykjavík
    08th Atli þor Hedinsson KR Reykjavík

    Web links and references

    1. ↑ Iceland Final League Tables 1912-1998 ( English ) Retrieved June 1, 2012.
    2. ↑ Íslandsmót - 1. deild karla ( Icelandic ) Retrieved June 1, 2012.
    3. ↑ Iceland Topscorers ( English ). Accessed May 31, 2012.