Icelandic football championship 1979

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Icelandic football championship 1979
master ÍB Vestmannaeyja
European Cup of
National Champions		 ÍB Vestmannaeyja
Uefa cup ÍA Akranes
Cup winners Fram Reykjavík
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Fram Reykjavík
Relegated KA Akureyri
Haukar Hafnarfjörður
Teams 10
Games 90
Gates 254  (ø 2.82 per game)
Top scorer Sigurlas þorleifsson
( Víkingur Reykjavík )
← Icelandic Football Championship 1978

The Icelandic football championship in 1979 was the 68th season of the highest Icelandic football league . The league began on May 12, 1979 and ended with the last games on September 16, 1979.

Ten clubs took part in the championship, which was played in a simple round trip. For the first time since 1955 , five clubs from the capital Reykjavík took part.

ÍB Vestmannaeyja won the championship for the first time.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ÍB Vestmannaeyja  18th  10  4th  4th 026:130 +13 24:12
 2. Valur Reykjavík (M)  18th  9  5  4th 035:220 +13 23:13
 3. ÍA Akranes (P)  18th  10  3  5 027:170 +10 23:13
 4th Keflavík ÍF  18th  8th  6th  4th 026:180  +8 22:14
 5. KR Reykjavík (N)  18th  9  4th  5 029:240  +5 22:14
 6th Fram Reykjavík  18th  4th  9  5 025:230  +2 17:19
 7th Víkingur Reykjavík  18th  6th  4th  8th 026:250  +1 16:20
 8th. Þróttur Reykjavík  18th  6th  4th  8th 027:310  −4 16:20
 9. KA Akureyri  18th  3  6th  9 021:360 −15 12:24
10. Haukar Hafnarfjörður (N)  18th  1  3  14th 012:450 −33 05:31

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

  • Icelandic champion and participation in the 1980/81 European Cup
  • Play-off for a place in the 1980/81 UEFA Cup
  • Icelandic cup winner and participation in the 1980/81 European Cup Winners' 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.

    1979 Fram Reykjavík Haukar Hafnarfjörður KR Reykjavík Keflavík ÍF Þróttur Reykjavík ÍA Akranes Víkingur Reykjavík KA Akureyri ÍB Vestmannaeyja
    Fram Reykjavík 3-0 0: 2 4-0 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1: 5 1: 1 1: 1
    Haukar Hafnarfjörður 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 1: 5 0: 3 2: 1 1: 3 2: 2 0: 1
    KR Reykjavík 3: 2 4: 1 3: 2 1: 1 1: 1 1: 3 1-0 4: 2 2: 2
    Keflavík ÍF 1: 1 4: 1 1-0 1: 1 0: 3 0-0 4-0 2: 1 3: 1
    Þróttur Reykjavík 1: 1 3: 2 5: 1 0: 4 2: 3 1: 2 1: 1 1-0 0: 2
    Valur Reykjavík 3: 2 3-0 1-0 1: 2 3: 1 2: 2 3: 3 5: 1 0: 2
    ÍA Akranes 0-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 4-0 3: 2 1-0 3: 2 0: 2
    Víkingur Reykjavík 1: 3 3-0 0: 2 1: 2 2: 1 0-0 1-0 4-0 0: 1
    KA Akureyri 1: 1 3: 1 1: 1 0-0 0: 2 1: 1 2: 4 3: 1 1-0
    ÍB Vestmannaeyja 0: 2 4-0 0: 2 0-0 3: 1 2-0 1-0 1: 1 3-0

    UEFA Cup playoff

    Since the second and third placed team were tied at the end of the regular season, the team eligible to start in the 1980/81 UEFA Cup was determined in a playoff. Due to a draw in the first encounter, the game had to be repeated. Finally, ÍA Akranes prevailed.

    pairing Valur Reykjavík - ÍA AkranesÍA Akranes
    Result 0-0
    date September 28, 1979
    Stadion Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík
    Gates no
    pairing ÍA Akranes ÍA Akranes - Valur Reykjavík
    Result 3: 1
    date September 28, 1979
    Stadion Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík
    Gates unknown

    List of goalscorers

    The following table shows the top scorers of the season.

    rank Gates player society
    1. 10 Sigurlas þorleifsson Víkingur Reykjavík
    2. 09 Steinar Johannsonn Keflavík ÍF
    3. 08th Ingi Bjorn Albertsson Valur Reykjavík
    08th Jon Oddsson KR Reykjavík
    08th Atli Eðvaldsson Valur Reykjavík
    08th SigÞor Omarsson ÍA Akranes

    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. ↑ 1. deild karla Úrslitak. 1 ( Icelandic ) Retrieved June 1, 2012.
    4. ↑ 1. deild karla Úrslitak. 2 ( Icelandic ) Retrieved June 1, 2012.
    5. ↑ Iceland Topscorers ( English ) Retrieved June 1, 2012.