2016 2. deild karla
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| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ÍR |
| Promoted | ÍR Grótta |
| Relegated | Ægir KF |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 404 (3.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jón Gísli Ström (ÍR) (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sindri 5–0 Njarðvík (25 June 2016) ÍR 5–0 Höttur (10 August 2016) Afturelding 7–2 Höttur (17 September 2016) |
| Biggest away win | KV 0–4 Vestri (10 August 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Afturelding 7–2 Höttur (17 September 2016) |
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The 2016 2. deild karla (English: Men's Second Division) was the 51st season of third-tier football in Iceland. Twelve teams contest the league. Play began on 6 May and concluded on 24 September.[1]
Club information
The league is contested by twelve clubs, eight of which played in the division during the 2015 season. There were four new clubs from the previous campaign:
- Grótta and Vestri were relegated from the 2015 1. deild karla, replacing Huginn and Leiknir F. who were promoted to the 2016 1. deild karla
- Magni and Völsungur were promoted from the 2015 3. deild karla, in place of Tindastóll and Dalvík/Reynir who were relegated to the 2016 3. deild karla
Location of teams in the 2016 2. deild karla
| Team | Location | Stadium | 2015 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afturelding | Mosfellsbær | N1-völlurinn Varmá | 6th |
| Grótta | Seltjarnarnes | Vivaldivöllurinn | 11th in 1. deild |
| Höttur | Egilsstaðir | Vilhjálmsvöllur | 5th |
| ÍR | Reykjavík | Hertz völlurinn | 3rd |
| KF | Fjallabyggð | Ólafsfjarðarvöllur | 7th |
| KV | Reykjavík | KR-völlur | 4th |
| Magni | Grenivík | Grenivíkurvöllur | 1st in 3. deild |
| Njarðvík | Njarðvík | Njarðtaksvöllurinn | 10th |
| Sindri | Höfn | Sindravellir | 8th |
| Vestri | Ísafjörður | Torfnesvöllur | 12th in 1. deild |
| Völsungur | Húsavík | Húsavíkurvöllur | 2nd in 3. deild |
| Ægir | Þorlákshöfn | Þorlákshafnarvöllur | 9th |