2017 2. deild karla
Football league season
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The Icelandic men's second division 2017 football season was the 52nd season of third-tier football in Iceland. Twelve teams contested the league. Play began on 6 May and concluded on 23 September.[1]
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Njarðvík |
| Promoted | Njarðvík Magni |
| Relegated | KV Sindri |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 520 (3.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sæþór Olgeirsson (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Huginn 5–0 Fjarðabyggð (29 June 2017) Tindastóll 6–1 Höttur (19 August 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Fjarðabyggð 2–7 Njarðvík (27 May 2017) Sindri 0–5 Vestri (6 June 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Víðir 6–5 Magni (23 September 2017) |
← 2016 2018 →
All statistics correct as of 23 September 2017. | |
Teams
The league was contested by twelve clubs, eight of which played in the division during the 2016 season. There were four new clubs from the previous campaign:
- Huginn and Fjarðabyggð were relegated from the 2016 1. deild karla, replacing ÍR and Grótta who were promoted to the 2017 1. deild karla
- Tindastóll and Víðir were promoted from the 2016 3. deild karla, in place of Ægir and KF who were relegated to the 2017 3. deild karla
Club information
Location of teams in the 2017 2. deild karla
| Team | Location | Stadium | 2016 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afturelding | Mosfellsbær | Varmárvöllur | 3rd |
| Fjarðabyggð | Reyðarfjörður | Fjarðabyggðarhöllin | 12th in 1. deild |
| Huginn | Seyðisfjörður | Seyðisfjarðarvöllur | 11th in 1. deild |
| Höttur | Egilsstaðir | Vilhjálmsvöllur | 7th |
| KV | Reykjavík | KR-völlur | 10th |
| Magni | Grenivík | Grenivíkurvöllur | 5th |
| Njarðvík | Njarðvík | Njarðtaksvöllurinn | 8th |
| Sindri | Höfn | Sindravellir | 4th |
| Tindastóll | Sauðárkrókur | Sauðárkróksvöllur | 1st in 3. deild |
| Vestri | Ísafjörður | Torfnesvöllur | 6th |
| Víðir | Garður | Nesfisk-völlurinn | 2nd in 3. deild |
| Völsungur | Húsavík | Húsavíkurvöllur | 9th |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Njarðvík (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 50 | Promotion to the 2018 1. deild karla |
| 2 | Magni (P) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 39 | |
| 3 | Víðir | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 37 | |
| 4 | Afturelding | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 34 | |
| 5 | Huginn | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 34 | |
| 6 | Tindastóll | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 34 | |
| 7 | Völsungur | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 30 | |
| 8 | Fjarðabyggð | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 28 | |
| 9 | Vestri | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 27 | |
| 10 | Höttur | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 26 | |
| 11 | KV (R) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 21 | Relegation to the 2018 3. deild karla |
| 12 | Sindri (R) | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2017. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Each team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club, and 132 matches altogether.
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played on 23 September 2017.[3]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sæþór Olgeirsson |
Völsungur | 23 |
| 2 | Kristinn Þór Rósbergsson |
Magni | 16 |
 Gonzalo Zamorano Leon |
Huginn | ||
| 4 | Ágúst Leó Björnsson |
Afturelding | 13 |
| Ignacio Gonzalez Martinez |
Höttur | ||
 Kenneth Hogg |
Njarðvík | ||
| 7 | Lars Óli Jessen |
Magni | 10 |
| Ragnar Þór Gunnarsson |
Tindastóll | ||
| 9 | Helgi Þór Jónsson |
Víðir | 9 |
| Andri Fannar Freysson |
Njarðvík | ||
| Patrik Snær Atlason |
Víðir |