2018 2. deild karla
Football league season
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The 2018 2. deild karla was the 53rd season of third-tier football in Iceland. Twelve teams contested the league. Play began on 5 May and conclude on 22 September.[1]
| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Afturelding |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 439 (3.33 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andri Freyr Jónasson (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Leiknir F. 8-0 Tindastóll (2 September 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Þróttur V. 1-6 Afturelding (29 June 2018) Höttur 0-5 Vestri (28 July 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Afturelding 7-2 Tindastóll (12 May 2018) |
← 2017 2019 →
All statistics correct as of 22 September 2018. | |
Teams
The league will be contested by twelve clubs, eight of which played in the division during the 2017 season. There are four new clubs from the previous campaign:
- Leiknir F. and Grótta were relegated from the 2017 1. deild karla, replacing Njarðvík and Magni who were promoted to the 2018 1. deild karla
- Kári and Þróttur V. were promoted from the 2017 3. deild karla, in place of KV and Sindri who were relegated to the 2018 3. deild karla
Club information
Location of teams in the 2018 2. deild karla
| Team | Location | Stadium | 2017 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afturelding | Mosfellsbær | Varmárvöllur | 4th |
| Fjarðabyggð | Reyðarfjörður | Fjarðabyggðarhöllin | 8th |
| Grótta | Seltjarnarnes | Vivaldivöllurinn | 12th in 1. deild |
| Huginn | Seyðisfjörður | Seyðisfjarðarvöllur | 5th |
| Höttur | Egilsstaðir | Vilhjálmsvöllur | 10th |
| Kári | Akranes | Akraneshöllin | 1st in 3. deild |
| Leiknir F. | Reyðarfjörður | Fjarðabyggðarhöllin | 11th in 1. deild |
| Tindastóll | Sauðárkrókur | Sauðárkróksvöllur | 6th |
| Vestri | Ísafjörður | Torfnesvöllur | 9th |
| Víðir | Garður | Nesfisk-völlurinn | 3rd |
| Völsungur | Húsavík | Húsavíkurvöllur | 7th |
| Þróttur V. | Vogar | Vogabæjarvöllur | 2nd in 3. deild |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afturelding (C, P) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 45 | Promotion to 2019 1. deild karla |
| 2 | Grótta (P) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 45 | |
| 3 | Vestri | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 44 | |
| 4 | Völsungur | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 40 | |
| 5 | Kári | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 38 | |
| 6 | Þróttur V. | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 33 | |
| 7 | Fjarðabyggð | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 28 | |
| 8 | Tindastóll | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 24 | |
| 9 | Víðir | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 23 | |
| 10 | Leiknir F. | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 22 | |
| 11 | Höttur (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 21 | Relegation to 2019 3. deild karla |
| 12 | Huginn (R) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 55 | −42 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2018. Source: KSÍ (in Icelandic),
Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw.[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw.[2]
(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[3]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andri Freyr Jónasson |
Afturelding | 21 |
| 2 | Andri Júlíusson |
Kári | 14 |
| Pétur Bjarnason |
Vestri | ||
| 4 | Guðmundur Óli Steingrímsson |
Völsungur | 11 |
| Óliver Dagur Thorlacius |
Grótta | ||
 Stefan Lamanna |
Tindastóll |