The 2020 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 49th season of the women's association football highest division league in Iceland.Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic the season started late on 12 June 2020. Valur were the defending champions after claiming the 2019 championship.[1]
On 30 October 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was abandoned with just two rounds of matches left to be played. Breiðablik were declared champions, claiming their 18th Úrvalsdeild championship. The top two teams of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per game played, Breiðablik and Valur, were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League by the Football Association of Iceland, likewise the last two teams relegating to the 1.deild kvenna.[2]
Teams
The 2020 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was contested by 10 teams, eight of which played in the division the previous season and two promoted from the 2019 1. deild kvenna. The bottom two teams from the previous season, Keflavík and HK/Vikingur were relegated to the 1. deild kvenna and were replaced by Þróttur and FH, the winner and runners-up of the 2019 1. deild kvenna respectively.[3]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 5,501 |
| FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakrikavöllur | 6,738 |
| Fylkir | Reykjavík | Floridana Völlurinn | 1,800 |
| ÍBV | Vestmannaeyjar | Hásteinsvöllur | 3,034 |
| KR Reykjavík | Reykjavík | Alvogenvöllurinn | 3,333 |
| Selfoss | Selfoss | Selfossvöllur | 950 |
| Stjarnan | Garðabær | Samsung völlurinn | 2,300 |
| Þróttur | Reykjavík | Valbjarnarvöllur | 5,478 |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Valsvöllur | 2,465 |
| Þór/KA | Akureyri | Þórsvöllur | 1,550 |
Source: Scoresway
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breiðablik (C) | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 3 | +63 | 42 | 2.80 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | Valur | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 11 | +32 | 40 | 2.50 | |
| 3 | Fylkir | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 21 | 1.40 | |
| 4 | Selfoss | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 22 | 1.38 | |
| 5 | Þróttur | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 18 | 1.13 | |
| 6 | Stjarnan | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 18 | 1.13 | |
| 7 | Þór/KA | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 18 | 1.13 | |
| 8 | ÍBV | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 17 | 1.06 | |
| 9 | FH (R) | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 16 | 1.00 | Relegation to 1. deild kvenna |
| 10 | KR Reykjavík (R) | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 10 | 0.71 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played on 4 October 2020.[4]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Agla María Albertsdóttir
|
Breiðablik | 14 |
| Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir
|
Breiðablik | ||
| 3 | Elín Metta Jensen
|
Valur | 13 |
| 4 | Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir
|
Breiðablik | 12 |
| 5 | Hlín Eiríksdóttir
|
Valur | 11 |
| 6 | Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir
|
Breiðablik | 10 |
| Bryndís Arna Níelsdóttir
|
Fylkir | ||
 Stephanie Mariana Ribeiro
|
Þróttur | ||
| 9 | Tiffany McCarty
|
Selfoss | 9 |
References
- ^ "Valur Islandsmeistari 2019". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Keppni hætt". Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (in Icelandic). 30 October 2020.
- ^ "íslandsmót - Inkasso deild kvenna". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Tolfraedi Leikmenn". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2020.