1989 Úrvalsdeild

Úrvalsdeild
Season1989
CountryIceland
ChampionsKA
Runner upFH
Relegated
Top goalscorerHörður Magnússon (FH; 12)
1988
1990
Source: [1]

Statistics of Úrvalsdeild in the 1989 season.

Overview

The 1989 Úrvalsdeild, the top men's football league in Iceland, was contested by 10 teams. FH and Fylkir were promoted from the 1988 1. deild karla to replace Leiftur and Volsungur.[2]

KA won the 1989 championship. FH's Hörður Magnússon was the top scorer with 12 goals.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 KA (C) 18 9 7 2 29 15 +14 34 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 FH 18 9 5 4 27 17 +10 32 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Fram 18 10 2 6 22 16 +6 32 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 KR 18 8 5 5 28 22 +6 29
5 Valur 18 8 4 6 21 15 +6 28
6 ÍA 18 8 2 8 20 21 −1 26
7 Þór 18 4 6 8 20 30 −10 18
8 Víkingur 18 4 5 9 24 31 −7 17
9 Fylkir (R) 18 5 2 11 18 31 −13 17 Relegation to 1. deild karla
10 Keflavík (R) 18 3 6 9 18 29 −11 15
Source: [1],[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 18 matches.

Home \ Away FH FRA FYL ÍA KA ÍBK KR VAL VÍK ÞÓR
FH 2–0 1–2 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 3–0
Fram 0–0 1–0 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0
Fylkir 0–4 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 3–1
ÍA 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–2
KA 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 3–3 1–1
Keflavík 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–0 3–2 1–1
KR 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–3 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–2
Valur 0–1 0–2 4–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0
Víkingur 0–3 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–5 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–1
Þór 2–3 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–0
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Hörður Magnússon FH 12
2 Guðmundur Steinsson Fram 9
Pétur Pétursson KR
Kjartan Einarsson Keflavík
5 Anthony Karl Gregory KA 8
6 Heimir Guðjónsson KR 6
Pálmi Jónsson FH
Örn Valdimarsson Fylkir
Goran Mićić Víkingur
Þorvaldur Örlygsson KA

References

  1. ^ a b c Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans football yearbook, 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. p. 790. ISBN 978-0-356-17911-7. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ^ Polsinelli, Denis (5 December 2004). "Iceland 1988". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b Polsinelli, Denis (12 December 2004). "Iceland 1989". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 November 2025.