2017 2. deild karla
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| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Njarðvík |
| Promoted | Njarðvík Magni |
| Relegated | KV Sindri |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 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. | |
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]
Teams[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
Each team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club, and 132 matches altogether.
Top goalscorers[edit]
- 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2017 2. deild karla fixtures, results and league standings". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "2017 2. deild karla complete league table". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Markahæstu menn". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 6 May 2017.