The 2013 3. deild karla (English: Men's Third Division) was the 32nd season of fourth-tier football in Iceland. Ten teams contested the league, which as of 2013 is no longer the lowest division in Iceland following the restructuring of the league pyramid. The fixtures for the 2013 campaign were released by the KSÍ on 10 November 2012;[1] play began on 17 May and concluded on 14 September.[2]
| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fjarðabyggð |
| Promoted | Fjarðabyggð Huginn |
| Relegated | Augnablik Kári |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 396 (4.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Almar Daði Jónsson (Leiknir F.) (19) |
| Biggest home win | Fjarðabyggð 11-1 ÍH |
| Biggest away win | Kári 1-9 Leiknir F. |
| Highest scoring | Magni 10-4 Augnablik |
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Previous season
editThe previous season the division was the lowest one in Iceland, but starting this season the 4. deild will be beneath the 3. deild. As a result, the 30 teams competing in the division last season were not just competing for two promotion places to 2. deild, but also for eight offered places in the 2013 season of the 3. deild. As a result, the remaining 20 teams were "relegated" to the new 4. deild for the 2013 season, although a couple of teams quit and a few new ones joined, as had always been the case with the 3. deild when it was the lowest division in Iceland.
Teams
editThe league was contested by ten clubs, eight of which played in the division during the 2012 season. There are two new clubs from the previous campaign, with eight remaining of the 30 teams that competed last year, with those not mentioned below either competing in the new 4. deild or not competing this season.
- Fjarðabyggð and KFR were relegated from the 2012 2. deild karla, replacing Sindri and Ægir who were promoted to the 2013 2. deild karla
- Huginn, ÍH, Kári, Leiknir F., Magni and Víðir reached the playoffs for a place in the 2. deild karla in the 2012 3. deild karla season, but were all beaten. They stayed on in the division on virtue of having reached the playoffs. To fill the two remaining places in the division the four teams in third place in the four groups last season competed in extra playoffs to see which teams stayed on in the division. Augnablik and Grundarfjörður won their opponents and won a place in the 2013 3. deild karla.
Club information
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| Team | Location | Stadium | 2012 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augnablik | Kópavogur | Versalavöllur | Extra playoffs in 3. deild karla |
| Fjarðabyggð | Fjarðabyggð | Eskifjarðarvöllur | 11th in 2. deild karla |
| Grundarfjörður | Grundarfjörður | Grundarfjarðarvöllur | Extra playoffs in 3. deild karla |
| Huginn | Seyðisfjörður | Seyðisfjarðarvöllur | Reached playoffs in 3. deild karla |
| ÍH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakrikavöllur | Reached playoffs in 3. deild karla |
| Kári | Akranes | Norðurálsvöllurinn | Reached playoffs in 3. deild karla |
| KFR | Hella/Hvolsvöllur | SS-völlurinn | 12th in 2. deild karla |
| Leiknir F. | Fáskrúðsfjörður | Búðagrund | 3rd in playoffs in 3. deild karla |
| Magni | Grenivík | Grenivíkurvöllur | 4th in playoffs in 3. deild karla |
| Víðir | Garður | Garðsvöllur | Reached playoffs in 3. deild karla |
Statistics
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fjarðabyggð (P) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 14 | 53 | 45 | Promotion to the 2014 2. deild karla |
| 2 | Huginn (P) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 27 | 28 | 45 | |
| 3 | KFR | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 28 | |
| 4 | Víðir | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 24 | |
| 5 | ÍH | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 24 | |
| 6 | Leiknir F. | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 22 | |
| 7 | Grundarfjörður | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 21 | |
| 8 | Magni | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 20 | |
| 9 | Augnablik (R) | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 18 | Relegation to the 2014 4. deild karla |
| 10 | Kári (R) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
editEach team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 18 matches per club, and 90 matches altogether.
Top goalscorers
edit- As of 14 September 2013.[4]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Matches | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almar Daði Jónsson | Leiknir F. | 19 | 16 | 1.19 |
| 2 | Jerson dos Santos | Fjarðabyggð | 15 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 3 | Eiríkur Viljar H Kúld | ÍH | 13 | 16 | 0.81 |
| 4 | Tómas Pálmason | Víðir | 12 | 15 | 0.80 |
| 5 | Hreggviður Heiðberg Gunnarsson | Magni | 10 | 18 | 0.56 |
| 6 | Einar Óli Þorvarðarson | Huginn | 9 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 7 | Friðjón Gunnlaugsson | Huginn | 17 | 0.53 | |
| 8 | Marko Nikolic | Huginn | 18 | 0.50 | |
| 9 | Darko Vidanovic | Huginn | 8 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Hákon Þór Sófusson | Fjarðabyggð | 16 | 0.50 | |
| Ólafur Ívar Jónsson | Víðir | ||||
| 12 | Víkingur Pálmason | Fjarðabyggð | 18 | 0.44 |
References
edit- ^ Elvar Geir Magnússon (10 November 2012). "Töfluröðun í nýrri 3. deild karla" (in Icelandic). Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b "2013 3. deild karla fixtures, results and league standings". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "2013 3. deild karla complete league table". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "2013 3. deild karla top goalscorers". KSÍ.is. Retrieved 14 September 2013.