| Season | 1979 |
|---|---|
← 1978 1980 → | |
Statistics of Úrvalsdeild in the 1979 season.
Overview
[edit]It was contested by 10 teams, and ÍBV won the championship. Víkingur's Sigurlás Þorleifsson was the top scorer with 10 goals.
Final league table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ÍBV (C) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 24 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | ÍA | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 23 | |
| 3 | Valur | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 23 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Keflavík | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 22 | |
| 5 | KR | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 22 | |
| 6 | Fram | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 17 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Víkingur | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 16 | |
| 8 | Þróttur | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 16 | |
| 9 | KA (R) | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 12 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 10 | Haukar (R) | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 46 | −34 | 5 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 18 matches.
| Home \ Away | FRA | HAU | ÍA | ÍBV | KA | ÍBK | KR | VAL | VÍK | ÞRÓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fram | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | |
| Haukar | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 | |
| ÍA | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| ÍBV | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| KA | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Keflavík | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| KR | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Valur | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | |
| Víkingur | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Þróttur | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 |