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2008 Úrvalsdeild
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Úrvalsdeild |
| season | 2008 |
| dates | 10 May – 27 September 2008 |
| winners | FH |
| relegated | HK |
| ÍA | |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | FH |
| continentalcup2 | Europa League |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | KeflavíkFram |
| KR | |
| league topscorer | Guðmundur Steinarsson (16) |
| matches | 132 |
| total goals | 412 |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
ÍA KR The 2008 season of Úrvalsdeild was the 97th season of top-tier football in Iceland. The league, also known as Landsbankadeild for sponsoring reasons, has been expanded from 10 teams to 12 teams in 2008.
Teams and venues
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakriki | 6,000 |
| Keflavík | Reykjanesbær | Keflavíkurvöllur | 4,000 |
| Fram | Reykjavík | Laugardalsvöllur | 9,800 |
| KR Reykjavík | Reykjavík | KR-völlur | 6,000 |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Vodafonevöllurinn | 3,000 |
| Fjölnir | Reykjavík | Fjölnisvöllur | 1,000 |
| Grindavík | Grindavík | Grindavíkurvöllur | 1,500 |
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 5,000 |
| Fylkir | Reykjavík | Fylkisvöllur | 4,000 |
| Þróttur | Reykjavík | Valbjarnarvöllur | 2,500 |
| HK Kópavogs | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 5,000 |
| ÍA Akranes | Akranes | Akranesvöllur | 850 |
Promotion and relegation
Víkingur Reykjavík were relegated from Úrvalsdeild after finishing in 10th place the previous season. Their place was taken by 1. deild champions UMF Grindavík. Due to expansion from 10 to 12 teams, 2nd placed Þróttur Reykjavík and 3rd placed Fjölnir Reykjavík were also promoted.
League table
Results
Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches.
Top goalscorers
*Source: ksi.is *
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISL Guðmundur Steinarsson | Keflavík | 16 |
| 2 | ISL Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa | KR | 14 |
| 3 | ISL Tryggvi Guðmundsson | FH | 12 |
| 4 | ISL Atli Viðar Björnsson | FH | 11 |
| 5 | ISL Gunnar Már Guðmundsson | Fjölnir | 10 |
| ISL Helgi Sigurðsson | Valur | ||
| 7 | ISL Guðjón Baldvinsson | KR | 9 |
| ISL Pétur Georg Markann | Fjölnir | ||
| SRB Nenad Živanović | Breiðablik | ||
| 10 | ISL Ívar Björnsson | Fram | 8 |
| ISL Hjörtur Júlíus Hjartarson | Þróttur |
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