| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 May – 27 September 2008 |
| Champions | FH |
| Relegated | HK ÍA |
| Champions League | FH |
| Europa League | Keflavík Fram KR |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 412 (3.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Guðmundur Steinarsson (16) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 seasonofÚrvalsdeild 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.
| 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 |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FH (C) | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Keflavík | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Fram | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 40 | |
| 4 | KR | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Valur | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 35 | |
| 6 | Fjölnir | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 31 | |
| 7 | Grindavík | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 31 | |
| 8 | Breiðablik | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 30 | |
| 9 | Fylkir | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 22 | |
| 10 | Þróttur Reykjavík | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 22 | |
| 11 | HK (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 18 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 12 | ÍA (R) | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 46 | −28 | 13 |
Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches.
| Home \ Away | BRE | FJÖ | FRA | FYL | GRI | FH | HK | ÍA | KEF | KR | VAL | ÞRÓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–6 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Fjölnir | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | |
| Fram | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Fylkir | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Grindavík | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 2–2 | |
| FH | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| HK | 2–1 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | |
| ÍA | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Keflavík | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 5–0 | |
| KR | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | |
| Valur | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Þróttur Reykjavík | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Source: ksi.is Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Icelandic)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guðmundur Steinarsson
|
Keflavík | 16 |
| 2 | Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa
|
KR | 14 |
| 3 | Tryggvi Guðmundsson
|
FH | 12 |
| 4 | Atli Viðar Björnsson
|
FH | 11 |
| 5 | Gunnar Már Guðmundsson
|
Fjölnir | 10 |
| Helgi Sigurðsson
|
Valur | ||
| 7 | Guðjón Baldvinsson
|
KR | 9 |
| Pétur Georg Markann
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Fjölnir | ||
 Nenad Živanović
|
Breiðablik | ||
| 10 | Ívar Björnsson
|
Fram | 8 |
| Hjörtur Júlíus Hjartarson
|
Þróttur |
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