2005 2. deild karla


The 2005 2. deild karla was the 40th season of third-tier football in Iceland. The league began on 16 May and was concluded on 10 September. It was contested by a total of ten clubs.

Teams

The 2005 2. deild karla was contested by ten clubs, six of which had played in the division during the previous season. 2004 champions KS and runners-up Víkingur Ólafsvík were promoted to the second tier; replacing them were Njarðvík and Stjarnan, both relegated from the 1. deild after finishing in the bottom two places at the end of the 2004 campaign. Also joining the division were Fjarðabyggð and Huginn, who were promoted from the 3. deild through the play-offs. Fjarðabyggð had reached the third tier of Icelandic football for the first time in their history after being founded in 2001.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Two players, Afturelding midfielder Þorvaldur Árnason and Stjarnan forward Guðjón Baldvinsson, each scored 14 league goals in the 2005 2. deild season.
NameGoalsClub
Þorvaldur Árnason14Afturelding
Guðjón Baldvinsson14Stjarnan
Marjan Cekic10Fjarðabyggð
Dragoslav Stojanovic10Stjarnan
Jóhann Björn Valsson8Afturelding
Mikael Nikulásson8Huginn
Atli Heimisson7Afturelding
Helgi Pétur Jóhannsson7Leiknir R.
Ómar Valdimarsson7Selfoss

Scoring

  • Biggest home win: 6 goals
  • *Huginn 7–1 Leiftur/Dalvík
  • Biggest away win: 4 goals
  • *ÍR 0–4 Njarðvík
  • *ÍR 1–5 Leiftur/Dalvík
  • *Leiftur/Dalvík 2–6 Stjarnan
  • *Tindastóll 2–6 Leiftur/Dalvík
  • Highest scoring game: 8 goals
  • *Huginn 7–1 Leiftur/Dalvík
  • *Afturelding 6–2 Selfoss
  • *Leiftur/Dalvík 2–6 Stjarnan
  • *Tindastóll 2–6 Leiftur/Dalvík
  • *Afturelding 3–5 Leiknir R.
  • *Huginn 3–5 Stjarnan
  • Most team home goals scored: 24 – Afturelding
  • Fewest team home goals scored: 8 – Leiftur/Dalvík
  • Most team away goals: 19 – Stjarnan
  • Fewest team away goals: 7 – Tindastóll

Discipline

Awards

Team of the year

The KSÍ selected a team of the year, which consisted of 11 players and 5 substitutes.
;Goalkeeper
;Defenders
;Midfielders
;Strikers
;Substitutes