Summary
The Besta deild karla (ISL1) is the top professional division in the Iceland football system. At the end of the 2023 season, the ISL1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2024 - 2025 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2023 ISL1 team
- 2024 - 2025 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2023 ISL1 teams
The winner of the 2023 Icelandic Cup (Bikarkeppni karla), typically a ISL1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2024 - 2025 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Iceland
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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ISL1 | Besta deild karla | 12 |
ISL2 | 1. deild karla | 12 |
ISL3 | 2. deild karla | 12 |
ISL4 | 3. deild karla | 12 |
ISL5 | 4. deild karla | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
10 Apr 2023 - 29 Oct 2023 | 12: ISL1 (10), ISL2 (2) |
Season Format
The 2023 ISL1 is split into 2 phases. In the 1st Phase, each ISL1 teams plays Home-Away matches with the other 11 ISL1 teams twice, for a total of 22 regular season matches. In the 2nd phase, the 1st Phase teams ranked 1-6 play in the Championship Round. and the teams ranked 7-12 play in the Relegation Round. In each round, each team plays the other 5 teams in their group once for 27 total matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) total goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head goals scored, (6) head-to-head away goals scored, (7) a playoff (only to decide the champion), then (8) a draw.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2023 ISL1 season, the 5th and 6th place ISL1 Relegation Round teams will be relegated to the ISL2, and the 1st and 2nd place ISL2 teams will be promoted to the 2024 ISL1.
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Championship/Relegation
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Víkingur Reykjavík FC | 27 | 21 -3-3 | 66 | - | 77 | 29 | 48 | 15 | 13 -1-1 | 40 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 8 -2-2 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 13 |
2 | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | 27 | 17 -4-6 | 55 | - | 66 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 10 -2-2 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 16 |
3 | Stjarnan FC | 27 | 14 -4-9 | 46 | - | 55 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 10 -1-2 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 4 -3-7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
4 | Breiðablik UBK | 27 | 12 -5-10 | 41 | - | 52 | 49 | 3 | 14 | 7 -2-5 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 22 | 24 | -2 |
5 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | 27 | 12 -4-11 | 40 | - | 49 | 54 | -5 | 13 | 8 -1-4 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 4 -3-7 | 15 | 21 | 31 | -10 |
6 | KR Reykjavíkur | 27 | 10 -7-10 | 37 | - | 37 | 49 | -12 | 12 | 7 -2-3 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 19 | 35 | -16 |
Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | KA Akureyri | 27 | 12 -5-10 | 41 | - | 42 | 45 | -3 | 14 | 8 -4-2 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 4 -1-8 | 13 | 17 | 25 | -8 |
2 | Fylkir FC | 27 | 7 -8-12 | 29 | - | 43 | 55 | -12 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
3 | HK | 27 | 6 -9-12 | 27 | - | 41 | 55 | -14 | 14 | 3 -7-4 | 16 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 13 | 3 -2-8 | 11 | 20 | 32 | -12 |
4 | Fram Reykjavík | 27 | 7 -6-14 | 27 | - | 40 | 56 | -16 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 0 -4-10 | 4 | 15 | 37 | -22 |
5 | ÍBV | 27 | 6 -7-14 | 25 | - | 31 | 50 | -19 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 14 | 2 -3-9 | 9 | 15 | 33 | -18 |
6 | Keflavík ÍF | 27 | 2 -10-15 | 16 | - | 27 | 54 | -27 | 13 | 1 -6-6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 14 | 1 -4-9 | 7 | 12 | 30 | -18 |
2024-2025 UEFACL 2024-2025 UEFAECL Relegation to ISL2 |
Regular Season
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Víkingur Reykjavík FC | 22 | 19 -2-1 | 59 | - | 66 | 19 | 47 | 12 | 11 -0-1 | 33 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 8 -2-0 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 17 |
2 | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | 22 | 14 -3-5 | 45 | - | 53 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 20 |
3 | Breiðablik UBK | 22 | 11 -5-6 | 38 | - | 44 | 36 | 8 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
4 | Stjarnan FC | 22 | 10 -4-8 | 34 | - | 45 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
5 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | 22 | 10 -4-8 | 34 | - | 41 | 44 | -3 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 17 | 25 | -8 |
6 | KR Reykjavíkur | 22 | 9 -5-8 | 32 | - | 28 | 37 | -9 | 10 | 6 -1-3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 16 | 28 | -12 |
7 | KA Akureyri | 22 | 8 -5-9 | 29 | - | 31 | 39 | -8 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -9 |
8 | HK | 22 | 6 -7-9 | 25 | - | 37 | 48 | -11 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 19 | 29 | -10 |
9 | Fylkir FC | 22 | 5 -6-11 | 21 | - | 29 | 45 | -16 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
10 | Fram Reykjavík | 22 | 5 -4-13 | 19 | - | 32 | 47 | -15 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 -2-9 | 2 | 11 | 29 | -18 |
11 | ÍBV | 22 | 5 -4-13 | 19 | - | 24 | 43 | -19 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 11 | 29 | -18 |
12 | Keflavík ÍF | 22 | 1 -9-12 | 12 | - | 20 | 42 | -22 | 11 | 0 -6-5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -14 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Results
Breiðablik UBK | 02 | Stjarnan FC | Kópavogsvöllur; |
FH Hafnarfjarðar | 31 | KR Reykjavíkur | Kaplakrikavöllur |
ÍBV | 11 | Keflavík ÍF | Hásteinsvöllur |
Víkingur Reykjavík FC | 51 | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | Víkingsvöllur |
Fylkir FC | 51 | Fram Reykjavík | Würth völlurinn |
KA Akureyri | 10 | HK | Greifavöllurinn |
Stjarnan FC | 31 | Víkingur Reykjavík FC | Samsung völlurinn |
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | 41 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | Origovöllurinn |
Fram Reykjavík | 10 | KA Akureyri | Framvöllur |
Keflavík ÍF | 13 | Fylkir FC | HS Orku völlurinn |
KR Reykjavíkur | 43 | Breiðablik UBK | KR-völlur |
Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | 42 | Breiðablik UBK | Origovöllurinn |
Fram Reykjavík | 31 | Keflavík ÍF | Greifavöllurinn |
Víkingur Reykjavík FC | 21 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | Víkingsvöllur |
Stjarnan FC | 20 | KR Reykjavíkur | Samsung völlurinn |
KA Akureyri | 21 | ÍBV | Greifavöllurinn |
Breiðablik UBK | 31 | Víkingur Reykjavík FC | Kópavogsvöllur; |
Fylkir FC | 24 | KA Akureyri | Würth völlurinn |