Besta deild karla
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2023
Location
Iceland
Abbreviation
ISL1

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
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

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
Championship
1Víkingur Reykjavík FC 2721 -3-366-7729481513 -1-140481335128 -2-226291613
2Knattspyrnufélagið Valur 2717 -4-655-6635311410 -2-232321715137 -2-423341816
3Stjarnan FC 2714 -4-946-5529261310 -1-231371225144 -3-71518171
4Breiðablik UBK 2712 -5-1041-52493147 -2-52330255135 -3-5182224-2
5FH Hafnarfjarðar 2712 -4-1140-4954-5138 -1-42528235144 -3-7152131-10
6KR Reykjavíkur 2710 -7-1037-3749-12127 -2-32318144153 -5-7141935-16
Relegation
1KA Akureyri 2712 -5-1041-4245-3148 -4-22825205134 -1-8131725-8
2Fylkir FC 277 -8-1229-4355-12144 -4-6162632-6133 -4-6131723-6
3HK 276 -9-1227-4155-14143 -7-4162123-2133 -2-8112032-12
4Fram Reykjavík 277 -6-1427-4056-16137 -2-42325196140 -4-1041537-22
5ÍBV 276 -7-1425-3150-19134 -4-5161617-1142 -3-991533-18
6Keflavík ÍF 272 -10-1516-2754-27131 -6-691524-9141 -4-971230-18
2024-2025 UEFACL
2024-2025 UEFAECL
Relegation to ISL2

Regular Season

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Víkingur Reykjavík FC 2219 -2-159-6619471211 -0-13339930108 -2-026271017
2Knattspyrnufélagið Valur 2214 -3-545-532528117 -2-22322148117 -1-322311120
3Breiðablik UBK 2211 -5-638-44368116 -2-32027207115 -3-31817161
4Stjarnan FC 2210 -4-834-452520118 -1-225321121112 -3-691314-1
5FH Hafnarfjarðar 2210 -4-834-4144-3117 -1-32224195113 -3-5121725-8
6KR Reykjavíkur 229 -5-832-2837-9106 -1-3191293123 -4-5131628-12
7KA Akureyri 228 -5-929-3139-8115 -4-21918171113 -1-7101322-9
8HK 226 -7-925-3748-11113 -5-3141819-1113 -2-6111929-10
9Fylkir FC 225 -6-1121-2945-16113 -3-5121725-8112 -3-691220-8
10Fram Reykjavík 225 -4-1319-3247-15115 -2-41721183110 -2-921129-18
11ÍBV 225 -4-1319-2443-19114 -2-5141314-1111 -2-851129-18
12Keflavík ÍF 221 -9-1212-2042-22110 -6-561220-8111 -3-76822-14
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Results

Sun - 8 Oct 2023
 Breiðablik UBK 02 Stjarnan FCKópavogsvöllur;
Sat - 7 Oct 2023
 FH Hafnarfjarðar 31 KR ReykjavíkurKaplakrikavöllur
 ÍBV 11 Keflavík ÍFHásteinsvöllur
 Fylkir FC 51 Fram ReykjavíkWürth völlurinn
 KA Akureyri 10 HKGreifavöllurinn
Mon - 2 Oct 2023
 Stjarnan FC 31 Víkingur Reykjavík FCSamsung völlurinn
Sun - 1 Oct 2023
 HK 01 ÍBVKórinn
 Keflavík ÍF 13 Fylkir FCHS Orku völlurinn
Thu - 28 Sep 2023
 HK 22 Fylkir FCKórinn
 Fram Reykjavík 31 Keflavík ÍFGreifavöllurinn
 Stjarnan FC 20 KR ReykjavíkurSamsung völlurinn
 KA Akureyri 21 ÍBVGreifavöllurinn
Mon - 25 Sep 2023
Sun - 24 Sep 2023
 Fylkir FC 24 KA AkureyriWürth völlurinn