Summary
The Besta deild karla (ISL1) is the top professional division in the Iceland football system. At the end of the 2024 season, the ISL1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024 ISL1 team
- 2025 - 2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd, 3rd and 4th place 2024 ISL1 teams
The winner of the 2024 Icelandic Cup (Bikarkeppni karla), typically a ISL1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2025 - 2026 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 | ||
| 6 Apr 2024 - 29 Oct 2024 | 12: ISL1 (10), ISL2 (2) | ||
Season Format
The 2024 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 2024 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 2025 ISL1.
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Championship/Relegation
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Breiðablik UBK | 27 | 19 -5-3 | 62 | - | 63 | 31 | 32 | 14 | 10 -3-1 | 33 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| 2 | Víkingur Reykjavík FC | 27 | 18 -5-4 | 59 | - | 68 | 33 | 35 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 18 |
| 3 | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | 27 | 12 -8-7 | 44 | - | 66 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 8 -4-2 | 28 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| 4 | Stjarnan FC | 27 | 12 -6-9 | 42 | - | 51 | 43 | 8 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 -4-7 | 13 | 22 | 28 | -6 |
| 5 | ÍA Akranes | 27 | 11 -4-12 | 37 | - | 49 | 47 | 2 | 13 | 8 -0-5 | 24 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 3 -4-7 | 13 | 16 | 30 | -14 |
| 6 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | 27 | 9 -7-11 | 34 | - | 43 | 50 | -7 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 22 | 29 | -7 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | KA Akureyri | 27 | 10 -7-10 | 37 | - | 44 | 48 | -4 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 21 | 23 | -2 |
| 2 | KR Reykjavíkur | 27 | 9 -7-11 | 34 | - | 56 | 49 | 7 | 14 | 4 -5-5 | 17 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 22 | 23 | -1 |
| 3 | Fram Reykjavík | 27 | 8 -6-13 | 30 | - | 37 | 49 | -12 | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -11 |
| 4 | IF Vestri | 27 | 6 -7-14 | 25 | - | 32 | 52 | -20 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 14 | 2 -4-8 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -12 |
| 5 | HK | 27 | 7 -4-16 | 25 | - | 34 | 71 | -37 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 14 | 2 -2-10 | 8 | 16 | 47 | -31 |
| 6 | Fylkir FC | 27 | 5 -6-16 | 21 | - | 32 | 60 | -28 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 14 | 2 -3-9 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -19 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation to ISL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Regular Season
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 15 -4-3 | 49 | - | 56 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Breiðablik UBK | 22 | 15 -4-3 | 49 | - | 53 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| 3 | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | 22 | 11 -5-6 | 38 | - | 53 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
| 4 | ÍA Akranes | 22 | 10 -4-8 | 34 | - | 41 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 7 -0-4 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 15 | 19 | -4 |
| 5 | Stjarnan FC | 22 | 10 -4-8 | 34 | - | 40 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 17 | 22 | -5 |
| 6 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | 22 | 9 -6-7 | 33 | - | 39 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 7 | Fram Reykjavík | 22 | 7 -6-9 | 27 | - | 30 | 32 | -2 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
| 8 | KA Akureyri | 22 | 7 -6-9 | 27 | - | 32 | 38 | -6 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 9 | KR Reykjavíkur | 22 | 5 -6-11 | 21 | - | 35 | 46 | -11 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
| 10 | HK | 22 | 6 -2-14 | 20 | - | 26 | 56 | -30 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 12 | 35 | -23 |
| 11 | IF Vestri | 22 | 4 -6-12 | 18 | - | 22 | 42 | -20 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -13 |
| 12 | Fylkir FC | 22 | 4 -5-13 | 17 | - | 26 | 51 | -25 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | -19 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 03 | Breiðablik UBK | Víkingsvöllur |
 | 61 | ÍA Akranes | N1-völlurinn Hlíðarenda |
 | 32 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | Samsung völlurinn |
 | 14 | KA Akureyri | Lambhagavöllurinn |
 | 70 | HK | KR-völlur |
 | 01 | KR Reykjavíkur | Würth völlurinn |
| 21 | Fram Reykjavík | Kórinn |
| 21 | Stjarnan FC | Kópavogsvöllur; |
| 21 | IF Vestri | Greifavöllurinn |
| 11 | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | Kaplakrikavöllur |
| 34 | Víkingur Reykjavík FC | Kópavogsvöllur; |
| 22 | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | Kópavogsvöllur; |
| 22 | Stjarnan FC | Víkingsvöllur |
| 04 | KR Reykjavíkur | Greifavöllurinn |
| 41 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | Kórinn |
| 24 | IF Vestri | Lambhagavöllurinn |
| 30 | ÍA Akranes | Samsung völlurinn |
| 23 | Víkingur Reykjavík FC | N1-völlurinn Hlíðarenda |