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Besta deild karla

This article is about the men's football league. For the women's football league, see Besta deild kvenna.
Besta deild karla
Founded1912; 112 years ago (1912)
CountryIceland
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLengjudeildin
Domestic cup(s)Mjólkurbikarinn
League Cup
Super Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Conference League
Current championsVíkingur Reykjavík (7th title)
(2023)
Most championshipsKR (27)
Top goalscorerIceland Tryggvi Guðmundsson (131 goals)
TV partnersDomestic:
Stöð 2 Sport[1]
International:
Eleven Sports
OneFootball
Websiteksi.is
Current: 2024 Besta deild karla

The Besta deild karla (lit. 'Men's Best Division') is the top level men's football league in Iceland.[2] The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship.[3] Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer (April to September). It is governed by the Football Association of Iceland (KSI) and has 12 teams. By end of season 2022–23, UEFA ranked the league No. 48 in Europe.[4]

From 27 April 2009 to 2022, the league had an active agreement on the league's name rights with Ölgerðin, the Icelandic franchisee for Pepsi. From the 2019 season to the end of the 2021 season, the league was popularly referred to as Pepsi Max deildin (The Pepsi Max League).[5][6] On 24 February 2022, the league was rebranded as Besta deild karla.[7]

The clubs play each other home and away. At the end of each season, the two teams with the fewest points are relegated to 1. deild karla (First Division), from which two top point teams promote to the higher tier. The winner of the Úrvalsdeild enters the European national competition UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round. The second, third and fourth placed teams qualify for the UEFA Europa League in the first qualifying round.[8]

An effort by KSI to strengthen Icelandic football had only one team relegated in the 2007 season to the First Division and three clubs promoted to premier division, bringing the top flight to the number of clubs it contains currently.

Championship title counts are: KR with 27, Valur with 23, and ÍA and Fram Reykjavík each with 18. FH has 8 and Víkingur has 7. The 2023 title holder is Víkingur.[9][10]

Current clubs (2024)

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ClubLocationPosition
in 2023		First season in
Besta deild		Seasons
in
Besta deild		First season of
current spell in
Besta deild		Besta deild
titles		First
Besta deild
title		Last
Besta deild
title
BreiðablikKópavogur4th1971392006220102022
FHHafnarfjörður5th1975402001820042016
FramReykjavík (Grafarholt)10th191210120221819131990
FylkirReykjavík (Árbær)8th19892620230--
HKKópavogur9th2007720230--
ÍAAkranes1st, 1. deild karla19467020241819512001
KAAkureyri7th1929252017119891989
KRReykjavík (Vesturbær)6th191211019792719122019
StjarnanGarðabær3rd1990222009120142014
ValurReykjavík (Hlíðar/Miðborg)2nd191510420052319302020
VestriÍsafjörður4th, 1. deild karla, play-off winner2024120240--
VíkingurReykjavík
(Fossvogur, Háaleiti og Bústaðir)		1st (champions)1918732014719202023

Source: [11]

History

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Championship history

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The Icelandic league title has been won in its over 100 years existence by 11 teams. KR has the most titles, with 27. Stjarnan are the latest team to join the list, winning their first title in 2014.[citation needed]

The league has been dominated by teams from the Capital Region which contains nearly two thirds of Iceland's population. Only four teams from outside the GRA have ever won the league: (Keflavík, ÍA, ÍBV, and KA). ÍBV and KA have won four titles amongst themselves, are located more than an hour's drive from Reykjavík, and the teams of the longest distance from the capital to title.[citation needed]

Single Round

Double Round

*There was no competition in 1913 and 1914, and Fram was awarded the title.**In 2020 the competition got cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Valur was awarded the title because they were at the top of the table when the season ended.

Champions by number of titles

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TeamTitlesFirst titleLast title
KR2719122019
Valur2319302020
Fram1819131990
ÍA1819512001
FH820042016
Víkingur719202023
Keflavík419641973
ÍBV319791998
Breiðablik220102022
KA119891989
Stjarnan120142014

Season by season records

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All-time top scorers

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LAST SEASONTOP SCORER'S NAMEGOALSCLUB
2013Iceland Tryggvi Guðmundsson131ÍBV, KR, FH, Fylkir
1987Iceland Ingi Björn Albertsson126Valur, FH

Top scorers

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SEASONTOP SCORER'S NAMEGOALSCLUB
1980Iceland Matthias Hallgrimsson15Valur
1981Iceland Sigurlás Þorleifsson
Iceland Larus Gudmundsson		12ÍBV
Víkingur R.
1982Iceland Sigurlás Þorleifsson
Iceland Heimir Karlsson		10ÍBV
Víkingur R.
1983Iceland Ingi Björn Albertsson14Valur
1984Iceland Guðmundur Steinsson10Fram
1985Iceland Ómar Torfason13Fram
1986Iceland Gudmundur Torfason19Fram
1987Iceland Petur Ormslev12Fram
1988Iceland Sigurjón Kristjánsson13Valur
1989Iceland Hörður Magnússon12FH
1990Iceland Hörður Magnússon13FH
1991Iceland Hörður Magnússon
Iceland Guðmundur Steinsson		13FH
Víkingur R.
1992Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson15ÍA
1993Iceland Þórður Guðjónsson19ÍA
1994Serbia and Montenegro Mihajlo Biberčić14ÍA
1995Iceland Arnar Gunnlaugsson15ÍA
1996Iceland Ríkharður Daðason14KR
1997Iceland Tryggvi Guðmundsson19ÍBV
1998Iceland Steingrímur Jóhannesson16ÍBV
1999Iceland Steingrímur Jóhannesson12ÍBV
2000Iceland Guðmundur Steinarsson
Iceland Andri Sigþórsson		14Keflavík
KR
2001Iceland Hjörtur Hjartarson15ÍA
2002Iceland Grétar Hjartarson13Grindavík
2003Iceland Björgólfur Takefusa10Þróttur R.
2004Iceland Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson12ÍBV
2005Iceland Tryggvi Guðmundsson16FH
2006Iceland Marel Baldvinsson11Breiðablik
2007Iceland Jónas Grani Garðarsson13Fram
2008Iceland Guðmundur Steinarsson16Keflavík
2009Iceland Björgólfur Takefusa16KR
2010Iceland Atli Viðar Björnsson
Iceland Alfreð Finnbogason
Gabon Gilles Mbang Ondo		14FH
Breiðablik
Grindavík
2011Iceland Garðar Jóhannsson15Stjarnan
2012Iceland Atli Guðnason12FH
2013Iceland Atli Viðar Björnsson
Iceland Viðar Örn Kjartansson
England Gary Martin		13FH
Fylkir
KR
2014England Gary Martin13KR
2015Denmark Patrick Pedersen13Valur
2016Iceland Garðar Gunnlaugsson14ÍA
2017Iceland Andri Rúnar Bjarnason19Grindavík
2018Denmark Patrick Pedersen17Valur
2019England Gary Martin14Valur/ÍBV
2020Scotland Steven Lennon17FH
2021Denmark Nikolaj Hansen16Víkingur R.
2022Iceland Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson
Iceland Guðmundur Magnússon		17KA
Fram
2023Iceland Emil Atlason17Stjarnan

Player of the Year

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SEASONPLAYER OF THE YEARCLUB
1984Iceland Bjarni SigurðssonÍA
1985Iceland Guðmundur ÞorbjörnssonValur
1986Iceland Guðmundur TorfasonFram
1987Iceland Pétur OrmslevFram
1988Iceland Sigurjón KristjánssonValur
1989Iceland Þorvaldur ÖrlygssonKA
1990Iceland Sævar JónssonValur
1991Iceland Guðmundur SteinssonVíkingur R.
1992Iceland Lúkas KosticÍA
1993Iceland Sigurður JónssonÍA
1994Iceland Sigursteinn GíslasonÍA
1995Iceland Ólafur ÞórðarsonÍA
1996Iceland Gunnar OddssonLeiftur
1997Iceland Tryggvi GuðmundssonÍBV
1998Scotland David WinnieKR
1999Iceland Guðmundur BenediktssonKR
2000Iceland Hlynur StefánssonÍBV
2001Iceland Gunnlaugur JónssonÍA
2002Iceland Finnur KolbeinssonFylkir
2003Denmark Allan BorgvardtFH
2004Iceland Heimir GuðjónssonFH
2005Denmark Allan BorgvardtFH
2006Iceland Viktor Bjarki ArnarssonVíkingur R.
2007Iceland Helgi SigurðssonValur
2008Iceland Guðmundur SteinarssonKeflavík
2009Iceland Atli GuðnasonFH
2010Iceland Alfreð FinnbogasonBreiðablik
2011Iceland Hannes Þór HalldórssonKR
2012Iceland Atli GuðnasonFH
2013Iceland Björn Daníel SverrissonFH
2014Iceland Ingvar JónssonStjarnan
2015Iceland Emil PálssonFH
2016Iceland Kristinn Freyr SigurðssonValur
2017Iceland Andri Rúnar BjarnasonGrindavík
2018Denmark Patrick PedersenValur
2019Iceland Óskar Örn HaukssonKR
2020Scotland Steven LennonFH
2021Denmark Nikolaj HansenVíkingur R.
2022Iceland Nökkvi Þeyr ÞórissonKA
2023Iceland Birnir Snær IngasonVíkingur R.

Young Player of the Year

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Caps correct as of 8 October 2023

SeasonPlayerClubInternational capsInternational goals
1984Iceland Guðni BergssonValur801
1985Iceland Halldór ÁskelssonÞór Akureyri244
1986Iceland Gauti LaxdalFram00
1987Iceland Rúnar KristinssonKR1043
1988Iceland Arnljótur DavíðssonFram30
1989Iceland Ólafur GottskálkssonÍA90
1990Iceland Steinar GuðgeirssonFram10
1991Iceland Arnar GrétarssonBreiðablik712
1992Iceland Arnar GunnlaugssonÍA323
1993Iceland Þórður GuðjónssonÍA5813
1994Iceland Eiður GuðjohnsenValur8826
1995Iceland Tryggvi GuðmundssonÍBV4212
1996Iceland Bjarni GuðjónssonÍA231
1997Iceland Sigurvin ÓlafssonÍBV70
1998Iceland Ólafur Þór GunnarssonÍR10
1999Iceland Grétar HjartarsonGrindavík10
2000Iceland Helgi Valur DaníelssonFylkir330
2001Iceland Grétar Rafn SteinssonÍA464
2002Iceland Gunnar Heiðar ÞorvaldssonÍBV245
2003Iceland Ólafur Ingi SkúlasonFylkir361
2004Iceland Emil HallfreðssonFH731
2005Iceland Hörður SveinssonKeflavik00
2006Iceland Birkir SævarssonValur1033
2007Iceland Matthías VilhjálmssonFH152
2008Iceland Jóhann Berg GuðmundssonBreiðablik888
2009Iceland Alfreð FinnbogasonBreiðablik6917
2010Iceland Kristinn SteindórssonBreiðablik32
2011Iceland Þórarinn Ingi ValdimarssonÍBV40
2012Iceland Jón Daði BöðvarssonSelfoss644
2013Iceland Arnór Ingvi TraustasonKeflavík495
2014Iceland Elías Már ÓmarssonKeflavík90
2015Iceland Höskuldur GunnlaugssonBreiðablik80
2016Iceland Óttar Magnús KarlssonVíkingur R.112
2017Iceland Alex Þór HaukssonStjarnan40
2018Iceland Willum Þór WillumssonBreiðablik40
2019Iceland Finnur Tómas PálmasonKR10
2020Iceland Valgeir Lunddal FriðrikssonValur80
2021Iceland Kristall Máni IngasonVíkingur R.40
2022Iceland Ísak Andri SigurgeirssonStjarnan00
2023Iceland Eggert Aron GuðmundssonStjarnan00

Total seasons in Besta deild by club

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A total of 31 teams have played at least one season in the top division.Teams in bold play in 2024 season.

Seasons counted up to and including the 2024 season

ClubLocationFirst season in
Besta deild		Last season in
in
Besta deild		Seasons
in
Besta deild		Best result in
Besta deild		Besta deild
titles		First
Besta deild
title		Last
Besta deild
title
BreiðablikKópavogur19712024391st220102022
FH 2Hafnarfjörður19752024401st820042016
FjölnirReykjavík (Grafarvogur)2008202084th0--
FramReykjavík (Grafarholt)191220241011st1819131990
FylkirReykjavík (Árbær)19892024262nd0--
GrindavíkGrindavík19952019203rd0--
GróttaSeltjarnarnes20202020111th0--
Haukar 2Hafnarfjörður19792010210th0--
HKKópavogur2007202479th0--
ÍAAkranes19462024701st1819512001
ÍBA1Akureyri19431974173rd0--
ÍBH 2Hafnarfjörður1957196134th0--
ÍBÍ 3Ísafjörður1962198336th0--
ÍBVVestmannaeyjar19122023531st319791998
ÍRReykjavík (Breiðholt)19981998110th0--
KA 1Akureyri19292024251st119891989
KeflavíkReykjanesbær (Keflavík)19582023551st419641973
KRReykjavík (Vesturbær)191220241101st2719122019
Leiftur 4Ólafsfjörður1988200073rd0--
LeiknirReykjavík (Breiðholt)2015202238th0--
SelfossSelfoss20102012211th0--
SkallagrímurBorgarnes1997199719th0--
StjarnanGarðabær19902024221st120142014
ValurReykjavík (Hlíðar/Miðborg)191520241041st2319302020
Vestri 3Ísafjörður202420241-0--
VíðirGarður1985199147th0--
VíkingurÓlafsvík20132017310th0--
VíkingurReykjavík
(Fossvogur, Háaleiti og Bústaðir)		19182024731st719202023
VölsungurHúsavík1987198828th0--
Þór 1Akureyri19772014173rd0--
ÞrótturReykjavík (Laugardalur)19532016195th0--

1 ÍBA stood for "Sports Association of Akureyri", composed of KA and Þór. Disbanded after the 1974 season with KA and Þór fielding their own teams starting from the 1975 season.
2 ÍBH stood for "Sports Association of Hafnarfjörður", composed of FH and Haukar. Disbanded after the 1963 season with FH and Haukar fielding their own teams starting from the 1964 season.
3 ÍBÍ ran into financial trouble and folded after the 1987 season. Most of the players transferred to BÍ which took over as the main football club in Ísafjörður. BÍ is now known as Vestri.
4 Leiftur ran into financial trouble and eventually merged with KS from Siglufjörður before the 2006 season. The teams were disbanded before the 2010 season in favour of forming a new football club for both towns, the new club being called KF.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Icelandic Premier League – Úrvalsdeild / Pepsi Max deildin (Review)". Fieldo Blog. March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
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  4. ^ UEFA Country Ranking 2023 Archived 2021-11-02 at the Wayback Machine UEFA rankings for club competitions, accessed on June 18, 2023.
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  6. ^ "Pepsi-deildin til næstu þriggja ára". Ölgerðin. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  7. ^ Helga Margrét Höskuldsdóttir (24 February 2022). "Nýtt vörumerki með rætur íslenskri knattspyrnusögu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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  9. ^ "Íslandsmeistarar meistaraflokks karla". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
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  11. ^ "Íslandsmót - Pepsi-deild karla - 2021". Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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