Fixtures

DateRHome vs Away-
04/06 19:15 1 Vikingur Reykjavik vs Stjarnan View
04/07 13:00 1 Fram Reykjavik vs IF Vestri View
04/07 17:00 1 KA Akureyri vs HK Kopavogur View
04/07 19:15 1 Fylkir Reykjavik vs KR Reykjavik View
04/07 19:15 1 Valur Reykjavik vs IA Akranes View
04/08 19:15 1 Breidablik vs FH Hafnarfjordur View
04/12 19:15 2 Stjarnan vs KR Reykjavik View
04/13 14:00 2 Breidablik vs IF Vestri View
04/13 16:15 2 KA Akureyri vs FH Hafnarfjordur View
04/14 17:00 2 HK Kopavogur vs IA Akranes View
04/14 19:15 2 Fylkir Reykjavik vs Valur Reykjavik View
04/15 19:15 2 Fram Reykjavik vs Vikingur Reykjavik View

Results

Date R Home vs Away -
10/08 14:00 5 [4] Breidablik vs Stjarnan [3] 0-2
10/07 14:00 5 [1] KA Akureyri vs HK Kopavogur [3] 1-0
10/07 14:00 5 [5] IBV Vestmannaeyjar vs Keflavik [6] 1-1
10/07 14:00 5 [4] Fylkir Reykjavik vs Fram Reykjavik [2] 5-1
10/07 14:00 5 [1] Vikingur Reykjavik vs Valur Reykjavik [2] 5-1
10/07 14:00 5 [5] FH Hafnarfjordur vs KR Reykjavik [6] 3-1
10/02 19:15 4 [4] Stjarnan vs Vikingur Reykjavik [1] 3-1
10/01 19:15 4 [2] Valur Reykjavik vs FH Hafnarfjordur [5] 4-1
10/01 17:00 4 [4] Fram Reykjavik vs KA Akureyri [1] 1-0
10/01 17:00 4 [2] HK Kopavogur vs IBV Vestmannaeyjar [5] 0-1
10/01 14:00 4 [6] Keflavik vs Fylkir Reykjavik [4] 1-3
10/01 14:00 4 [6] KR Reykjavik vs Breidablik [3] 4-3

Wikipedia - Besta deild karla

The Besta deild karla (lit.'Men's Best Division') is the top level men's football league in Iceland. The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship. 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.

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). On 24 February 2022, the league was rebranded as Besta deild karla.

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.

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.

History

Championship history

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.[]

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.[]

Single Round

  • 1912: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1913: Fram (Reykjavík)*
  • 1914: Fram (Reykjavík)*
  • 1915: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1916: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1917: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1918: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1919: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1920: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
  • 1921: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1922: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1923: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1924: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
  • 1925: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1926: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1927: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1928: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1929: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1930: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1931: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1932: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1933: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1934: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1935: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1936: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1937: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1938: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1939: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1940: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1941: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1942: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1943: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1944: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1945: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1946: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1947: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1948: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1949: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1950: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1951: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1952: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1953: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1954: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1955: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1956: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1957: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1958: ÍA (Akranes)

Double Round

  • 1959: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1960: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1961: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1962: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1963: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1964: Keflavík (Keflavík)
  • 1965: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1966: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1967: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1968: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 1969: Keflavík (Keflavík)
  • 1970: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1971: Keflavík (Keflavík)
  • 1972: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1973: Keflavík (Keflavík)
  • 1974: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1975: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1976: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1977: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1978: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1979: ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
  • 1980: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1981: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
  • 1982: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
  • 1983: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1984: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1985: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1986: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1987: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 1988: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1989: KA (Akureyri)
  • 1990: Fram (Reykjavík)
  • 1991: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
  • 1992: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1993: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1994: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1995: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1996: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 1997: ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
  • 1998: ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
  • 1999: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 2000: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 2001: ÍA (Akranes)
  • 2002: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 2003: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 2004: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
  • 2005: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
  • 2006: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
  • 2007: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 2008: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
  • 2009: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
  • 2010: Breiðablik (Kópavogur)
  • 2011: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 2012: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
  • 2013: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 2014: Stjarnan (Garðabær)
  • 2015: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
  • 2016: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
  • 2017: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 2018: Valur (Reykjavík)
  • 2019: KR (Reykjavík)
  • 2020: Valur (Reykjavík)**
  • 2021: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
  • 2022: Breiðablik (Kópavogur)
  • 2023: Víkingur (Reykjavík)

*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.

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