1. deild karla (football)
Football league
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1. deild karla, known as Lengjudeild karla (The Lengja League) for sponsorship reasons, is an association football league in Iceland. It is the second highest professional level in the Icelandic football league system. The league was founded in 1955 and current champions are Ãór. The league was expanded to 12 teams for the 2007 season, after having only 10 teams for many years. Since 2008 the top three divisions have all had 12 teams.
| Founded | 1997 1955 (as 2. deild karla) |
|---|---|
| Country |  Iceland |
| Number of clubs | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Besta deild karla |
| Relegation to | 2. deild karla |
| Domestic cup(s) | Bikarkeppni karla League Cup |
| Current champions | Ãór (2025) |
| Most championships | Ãróttur and Breiðablik (6 titles each) |
| Website | KSÃ.is |
| Current: 2025 1. deild karla | |
Current clubs (2025)
| Team | Location | Stadium | 2024 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fjölnir | ReykjavÃk (Grafarvogur) | Extra völlurinn | 3rd |
| Fylkir | ReykjavÃk (Ãrbær) | Floridana völlurinn | Ãrvalsdeild, 12nd |
| GrindavÃk | GrindavÃk | GrindavÃkurvöllur | 9th |
| HK | Kópavogur | Kórinn | Ãrvalsdeild, 11th |
| ÃR | ReykjavÃk (Breiðholt) | ÃR-völlur | 5th |
| KeflavÃk | Reykjanesbær | KeflavÃkurvöllur | 2nd |
| Leiknir | ReykjavÃk (Breiðholt) | Domusnovavöllurinn | 8th |
| NjarðvÃk | NjarðvÃk | Rafholtsvöllurinn | 6th |
| Selfoss | Selfoss | JÃVERK völlurinn | 2. deild, 1st |
| Völsungur | HúsavÃk | PCC völlurinn | 2. deild, 2nd |
| Ãór | Akureyri | Ãórsvöllur | 10th |
| Ãróttur R. | ReykjavÃk (Laugardalur) | AVIS völlurinn | 7th |
History
Championship history
- 1955 ÃBA (Akureyri)
- 1956 ÃBH (Hafnarfjörður)
- 1957 KeflavÃk (KeflavÃk)
- 1958 Ãróttur R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 1959 ÃBA (Akureyri)
- 1960 ÃBH (Hafnarfjörður)
- 1961 ÃBà (Ãsafjörður)
- 1962 KeflavÃk (KeflavÃk)
- 1963 Ãróttur R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 1964 ÃBA (Akureyri)
- 1965 Ãróttur R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 1966 Fram (ReykjavÃk)
- 1967 ÃBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
- 1968 ÃA (Akranes)
- 1969 VÃkingur R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 1970 Breiðablik (Kópavogur)
- 1971 VÃkingur R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 1972 ÃBA (Akureyri)
- 1973 VÃkingur R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 1974 FH (Hafnarfjörður)
- 1975 Breiðablik (Kópavogur)
- 1976 ÃBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
- 1977 Ãróttur R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 1978 KR (ReykjavÃk)
- 1979 Breiðablik (Kópavogur)
- 1980 KA (Akureyri)
- 1981 KeflavÃk (KeflavÃk)
- 1982 Ãróttur R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 1983 Fram (ReykjavÃk)
- 1984 FH (Hafnarfjörður)
- 1985 ÃBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
- 1986 Völsungur (HúsavÃk)
- 1987 VÃkingur R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 1988 FH (Hafnarfjörður)
- 1989 Stjarnan (Garðabær)
- 1990 VÃðir (Garður)
- 1991 ÃA (Akranes)
- 1992 Fylkir (ReykjavÃk)
- 1993 Breiðablik (Kópavogur)
- 1994 GrindavÃk (GrindavÃk)
- 1995 Fylkir (ReykjavÃk)
- 1996 Fram (ReykjavÃk)
- 1997 Ãróttur R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 1998 Breiðablik (Kópavogur)
- 1999 Fylkir (ReykjavÃk)
- 2000 FH (Hafnarfjörður)
- 2001 Ãór (Akureyri)
- 2002 Valur (ReykjavÃk)
- 2003 KeflavÃk (Reykjanesbær)
- 2004 Valur (ReykjavÃk)
- 2005 Breiðablik (Kópavogur)
- 2006 Fram (ReykjavÃk)
- 2007 GrindavÃk (GrindavÃk)
- 2008 ÃBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
- 2009 Selfoss (Selfoss)
- 2010 VÃkingur R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 2011 ÃA (Akranes)
- 2012 Ãór (Akureyri)
- 2013 Fjölnir (ReykjavÃk)
- 2014 Leiknir R. (ReykjavÃk)
- 2015 VÃkingur Ã. (ÃlafsvÃk)
- 2016 KA (Akureyri)
- 2017 Fylkir (ReykjavÃk)
- 2018 ÃA (Akranes)
- 2019 Grótta (Seltjarnarnes)
- 2020 KeflavÃk (Reykjanesbær)
- 2021 Fram (ReykjavÃk)
- 2022 Fylkir (ReykjavÃk)
- 2023 ÃA (Akranes)
- 2024 ÃBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
- 2025 Ãór (Akureyri)
Number of titles by club
| Team | Titles | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ãróttur R. | 6 | 1958 | 1997 |
| Breiðablik | 6 | 1970 | 2005 |
| KeflavÃk | 5 | 1957 | 2020 |
| Fram | 5 | 1966 | 2021 |
| VÃkingur R. | 5 | 1969 | 2010 |
| Fylkir | 5 | 1992 | 2022 |
| ÃA | 5 | 1968 | 2023 |
| ÃBV | 5 | 1967 | 2024 |
| ÃBA | 4 | 1955 | 1972 |
| FH | 4 | 1974 | 2000 |
| Ãór A. | 3 | 2001 | 2025 |
| KA | 2 | 1980 | 2016 |
| GrindavÃk | 2 | 1994 | 2007 |
| ÃBH | 2 | 1956 | 1960 |
| Valur | 2 | 2002 | 2004 |
| ÃBÃ | 1 | 1961 | 1961 |
| KR | 1 | 1978 | 1978 |
| Völsungur | 1 | 1986 | 1986 |
| Stjarnan | 1 | 1989 | 1989 |
| VÃðir | 1 | 1990 | 1990 |
| Selfoss | 1 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Fjölnir | 1 | 2013 | 2013 |
| Leiknir R. | 1 | 2014 | 2014 |
| VÃkingur Ã. | 1 | 2015 | 2015 |
| Grótta | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
External links
- Icelandic FA (in Icelandic)
- League321.com â Icelandic football league tables, records & statistics database.
- IcelandFootball.net â List of Second Level Champions. (in English)
- SOCCERWAY â 1.deild summary