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04/28 14:00 4 IA Akranes v FH Hafnarfjordur View
04/28 14:00 4 IF Vestri v HK Kopavogur View
04/28 16:15 4 Vikingur Reykjavik v KA Akureyri View
04/28 18:30 4 KR Reykjavik v Breidablik View
04/29 18:00 4 Valur Reykjavik v Fram Reykjavik View
04/29 19:15 4 Fylkir Reykjavik v Stjarnan View
05/04 14:00 5 FH Hafnarfjordur v IF Vestri View
05/05 16:00 5 KA Akureyri v KR Reykjavik View
05/05 17:00 5 Stjarnan v IA Akranes View
05/05 19:15 5 Fram Reykjavik v Fylkir Reykjavik View
05/05 19:15 5 HK Kopavogur v Vikingur Reykjavik View
05/06 19:15 5 Breidablik v Valur Reykjavik View
05/11 14:00 6 IA Akranes v IF Vestri View
05/11 17:00 6 Valur Reykjavik v KA Akureyri View
05/12 17:00 6 KR Reykjavik v HK Kopavogur View
05/12 19:15 6 Fylkir Reykjavik v Breidablik View
05/12 19:15 6 Vikingur Reykjavik v FH Hafnarfjordur View
05/13 19:15 6 Stjarnan v Fram Reykjavik View
05/20 14:00 7 IF Vestri v Vikingur Reykjavik View
05/20 16:15 7 KA Akureyri v Fylkir Reykjavik View
05/20 17:00 7 FH Hafnarfjordur v KR Reykjavik View
05/21 19:15 7 Breidablik v Stjarnan View
05/21 19:15 7 Fram Reykjavik v IA Akranes View
05/21 19:15 7 HK Kopavogur v Valur Reykjavik View
05/25 14:00 8 KR Reykjavik v IF Vestri View
05/25 16:15 8 Valur Reykjavik v FH Hafnarfjordur View
05/25 16:15 8 IA Akranes v Vikingur Reykjavik View
05/26 17:00 8 Fram Reykjavik v Breidablik View
05/26 17:00 8 Stjarnan v KA Akureyri View
05/27 19:15 8 Fylkir Reykjavik v HK Kopavogur View
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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.

**Island - Premier League**

Island - Premier League er øverste nivå av islandsk fotball. Ligaen ble etablert i 1912 og består av 12 lag. Lagene spiller 22 kamper hver, og de to nederste lagene rykker ned til 1. deild karla.

De mest suksessrike lagene i Island - Premier League er KR Reykjavík, med 27 titler, og Valur Reykjavík, med 22 titler. Nåværende mester er Breiðablik.

Island - Premier League er en av de sterkeste ligaene på Island, og den har produsert flere spillere som har spilt på landslaget. Ligaen er også kjent for sin høye tilskuertall og lidenskapelige fans.