1. deild karla (football)

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1. deild karla
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
1955 (as 2. deild karla)
Country Iceland
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toBesta deild karla
Relegation to2. deild karla
Domestic cup(s)Bikarkeppni karla
League Cup
Current championsÍR men's football
(5th title)
(2022)
Most championshipsÍR (6 titles)
WebsiteKSÍ.is
Current: 2023 1. deild karla

1. deild karla, known as Lengjudeild karla (The Lengja League) for sponsorship reasons, is a 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 ÍA. 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.

Current clubs (2024)[edit]

Team Location Stadium 2023 season
Afturelding Mosfellsbær Varmárvöllur 2nd
Dalvík/Reynir Dalvík Dalvíkurvöllur 2. deild, 1st
Fjölnir Reykjavík (Grafarvogur) Extra völlurinn 3rd
Grindavík Grindavík Grindavíkurvöllur 6th
Grótta Seltjarnarnes Vivaldivöllurinn 9th
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar Hásteinsvöllur Úrvalsdeild, 11th
ÍR Reykjavík (Breiðholt) ÍR-völlur 2. deild, 2nd
Keflavík Reykjanesbær Keflavíkurvöllur Úrvalsdeild, 12th
Leiknir Reykjavík (Breiðholt) Domusnovavöllurinn 5th
Njarðvík Njarðvík Rafholtsvöllurinn 10th
Þór Akureyri Þórsvöllur 7th
Þróttur R. Reykjavík (Laugardalur) AVIS völlurinn 8th

History[edit]

Championship history[edit]

Number of titles by club[edit]

Team Titles First title Last title
Þróttur R. 6 1958 1997
Breiðablik 6 1970 2005
Keflavík 5 1957 2020
Fram 5 1966 2021
Víkingur R. 5 1969 2010
Fylkir 5 1992 2022
ÍA 5 1968 2023
ÍBA 4 1955 1972
ÍBV 4 1967 2008
FH 4 1974 2000
ÍBH 2 1956 1960
KA 2 1980 2016
Grindavík 2 1994 2007
Þór 2 2001 2012
Valur 2 2002 2004
ÍBÍ 1 1961 1961
KR 1 1978 1978
Völsungur 1 1986 1986
Stjarnan 1 1989 1989
Víðir 1 1990 1990
Selfoss 1 2009 2009
Fjölnir 1 2013 2013
Leiknir R. 1 2014 2014
Víkingur Ó. 1 2015 2015
Grótta 1 2019 2019

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