2023 Besta deild karla
The 2023 Besta deild karla is the 112th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams will be contested the league, including the defending champions Breiðablik, who won their second league title in 2022.[1] It is the second season of the league after it was rebranded as Besta deild karla.[2]
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 April – 7 October 2023 |
| Matches played | 42 |
| Goals scored | 141 (3.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson (6 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Valur 5-0 KR (7 May 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Fylkir 1-6 Valur (3 May 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Stjarnan 5-4 HK (24 April 2023) Breiðablik 5-4 Fram (28 April 2023) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Víkingur Reykjavík |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches Víkingur Reykjavík |
| Longest winless run | 6 matches Keflavík |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches KR |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2023. | |
Teams
Locations of the 2023 Besta deild karla teams
The 2023 Besta deild karla will be contested by twelve teams, ten of which played in the division the previous year and two teams promoted from 1. deild karla. The bottom two teams from the previous season, ÍA (relegated after four years in the top flight) and Leiknir (relegated after two years in the top flight), were relegated to the 2023 1. deild karla and were replaced by HK and Fylkir (both promoted after a one-year absence) champions and runners-up of the 2022 1. deild karla respectively.
Club information
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | 3,009[3] |
| FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakriki | 6,450[4] |
| Fram | Reykjavík | Laugardalsvöllur | 9,800 |
| Fylkir | Reykjavík | Floridana völlurinn | 1,854[5] |
| HK | Kópavogur | Kórinn | 1,452[6] |
| ÍBV | Vestmannaeyjar | Hásteinsvöllur | 2,300 (534 seated) |
| KA | Akureyri | Akureyrarvöllur[lower-alpha 1] | 1,645[7] |
| Keflavík | Reykjanesbær | Keflavíkurvöllur | 5,200 |
| KR | Reykjavík | Alvogenvöllurinn | 3,333[8] |
| Stjarnan | Garðabær | Samsung völlurinn | 1,440 |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Valsvöllur | 2,465[9] |
| Víkingur R. | Reykjavík | Víkingsvöllur | 2,023[10] |
- Notes
- Due to pitch issues at their home stadium, KA are currently playing home games at Dalvíkurvöllur in the nearby town of Dalvík.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 21 | Qualification for the Championship Round |
| 2 | Valur | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 18 | |
| 3 | Breiðablik | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 15 | |
| 4 | HK | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 13 | |
| 5 | KA | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | |
| 6 | FH | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 10 | |
| 7 | Fram | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 8 | Qualification for the Relegation Round |
| 8 | Stjarnan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 | |
| 9 | Fylkir | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 | |
| 10 | ÍBV | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 6 | |
| 11 | Keflavík | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 | |
| 12 | KR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: KSI (in Icelandic), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw.[11]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw.[11]
Fixtures and results
Each team was originally scheduled to play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each.[12]
Top scorers
- As of 16 April 2023[13]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson |
Breiðablik | 6 |
| 2 | Örvar Eggertsson |
HK | 4 |
| Guðmundur Magnússon |
Fram | ||
| 4 | 7 players | 3 | |
| 11 | 9 players | 2 | |
References
- "Íslandsmót KSÍ - Besta-deild karla 2022". kki.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- Helga Margrét Höskuldsdóttir (24 February 2022). "Nýtt vörumerki með rætur íslenskri knattspyrnusögu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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- "Akureyrarvöllur – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is.
- "Meistaravellir – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is.
- http://gamli.ksi.is/mannvirki/knattspyrnuvellir/?vollur=39%5B%5D
- "Leikskýrsla: Víkingur R. – Leiknir – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is.
- "Besta-deild karla 2022 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- "Úrvalsdeild 2020". voetbal.com.
- "Besta Deild Karla 2023 live scores, results, Football Iceland". Flashscore.
External links
- Official website (in Icelandic)
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