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1. deild karla (football)

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 Þór. 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.

1. deild karla
Founded1997; 29 years ago (1997)
1955 (as 2. deild karla)
Country Iceland
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toBesta deild karla
Relegation to2. deild karla
Domestic cup(s)Bikarkeppni karla
League Cup
Current championsÞór
(2025)
Most championshipsÞróttur and Breiðablik (6 titles each)
WebsiteKSÍ.is
Current: 2025 1. deild karla

Current clubs (2025)

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TeamLocationStadium2024 season
Fjölnir Reykjavík (Grafarvogur) Extra völlurinn 3rd
Fylkir Reykjavík (Árbær) Floridana völlurinn Úrvalsdeild, 12nd
Grindavík Grindavík Grindavíkurvöllur 9th
HK Kópavogur Kórinn Úrvalsdeild, 11th
ÍR Reykjavík (Breiðholt) ÍR-völlur 5th
Keflavík Reykjanesbær Keflavíkurvöllur 2nd
Leiknir Reykjavík (Breiðholt) Domusnovavöllurinn 8th
Njarðvík Njarðvík Rafholtsvöllurinn 6th
Selfoss Selfoss JÁVERK völlurinn 2. deild, 1st
Völsungur Húsavík PCC völlurinn 2. deild, 2nd
Þór Akureyri Þórsvöllur 10th
Þróttur R. Reykjavík (Laugardalur) AVIS völlurinn 7th

History

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Championship history

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Number of titles by club

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