Summary
The Besta deild karla (ISL1) is the top professional division in the Iceland football system. At the end of the 2025 season, the ISL1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026 - 2027 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2025 ISL1 team
- 2026 - 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd, 3rd and 4th place 2025 ISL1 teams
The winner of the 2025 Icelandic Cup (Bikarkeppni karla), typically a ISL1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2026 - 2027 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Iceland
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ISL1 | Besta deild karla | 12 |
| ISL2 | 1. deild karla | 12 |
| ISL3 | 2. deild karla | 12 |
| ISL4 | 3. deild karla | 12 |
| ISL5 | 4. deild karla | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 5 Apr 2025 - 1 Nov 2025 | 12: ISL1 (10), ISL2 (2) | ||
Season Format
The 2025 ISL1 is split into 2 phases. In the 1st Phase, each ISL1 teams plays Home-Away matches with the other 11 ISL1 teams twice, for a total of 22 regular season matches. In the 2nd phase, the 1st Phase teams ranked 1-6 play in the Championship Round. and the teams ranked 7-12 play in the Relegation Round. In each round, each team plays the other 5 teams in their group once for 27 total matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) total goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head goals scored, (6) head-to-head away goals scored, (7) a playoff (only to decide the champion), then (8) a draw.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025 ISL1 season, the 5th and 6th place ISL1 Relegation Round teams will be relegated to the ISL2, and the 1st and 2nd place ISL2 teams will be promoted to the 2026 ISL1.
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Championship/Relegation
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Víkingur Reykjavík FC | 26 | 16 -6-4 | 54 | - | 56 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 10 -1-2 | 31 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | 26 | 13 -6-7 | 45 | - | 57 | 40 | 17 | 14 | 9 -4-1 | 31 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 4 -2-6 | 14 | 21 | 24 | -3 |
| 3 | Stjarnan FC | 25 | 12 -5-8 | 41 | - | 47 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 8 -2-3 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 4 -3-5 | 15 | 18 | 19 | -1 |
| 4 | Breiðablik UBK | 26 | 10 -9-7 | 39 | - | 43 | 40 | 3 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 18 | 19 | -1 |
| 5 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | 26 | 8 -9-9 | 33 | - | 42 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 5 -7-0 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 3 -2-9 | 11 | 18 | 27 | -9 |
| 6 | Fram Reykjavík | 25 | 9 -5-11 | 32 | - | 36 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 7 -2-3 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ÍBV | 26 | 9 -7-10 | 34 | - | 30 | 31 | -1 | 13 | 6 -3-4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
| 2 | KA Akureyri | 26 | 9 -7-10 | 34 | - | 36 | 45 | -9 | 14 | 7 -4-3 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -15 |
| 3 | ÍA Akranes | 26 | 10 -2-14 | 32 | - | 35 | 45 | -10 | 12 | 5 -1-6 | 16 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 14 | 5 -1-8 | 16 | 19 | 27 | -8 |
| 4 | IF Vestri | 26 | 8 -5-13 | 29 | - | 24 | 38 | -14 | 13 | 6 -1-6 | 19 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 10 | 11 | 19 | -8 |
| 5 | UMF Afturelding | 26 | 6 -9-11 | 27 | - | 35 | 44 | -9 | 13 | 5 -6-2 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 1 -3-9 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -15 |
| 6 | KR Reykjavíkur | 26 | 6 -8-12 | 26 | - | 48 | 60 | -12 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 1 -4-8 | 7 | 22 | 35 | -13 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation to ISL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Regular Season
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Víkingur Reykjavík FC | 22 | 12 -6-4 | 42 | - | 47 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| 2 | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | 22 | 12 -4-6 | 40 | - | 53 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 21 | 22 | -1 |
| 3 | Stjarnan FC | 22 | 12 -4-6 | 40 | - | 43 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Breiðablik UBK | 22 | 9 -7-6 | 34 | - | 37 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| 5 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | 22 | 8 -6-8 | 30 | - | 41 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 5 -6-0 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 -0-8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -7 |
| 6 | Fram Reykjavík | 22 | 8 -5-9 | 29 | - | 32 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| 7 | ÍBV | 22 | 8 -5-9 | 29 | - | 24 | 28 | -4 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| 8 | KA Akureyri | 22 | 8 -5-9 | 29 | - | 29 | 39 | -10 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -14 |
| 9 | IF Vestri | 22 | 8 -3-11 | 27 | - | 23 | 28 | -5 | 11 | 6 -1-4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 2 -2-7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| 10 | KR Reykjavíkur | 22 | 6 -6-10 | 24 | - | 42 | 51 | -9 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -10 |
| 11 | ÍA Akranes | 22 | 7 -1-14 | 22 | - | 26 | 43 | -17 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 11 | 3 -0-8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -14 |
| 12 | UMF Afturelding | 22 | 5 -6-11 | 21 | - | 29 | 39 | -10 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 1 -1-9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | -15 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
 | UMF Afturelding | ELKEM völlurinn |
 | KA Akureyri | Hásteinsvöllur |
 | Breiðablik UBK | Samsung völlurinn |
 | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | Víkingsvöllur |
 | Fram Reykjavík | Víkingsvöllur |
Results
| FT | Stjarnan FC | N1-völlurinn Hlíðarenda |
| 00 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | N1-völlurinn Hlíðarenda |
| 00 | IF Vestri | Fagverksvöllurinn Varmá Gervigras |
 | 00 | ÍBV | KR-völlur |
| 00 | ÍA Akranes | Akureyrarvöllur |
| 12 | Víkingur Reykjavík FC | Kópavogsvöllur; |
| 20 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | Víkingsvöllur |
| 31 | Fram Reykjavík | Kópavogsvöllur; |
| 11 | IF Vestri | Akureyrarvöllur |
| 32 | Stjarnan FC | N1-völlurinn Hlíðarenda |
| 22 | UMF Afturelding | KR-völlur |
| 02 | ÍA Akranes | Hásteinsvöllur |
| 23 | Víkingur Reykjavík FC | Samsung völlurinn |
| 20 | Knattspyrnufélagið Valur | Fagverksvöllurinn Varmá Gervigras |
| 32 | KA Akureyri | Fagverksvöllurinn Varmá Gervigras |
| 11 | Breiðablik UBK | Kaplakrikavöllur |
| 32 | KR Reykjavíkur | ELKEM völlurinn |
| 11 | Breiðablik UBK | N1-völlurinn Hlíðarenda |
| 00 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | Samsung völlurinn |