1. deild karla

Not to be confused with 1. deild.
1. deild karla
Country  Iceland
Founded 1997
1955 (as 2. deild karla)
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 2nd
Promotion to Úrvalsdeild
Relegation to 2. deild karla
Domestic cup(s) Bikarkeppni karla
Deildabikar
Current champions Víkingur Ó. (1st title)
(2015)
Most championships Breiðablik (6 titles)
Website KSÍ.is
2016

1. deild karla (E. Men's First Division) is a football league in Iceland. It is the second division in the Icelandic football league system. The league was founded in 1955 and current champions are Víkingur Ó.. 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 all have 12 teams.

2016 Member Clubs

Team Location Stadium 2015 season
Fjarðabyggð Fjarðabyggð Eskjuvöllur 7th
Fram Reykjavík Framvöllur - Úlfarsárdal 9th
Grindavík Grindavík Grindavíkurvöllur 5th
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkervöllurinn 6th
HK Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur 8th
Huginn Seyðisfjörður Seyðisfjarðarvöllur 2. deild, 1st
KA Akureyri Akureyrarvöllur 3rd
Keflavík Keflavík Keflavíkurvöllur Úrvalsdeild, 12th
Leiknir F. Fáskrúðsfjörður Búðagrund 2. deild, 2nd
Leiknir R. Reykjavík Leiknisvöllur Úrvalsdeild, 11th
Selfoss Selfoss Selfossvöllur 10th
Þór Akureyri Þórsvöllur 4th

History

Championship History

External links

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