1. Deild is a football league competition in Iceland, with recorded seasons from 2016 through 2025. Use this page to follow live scores, fixtures, results, standings, and player and team statistics across those recorded seasons, providing a clear reference for match tracking, individual performances, and broader team context throughout the full span of its recorded coverage.
Upcoming matches, 1. Deild
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Throttur Reykjavik
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Latest played matches, 1. Deild
Semi-finals
Regular Season - 22
1. Deild Standings
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Afturelding | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 33 | 32 | 45 | LWWWD |
| 2 |
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Throttur Reykjavik | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 43 | WWWWL |
| 3 |
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Fylkir | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 40 | DWLWW |
| 4 |
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HK Kopavogur | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 40 | 12 | 38 | DLWLW |
| 5 |
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Njardvik | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 38 | LLWLW |
| 6 |
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Leiknir R. | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 28 | LWLWL |
| 7 |
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IR Reykjavik | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 28 | WLWWL |
| 8 |
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Grotta | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 27 | LLLLD |
| 9 |
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Vestri | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 27 | LLWLW |
| 10 |
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Völsungur | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 26 | WWLWW |
| 11 |
|
Grindavik | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 25 | DWLDW |
| 12 |
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Ægir | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 69 | -44 | 9 | DLLLL |
1. Deild Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
1. Deild teams participation since 2016
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Thor Akureyri | 10 |
| Throttur Reykjavik | 8 |
| Leiknir R. | 8 |
| Grindavik | 7 |
| Selfoss | 7 |
| Keflavik | 6 |
| Fjolnir | 6 |
| Fram Reykjavik | 6 |
| Grotta | 6 |
| Afturelding | 6 |
| HK Kopavogur | 5 |
| Njardvik | 5 |
| Vikingur Olafsiik | 4 |
| Haukar | 4 |
| IR Reykjavik | 4 |
| Vestri | 4 |
| Fylkir | 3 |
| IBV Vestmannaeyjar | 3 |
| Leiknir F. | 3 |
| Magni | 3 |
| IA Akranes | 2 |
| Kórdrengir | 2 |
| KA Akureyri | 1 |
| Fjardabyggd | 1 |
| Huginn | 1 |
| KV | 1 |
| Völsungur | 1 |
| Ægir | 1 |
| Thróttur Vogar | 1 |
| Dalvík / Reynir | 1 |
1. Deild top scorer teams
1. Deild About
1. Deild is an Icelandic football league, forming part of the country’s domestic club-competition structure. Its purpose is to provide a sustained, season-long contest in which teams are assessed across a programme of league matches rather than through a single elimination tie.
A season-long league competition
The defining feature of 1. Deild is continuity. Teams compete across a full campaign, with results accumulated in a single standings table. This structure rewards consistency over time: a strong start, reliable away performances and the ability to maintain form through the closing fixtures all contribute to a team’s final position. Each match therefore carries value within the wider campaign, whether a club is challenging near the top, seeking a secure mid-table finish or attempting to improve its position late in the season.
The league format also creates a clear competitive narrative. Instead of relying on one decisive knockout match, it measures performance over repeated head-to-head contests. That gives clubs the opportunity to respond to setbacks, build momentum and settle the balance of a season through sustained results. It also makes the final standings an important record of performance across the competition as a whole.
Place in Icelandic football
As an Icelandic league, 1. Deild belongs to the national football ecosystem and reflects the country’s club-based competitive calendar. Its identity is rooted in domestic football: clubs meet familiar opponents over the course of a campaign while competing for the best possible place in the final table. The competition provides a structured platform for teams and players to develop through regular competitive fixtures, with the league table offering a straightforward measure of relative performance.
The competition should not be confused with a cup tournament. A cup is normally decided through successive elimination rounds, whereas a league is organised around accumulated results and final standings. That distinction is central to understanding 1. Deild and the type of sporting challenge it presents.
Historical coverage
The recorded season coverage for 1. Deild runs from 2016 through 2025, representing ten seasons. This period provides a substantial basis for examining the competition’s results, standings and changing competitive patterns. Comparing seasons can reveal which clubs have challenged consistently, how tightly contested particular campaigns have been and whether the balance of performance has shifted over time.
The 2025 season is the latest season included in the recorded coverage. References to earlier campaigns should therefore be understood within the 2016–2025 period, while any later season requires separate confirmation.
How the competition is understood
The most useful way to follow 1. Deild is through the relationship between individual matches and the overall table. A result affects more than one fixture: it changes a club’s position, influences the pressure on its next opponents and can shape the eventual outcome of the campaign. This combination of weekly competition and cumulative ranking gives the league its distinctive character.
For supporters, analysts and historians of Icelandic football, 1. Deild offers a focused view of domestic league performance across a clearly defined period. Its ten recorded seasons provide the context needed to assess results not as isolated events, but as part of a continuing competition in Icelandic football.