Season | 2023 |
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Dates | 10 April – 8 October 2023 |
Champions | Víkingur Reykjavík |
Relegated | ÍBV Keflavík |
Champions League | Víkingur Reykjavík |
Conference League | Breiðablik Stjarnan Valur |
Matches played | 119 |
Goals scored | 404 (3.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Emil Atlason (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Víkingur Reykjavík 6–0 ÍBV (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 | 8 matches Víkingur Reykjavík |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Víkingur Reykjavík |
Longest winless run | 19 matches Keflavík |
Longest losing run | 5 matches KR ÍBV |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 24 August 2023. |
The 2023 Besta deild karla was the 112th season of top-flight Icelandic football. It was the second season of the league after it was rebranded as Besta deild karla.[1]
The winners (Víkingur Reykjavík) qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round. The second, third, and fourth-placed teams (Breiðablik, Stjarnan, and Valur) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The bottom two teams (ÍBV and Keflavík) were relegated to the 2024 1. deild karla.
The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. deild karla. Breiðablik entered the season as defending champions.[2]
Promoted from 2022 1. deild karla |
Relegated to 2023 1. deild karla |
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Fylkir HK |
ÍA Leiknir Reykjavík |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 20 | +45 | 59 | Qualification for the Championship Round |
2 | Valur | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 45 | |
3 | Breiðablik | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 38 | |
4 | Stjarnan | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 34 | |
5 | FH | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 34 | |
6 | KR | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 32 | |
7 | KA | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 29 | Qualification for the Relegation Round |
8 | HK | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 25 | |
9 | Fylkir | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 21 | |
10 | Fram | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 19 | |
11 | ÍBV | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 19 | |
12 | Keflavík | 22 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 12 |
Each team plays each other twice (22 matches each), once at home and once away.[12]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Víkingur Reykjavík (C) | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 30 | +46 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Valur | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 55 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Stjarnan | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 46 | |
4 | Breiðablik | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 41 | |
5 | FH | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 40 | |
6 | KR | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 37 |
Each team plays each other once (5 matches), either at home or away.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | KA | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 41 | |
2 | Fylkir | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 29 | |
3 | HK | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 27 | |
4 | Fram | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 27 | |
5 | ÍBV (R) | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 25 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
6 | Keflavík (R) | 27 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 16 |
Each team plays each other once (5 matches), either at home or away.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Valur | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
Víkingur Reykjavik | 10 |
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Breiðablik | ||
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Stjarnan | 9 |
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Valur | 8 |
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Fram | ||
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FH | ||
9 | ![]() |
Víkingur Reykjavik | 7 |
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Breiðablik | ||
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FH |