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{{Infobox football league
| logo        = BestaLeague.png
| pixels      = 280px
| country     = [[Iceland]]
| confed      = [[UEFA]]
| founded     = {{start date and age|1912}}
| teams       = 12
| relegation  = [[1. deild karla (football)|Lengjudeildin]]
| level       = 1
| pyramid     = Icelandic football league system
| domest_cup  = [[Icelandic Men's Football Cup|Mjólkurbikarinn]]<br />[[Icelandic Men's Football League Cup|League Cup]]<br />[[Icelandic Men's Football Super Cup|Super Cup]]
| confed_cup  = [[UEFA Champions League]]<br />[[UEFA Europa League]]<br />[[UEFA Conference League]]
| champions  = [[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]] (3rd title)
| season     = [[2024 Besta deild karla|2024]]
| most successful club = [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] (27)
| top goalscorer = {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Tryggvi Guðmundsson]] (131 goals)
| tv         = '''Domestic''':<br />[[Stöð 2 Sport]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fotbolti.net/news/24-04-2015/stefnt-a-ad-syna-alla-leiki-i-pepsi-deild-karla-beint |title=Stefnt á að sýna alla leiki í Pepsi-deild karla beint - Pepsi-deildin á Stöð 2 Sport til 2021 |access-date=2017-04-30 |archive-date=2018-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001121913/https://fotbolti.net/news/24-04-2015/stefnt-a-ad-syna-alla-leiki-i-pepsi-deild-karla-beint |url-status=live }}</ref><br />'''International''':<br />[[Eleven Sports]]<br >[[OneFootball]]
| website    = {{URL|http://www.ksi.is|ksi.is}}
| current    = [[2025 Besta deild karla]]
}}

The '''Besta deild karla''' ({{lit|Men's Best Division}}) is a professional [[association football]] league in [[Iceland]] and the highest level of the [[Icelandic football league system]].<ref name="Fieldoo">{{cite web |url=http://blog.fieldoo.com/2014/03/urvalsdeild-pepsi-deildin-northern-lights-of-the-icelandic-premier-league-review/ |title=Icelandic Premier League – Úrvalsdeild / Pepsi Max deildin (Review) |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=March 19, 2014 |website=Fieldo Blog |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143321/http://blog.fieldoo.com/2014/03/urvalsdeild-pepsi-deildin-northern-lights-of-the-icelandic-premier-league-review/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=isl/news/newsid=945216.html|title=Iceland coming in from the cold|publisher=UEFA|language=en|date=5 January 2010|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623211624/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=isl/news/newsid=945216.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer (April to September). It is governed by the [[Football Association of Iceland]] (KSÍ) and has 12 teams. By the end of the 2022–23 season, [[UEFA coefficient|UEFA]] ranked the league No. 48 in Europe.<ref>[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/country/#/yr/2023 UEFA Country Ranking 2023] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102093931/https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/#/yr/2023 |date=2021-11-02 }} UEFA rankings for club competitions, accessed on June 18, 2023.</ref>

From 27 April 2009 to 2022, the league had an active agreement on the league's name rights with Ölgerðin, the Icelandic franchisee for [[Pepsi]]. From the 2019 season to the end of the 2021 season, the league was popularly referred to as Pepsi Max deildin ('''The Pepsi Max League''').<ref>[http://www.ksi.is/mot/nr/7316 Pepsi-deildin í knattspyrnu 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609212250/http://www.ksi.is/mot/nr/7316 |date=2015-06-09 }} KSÍ's official site, accessed on 28 April 2009.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.olgerdin.is/frettir/pepsi-deildin-til-naestu-thriggja-ara/274|title=Pepsi-deildin til næstu þriggja ára|work=Ölgerðin|access-date=2018-05-01|archive-date=2017-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701122602/http://www.olgerdin.is/frettir/pepsi-deildin-til-naestu-thriggja-ara/274|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 24 February 2022, the league was rebranded as '''Besta deild karla'''.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Helga Margrét Höskuldsdóttir |title=Nýtt vörumerki með rætur íslenskri knattspyrnusögu |url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/2022/02/24/nytt-vorumerki-med-raetur-islenskri-knattspyrnusogu |access-date=24 February 2022 |work=[[RÚV]] |date=24 February 2022 |language=Icelandic |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224155547/https://www.ruv.is/frett/2022/02/24/nytt-vorumerki-med-raetur-islenskri-knattspyrnusogu |url-status=live }}</ref>

The clubs play each other home and away. At the end of each season, the two teams with the fewest points are relegated to [[1. deild karla (football)|1. deild karla]] (First Division), from which two top point teams promote to the higher tier. The winner of the league enters the European national competition [[UEFA Champions League]] in the second qualifying round. The second, third and fourth placed teams qualify for the [[UEFA Europa League]] in the first qualifying round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksi.is/um-ksi/log-og-reglugerdir/reglugerdir/|title=Reglugerðir - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands|website=www.ksi.is|language=is|access-date=2018-05-01|archive-date=2018-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501225125/https://www.ksi.is/um-ksi/log-og-reglugerdir/reglugerdir/|url-status=live}}</ref>

An effort by KSÍ to strengthen Icelandic football had only one team relegated in the 2007 season to the First Division and three clubs promoted to the premier division, bringing the top flight to the number of clubs it contains currently.

Championship title counts are: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] with 27, [[Valur men's football|Valur]] with 23, and [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] and [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram Reykjavík]] each with 18. [[FH men's football|FH]] has 8 and [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]] has 7. The 2024 title holder is Breiðablik.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/fra-upphafi/greinar/nr/56 |title=Íslandsmeistarar meistaraflokks karla |access-date=2017-04-30 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204328/http://www.ksi.is/mot/fra-upphafi/greinar//nr/56 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/iceland/urvalsdeild/c31/archive/?ICID=PL_3N_06|title=Archive - Úrvalsdeild - Iceland - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-30|archive-date=2018-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501230026/https://us.soccerway.com/national/iceland/urvalsdeild/c31/archive/?ICID=PL_3N_06|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Current clubs (2025) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Club
!Location
!data-sort-type="number"|Position<br />in [[2024 Besta deild karla|2024]]
!First season in<br />Besta deild
!Seasons<br />in <br> Besta deild
!First season of<br />current spell in<br />Besta deild
!Besta deild<br />titles
!First<br />Besta deild <br> title
!Last<br />Besta deild <br> title
|-
|[[Ungmennafélagið Afturelding|Afturelding]]
|[[Mosfellsbær]]
|4th ([[2024 1. deild karla|1. deild karla]] - play-off winner)
|2025
|1
|2025
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]
|[[Kópavogur]]
|1st (champions)
|1971
|40
|2006
|3
|2010
|2024
|-
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|[[Hafnarfjörður]]
|6th
|1975
|41
|2001
|8
|2004
|2016
|-
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|[[Reykjavík]] ([[Grafarholt]])
|9th
|1912
|102
|2022
|18
|1913
|1990
|-
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|[[Akranes]] 
|5th
| 1946
| 71
| 2024
| 18
| 1951
| 2001
|-
|[[ÍBV men's football|ÍBV]]
|[[Vestmannaeyjar]]
|1st ([[2024 1. deild karla|1. deild karla]])
|1912
|54
|2025
|3
|1979
|1998
|-
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]]
|[[Akureyri]]
|7th
|1929
|26
|2017
|1
|1989
|1989
|-
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|[[Reykjavík]] ([[Vesturbær]])
|8th
|1912
|111
|1979
|27
|1912
|2019
|-
|[[Stjarnan men's football|Stjarnan]]
|[[Garðabær]]
|4th
|1990
|23
|2009
|1
|2014
|2014
|-
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|[[Reykjavík]] ([[Hlíðar]]/[[Miðborg]])
|3rd
|1915
|105
|2005
|23
|1930
|2020
|-
|[[Vestri (football club)|Vestri]]
|[[Ísafjörður]] 
|10th
|2024
|2
|2024
|0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]]
|[[Reykjavík]]<br> ([[Fossvogur]], [[Háaleiti og Bústaðir]])
|2nd
|1918
|73
|2014
|7
|1920
|2023
|}
{{Clear}}
<small>Source: </small><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/stakt-mot/?motnumer=42373 |title=Íslandsmót - Pepsi-deild karla - 2021 |access-date=2021-02-11 |archive-date=2022-01-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112230449/https://www.ksi.is/mot/stakt-mot/?motnumer=42373 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==

=== Championship history ===
The Icelandic league title has been won in its over 100 years existence by 11 teams. [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] has the most titles, with 27. [[Stjarnan]] are the latest team to join the list, winning their first title in 2014.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

The league has been dominated by teams from the [[Capital Region (Iceland)|Capital Region]] which contains nearly two thirds of [[population of Iceland|Iceland's population]]. Only four teams from outside that region have ever won the league: [[Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík|Keflavík]], [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]], [[ÍBV men's football|ÍBV]], and [[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]]. ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar) and KA (Akureyri) have won four titles between them; these are the clubs farthest from the capital.{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
'''Single Round'''
* [[1912 Úrvalsdeild|1912]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* 1913: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])*
* 1914: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])*
* [[1915 Úrvalsdeild|1915]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1916 Úrvalsdeild|1916]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1917 Úrvalsdeild|1917]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1918 Úrvalsdeild|1918]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1919 Úrvalsdeild|1919]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1920 Úrvalsdeild|1920]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1921 Úrvalsdeild|1921]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1922 Úrvalsdeild|1922]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1923 Úrvalsdeild|1923]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1924 Úrvalsdeild|1924]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1925 Úrvalsdeild|1925]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1926 Úrvalsdeild|1926]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1927 Úrvalsdeild|1927]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1928 Úrvalsdeild|1928]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1929 Úrvalsdeild|1929]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1930 Úrvalsdeild|1930]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1931 Úrvalsdeild|1931]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1932 Úrvalsdeild|1932]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1933 Úrvalsdeild|1933]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1934 Úrvalsdeild|1934]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1935 Úrvalsdeild|1935]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1936 Úrvalsdeild|1936]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1937 Úrvalsdeild|1937]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1938 Úrvalsdeild|1938]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1939 Úrvalsdeild|1939]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1940 Úrvalsdeild|1940]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1941 Úrvalsdeild|1941]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1942 Úrvalsdeild|1942]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1943 Úrvalsdeild|1943]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1944 Úrvalsdeild|1944]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1945 Úrvalsdeild|1945]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1946 Úrvalsdeild|1946]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1947 Úrvalsdeild|1947]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1948 Úrvalsdeild|1948]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1949 Úrvalsdeild|1949]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1950 Úrvalsdeild|1950]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1951 Úrvalsdeild|1951]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1952 Úrvalsdeild|1952]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1953 Úrvalsdeild|1953]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1954 Úrvalsdeild|1954]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1955 Úrvalsdeild|1955]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1956 Úrvalsdeild|1956]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1957 Úrvalsdeild|1957]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1958 Úrvalsdeild|1958]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
'''Double Round'''
* [[1959 Úrvalsdeild|1959]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1960 Úrvalsdeild|1960]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1961 Úrvalsdeild|1961]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1962 Úrvalsdeild|1962]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1963 Úrvalsdeild|1963]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1964 Úrvalsdeild|1964]]: [[Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík|Keflavík]] ([[Keflavík]])
* [[1965 Úrvalsdeild|1965]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1966 Úrvalsdeild|1966]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1967 Úrvalsdeild|1967]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1968 Úrvalsdeild|1968]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1969 Úrvalsdeild|1969]]: [[Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík|Keflavík]] ([[Keflavík]])
* [[1970 Úrvalsdeild|1970]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1971 Úrvalsdeild|1971]]: [[Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík|Keflavík]] ([[Keflavík]])
* [[1972 Úrvalsdeild|1972]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1973 Úrvalsdeild|1973]]: [[Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík|Keflavík]] ([[Keflavík]])
* [[1974 Úrvalsdeild|1974]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1975 Úrvalsdeild|1975]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1976 Úrvalsdeild|1976]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1977 Úrvalsdeild|1977]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1978 Úrvalsdeild|1978]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1979 Úrvalsdeild|1979]]: [[ÍBV men's football|ÍBV]] ([[Vestmannaeyjar]])
* [[1980 Úrvalsdeild|1980]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1981 Úrvalsdeild|1981]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1982 Úrvalsdeild|1982]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1983 Úrvalsdeild|1983]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1984 Úrvalsdeild|1984]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1985 Úrvalsdeild|1985]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1986 Úrvalsdeild|1986]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1987 Úrvalsdeild|1987]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1988 Úrvalsdeild|1988]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1989 Úrvalsdeild|1989]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]] ([[Akureyri]])
* [[1990 Úrvalsdeild|1990]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1991 Úrvalsdeild|1991]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[1992 Úrvalsdeild|1992]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1993 Úrvalsdeild|1993]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1994 Úrvalsdeild|1994]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1995 Úrvalsdeild|1995]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1996 Úrvalsdeild|1996]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[1997 Úrvalsdeild|1997]]: [[ÍBV men's football|ÍBV]] ([[Vestmannaeyjar]])
* [[1998 Úrvalsdeild|1998]]: [[ÍBV men's football|ÍBV]] ([[Vestmannaeyjar]])
* [[1999 Úrvalsdeild|1999]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2000 Úrvalsdeild|2000]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2001 Úrvalsdeild|2001]]: [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] ([[Akranes]])
* [[2002 Úrvalsdeild|2002]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2003 Úrvalsdeild|2003]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2004 Úrvalsdeild|2004]]: [[FH men's football|FH]] ([[Hafnarfjörður]])
* [[2005 Úrvalsdeild|2005]]: [[FH men's football|FH]] ([[Hafnarfjörður]])
* [[2006 Úrvalsdeild|2006]]: [[FH men's football|FH]] ([[Hafnarfjörður]])
* [[2007 Úrvalsdeild|2007]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2008 Úrvalsdeild|2008]]: [[FH men's football|FH]] ([[Hafnarfjörður]])
* [[2009 Úrvalsdeild|2009]]: [[FH men's football|FH]] ([[Hafnarfjörður]])
* [[2010 Úrvalsdeild|2010]]: [[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]] ([[Kópavogur]])
* [[2011 Úrvalsdeild|2011]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2012 Úrvalsdeild|2012]]: [[FH men's football|FH]] ([[Hafnarfjörður]])
* [[2013 Úrvalsdeild|2013]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2014 Úrvalsdeild|2014]]: [[Stjarnan men's football|Stjarnan]] ([[Garðabær]])
* [[2015 Úrvalsdeild|2015]]: [[FH men's football|FH]] ([[Hafnarfjörður]])
* [[2016 Úrvalsdeild|2016]]: [[FH men's football|FH]] ([[Hafnarfjörður]])
* [[2017 Úrvalsdeild|2017]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2018 Úrvalsdeild|2018]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2019 Úrvalsdeild|2019]]: [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2020 Úrvalsdeild|2020]]: [[Valur men's football|Valur]] ([[Reykjavík]])**
* [[2021 Úrvalsdeild|2021]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2022 Besta deild karla|2022]]: [[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]] ([[Kópavogur]])
* [[2023 Besta deild karla|2023]]: [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]] ([[Reykjavík]])
* [[2024 Besta deild karla|2024]]: [[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]] ([[Kópavogur]]) 
{{div col end}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> There was no competition in 1913 and 1914, and [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] was awarded the title.<br>
<nowiki>**</nowiki> In 2020 the competition was cut short due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and [[Valur men's football|Valur]] was awarded the title because they were at the top of the table when the season ended.

== Champions by number of titles ==

{{Pie chart
|caption = Titles won by club (%)
|label1 = KR – 27
|value1 = 23.9
|color1 = black
|label2 = Valur - 23
|value2 = 20.3
|color2 = red
|label3 = Fram - 18
|value3 = 15.9
|color3 = blue
|label4 = ÍA - 18
|value4 = 15.9
|color4 = yellow
|label5 = FH - 8
|value5 = 7.1
|color5 = orange
|label6 = Víkingur - 7
|value6 = 6.2
|color6 = magenta
|label7 = Keflavík - 4
|value7 = 3.5
|color7 = purple
|label8 = ÍBV - 3
|value8 = 2.7
|color8 = white
|label9 = Breiðablik - 3
|value9 = 2.7
|color9 = green
|label10 = KA - 1
|value10 = 0.9
|color10 = skyblue
|label11 = Stjarnan - 1
|value11 = 0.9
|color11 = darkblue
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!Team!!Titles!!First title!!Last title
|-
|'''[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]'''||27||[[1912 Úrvalsdeild|1912]]||[[2019 Úrvalsdeild|2019]]
|-
|'''[[Valur men's football|Valur]]'''||23||[[1930 Úrvalsdeild|1930]]||[[2020 Úrvalsdeild|2020]]
|-
|'''[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]'''||18||[[1913 Úrvalsdeild|1913]]||[[1990 Úrvalsdeild|1990]]
|-
|'''[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]'''||18||[[1951 Úrvalsdeild|1951]]||[[2001 Úrvalsdeild|2001]]
|-
|'''[[FH Hafnarfjörður|FH]]'''||8||[[2004 Úrvalsdeild|2004]]||[[2012 Úrvalsdeild|2016]]
|-
|'''[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]]'''||7||[[1920 Úrvalsdeild|1920]]||[[2023 Besta deild karla|2023]]
|-
|[[Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík|Keflavík]]||4||[[1964 Úrvalsdeild|1964]]||[[1973 Úrvalsdeild|1973]]
|-
|'''[[ÍBV men's football|ÍBV]]'''||3||[[1979 Úrvalsdeild|1979]]||[[1998 Úrvalsdeild|1998]]
|-
|'''[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]'''||3||[[2010 Úrvalsdeild|2010]]||[[2024 Besta deild karla|2024]]
|-
|'''[[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]]'''||1||[[1989 Úrvalsdeild|1989]]||[[1989 Úrvalsdeild|1989]]
|-
|'''[[Stjarnan men's football|Stjarnan]]'''||1||[[2014 Úrvalsdeild|2014]]||[[2014 Úrvalsdeild|2014]]
|}
Clubs in '''bold''' are currently playing in the top-tier.

== Season by season records ==

=== All-time top scorers ===
{| class="wikitable"
! LAST SEASON
!align="left" style="width: 20em"|TOP SCORER'S NAME
! GOALS
!align="left" style="width: 15em"|CLUB
|-
|align="center"|[[2013 Úrvalsdeild|2013]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Tryggvi Guðmundsson]]
|align="center"|'''131'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]], [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]], [[FH men's football|FH]], [[Fylkir]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1987 Úrvalsdeild|1987]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ingi Björn Albertsson]]
|align="center"|'''126'''
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]], [[FH men's football|FH]]
|}

=== Top scorers ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
!align="left" style="width: 20em"|Top scorer
! Goals
!align="left" style="width: 15em"|Club
|-
|align="center"|[[1980 Úrvalsdeild|1980]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Matthias Hallgrimsson]]
|align="center"|'''15'''
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1981 Úrvalsdeild|1981]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Sigurlás Þorleifsson]]<br />{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Larus Gudmundsson]]
|align="center"|'''12'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]<br />[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur R.]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1982 Úrvalsdeild|1982]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Sigurlás Þorleifsson]]<br />{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Heimir Karlsson]]
|align="center"|'''10'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]<br />[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur R.]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1983 Úrvalsdeild|1983]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ingi Björn Albertsson]]
|align="center"|'''14'''
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1984 Úrvalsdeild|1984]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Guðmundur Steinsson]]
|align="center"|'''10'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1985 Úrvalsdeild|1985]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ómar Torfason]]
|align="center"|'''13'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1986 Úrvalsdeild|1986]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Gudmundur Torfason]]
|align="center"|'''19'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1987 Úrvalsdeild|1987]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Petur Ormslev]]
|align="center"|'''12'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 Úrvalsdeild|1988]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Sigurjón Kristjánsson]]
|align="center"|'''13'''
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1989 Úrvalsdeild|1989]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Hörður Magnússon (footballer, born 1966)|Hörður Magnússon]]
|align="center"|'''12'''
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1990 Úrvalsdeild|1990]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Hörður Magnússon (footballer, born 1966)|Hörður Magnússon]]
|align="center"|'''13'''
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1991 Úrvalsdeild|1991]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Hörður Magnússon (footballer, born 1966)|Hörður Magnússon]]<br />{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Guðmundur Steinsson]]
|align="center"|'''13'''
|[[FH men's football|FH]]<br />[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur R.]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1992 Úrvalsdeild|1992]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Arnar Gunnlaugsson]]
|align="center"|'''15'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1993 Úrvalsdeild|1993]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Þórður Guðjónsson]]
|align="center"|'''19'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1994 Úrvalsdeild|1994]]
|{{flagicon|SCG}} [[Mihajlo Biberčić]]
|align="center"|'''14'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1995 Úrvalsdeild|1995]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Arnar Gunnlaugsson]]
|align="center"|'''15'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1996 Úrvalsdeild|1996]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ríkharður Daðason]]
|align="center"|'''14'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1997 Úrvalsdeild|1997]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Tryggvi Guðmundsson]]
|align="center"|'''19'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1998 Úrvalsdeild|1998]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Steingrímur Jóhannesson]]
|align="center"|'''16'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1999 Úrvalsdeild|1999]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Steingrímur Jóhannesson]]
|align="center"|'''12'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2000 Úrvalsdeild|2000]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Guðmundur Steinarsson]]<br />{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Andri Sigþórsson]]
|align="center"|'''14'''
|[[Keflavík (football club)|Keflavík]]<br />[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2001 Úrvalsdeild|2001]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Hjörtur Hjartarson]]
|align="center"|'''15'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2002 Úrvalsdeild|2002]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Grétar Hjartarson]]
|align="center"|'''13'''
||[[Grindavík men's football|Grindavík]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2003 Úrvalsdeild|2003]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Björgólfur Takefusa]]
|align="center"|'''10'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur|Þróttur R.]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2004 Úrvalsdeild|2004]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson]]
|align="center"|'''12'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2005 Úrvalsdeild|2005]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Tryggvi Guðmundsson]]
|align="center"|'''16'''
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2006 Úrvalsdeild|2006]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Marel Baldvinsson]]
|align="center"|'''11'''
|[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2007 Úrvalsdeild|2007]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Jónas Grani Garðarsson]]
|align="center"|'''13'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2008 Úrvalsdeild|2008]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Guðmundur Steinarsson]]
|align="center"|'''16'''
|[[Keflavík (football club)|Keflavík]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2009 Úrvalsdeild|2009]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Björgólfur Takefusa]]
|align="center"|'''16'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2010 Úrvalsdeild|2010]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Atli Viðar Björnsson]]<br>{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Alfreð Finnbogason]]<br>{{flagicon|GAB}} [[Gilles Mbang Ondo]]
|align="center"|'''14'''
|[[FH men's football|FH]]<br>[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]<br>[[Grindavík men's football|Grindavík]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2011 Úrvalsdeild|2011]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Garðar Jóhannsson]]
|align="center"|'''15'''
|[[Stjarnan men's football|Stjarnan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2012 Úrvalsdeild|2012]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Atli Guðnason]]
|align="center"|'''12'''
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2013 Úrvalsdeild|2013]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Atli Viðar Björnsson]]<br>{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Viðar Örn Kjartansson]]<br>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Martin (footballer)|Gary Martin]]
|align="center"|'''13'''
|[[FH men's football|FH]]<br>[[Fylkir]]<br>[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2014 Úrvalsdeild|2014]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Martin (footballer)|Gary Martin]]
|align="center"|'''13'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2015 Úrvalsdeild|2015]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Patrick Pedersen]]
|align="center"|'''13'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Valur|Valur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2016 Úrvalsdeild|2016]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Garðar Gunnlaugsson]]
|align="center"|'''14'''
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2017 Úrvalsdeild|2017]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Andri Rúnar Bjarnason]]
|align="center"|'''19'''
|[[Grindavík men's football|Grindavík]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2018 Úrvalsdeild|2018]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Patrick Pedersen]]
|align="center"|'''17'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Valur|Valur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2019 Úrvalsdeild|2019]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Martin (footballer)|Gary Martin]]
|align="center"|'''14'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Valur|Valur]]/[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2020 Úrvalsdeild|2020]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steven Lennon]]
|align="center"|'''17'''
|[[Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2021 Úrvalsdeild|2021]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Nikolaj Hansen (footballer, born 1993)|Nikolaj Hansen]]
|align="center"|'''16'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur R.]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2022 Besta deild karla|2022]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson]]<br>{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Guðmundur Magnússon]]
|align="center"|'''17'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]]<br>[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2023 Besta deild karla|2023]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Emil Atlason]]
|align="center"|'''17'''
|[[Stjarnan men's football|Stjarnan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2024 Besta deild karla|2024]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Benoný Breki Andrésson]]
|align="center"|'''21'''
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|}

=== Player of the Year ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Season
!align="left" style="width: 20em"|Player of the Year
!align="left" style="width: 10em"|Club
|-
|align="center"|[[1984 Úrvalsdeild|1984]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Bjarni Sigurðsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1985 Úrvalsdeild|1985]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Guðmundur Þorbjörnsson]]
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1986 Úrvalsdeild|1986]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Guðmundur Torfason]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1987 Úrvalsdeild|1987]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Pétur Ormslev]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 Úrvalsdeild|1988]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Sigurjón Kristjánsson]]
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1989 Úrvalsdeild|1989]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Þorvaldur Örlygsson]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1990 Úrvalsdeild|1990]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Sævar Jónsson]]
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1991 Úrvalsdeild|1991]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Guðmundur Steinsson]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur R.]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1992 Úrvalsdeild|1992]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Lúkas Kostic]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1993 Úrvalsdeild|1993]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Sigurður Jónsson (footballer)|Sigurður Jónsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1994 Úrvalsdeild|1994]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Sigursteinn Gíslason]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1995 Úrvalsdeild|1995]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ólafur Þórðarson (footballer)|Ólafur Þórðarson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1996 Úrvalsdeild|1996]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Gunnar Oddsson]]
|[[Leiftur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1997 Úrvalsdeild|1997]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Tryggvi Guðmundsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1998 Úrvalsdeild|1998]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Winnie]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|-
|align="center"|[[1999 Úrvalsdeild|1999]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Guðmundur Benediktsson]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2000 Úrvalsdeild|2000]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Hlynur Stefánsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2001 Úrvalsdeild|2001]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Gunnlaugur Jónsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2002 Úrvalsdeild|2002]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Finnur Kolbeinsson]]
|[[Fylkir]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2003 Úrvalsdeild|2003]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Allan Borgvardt]]
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2004 Úrvalsdeild|2004]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Heimir Guðjónsson (footballer, born 1969)|Heimir Guðjónsson]]
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2005 Úrvalsdeild|2005]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Allan Borgvardt]]
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2006 Úrvalsdeild|2006]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Viktor Bjarki Arnarsson]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur R.]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2007 Úrvalsdeild|2007]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Helgi Sigurðsson]]
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2008 Úrvalsdeild|2008]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Guðmundur Steinarsson]]
|[[Keflavík (football club)|Keflavík]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2009 Úrvalsdeild|2009]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Atli Guðnason]]
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2010 Úrvalsdeild|2010]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Alfreð Finnbogason]]
|[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2011 Úrvalsdeild|2011]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Hannes Þór Halldórsson]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2012 Úrvalsdeild|2012]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Atli Guðnason]]
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2013 Úrvalsdeild|2013]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Björn Daníel Sverrisson]]
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2014 Úrvalsdeild|2014]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ingvar Jónsson]]
|[[Stjarnan]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2015 Úrvalsdeild|2015]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Emil Pálsson]]
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2016 Úrvalsdeild|2016]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson]]
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2017 Úrvalsdeild|2017]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Andri Rúnar Bjarnason]]
|[[Grindavík men's football|Grindavík]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2018 Úrvalsdeild|2018]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Patrick Pedersen]]
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2019 Úrvalsdeild|2019]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Óskar Örn Hauksson]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2020 Úrvalsdeild|2020]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steven Lennon]]
|[[Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar|FH]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2021 Úrvalsdeild|2021]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Nikolaj Hansen (footballer, born 1993)|Nikolaj Hansen]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur R.]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2022 Besta deild karla|2022]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]]
|-
|align="center"|[[2023 Besta deild karla|2023]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Birnir Snær Ingason]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur R.]]
|}

=== Young Player of the Year ===
''Caps correct as of 8 October 2023''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Player
! Club
! International caps
! International goals
|-
|align="center"|[[1984 Úrvalsdeild|1984]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Guðni Bergsson]]
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|align="center"|80
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[1985 Úrvalsdeild|1985]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Halldór Áskelsson]]
|[[Þór Akureyri]]
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="center"|[[1986 Úrvalsdeild|1986]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Gauti Laxdal]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[1987 Úrvalsdeild|1987]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Rúnar Kristinsson]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|align="center"|104
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="center"|[[1988 Úrvalsdeild|1988]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Arnljótur Davíðsson]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[1989 Úrvalsdeild|1989]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ólafur Gottskálksson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[1990 Úrvalsdeild|1990]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Steinar Guðgeirsson]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[1991 Úrvalsdeild|1991]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Arnar Grétarsson]]
|[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]
|align="center"|71
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[1992 Úrvalsdeild|1992]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Arnar Gunnlaugsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|align="center"|32
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="center"|[[1993 Úrvalsdeild|1993]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Þórður Guðjónsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|align="center"|58
|align="center"|13
|-
|align="center"|[[1994 Úrvalsdeild|1994]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Eiður Guðjohnsen]]
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|align="center"|88
|align="center"|26
|-
|align="center"|[[1995 Úrvalsdeild|1995]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Tryggvi Guðmundsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|align="center"|42
|align="center"|12
|-
|align="center"|[[1996 Úrvalsdeild|1996]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Bjarni Guðjónsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[1997 Úrvalsdeild|1997]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Sigurvin Ólafsson (footballer, born 1976)|Sigurvin Ólafsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[1998 Úrvalsdeild|1998]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ólafur Þór Gunnarsson]]
|[[ÍR men's football|ÍR]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[1999 Úrvalsdeild|1999]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Grétar Hjartarson]]
|[[Grindavík men's football|Grindavík]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2000 Úrvalsdeild|2000]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Helgi Daníelsson (footballer, born 1981)|Helgi Valur Daníelsson]]
|[[Fylkir]]
|align="center"|33
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2001 Úrvalsdeild|2001]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Grétar Rafn Steinsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]
|align="center"|46
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="center"|[[2002 Úrvalsdeild|2002]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="center"|[[2003 Úrvalsdeild|2003]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ólafur Ingi Skúlason]]
|[[Fylkir]]
|align="center"|36
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[2004 Úrvalsdeild|2004]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Emil Hallfreðsson]]
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|align="center"|73
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="center"|[[2005 Úrvalsdeild|2005]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Hörður Sveinsson]]
|[[Keflavík (football club)|Keflavik]]
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2006 Úrvalsdeild|2006]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Birkir Sævarsson]]
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|align="center"|103
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="center"|[[2007 Úrvalsdeild|2007]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Matthías Vilhjálmsson]]
|[[FH men's football|FH]]
|align="center"|15
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[2008 Úrvalsdeild|2008]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson]]
|[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]
|align="center"|88
|align="center"|8
|-
|align="center"|[[2009 Úrvalsdeild|2009]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Alfreð Finnbogason]]
|[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]
|align="center"|69
|align="center"|17
|-
|align="center"|[[2010 Úrvalsdeild|2010]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Kristinn Steindórsson]]
|[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[2011 Úrvalsdeild|2011]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Þórarinn Ingi Valdimarsson]]
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2012 Úrvalsdeild|2012]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Jón Daði Böðvarsson]]
|[[Selfoss men's football|Selfoss]]
|align="center"|64
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="center"|[[2013 Úrvalsdeild|2013]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Arnór Ingvi Traustason]]
|[[Keflavík (football club)|Keflavík]]
|align="center"|49
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="center"|[[2014 Úrvalsdeild|2014]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Elías Már Ómarsson]]
|[[Keflavík (football club)|Keflavík]]
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2015 Úrvalsdeild|2015]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson]]
|[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2016 Úrvalsdeild|2016]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Óttar Magnús Karlsson]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur R.]]
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|[[2017 Úrvalsdeild|2017]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Alex Þór Hauksson]]
|[[Stjarnan men's football|Stjarnan]]
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2018 Úrvalsdeild|2018]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Willum Þór Willumsson]]
|[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2019 Úrvalsdeild|2019]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Finnur Tómas Pálmason]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2020 Úrvalsdeild|2020]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Valgeir Lunddal Friðriksson]]
|[[Valur men's football|Valur]]
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2021 Úrvalsdeild|2021]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Kristall Máni Ingason]]
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur R.]]
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2022 Besta deild karla|2022]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ísak Andri Sigurgeirsson]]
|[[Stjarnan men's football|Stjarnan]]
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|-
|align="center"|[[2023 Besta deild karla|2023]]
|{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Eggert Aron Guðmundsson]]
|[[Stjarnan men's football|Stjarnan]]
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|0
|}

==Total seasons in Besta deild by club==
A total of 32 teams have played at least one season in the top division.
Teams in '''bold''' play in 2024 season.

''Seasons counted up to and including the 2024 season''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Club
!Location
!data-sort-type="number"|First season in<br />Besta deild
!Last season in<br />in <br> Besta deild
!Seasons<br />in <br> Besta deild
!Best result in<br />Besta deild
!Besta deild<br />titles
!First<br />Besta deild <br> title
!Last<br />Besta deild <br> title
|-
|'''[[Breiðablik men's football|Breiðablik]]'''
|[[Kópavogur]]
|1971
|2024
|39
|1st
|2
|2010
|2022
|-
|'''[[FH men's football|FH]]''' <sup>2</sup>
|[[Hafnarfjörður]]
|1975
|2024
|40
|1st
|8
|2004
|2016
|-
|[[Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir|Fjölnir]]
|[[Reykjavík]] ([[Grafarvogur]])
|2008
|2020
|8
|4th
|0
| -
| -
|-
|'''[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]'''
|[[Reykjavík]] ([[Grafarholt]])
|1912
|2024
|101
|1st
|18
|1913
|1990 
|-
|'''[[Fylkir]]'''
|[[Reykjavík]] ([[Árbær]])
|1989
|2024
|26
|2nd
|0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Grindavík men's football|Grindavík]]
|[[Grindavík]]
|1995
|2019
|20
|3rd
|0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Íþróttafélagið Grótta|Grótta]]
|[[Seltjarnarnes]]
|2020
|2020
|1
|11th
|0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Haukar]] <sup>2</sup>
|[[Hafnarfjörður]]
|1979
|2010
|2
|10th
|0
| -
| -
|-
|'''[[Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs|HK]]'''
|[[Kópavogur]]
|2007
|2024
|7
|9th
|0
| -
| -
|-
|'''[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]'''
|[[Akranes]] 
| 1946
| 2024
| 70
| 1st
| 18
| 1951
| 2001
|-
|[[ÍB Akureyri|ÍBA]]<sup>1</sup>
|[[Akureyri]] 
| 1943
| 1974
| 17
| 3rd
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Íþróttabandalag Hafnarfjarðar|ÍBH]] <sup>2</sup>
|[[Hafnarfjörður]] 
| 1957
| 1961
| 3
| 4th
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar|ÍBÍ]] <sup>3</sup>
|[[Ísafjörður]] 
| 1962
| 1983
| 3
| 6th
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja|ÍBV]]
|[[Vestmannaeyjar]] 
| 1912
| 2023
| 53
| 1st
| 3
| 1979
| 1998
|-
|[[ÍR men's football|ÍR]]
|[[Reykjavík]] ([[Breiðholt]])
| 1998
| 1998
| 1
| 10th
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|'''[[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]]''' <sup>1</sup>
|[[Akureyri]]
|1929
|2024
|25
|1st
|1
|1989
|1989
|-
|[[Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík|Keflavík]]
|[[Reykjanesbær]] ([[Keflavík]])
|1958
|2023
|55
|1st
|4
|1964
|1973
|-
|'''[[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]]'''
|[[Reykjavík]] ([[Vesturbær]])
|1912
|2024
|110
|1st
|27
|1912
|2019
|-
|[[Leiftur]] <sup>4</sup>
|[[Ólafsfjörður]]
|1988
|2000
|7
|3rd
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Leiknir Reykjavík|Leiknir]]
|[[Reykjavík]] ([[Breiðholt]])
|2015
|2022
|3
|8th
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Selfoss men's football|Selfoss]]
|[[Selfoss (town)|Selfoss]]
|2010
|2012
|2
|11th
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Skallagrímur men's football|Skallagrímur]]
|[[Borgarnes]]
|1997
|1997
|1
|9th
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|'''[[Stjarnan men's football|Stjarnan]]'''
|[[Garðabær]]
|1990
|2024
|22
|1st
|1
|2014
|2014
|-
|'''[[Valur men's football|Valur]]'''
|[[Reykjavík]] ([[Hlíðar]]/[[Miðborg]])
|1915
|2024
|104
|1st
|23
|1930
|2020
|-
|'''[[Vestri (football club)|Vestri]]''' <sup>3</sup>
|[[Ísafjörður]]
|2024
|2024
|1
|10th
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Víðir]]
|[[Garður]]
|1985
|1991
|4
|7th
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Ungmennafélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]]
|[[Ólafsvík]]
|2013
|2017
|3
|10th
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|'''[[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]]'''
|[[Reykjavík]]<br> ([[Fossvogur]], [[Háaleiti og Bústaðir]])
|1918
|2024
|73
|1st
|7
|1920
|2023
|-
|[[Íþróttafélagið Völsungur|Völsungur]]
|[[Húsavík]]
|1987
|1988
|2
|8th
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Þór Akureyri|Þór]] <sup>1</sup>
|[[Akureyri]]
|1977
|2014
|17
|3rd
| 0
| -
| -
|-
|[[Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur|Þróttur]]
|[[Reykjavík]] ([[Laugardalur]])
|1953
|2016
|19
|5th
| 0
| -
| -
|}
<sup>1</sup> [[ÍB Akureyri|ÍBA]] stood for "Sports Association of Akureyri", composed of [[Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar|KA]] and [[Þór Akureyri|Þór]]. Disbanded after the 1974 season with KA and Þór fielding their own teams starting from the 1975 season.<br/>
<sup>2</sup> [[Íþróttabandalag Hafnarfjarðar|ÍBH]] stood for "Sports Association of Hafnarfjörður", composed of [[FH men's football|FH]] and [[Haukar]]. Disbanded after the 1963 season with FH and Haukar fielding their own teams starting from the 1964 season.<br/>
<sup>3</sup> [[Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar|ÍBÍ]] ran into financial trouble and folded after the 1987 season. Most of the players transferred to BÍ which took over as the main football club in [[Ísafjörður]]. BÍ is now known as [[Vestri (football club)|Vestri]].<br/>
<sup>4</sup> [[Leiftur]] ran into financial trouble and eventually merged with KS from [[Siglufjörður]] before the 2006 season. The teams were disbanded before the 2010 season in favour of forming a new football club for both towns, the new club being called [[Knattspyrnufélag Fjallabyggðar|KF]].
{{Clear}}

==See also==
{{portal bar|Association football|Iceland}}
*[[Besta deild kvenna]]  (Women's Premier League)
*[[List of football clubs in Iceland]]
*[[List of foreign Úrvalsdeild players]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.ksi.is/}} {{in lang|is}}
* [http://www.league321.com/iceland-football.html League321.com] – Icelandic football league tables, records & statistics database. {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ijschamp.html Iceland – List of Champions] at the [[RSSSF]]
* [http://www.icelandfootball.net/first-level-champions.html IcelandFootball.net] – list of first level champions {{in lang|en}}
* [https://int.soccerway.com/national/iceland/urvalsdeild/ SOCCERWAY] – Úrvalsdeild summary

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