Top scorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 | 14 | Tindastóll |
| | 12 | ÍBV |
| | 12 | Víðir |
| | 12 | Breiðablik |
| | 11 | Stjarnan |
| | 9 | ÍBV |
The 1989 season of 1. deild karla was the 35th season of second-tier football in Iceland. [1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stjarnan | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 43 | Promoted to 1990 Úrvalsdeild |
| 2 | ÍBV | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 39 | |
| 3 | Víðir | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 38 | |
| 4 | Selfoss | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 28 | |
| 5 | Breiðablik | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 22 | |
| 6 | Tindastóll | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 20 | |
| 7 | Leiftur | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 20 | |
| 8 | ÍR | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 20 | |
| 9 | Völsungur | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 14 | Relegated to 1990 2. deild |
| 10 | Einherji | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 51 | −30 | 14 |
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
| | 14 | Tindastóll |
| | 12 | ÍBV |
| | 12 | Víðir |
| | 12 | Breiðablik |
| | 11 | Stjarnan |
| | 9 | ÍBV |
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