| Founded | 2017 |
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| Country |  Iceland |
| Number of teams | 10 (2023) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | 1. deild kvenna |
| Domestic cup(s) | |
| Current champions | Fram (2nd title) (2022) |
| Most championships | Fram (2 titles) |
| Website | KSÍ.is |
| Current: 2023 2. deild kvenna | |
The 2. deild kvenna is the third tier women's football league in Iceland. The league was founded in 2017. [1] [2] As of 2023 [update] it features 10 teams and the top two qualify for a spot in the 1. deild kvenna.
Promoted teams shown in green
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
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| 2017 | Afturelding/Fram [lower-alpha 1] | Fjölnir | Álftanes | Augnablik |
| 2018 [3] | Augnablik [2] | Tindastóll | Álftanes | Grótta |
| 2019 | Völsungur | Grótta | Sindri Höfn | Fjarðabyggð/Höttur/Leiknir [lower-alpha 2] |
| 2020 | Grindavík | HK | Fjarðabyggð/Höttur/Leiknir [lower-alpha 2] | Álftanes |
| 2021 | Fjarðabyggð/Höttur/Leiknir [lower-alpha 2] | Fjölnir | Völsungur | Fram |
| 2022 | Fram | Grótta | Völsungur | ÍR |
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Title year(s) | Runner-up year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fram | 1 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| Afturelding/Fram [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| Augnablik | 1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| Völsungur | 1 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| Grindavík | 1 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| Fjarðabyggð/Höttur/Leiknir [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| Fjölnir | 0 | 2 | — | 2017, 2021 |
| Grótta | 0 | 2 | — | 2019, 2022 |
| Tindastóll | 0 | 1 | — | 2018 |
| HK | 0 | 1 | — | 2020 |
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