The 2003 season of 1. deild karla was the 49th season of second-tier football in Iceland.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Keflavík | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 15 | +36 | 43 | Promoted to 2004 Úrvalsdeild |
2 | Víkingur R. | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 35 | |
3 | Þór A. | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 34 | |
4 | Stjarnan | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 26 | |
5 | Haukar | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 22 | |
6 | Njarðvík | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 21 | |
7 | Breiðablik | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 21 | |
8 | HK | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 21 | |
9 | Afturelding | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 14 | Relegated to 2004 2. deild |
10 | Leiftur/Dalvík | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 11 |
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