| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ÍA |
| Promoted | ÍA HK |
| Relegated | Selfoss ÍR |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 418 (3.17 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 22 goals Viktor Jónsson, Þróttur R. |
← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of 29 September 2018. | |
The 2018 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 64th season of the second-tier Icelandic football. Twelve teams competed in the league. The season began on 5 May and concluded on 22 September. [1]
The league is contested by twelve clubs. Eight remained in the division from the 2017 season, while four new clubs joined the 1. deild karla:
| Team | Manager | Location | Stadium | 2017 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fram | | Reykjavík | Laugardalsvöllur | 9th |
| Haukar | | Hafnarfjörður | Ásvellir | 7th |
| HK | | Kópavogur | Kórinn | 4th |
| ÍA | | Akranes | Norðurálsvöllurinn | Úrvalsdeild, 12th |
| ÍR | | Reykjavík | Hertz-völlurinn | 10th |
| Leiknir R. | | Reykjavík | Leiknisvöllur | 5th |
| Magni | | Grenivík | Grenivíkurvöllur | 2. deild, 2nd |
| Njarðvík | | Reykjanesbær | Njarðtaksvöllurinn | 2. deild, 1st |
| Selfoss | | Selfoss | JÁVERK-völlurinn | 8th |
| Víkingur Ó. | | Ólafsvík | Ólafsvíkurvöllur | Úrvalsdeild, 11th |
| Þór | | Akureyri | Þórsvöllur | 6th |
| Þróttur R. | | Reykjavík | Eimskipsvöllurinn | 3rd |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haukar | | Resigned | 23 September 2017 [2] | Pre-season | | 23 September 2017 [3] |
| ÍR | | 4 October 2017 [4] | Pre-season | | 4 October 2017 [5] | |
| ÍA | | 11 October 2017 [6] | Pre-season | | 12 October 2017 [7] | |
| HK | | 12 October 2017 [8] | Pre-season | | 18 October 2017 [9] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ÍA (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 48 | Promotion to 2019 Úrvalsdeild |
| 2 | HK (P) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 48 | |
| 3 | Þór | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 43 | |
| 4 | Víkingur Ó. | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 42 | |
| 5 | Þróttur R. | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 36 | |
| 6 | Njarðvík | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 27 | |
| 7 | Leiknir R. | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 25 | |
| 8 | Haukar | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 25 | |
| 9 | Fram | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 24 | |
| 10 | Magni | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 19 | |
| 11 | ÍR (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 18 | Relegation to 2019 2. deild karla |
| 12 | Selfoss (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 15 |
Each team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club, and 132 matches altogether.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Þróttur R. | 22 |
| 2 | | Fram | 18 |
| 3 | | Þór | 16 |
| 4 | | Víkingur Ó. | 11 |
| 5 | | HK | 10 |
| | Leiknir R. | ||
| | Víkingur Ó. | ||
| | ÍA | ||
| 9 | | Haukar | 9 |
| | Leiknir R. | ||
| | Magni | ||
| 12 | | Þróttur R. | 7 |
| | HK | ||
| | Selfoss | ||
| 15 | | Þór | 6 |