| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ÍA |
| Promoted | ÍA Vestri |
| Relegated | Ægir Selfoss |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 69th season of second-tier Icelandic football. The season began on 5 May 2023 and finished on 16 September 2023.
Twelve teams contested the league. The champions (ÍA) and play-off winners (Vestri) were promoted to the 2024 Besta deild karla. The bottom two teams (Ægir and Selfoss) were relegated to the 2024 2. deild karla. [1] [2] [3]
| Dissolved | Promoted from 2022 2. deild karla | Promoted to 2023 Besta deild karla | Relegated from 2022 Besta deild karla | Relegated to 2023 2. deild karla |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kórdrengir | Ægir Njarðvík Þróttur Reykjavík | Fylkir HK | ÍA Leiknir Reykjavík | KV Þróttur Vogum |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ÍA (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 49 | Promotion to Besta deild karla |
| 2 | Afturelding | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 43 | Qualification for 1. deild karla play-offs |
| 3 | Fjölnir | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 42 | |
| 4 | Vestri (O, P) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 39 | |
| 5 | Leiknir Reykjavík | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 35 | |
| 6 | Grindavík | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 28 | |
| 7 | Þór | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 27 | |
| 8 | Þróttur Reykjavík | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Grótta | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 26 | |
| 10 | Njarðvík | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 23 | |
| 11 | Selfoss (R) | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 23 | Relegation to 2. deild karla |
| 12 | Ægir (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 67 | −44 | 9 |
Each team played each other twice (22 matches each), once at home and once away.
Teams placed 2nd-5th qualified for the play-offs, with the winners earning promotion to the 2024 Besta deild karla.
| 20 September 2023 | Leiknir Reykjavík (5th) | 1–2 | Afturelding (2nd) | Leiknisvöllur, Reykjavík |
| 17:30 BST | Sowe | Christiansen Marteinsson |
| 20 September 2023 | Vestri (4th) | 1–0 | Fjölnir (3rd) | Olísvöllurinn, Ísafjörður |
| 17:30 BST | Songani |
| 24 September 2023 | Afturelding (2nd) | 3–0 (5–1 agg.) | Leiknir Reykjavík (5th) | Varmárvollur, Mosfellsbær |
| 15:00 BST | Ragnarsson Jensen Braz |
| 30 September 2023 | Vestri (4th) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Afturelding (2nd) | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík |
| 17:00 BST | Hernández |