2023 Besta deild karla

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2023 Besta deild karla
Season2023
Dates10 April – 8 October 2023
Champions Víkingur Reykjavík
Relegated ÍBV
Keflavík
Champions League Víkingur Reykjavík
Conference League Breiðablik
Stjarnan
Valur
Matches played119
Goals scored404 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorer Emil Atlason
(17 goals)
Biggest home win Víkingur Reykjavík 6–0 ÍBV
(7 May 2023)
Biggest away win Fylkir 1–6 Valur
(3 May 2023)
Highest scoring Stjarnan 5–4 HK
(24 April 2023)
Breiðablik 5–4 Fram
(28 April 2023)
Longest winning run8 matches
Víkingur Reykjavík
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Víkingur Reykjavík
Longest winless run19 matches
Keflavík
Longest losing run5 matches
KR
ÍBV
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 24 August 2023.

The 2023 Besta deild karla was the 112th season of top-flight Icelandic football. It was the second season of the league after it was rebranded as Besta deild karla. [1]

Contents

The winners (Víkingur Reykjavík) qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round. The second, third, and fourth-placed teams (Breiðablik, Stjarnan, and Valur) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The bottom two teams (ÍBV and Keflavík) were relegated to the 2024 1. deild karla.

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. deild karla. Breiðablik entered the season as defending champions. [2]

Team changes

Promoted from
2022 1. deild karla 		Relegated to
2023 1. deild karla
Fylkir
HK 		ÍA
Leiknir Reykjavík

Stadia and locations

Regular season

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Víkingur Reykjavík 2219216520+4559Qualification for the Championship Round
2 Valur 2214355325+2845
3 Breiðablik 2211564436+838
4 Stjarnan 2210484525+2034
5 FH 2210484144−334
6 KR 229582936−732
7 KA 228593139−829Qualification for the Relegation Round
8 HK 226793748−1125
9 Fylkir 2256112945−1621
10 Fram 2254133247−1519
11 ÍBV 2254132443−1919
12 Keflavík 2219122042−2212
Source: KSI (in Icelandic), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw. [11]

Results

Each team plays each other twice (22 matches each), once at home and once away. [12]

Home \ Away BRE FH FRA FYL HK ÍBV KA KEF KR STJ VAL VÍK
Breiðablik —0–25–45–13–43–12–02–13–41–11–02–2
FH 2–2—4–02–44–32–10–32–13–01–03–21–3
Fram 0–12–2—1–13–23–12–14–11–22–11–32–3
Fylkir 1–24–23–1—0–02–11–11–23–30–41–61–3
HK 5–22–21–11–0—2–21–23–11–11–10–51–2
ÍBV 2–12–31–00–13–0—2–01–12–20–20–30–1
KA 1–14–24–22–11–13–0—0–01–12–10–40–4
Keflavík 0–02–30–01–10–21–33–4—0–21–11–13–3
KR 0–11–03–22–00–11–12–02–0—1–00–41–2
Stjarnan 0–25–04–02–25–44–04–03–03–1—2–00–2
Valur 0–21–11–02–14–12–14–20–05–03–2—0–4
Víkingur Reykjavík 5–32–03–12–06–16–01–04–13–02–02–3—
Source: KSI (in Icelandic), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Round

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Víkingur Reykjavík (C)2721337630+4666Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Valur 2717466635+3155Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
3 Stjarnan 2714495529+2646
4 Breiðablik 27125105249+341
5 FH 27124114954−540
6 KR 27107103848−1037
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw. [13]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ The 2023 Icelandic Cup winners also qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Víkingur Reykjavík) qualified based on league position, the Conference League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results

Each team plays each other once (5 matches), either at home or away.

Home \ Away BRE FH KR STJ VAL VÍK
Breiðablik —0–2—0–2—3–1
FH ——3–11–3——
KR 4–3———2–2—
Stjarnan ——2–0——3–1
Valur 4–24–1—2–0——
Víkingur Reykjavík —2–12–2—5–1—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Round

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1 KA 27125104245−341
2 Fylkir 2778124355−1229
3 HK 2769124155−1427
4 Fram 2776144056−1627
5 ÍBV (R)2767143150−1925Relegation to 1. deild karla
6 Keflavík (R)27210152754−2716
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw. [14]
(R) Relegated

Results

Each team plays each other once (5 matches), either at home or away.

Home \ Away FRA FYL HK ÍBV KA KEF
Fram ————1–03–1
Fylkir 5–1——2–22–4—
HK 1–12–2—0–1——
ÍBV 2–2————1–1
KA ——1–02–1—4–2
Keflavík —1–32–1———
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 20 August 2023 [15]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Iceland.svg Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson Valur 11
2 Flag of Iceland.svg Birnir Snær Ingason Víkingur Reykjavik 10
Flag of Denmark.svg Nikolaj Hansen Víkingur Reykjavik
Flag of Iceland.svg Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson Breiðablik
5 Flag of Iceland.svg Emil Atlason Stjarnan 9
6 Flag of Iceland.svg Adam Pálsson Valur 8
Flag of Brazil.svg Fred Saraiva Fram
Flag of Iceland.svg Kjartan Finnbogason FH
9 Flag of Iceland.svg Danijel Djuric Víkingur Reykjavik 7
Flag of Iceland.svg Gísli Eyjólfsson Breiðablik
Flag of Iceland.svg Ulfur Björnsson FH

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