2024 1. deild karla

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1. deild karla
Season2024
Dates1 May 2024 – 27 September 2024
Champions ÍBV
Promoted Afturelding
ÍBV
Relegated Dalvík/Reynir
Grótta
Matches played137
Goals scored441 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorer Oliver Heiðarsson (14 goals)
Biggest home win ÍBV 6-0 Keflavík (7 September 2024)
Biggest away win Dalvík/Reynir 1-7 Keflavík (24 August 2024)
Highest scoring Dalvík/Reynir 1-7 Keflavík (24 August 2024)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 27 September 2024.

The 2024 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 70th season of second-tier Icelandic football. The season began on 1 May 2024 and finished on 14 September 2024.

Contents

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; eight teams remaining from the previous season, two teams promoted from the 2. deild karla, and two teams relegated from the Besta deild karla.

The promoted teams were 2023 2. deild karla champions Dalvík/Reynir and runners-up ÍR (replacing the 2023 1. deild karla relegated teams Ægir and Selfoss). The relegated teams were 2023 Besta deild karla bottom two teams ÍBV and Keflavík (replacing the 2023 1. deild karla promoted teams ÍA and Vestri).

Stadia and locations

TeamLocation
Afturelding Mosfellsbær
Dalvík/Reynir Dalvík
Fjölnir Reykjavík
Grindavík Grindavík
Grótta Seltjarnarnes
Keflavík Keflavík
Leiknir Reykjavík Reykjavík
Njarðvík Njarðvík
Þróttur Reykjavík Reykjavík
Þór Akureyri
ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
ÍR Reykjavík

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 ÍBV (C, P)2211655027+2339Promotion to Besta deild karla
2 Keflavík 2210843724+1338Qualification for the 1. deild karla play-offs
3 Fjölnir 2210753428+637
4 Afturelding (O, P)2211383936+336
5 ÍR 229853028+235
6 Njarðvík 228953429+533
7 Þróttur Reykjavík 228683731+630
8 Leiknir Reykjavík 2284103334−128
9 Grindavík 226884046−626
10 Þór 226883238−626
11 Grótta (R)2244143150−1916Relegation to 2. deild karla
12 Dalvík/Reynir (R)2227132349−2613
Source: ksí.is
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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

Home \ Away AFT DAL FJÖ GRI GRÓ KEF LER NJA ÍBV ÍR ÞRÓ ÞÓR
Afturelding —4–30–11–11–11–31–14–10–33–01–00–3
Dalvík/Reynir 1–3—0–01–72–20–00–10–03–11–12–51–3
Fjölnir 2–01–1—5–15–20–01–04–21–51–23–11–0
Grindavík 0–33–12–3—2–22–23–32–23–11–12–23–0
Grótta 1–42–32–13–1—1–04–32–30–31–31–11–2
Keflavík 3–03–14–02–12–1—5–01–13–21–21–13–2
Leiknir Reykjavík 0–12–10–12–33–10–0—1–21–11–03–15–1
Njarðvík 2–53–00–00–11–00–03–2—0–03–01–15–1
ÍBV 2–31–02–26–02–15–01–02–1—2–24–21–1
ÍR 3–01–13–13–02–10–11–01–12–2—1–01–1
Þróttur Reykjavík 1–24–10–01–03–13–22–30–12–15–0—1–1
Þór 4–22–01–12–23–11–11–22–20–31–10–1—
Source: ksí.is
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

1. deild karla play-offs

Teams placed 2nd-5th qualified for the 1. deild karla play-offs, with the winners earning promotion to the 2025 Besta deild karla.

Semi-finals

First leg

18 September 2024 ÍR (5th) 1–4 Keflavík (2nd) Reykjavík
17:45 BST Stadium: Gimli-völlurinn
19 September 2024 Afturelding (4th) 3–1 Fjölnir (3rd) Mosfellsbær
20:15 BST Stadium: Varmárvollur

Second leg

22 September 2024 Keflavík (2nd) 2–3
(6–4 agg.)		 ÍR (5th) Keflavík
15:00 BST Stadium: Keflavíkurvöllur
23 September 2024 Fjölnir (3rd)0–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Afturelding (4th) Reykjavík
16:45 BST Stadium: Fjölnisvöllur

Final

28 September 2024 Keflavík (2nd)0–1 Afturelding (4th) Reykjavík
17:00 BST Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
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