2024 Besta deild kvenna

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Besta deild kvenna
Season2024
Dates21 April 2024 – 5 October 2024
Champions Breiðablik (18th title)
Relegated Keflavík
Fylkir
Champions League Breiðablik
Valur
Matches played111
Goals scored355 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Iceland.svg Sandra Jessen
(22 goals)
Biggest home win Valur 7–2 Víkingur R.
2 May 2024
Þór/KA 5–0 Tindastóll
24 May 2024
Breiðablik 6–1 Þór/KA
22 September 2024
Biggest away win FH 0–4 Þór/KA
27 April 2024
FH 0–4 Breiðablik
7 July 2024
Highest scoring Valur 7–2 Víkingur R.
2 May 2024
Longest winning run9 matches
Valur
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Valur
Longest winless run9 matches
Fylkir
Tindastóll
Longest losing run7 matches
Fylkir
Highest attendance1,625
Valur 0–0 Breiðablik
5 October 2024
Lowest attendance60
Keflavík 1–2 Valur
8 May 2024
Attendance24,074 (217 per match)
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of 5 October 2024.

The 2024 Besta deild kvenna was the 53rd edition of the Icelandic top-level women's football league.

Contents

The 2024 season has opened on 21 April 2024. [1] The regular season concluded on 25 August 2024 with the championship round running until 5 October 2024.

Breiðablik won the 2024 season with a narrow 1 point lead over Valur.

Tiebreakers for league ranking

The following criteria are applied to determine the order of the teams in all rounds of the leagues: [2]

  1. The total number of points;
  2. Goal difference in all league matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all league matches;
  4. Number of points in head-to-head matches;
  5. Goal difference in head-to-head matches;
  6. Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches;
  7. Number of away goals scored in head-to-head matches;

If teams are still tied after all the above criteria are applied, a play-off match is held to determine the order.

Teams

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Locations of teams in the 2024 Besta deild.
TeamHome cityHome groundCapacity2023 finish
Breiðablik Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur 3,0092nd
FH Hafnarfjörður BIRTU völlurinn2,1206th
Fylkir Reykjavík Würth völlurinn 1,8002nd (1. deild)
Keflavík Reykjanesbær Nettóhöllin1,0008th
Stjarnan Garðabær Samsungvöllurinn 1,4004th
Tindastóll Sauðárkrókur Sauðárkróksvöllur 1,3007th
Þór/KA Akureyri Boginn4005th
Þróttur R. Reykjavík AVIS völlurinn3,0003rd
Valur Reykjavík N1-völlurinn Hlíðarenda 1,5241st
Víkingur R. Reykjavík Víkingsvöllur 1,4491st (1. deild)

Team changes

Entering leagueExiting league
Promoted from 2023 1. deild Relegated to 2024 1. deild

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Valur 1816114816+3249Advances to championship round
2 Breiðablik 181602469+3748
3 Þór/KA 189364028+1230
4 Víkingur R. 188552829129
5 FH 188193036625
6 Þróttur R. 187292327423
7 Stjarnan 1863922341221Participates in the qualifying round
8 Tindastóll 18341120412113
9 Fylkir 18241217341710
10 Keflavík 18311416362010
Source: KSÍ.is
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

Home \ Away BRE FHA FYL KEF STJ TIN THK THR VAL VIK
Breiðablik 3–01–03–05–13–04–23–02–14–0
FH 0–43–11–01–24–10–41–02–42–2
Fylkir 0–20–34–20–14–12–21–11–40–0
Keflavík 0–23–41–02–30–20–11–01–21–2
Stjarnan 0–14–32–11–00–21–41–21–11–2
Tindastóll 0–10–13–01–10–03–31–21–41–1
Þór/KA 0–30–13–14–02–25–02–11–20–2
Þróttur R. 2–42–11–04–21–04–22–41–20–1
Valur 1–03–12–02–14–03–13–11–07–2
Víkingur R. 2–13–22–20–13–25–11–20–00–2
Source: KSÍ.is
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship round

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Breiðablik 2320126413+5161Secures a spot in the 2025–26 Champions League qualifying round 2, champions path
2 Valur 2319315418+3660Secures a spot in the 2025–26 Champions League qualifying round 2, league path
3 Víkingur R. 2310673436236
4 Þór/KA 2310494236+634
5 Þróttur R. 2385102933429
6 FH 23811432491725
Source: KSÍ.is
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

Home \ Away VAL BRE THK VIK FHA THR
Valur 0–02–01–1
Breiðablik 6–14–04–2
Þór/KA 0–10–11–0
Víkingur R. 1–21–1
FH 0–30–3
Þróttur R. 1–40–0
Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2024. Source: KSÍ.is
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualifying round

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1 Stjarnan 21741029411225
2 Tindastóll 21541226441819
3 Keflavík 21421525431814Relegation to 2025 1. deild
4 Fylkir 21341420422213
Source: KSÍ.is
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results

Home \ Away STJ TIN FYL KEF
Stjarnan 2–11–2
Tindastóll 3–02–1
Fylkir 1–4
Keflavík 4–4
Source: KSÍ.is
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 5 October 2024
RankPlayerTeamGoals [3]
1 Flag of Iceland.svg Sandra Jessen Þór/KA 22
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jordyn Rhodes Tindastóll 12
3 Flag of Iceland.svg Andrea Rut Bjarnadóttir Breiðablik 11
Flag of Iceland.svg Vigdís Lilja Kristjánsdóttir Breiðablik
5 Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Smith Breiðablik 9
6 Flag of Iceland.svg Agla María Albertsdóttir Breiðablik 8
Flag of Iceland.svg Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir Breiðablik
Flag of the United States.svg Shaina Ashouri Víkingur R.
Flag of Iceland.svg Jasmín Ingadóttir Valur
10 Flag of Iceland.svg Amanda Andradóttir Valur 7
Flag of Iceland.svg Hildigunnur Benediktsdóttir FH
Flag of Iceland.svg Úlfa Úlfarsdóttir Stjarnan

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Breiðablik 2,918507107243−21.4%
2 FH 1,937344101176−13.3%
3 Fylkir 3,196749167320n/a1
4 Keflavík 8221106082−22.6%
5 Stjarnan 1,63930474149−18.6%
6 Tindastóll 1,85034789168+17.5%
7 Þór/KA 2,186278103182+1.7%
8 Þróttur R. 2,22186772202−12.6%
9 Valur 4,1011,625112342−11.6%
10 Víkingur R. 3,20455297291n/a1
League total24,0741,62560217+1.9%

Updated to games played on 5 October 2024
Source: KSÍ.is
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. deild.

References

  1. "Staðfest niðurröðun í Bestu deild kvenna 2024" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. 8 April 2024. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. "REGLUGERÐ KSÍ" (pdf) (in Icelandic). KSÍ. p. 13. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. "Staða & úrslit" (in Icelandic). KSÍ.