2025 1. deild karla

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1. deild karla
Season2025
Dates2 May 2025 – 13 September 2025 [1]
Champions Þór
Promoted Þór
Relegated Fjölnir
Selfoss
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 71st season of second-tier Icelandic football. The season began on 2 May 2025 and finished on 13 September 2025.

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 the 2024 2. deild karla champions Selfoss and runners-up Völsungur. They replaced the 2024 1. deild karla bottom two teams Dalvík/Reynir and Grótta.

The relegated teams were the 2024 Besta deild karla bottom two teams Fylkir and HK. They replaced the 2024 1. deild karla champions ÍBV and play-off winners Afturelding. [2] [3]

Stadia and locations

TeamLocation
Fjölnir Reykjavík
Fylkir Reykjavík
Grindavík Grindavík
HK Kópavogur
ÍR Reykjavík
Keflavík Keflavík
Leiknir Reykjavík Reykjavík
Njarðvík Njarðvík
Selfoss Selfoss
Völsungur Húsavík
Þór Akureyri
Þróttur Reykjavík Reykjavík

Source: [4]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Þór (C, P)2214355131+2045Promotion to the Besta deild karla
2 Njarðvík 2212735025+2543Qualification for the 1. deild karla play-offs
3 Þróttur Reykjavík 2212554337+641
4 HK 2212464629+1740
5 Keflavík 2211475339+1437
6 ÍR 2210753827+1137
7 Völsungur 2274113652−1625
8 Fylkir 2265113432+223
9 Leiknir Reykjavík 2265112440−1623
10 Grindavík 2263133861−2321
11 Selfoss (R)2261152544−1919Relegation to the 2. deild karla
12 Fjölnir (R)2236133253−2115
Source: ksí.is(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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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

Home \ Away FJÖ FYL GRI HK ÍR KEF LER NJA SEL VÖL ÞÓR ÞRÓ
Fjölnir —1–12–31–50–31–31–21–20–21–10–51–2
Fylkir 3–3—1–11–21–24–01–20–12–01–21–21–2
Grindavík 3–30–4—2–13–11–43–21–50–22–43–41–2
HK 3–00–23–3—1–13–01–01–34–13–11–25–2
ÍR 3–31–26–11–2—4–21–02–22–01–00–12–1
Keflavík 5–41–14–00–30–0—6–02–13–27–22–20–1
Leiknir Reykjavík 0–11–02–60–11–10–2—1–12–03–11–41–1
Njarðvík 1–11–13–03–01–13–13–1—2–15–13–12–3
Selfoss 1–23–12–13–00–11–42–20–4—1–23–20–2
Völsungur 2–11–42–00–42–31–11–21–14–0—2–52–2
Þór 2–14–12–01–11–12–42–03–12–01–3—1–2
Þróttur Reykjavík 1–42–12–42–23–13–21–12–22–14–11–2—
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 2026 Besta deild karla.

Semi-finals

First leg

17 September 2025 Keflavík (5th) 1–2 Njarðvík (2nd) Keflavík
17:45 BST Stadium: Keflavíkurvöllur
17 September 2025 HK (4th) 4–3 Þróttur Reykjavík (3rd) Kópavogur
20:15 BST Stadium: Kórinn

Second leg

21 September 2025 Njarðvík (2nd)0–3
(2–4 agg.)		 Keflavík (5th) Njarðvík
15:00 BST Stadium: JBÓ Stadium
21 September 2025 Þróttur Reykjavík (3rd)2–3
(5–7 agg.)		 HK (4th) Reykjavík
15:00 BST Stadium: Eimskipsvöllurinn

Final

27 September 2025 Keflavík (5th) v HK (4th) Reykjavík
17:15 BST Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur

References

  1. ↑ "1. Deild Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Pálsson, Victor. "Ótrúleg dramatík í tveimur leikjum – Fylkir fallið og Blikar geta komist á toppinn" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Pálsson, Victor. "HK fallið eftir stórtap gegn KR – Benoný skoraði fimm mörk" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "1. Deild Venues". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
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