2025 Besta deild karla

Besta deild karla

Season	2025
Dates	5 April – 26 October 2025
Europa League	Vestri
Matches played	138
Goals scored	443 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Patrick Pedersen (18 goals)
Biggest home win	KR 5–0 ÍA (27 April 2025) Valur 6–1 ÍA (10 May 2025) Valur 6–1 KR (23 June 2025) FH 5–0 KA (13 July 2025)
Biggest away win	KR 0–7 Víkingur (14 September 2025)
Highest scoring	Breiðablik 4–5 FH (17 August 2025)
Longest winning run	5 matches Stjarnan Valur
Longest unbeaten run	8 matches Breiðablik Stjarnan
Longest winless run	11 matches Afturelding
Longest losing run	4 matches Vestri
Highest attendance	3107 KR 1–1 Breiðablik (26 July 2025)
Lowest attendance	200 Vestri 1–0 FH (13 April 2025)
Average attendance	781
← 2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of 23 September 2025.

The 2025 Besta deild karla is the 114th season of top-flight Icelandic Football. It is the fourth season following the league's rebrand as Besta deild karla. ^[1]

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams: the top ten teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the 1. deild karla. Breiðablik entered the season as defending champions after winning their seventh title during the previous season. ^[2]

The promoted teams were the 2024 1. deild karla champions ÍBV (promoted after a single-season absence), and play-off winners Afturelding (promoted to the top division for the first time in their history). They replaced the 2024 Besta deild karla bottom two teams, HK and Fylkir.

Stadia and locations

KA

ÍBV

Capital region

ÍA

Vestri

Capital region  clubs:
Reykjavík :Fram
KR
Valur
Víkingur Reykjavík
Mosfellsbær :Afturelding
Kópavogur :Breiðablik
Hafnarfjörður :FH
Garðabær :Stjarnan

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Locations of the 2025 Besta deild karla teams

Team	Location	Stadium
Afturelding	Mosfellsbær	Malbikstöðin að Varmá
Breiðablik	Kópavogur	Kópavogsvöllur
FH	Hafnarfjörður	Kaplakriki
Fram	Reykjavík	Lambhagavöllur
ÍA	Akranes	ELKEM völlurinn
ÍBV	Vestmannaeyjar	Hásteinsvöllur
KA	Akureyri	Greifavöllurinn
KR	Reykjavík	Meistaravellir
Stjarnan	Garðabær	Samsung völlurinn
Valur	Reykjavík	N1 Völlurinn
Vestri	Ísafjörður	Kerecisvöllurinn
Víkingur Reykjavík	Reykjavík	Víkingsvöllur

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Víkingur Reykjavík	22	12	6	4	47	27	+20	42	Qualification for the Championship Round
2	Valur	22	12	4	6	53	35	+18	40
3	Stjarnan	22	12	4	6	43	35	+8	40
4	Breiðablik	22	9	7	6	37	35	+2	34
5	FH	22	8	6	8	41	35	+6	30
6	Fram	22	8	5	9	32	31	+1	29
7	ÍBV	22	8	5	9	24	28	−4	29	Qualification for the Relegation Round
8	KA	22	8	5	9	29	39	−10	29
9	Vestri	22	8	3	11	23	28	−5	27
10	KR	22	6	6	10	42	51	−9	24
11	ÍA	22	7	1	14	26	43	−17	22
12	Afturelding	22	5	6	11	29	39	−10	21

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. ^[3]

Results

Team played each other twice (once at home and once away) for a total of 22 games each. ^[4]

Home \ Away	AFT	BRE	FH	FRA	ÍA	ÍBV	KA	KR	STJ	VAL	VES	VÍK
Afturelding	—	2–2	1–2	1–1	4–1	0–0	3–3	4–3	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–0
Breiðablik	2–0	—	4–5	1–1	1–4	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–1	2–1	1–0	3–1
FH	0–0	2–0	—	2–2	3–2	1–1	5–0	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–0	2–2
Fram	3–0	4–2	2–0	—	0–1	2–0	1–2	0–1	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–2
ÍA	3–1	3–0	1–3	0–1	—	0–3	3–0	1–0	0–3	2–2	0–2	0–1
ÍBV	1–2	0–2	2–1	3–1	2–0	—	0–0	2–1	1–0	4–1	0–2	0–0
KA	1–0	0–1	3–2	2–0	2–0	1–0	—	2–2	1–1	2–5	4–1	0–2
KR	2–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	5–0	4–1	1–2	—	1–2	3–3	2–1	0–7
Stjarnan	4–1	1–4	2–1	2–0	2–1	2–3	3–2	4–2	—	3–2	2–1	2–2
Valur	4–3	2–1	3–1	2–1	6–1	3–0	3–1	6–1	1–2	—	1–1	1–1
Vestri	2–0	0–1	1–0	3–2	0–2	2–0	1–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	—	0–1
Víkingur Reykjavík	2–1	2–2	3–1	3–2	2–1	2–0	4–0	3–2	2–4	1–2	4–1	—

Source: KSI (in Icelandic), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Round

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Víkingur Reykjavík	23	13	6	4	49	28	+21	45	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Valur	23	12	5	6	54	36	+18	41	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3	Stjarnan	23	12	5	6	43	35	+8	41	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4	Breiðablik	23	9	8	6	38	36	+2	35
5	FH	23	8	7	8	41	35	+6	31
6	Fram	23	8	5	10	33	33	0	29

Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2025. 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. ^[5]

Results

Teams play each other for the third time (either at home or away).

Home \ Away	BRE	FH	FRA	STJ	VAL	VÍK
Breiðablik	—	—		—	—
FH		—		—	—	—
Fram	—	—	—			—
Stjarnan		0–0	—	—	—
Valur	1–1		—		—	—
Víkingur Reykjavík	—		2–1	—		—

Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2025. Source: KSI (in Icelandic), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation Round

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	KA	23	9	5	9	33	41	−8	32
2	ÍBV	23	8	6	9	25	29	−4	30
3	Vestri	23	8	3	12	23	32	−9	27	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [a]
4	ÍA	23	8	1	14	30	43	−13	25
5	KR	23	6	6	11	44	55	−11	24	Relegation to the 1. deild karla
6	Afturelding	23	5	7	11	30	40	−10	22

Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. 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. ^[6]
Notes:

1. Vestri qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the 2025 Icelandic Men's Football Cup winners.

Results

Teams play each other for the third time (either at home or away).

Home \ Away	AFT	ÍA	ÍBV	KA	KR	VES
Afturelding	—	—	—		—
ÍA		—	—	—		—
ÍBV	1–1		—		—	—
KA	—		—	—	4–2
KR		—		—	—	—
Vestri	—	0–4		—		—

Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. Source: KSI (in Icelandic), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 15 September 2025

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Patrick Pedersen	Valur	18
2	Andri Rúnar Bjarnason	Stjarnan	11
3	Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson	KA	10
	Sigurður Bjartur Hallsson	FH
	Örvar Eggertsson	Stjarnan
	Eiður Gauti Sæbjörnsson	KR
7	Aron Sigurðarson	KA	9
	Hrannar Snær Magnússon	Afturelding
	Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson	Valur
	Vuk Oskar Dimitrijevic	Fram
	Tobias Thomsen	Breiðablik
	Nicolaj Hansen	Víkingur

Top assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Kjartan Kári Halldórsson	FH	13
2	Helgi Guðjónsson	Víkingur	8
	Jónatan Ingi Jónsson	Valur
4	Benedikt V. Warén	Stjarnan	7
	Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson	Valur
	Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson	Víkingur
7	Guðmundur Baldvin Nökkvason	Stjarnan	6
	Gabríel Hrannar Eyjólfsson	KR
	Matthias Præst	KR
	Böðvar Böðvarsson	FH

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Kristófer Ingi Kristinsson	Breiðablik	Stjarnan	4–1 (A)	27 June 2025
Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson	Víkingur	KR	7–0 (A)	14 September 2025

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Guy Smit	Vestri	6
	Ingvar Jónsson	Víkingur
	Árni Marinó Einarsson	ÍA
	Mathias Rosenørn	FH
	Marcel Zapytowski	ÍBV
6	Viktor Freyr Sigurðsson	Fram	5
	Anton Ari Einarsson	Breiðablik
	Steinþór Már Auðunsson	KA
9	Jökull Andrésson	Afturelding	4
10	Frederik Schram	Valur	3

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards: 8
  • Fatai Gbadamosi (Vestri)
  • Örvar Eggertsson (Stjarnan)
• Most red cards: 1
  • Twenty players

Club

• Most yellow cards: 60
  • Stjarnan
  • KA
• Most red cards: 2
  • Víkingur
  • Breiðablik
  • Stjarnan
  • FH

References

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2. "2025 Besta deild karla". UEFA. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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4. "2025 Besta deild karla". voetbal. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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6. "Besta-deild karla 2022 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.