2025 Besta deild karla

Besta deild karla

Season	2025
Dates	5 April – 26 October 2025
Champions	Víkingur Reykjavík (8th title)
Relegated	Afturelding Vestri
Champions League	Víkingur Reykjavík
Europa League	Vestri
Conference League	Stjarnan Valur
Matches	162
Goals	538 (3.32 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	6 matches Víkingur
Longest unbeaten run	9 matches Víkingur
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	868
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The 2025 Besta deild karla was the 114th season of top-flight Icelandic Football. It was 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.

Changes from the previous season

Promoted to the Besta deild

• ÍBV
• Afturelding

Relegated to the 1. deild

• HK
• Fylkir

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (chest)
Afturelding	Magnús Már Einarsson	Aron Elí Sævarsson	Jako	Kaleo
Breiðablik	Ólafur Ingi Skúlason	Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson	Nike	Vörður
FH	Heimir Guðjónsson	Björn Daníel Sverrisson	Nike	Auður
Fram	Rúnar Kristinsson	Kennie Chopart	Erreà	Michelsen 1909
ÍA	Lárus Orri Sigurðsson	Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson	Puma	Norðurál
ÍBV	Þorlákur Már Árnason	Alex Freyr Hilmarsson	Nike	N1
KA	Hallgrímur Jónasson	Ívar Örn Árnason	Macron	N1
KR	Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson	Aron Sigurðarson	Macron	Alvotech
Stjarnan	Jökull I Elísabetarson	Guðmundur Kristjánsson	Puma	TM
Valur	Srdjan Tufegdžić	Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson	Macron	Saltverk
Vestri	Jón Þór Hauksson	Elmar Atli Garðarsson	Jako	Kerecis
Víkingur	Sölvi Geir Ottesen Jónsson	Oliver Ekroth	Macron	Húsasmiðjan

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in the table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
ÍA	Jón Þór Hauksson	Sacked	16 June 2025	12th	Lárus Orri Sigurðsson	21 June 2025
Vestri	Davíð Smári Lamude	Sacked	29 September 2025	10th	Jón Þór Hauksson	30 September 2025
Breiðablik	Halldór Árnason	Sacked	20 October 2025	4th	Ólafur Ingi Skúlason	20 October 2025

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 (C)	27	17	6	4	58	31	+27	57	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Valur	27	13	6	8	61	46	+15	45	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3	Stjarnan	27	12	6	9	50	45	+5	42	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4	Breiðablik	27	11	9	7	46	42	+4	42
5	Fram	27	10	6	11	41	40	+1	36
6	FH	27	8	9	10	49	46	+3	33

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]
(C) Champions

Results

Teams play each other once for the third time (either at home or away) for a total of 5 games each.

Home \ Away	BRE	FH	FRA	STJ	VAL	VÍK
Breiðablik	—	—	3–1	—	—	1–2
FH	1–1	—	3–4	—	—	—
Fram	—	—	—	1–1	2–0	—
Stjarnan	2–3	0–0	—	—	—	2–3
Valur	1–1	4–4	—	3–2	—	—
Víkingur Reykjavík	—	2–0	2–1	—	2–0	—

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	27	11	6	10	45	49	−4	39
2	ÍA	27	11	1	15	37	50	−13	34
3	ÍBV	27	9	6	12	34	37	−3	33
4	KR	27	8	7	12	55	62	−7	31
5	Vestri (R)	27	8	5	14	26	44	−18	29	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round and relegation to the 1. deild karla [a]
6	Afturelding (R)	27	6	9	12	36	46	−10	27	Relegation to the 1. deild karla

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]
(R) Relegated
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 once for the third time (either at home or away) for a total of 5 games each.

Home \ Away	AFT	ÍA	ÍBV	KA	KR	VES
Afturelding	—	—	—	3–2	—	1–1
ÍA	1–0	—	—	—	3–2	—
ÍBV	1–1	0–2	—	3–4	—	—
KA	—	5–1	—	—	4–2	1–1
KR	2–2	—	2–1	—	—	—
Vestri	—	0–4	0–5	—	1–5	—

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

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Patrick Pedersen	Valur	18
2	Sigurður Bjartur Hallsson	FH	16
3	Aron Sigurðarson	KR	14
	Örvar Eggertsson	Stjarnan
	Eiður Gauti Sæbjörnsson	KR
6	Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson	KA	13
7	Andri Rúnar Bjarnason	Stjarnan	12
	Hrannar Snær Magnússon	Afturelding
9	Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson	Valur	11
10	Viktor Jónsson	ÍA	10
	Nicolaj Hansen	Víkingur
	Tobias Thomsen	Breiðablik

Top assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Kjartan Kári Halldórsson	FH	12
2	Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson	Valur	8
3	Helgi Guðjónsson	Víkingur	7
	Guðmundur Baldvin Nökkvason	Stjarnan
	Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson	KA
6	Viktor Örlygur Andrason	Víkingur	6
	Viktor Karl Einarsson	Breiðablik
	Jón Gísli Eyland Gíslason	ÍA
	Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson	Víkingur
	Diego Montiel	Vestri
	Matthias Præst	KR
	Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson	KA

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
Hermann Þór Ragnarsson	ÍBV	Vestri	5–0 (A)	28 September 2025
Sigurður Bjartur Hallsson	FH	Valur	4–4 (A)	19 October 2025
		Fram	3–4 (H)	25 October 2025

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Ingvar Jónsson	Víkingur	8
	Árni Marinó Einarsson	ÍA
3	Marcel Zapytowski	ÍBV	7
4	Guy Smit	Vestri	6
	Mathias Rosenørn	FH
	Viktor Freyr Sigurðsson	Fram
7	Steinþór Már Auðunsson	KA	5
	Anton Ari Einarsson	Breiðablik
9	Jökull Andrésson	Afturelding	4
10	Frederik Schram	Valur	3
	Árni Snær Ólafsson	Stjarnan

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards: 10
  • Tómas Orri Róbertsson (FH)
  • Aron Þórður Albertsson (KR)
  • Birgir Baldvinsson (KA)
• Most red cards: 1
  • 22 players (Various)

Club

• Most yellow cards: 75
  • Vestri
• Most red cards: 4
  • 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.