2023 Besta deild karla
Season2023
Dates10 April – 8 October 2023
ChampionsVíkingur Reykjavík
RelegatedÍBV
Keflavík
Champions LeagueVíkingur Reykjavík
Conference LeagueBreiðablik
Stjarnan
Valur
Matches played119
Goals scored404 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorerEmil Atlason
(17 goals)
Biggest home winVíkingur Reykjavík 6–0 ÍBV
(7 May 2023)
Biggest away winFylkir 1–6 Valur
(3 May 2023)
Highest scoringStjarnan 5–4 HK
(24 April 2023)
Breiðablik 5–4 Fram
(28 April 2023)
Longest winning run8 matches
Víkingur Reykjavík
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Víkingur Reykjavík
Longest winless run19 matches
Keflavík
Longest losing run5 matches
KR
ÍBV
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 24 August 2023.

The 2023 Besta deild karla was the 112th season of top-flight Icelandic football. It was the second season of the league after it was rebranded as Besta deild karla.[1]

The winners (Víkingur Reykjavík) qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round. The second, third, and fourth-placed teams (Breiðablik, Stjarnan, and Valur) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The bottom two teams (ÍBV and Keflavík) were relegated to the 2024 1. deild karla.

Teams

The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. deild karla. Breiðablik entered the season as defending champions.[2]

Team changes

Promoted from
2022 1. deild karla 		Relegated to
2023 1. deild karla
Fylkir
HK 		ÍA
Leiknir Reykjavík

Stadia and locations

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Víkingur Reykjavík 22 19 2 1 65 20 +45 59 Qualification for the Championship Round
2 Valur 22 14 3 5 53 25 +28 45
3 Breiðablik 22 11 5 6 44 36 +8 38
4 Stjarnan 22 10 4 8 45 25 +20 34
5 FH 22 10 4 8 41 44 −3 34
6 KR 22 9 5 8 29 36 −7 32
7 KA 22 8 5 9 31 39 −8 29 Qualification for the Relegation Round
8 HK 22 6 7 9 37 48 −11 25
9 Fylkir 22 5 6 11 29 45 −16 21
10 Fram 22 5 4 13 32 47 −15 19
11 ÍBV 22 5 4 13 24 43 −19 19
12 Keflavík 22 1 9 12 20 42 −22 12
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.[11]

Results

Each team plays each other twice (22 matches each), once at home and once away.[12]

Home \ Away BRE FH FRA FYL HK ÍBV KA KEF KR STJ VAL VÍK
Breiðablik — 0–2 5–4 5–1 3–4 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–4 1–1 1–0 2–2
FH 2–2 — 4–0 2–4 4–3 2–1 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–2 1–3
Fram 0–1 2–2 — 1–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–3 2–3
Fylkir 1–2 4–2 3–1 — 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–3 0–4 1–6 1–3
HK 5–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 — 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–2
ÍBV 2–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 3–0 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–1
KA 1–1 4–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 — 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–4 0–4
Keflavík 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–4 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–3
KR 0–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–0 0–4 1–2
Stjarnan 0–2 5–0 4–0 2–2 5–4 4–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 — 2–0 0–2
Valur 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 4–2 0–0 5–0 3–2 — 0–4
Víkingur Reykjavík 5–3 2–0 3–1 2–0 6–1 6–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 2–0 2–3 —
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 21 3 3 76 30 +46 66 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Valur 27 17 4 6 66 35 +31 55 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a]
3 Stjarnan 27 14 4 9 55 29 +26 46
4 Breiðablik 27 12 5 10 52 49 +3 41
5 FH 27 12 4 11 49 54 −5 40
6 KR 27 10 7 10 38 48 −10 37
Source: 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.[13]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2023 Icelandic Cup winners also qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Víkingur Reykjavík) qualified based on league position, the Conference League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.


Results

Each team plays each other once (5 matches), either at home or away.

Home \ Away BRE FH KR STJ VAL VÍK
Breiðablik — 0–2 — 0–2 — 3–1
FH — — 3–1 1–3 — —
KR 4–3 — — — 2–2 —
Stjarnan — — 2–0 — — 3–1
Valur 4–2 4–1 — 2–0 — —
Víkingur Reykjavík — 2–1 2–2 — 5–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
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 Relegation
1 KA 27 12 5 10 42 45 −3 41
2 Fylkir 27 7 8 12 43 55 −12 29
3 HK 27 6 9 12 41 55 −14 27
4 Fram 27 7 6 14 40 56 −16 27
5 ÍBV (R) 27 6 7 14 31 50 −19 25 Relegation to 1. deild karla
6 Keflavík (R) 27 2 10 15 27 54 −27 16
Source: 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.[14]
(R) Relegated


Results

Each team plays each other once (5 matches), either at home or away.

Home \ Away FRA FYL HK ÍBV KA KEF
Fram — — — — 1–0 3–1
Fylkir 5–1 — — 2–2 2–4 —
HK 1–1 2–2 — 0–1 — —
ÍBV 2–2 — — — — 1–1
KA — — 1–0 2–1 — 4–2
Keflavík — 1–3 2–1 — — —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 20 August 2023[15]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Iceland Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson Valur 11
2 Iceland Birnir Snær Ingason Víkingur Reykjavik 10
Denmark Nikolaj Hansen Víkingur Reykjavik
Iceland Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson Breiðablik
5 Iceland Emil Atlason Stjarnan 9
6 Iceland Adam Pálsson Valur 8
Brazil Fred Saraiva Fram
Iceland Kjartan Finnbogason FH
9 Iceland Danijel Djuric Víkingur Reykjavik 7
Iceland Gísli Eyjólfsson Breiðablik
Iceland Ulfur Björnsson FH

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External links

2023 in Icelandic football
Úrvalsdeild/Besta deild karla seasons
2022–23 in European men's football (UEFA)
2023–24 in European men's football (UEFA)
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