2022 Besta deild karla


The 2022 Besta deild karla was the 111th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league, including the defending champions Víkingur Reykjavík, who won their sixth league title in 2021. It was the first season of the league after it was rebranded as Besta deild karla.

Teams

The 2022 Besta deild karla is contested by twelve teams, ten of which played in the division the previous year and two teams promoted from 1. deild karla. The bottom two teams from the previous season, HK and Fylkir, were relegated to the 2022 1. deild karla and were replaced by Knattspyrnufélagið Fram and ÍBV, champions and runners-up of the 2020 1. deild karla respectively.

Club information

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Fixtures and results

Each team was originally scheduled to play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each.

Championship round



Relegation round



Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1efn|Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson was awarded the top scorer award as he played fewer games than Guðmundur Magnússon.