2025 Besta deild karla


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.

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.
The promoted teams were the 2024 1. deild karla champions ÍBV, and play-off winners Afturelding. They replaced the 2024 Besta deild karla bottom two teams, HK and Fylkir.

Changes from the previous season

Promoted to the Besta deild
Relegated to the 1. deild

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadium
AftureldingMosfellsbærMalbikstöðin að Varmá
BreiðablikKópavogurKópavogsvöllur
FHHafnarfjörðurKaplakriki
FramReykjavíkLambhagavöllur
ÍAAkranesELKEM völlurinn
ÍBVVestmannaeyjarHásteinsvöllur
KAAkureyriGreifavöllurinn
KRReykjavíkMeistaravellir
StjarnanGarðabærSamsung völlurinn
ValurReykjavíkN1 Völlurinn
VestriÍsafjörðurKerecisvöllurinn
Víkingur ReykjavíkReykjavíkVíkingsvöllur

Regular season

Results

Team played each other twice for a total of 22 games each.

Championship Round

League table



Results

Teams play each other once for the third time for a total of 5 games each.

Relegation Round

League table



Results

Teams play each other once for the third time for a total of 5 games each.

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 75
  • *Vestri
  • Most red cards: 4
  • *FH

Attendances

#ClubAverage
1KR1,443
2Víkingur1,351
3Breiðablik1,111
4ÍA890
5Stjarnan881
6FH837
7Fram833
8Valur797
9Afturelding738
10KA550
11ÍB459
12Vestri356

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