Icelandic football league system

The Icelandic football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Iceland.^[1] As of 2013 a fifth level was added to the previous format of four levels.^[2] As of 2016 there are 73 participating teams in the football league.

The system

Below shows how the current system, as of 2013, works. For each division, its English name, official name or sponsorship name (which often differs radically from its official name) and number of clubs is given. Each division promotes to the division(s) that lie directly above them and relegates to the division(s) that lie directly below them.

Fourth Division playoffs

Only two teams are promoted from 4. deild (Fourth Division). The top two teams from each group play in a knock-out competition (played home and away) with the final being one match determining the Division 4 champions. Both finalists are promoted to 3. deild. The two teams relegated from 3. deild take a place in 4. deild, in one of four groups. The groups can change from year to year based on the number of teams. KSÍ (the FA) attempts to distribute the teams evenly between groups.

Cup competitions

Clubs at all five levels are eligible for cup competitions.

• Bikarkeppni KSÍ (Icelandic cup)
• Deildabikar (League cup)

References

External links

• Icelandic FA
• League321.com - Icelandic football league tables, records & statistics database.
• IcelandFootball.net - Statistical database (English)

Football in Iceland
Football Association of Iceland
National teams	Men's Women's U-21 U-19 U-17
League system	Úrvalsdeild 1. deild karla 2. deild karla 3. deild karla 4. deild karla (A, B, C) Women's Úrvalsdeild 1. deild kvenna (Women's 1. deild)
Domestic cups	Icelandic Cup Icelandic Cup B Icelandic Cup C Deildabikar Icelandic Super Cup Icelandic Women's Cup Deildabikar Women Deildabikar Women B
Annual tournaments	Fótbolti.net Cup Reykjavik Tournament
Youth	Reykjavik Youth Cup
List of clubs List of venues