2024 Besta deild karla
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Football league season
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 April – 27 October 2024 |
| Champions | Breiðablik |
| Relegated | Fylkir HK |
| Champions League | Breiðablik |
| Conference League | KA Valur Víkingur Reykjavík |
| Matches played | 159 |
| Goals scored | 576 (3.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Benoný Breki Andrésson (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | ÍA 8-0 HK (6 July 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Fylkir 0-6 Víkingur Reykjavík (17 September 2024) |
| Highest scoring | ÍA 8-0 HK (6 July 2024) KR 3-5 Valur (4 June 2024) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 27 October 2024. | |
The 2024 Besta deild karla was the 113th season of top-flight Icelandic Football. It was the third season following the league's rebrand as Besta deild karla.[1]
Teams
[edit ]The league consisted of twelve teams: the top ten teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the 1. deild karla. Víkingur Reykjavík entered the season as defending champions after winning their seventh title during the previous season.[2]
The promoted teams were 2023 1. deild karla champions ÍA (promoted after a single season absence), and play-off winners Vestri (promoted for the first time in their history). They replaced the 2023 Besta deild karla bottom two teams, ÍBV and Keflavík.
Stadia and locations
[edit ]2024 Besta deild karla is located in Iceland
KA
Capital region
ÍA
Vestri
Capital region clubs: Reykjavík:Fram Fylkir KR Valur Víkingur Reykjavík Kópavogur:Breiðablik HK Hafnarfjörður:FH Garðabær:Stjarnan
Locations of the 2024 Besta deild karla teams
Regular season
[edit ]League table
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 49 | Qualification for the Championship Round |
| 2 | Breiðablik | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 49 | |
| 3 | Valur | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 38 | |
| 4 | ÍA | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 34 | |
| 5 | Stjarnan | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 34 | |
| 6 | FH | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 33 | |
| 7 | Fram | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 27 | Qualification for the Relegation Round |
| 8 | KA | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 27 | |
| 9 | KR | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 21 | |
| 10 | HK | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 20 | |
| 11 | Vestri | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 18 | |
| 12 | Fylkir | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 17 |
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]
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
[edit ]Each team was originally scheduled to play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each.[4]
| Home \ Away | BRE | FH | FRA | FYL | HK | ÍA | KA | KR | STJ | VAL | VES | VÍK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| FH | 1–0 | — | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
| Fram | 1–4 | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Fylkir | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–6 |
| HK | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| ÍA | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 8–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| KA | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| KR | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Stjarnan | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Valur | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Vestri | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–5 | — | 1–4 |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — |
Championship Round
[edit ]League table
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breiðablik (C) | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 59 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Valur | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 44 | |
| 4 | Stjarnan | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 42 | |
| 5 | ÍA | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 37 | |
| 6 | FH | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 34 |
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
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
[edit ]Each team plays each other once (5 matches), either at home or away.
Relegation Round
[edit ]League table
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KA | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round [a] |
| 2 | KR | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 34 | |
| 3 | Fram | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 30 | |
| 4 | Vestri | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 25 | |
| 5 | HK (R) | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 71 | −37 | 25 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 6 | Fylkir (R) | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 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.[6]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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:
- ^ KA qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2024 Icelandic Cup.
Results
[edit ]Each team plays each other once (5 matches), either at home or away.
Season statistics
[edit ]Top scorers
[edit ]Final standing
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland Viktor Jónsson | ÍA | 18 |
| Iceland Ari Sigurpálsson | Víkingur | ||
| 3 | Iceland Jónatan Ingi Jónsson | Valur | 15 |
| 4 | Denmark Patrick Pedersen | Valur | 14 |
| 5 | Iceland Gylfi Sigurðsson | Valur | 13 |
| 6 | Iceland Benóný Breki Andrésson | KR | 12 |
| Iceland Helgi Gudjónsson | Víkingur | ||
| Iceland Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson | Breiðablik | ||
| Iceland Danijel Djuric | Víkingur | ||
| Iceland Viktor Karl Einarsson | Breiðablik | ||
| Iceland Kjartan Kári Halldórsson | FH |
Hat-tricks
[edit ]| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland Viktor Jónsson | ÍA | HK | 0–4 (A) | 14 April 2024 | [8] |
Clean sheets
[edit ]Final standing
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland Anton Ari Einarsson | Breiðablik | 9 |
| 2 | Iceland Ingvar Jónsson | Víkingur | 8 |
| Iceland Árni Snær Ólafsson | Stjarnan | ||
| 4 | Iceland Árni Marinó Einarsson | ÍA | 6 |
| 5 | Iceland Ólafur Ólafsson | Fram | 5 |
| Netherlands Guy Smit | KR | ||
| Sweden William Eskelinen | Vestri | ||
| Iceland Ólafur Kristófer Helgason | Fylkir | ||
| 9 | Iceland Steinthór Már Audunsson | KA | 4 |
| 10 | Iceland Frederik Schram | Valur | 3 |
| Iceland Sindri Kristinn Ólafsson | FH |
Attendances
[edit ]| # | Football club | Average attendance[9] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breiðablik | 1,224 |
| 2 | KR | 1,125 |
| 3 | Víkingur | 1,097 |
| 4 | Valur | 977 |
| 5 | Fram | 866 |
| 6 | Fylkir | 859 |
| 7 | FH | 845 |
| 8 | Stjarnan | 803 |
| 9 | HK | 695 |
| 10 | ÍA | 618 |
| 11 | KA | 568 |
| 12 | Vestri | 373 |
References
[edit ]- ^ Helga Margrét Höskuldsdóttir (24 February 2022). "Nýtt vörumerki með rætur íslenskri knattspyrnusögu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Viktor Pálsson (24 September 2023). "Víkingur er Íslandsmeistari 2023 – Keflavík vann sinn annan sigur á tímabilinu" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Besta-deild karla 2022 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Úrvalsdeild 2020". voetbal.com.
- ^ "Besta-deild karla 2022 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Besta-deild karla 2022 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "VBET Premier League – Top Scorers". soccer24.com. Soccer24. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "HK 0-4 ÍA". soccer24.com. Soccer24. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/aveisl.htm