Besta deild karla

IcelandTier 1

Besta deild karla is a tier 1 football league in Iceland. Map11 lists 12 clubs in it.

Visiting every ground means about 460 km of travel as the crow flies. The closest grounds are FH's and Stjarnan's, 1.4 km apart; ÍBV is the most remote, 105 km from the nearest other ground.

The largest ground is Kaplakriki (FH), with room for 6,000. The oldest club is ÍBV, founded in 1903.

Where they play

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Clubs (12)

Breiðablik Kópavogsvöllur · Kópavogur · est. 1950 FH Kaplakriki · Hafnarfjörður · est. 1929 KR Meistaravellir · Seltjarnarnes Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík Keflavíkurvöllur · Reykjanesbær · est. 1929 Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar KA-Völlur · Akureyri · est. 1928 Knattspyrnufélagið Fram Lambhagavöllur · Mosfellsbær · est. 1908 Stjarnan Stjörnuvöllur · Garðabær · est. 1960 Valur Hlíðarendi · Reykjavík · est. 1911 Víkingur Reykjavík Víkingsvöllur · Reykjavík · est. 1908 ÍBV Hásteinsvöllur · Vestmannaeyjar · est. 1903 Íþróttabandalag Akraness Akranesvöllur · Akranes · est. 1946 Þór Akureyri Þórsvöllur · Akureyri · est. 1915

Groundhop this league

~460 km

to visit all 12 grounds
shortest route, as the crow flies — drawn on the map

1.4 km

closest neighbours
FH ↔ Stjarnan

105 km

most remote ground
ÍBV to the nearest other ground

Founded

1903

oldest · ÍBV

1960

youngest · Stjarnan

3

1900s

2

1910s

3

1920s

1930s

1

1940s

1

1950s

1

1960s

11 of 12 clubs have a founding year — know one? Use Suggest a correction on the club’s page.

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1903	ÍBV
1908	Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
1908	Víkingur Reykjavík
1911	Valur
1915	Þór Akureyri
1928	Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar
1929	FH
1929	Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík
1946	Íþróttabandalag Akraness
1950	Breiðablik
1960	Stjarnan

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Derbies

• Kópavogur derby Breiðablik vs Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs
• Reykjanesbær derby Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík vs Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur
• Vesturland derby Ungmennafélagið Víkingur vs Íþróttabandalag Akraness