The Besta deild kvenna is the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. It features 10 teams that play a double round robin to decide the champion, which qualifies for a spot in the

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. The 2022 season was the first season of the league after it was rebranded as ''Besta deild kvenna''; previously, it had been named Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

History

The Icelandic women's tournament began in 1972. Eight teams competed in two groups and the top team from each group, FH and Ármann. met in a final where FH won 2–0. In 1976, only five team registered for competition so the group arrangement was abandoned and instead the teams played in one division with home and away games. The following years, fewer and fewer teams participated, due to lack of training, lack of access to

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s, and little or none youth programs. After only three teams participating in 1980, the tide turned the following season with five new teams registering for competition and the addition of the Icelandic Women's Football Cup. On 24 February 2022, the league was rebranded as ''Besta deild kvenna''.

Champions

The list of all champions * 1972: FH * 1973: Ármann * 1974: FH * 1975: FH * 1976: FH * 1977: Breiðablik * 1978: Valur * 1979: Breiðablik * 1980: Breiðablik * 1981: Breiðablik * 1982: Breiðablik * 1983: Breiðablik * 1984: ÍA * 1985: ÍA * 1986: Valur * 1987: ÍA * 1988: Valur * 1989: Valur * 1990: Breiðablik * 1991: Breiðablik * 1992: Breiðablik * 1993: KR * 1994: Breiðablik * 1995: Breiðablik * 1996: Breiðablik * 1997: KR * 1998: KR * 1999: KR * 2000: Breiðablik * 2001: Breiðablik * 2002: KR * 2003: KR * 2004: Valur * 2005: Breiðablik * 2006: Valur * 2007: Valur * 2008: Valur * 2009: Valur * 2010: Valur * 2011:

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* 2012:

Þór/KA Þór/KA is an Icelandic women's football team based in Akureyri. It is a joint team fielded by Þór Akureyri and Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar and currently competes in Úrvalsdeild kvenna. On September 29, 2017, they won their second Icelandi ...

* 2013:

* 2014:

* 2015: Breiðablik *

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: Breiðablik *

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

: Valur *

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

: Breiðablik *

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: Valur * 2022: Valur

By club

Players

Players of the year

Source:

Top goalscorers of all time

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Top scorers by season

References

External links

Standings on Official Sitewomen.soccerway.com

- List of Ladies First Level Champions {{DEFAULTSORT:Urvalsdeild (Women)

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Summer association football leagues

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Women's football in Iceland Women's sports leagues in Iceland Úrvalsdeild Women Professional sports leagues in Iceland Sports leagues established in 1972 1972 establishments in Iceland