The Icelandic football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
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a fifth level was added to the previous men's format of four levels.
there are 79 participating men's teams and 27 women's teams in the football league.
The system
Below shows how the current system, , works. For each division, 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.
Men's leagues
4. deild karla playoffs
Only two teams are promoted from the fifth-tier
4. deild karla. 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 4. deild champions. Both finalists are promoted to
3. deild karla. 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.
Football Association of Iceland
The Football Association of Iceland ( is, Knattspyrnusamband Íslands, KSÍ) is the governing body of football in Iceland. It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954. It organises the football league, Úrvalsdei ...
attempts to distribute the teams evenly between groups.
Cup competitions
Clubs at all five levels are eligible for cup competitions.
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Bikarkeppni KSÍ ''(Icelandic cup)''
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Deildarbikar karla ''(League cup)''
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Meistarakeppni karla ''(Men's Super Cup)''
Women's leagues
Cup competitions
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Bikarkeppni KSÍ ''(Icelandic cup)''
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Deildabikar kvenna ''(League cup)''
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Meistarakeppni kvenna ''(Women's super cup)
References
External links
Icelandic FA
- Icelandic football league tables, records & statistics database.
IcelandFootball.net
- Statistical database
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Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
Football leagues in Iceland