2018 1. deild karla

{{Infobox football league season

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|competition = 1. deild karla

|season = 2018

|winners = ÍA

|promoted = ÍA
HK

|relegated = Selfoss
ÍR

|matches = 132

|total goals = 418

|league topscorer = 22 goals
Viktor Jónsson, Þróttur R.

|biggest home win =

|biggest away win =

|highest scoring =

|longest wins =

|longest unbeaten =

|longest winless =

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|highest attendance =

|lowest attendance =

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|prevseason = 2017

|nextseason = 2019

|updated = 29 September 2018

}}

The 2018 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 64th season of the second-tier Icelandic football. Twelve teams competed in the league. The season began on 5 May and concluded on 22 September.{{cite web |url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/urslit-stada/?MotNumer=37370 |title=2018 1. deild karla fixtures, results and league standings |publisher=ksí.is |accessdate=29 January 2018}}

Teams

The league is contested by twelve clubs. Eight remained in the division from the 2017 season, while four new clubs joined the 1. deild karla:

=Club information=

{{Location map+|Iceland|width=380|caption=Location of teams in the 2017 1. deild karla|places=

{{Location map~|Iceland|lat=64.133333 |long=-21.933333 |label=Capital region|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Iceland|lat=65.493992 |long=-19.953198 |label=Capital region clubs:
Reykjavík:
Fram
ÍR
Leiknir R.
Þróttur R.
Hafnarfjörður:
Haukar
Kópavogur:
HK
|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|marksize=1|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Iceland|lat=63.933413|long=-20.992820|label=Selfoss|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Iceland|lat=65.683333|long=-18.1 |label=Þór|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Iceland|lat=65.950417|long=-18.178127|label=Magni|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Iceland|lat=63.992224|long=-22.545548|label=Njarðvík|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Iceland|lat=64.895152|long=-23.710241|label=Víkingur Ó.|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Iceland|lat=64.319105|long=-22.043435|label=ÍA|position=left}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
TeamManagerLocationStadium2017 season
Fram

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Kristján Árnason

|Reykjavík

|Laugardalsvöllur

|align=center|9th

Haukar

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Kristján Ómar Björnsson

|Hafnarfjörður

|Ásvellir

|align=center|7th

HK

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson

|Kópavogur

|Kórinn

|align=center|4th

ÍA

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson

|Akranes

|Norðurálsvöllurinn

|align=center|Úrvalsdeild, 12th

ÍR

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Brynjar Þór Gestsson

|Reykjavík

|Hertz-völlurinn

|align=center|10th

Leiknir R.

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Kristófer Sigurgeirsson

|Reykjavík

|Leiknisvöllur

|align=center|5th

Magni

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Páll Viðar Gíslason

|Grenivík

|Grenivíkurvöllur

|align=center|2. deild, 2nd

Njarðvík

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Rafn Markús Vilbergsson

|Reykjanesbær

|Njarðtaksvöllurinn

|align=center|2. deild, 1st

Selfoss

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Gunnar Rafn Borgþórsson

|Selfoss

|JÁVERK-völlurinn

|align=center|8th

Víkingur Ó.

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Sigurgeir Snorrason

|Ólafsvík

|Ólafsvíkurvöllur

|align=center|Úrvalsdeild, 11th

Þór

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Lárus Sigurðsson

|Akureyri

|Þórsvöllur

|align=center|6th

Þróttur R.

|{{flagicon|ISL}} Bjarni Örlygsson

|Reykjavík

|Eimskipsvöllurinn

|align=center|3rd

=Managerial changes=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of
departure

!Date of vacancy

!Position in table

!Incoming manager

!Date of
appointment

Haukar

| {{flagicon|ISL}} {{sort|name|Stefán Gíslason}}

| rowspan=4| Resigned

| 23 September 2017{{cite news |url=http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=238830 |title=Stefán Gísla hættir með Hauka eftir tímabil |work=Fótbolti.net |date=18 September 2017 |accessdate=29 January 2017}}

| Pre-season

| {{flagicon|ISL}} {{sort|name|Kristján Ómar Björnsson}}

| 23 September 2017{{cite news |url=http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=238878 |title=Kristján Ómar tekur við Haukum (Staðfest) |work=Fótbolti.net |date=18 September 2017 |accessdate=29 January 2018}}

ÍR

| {{flagicon|ISL}} {{sort|name|Arnar Þór Valsson}}

| 4 October 2017{{cite news |url=http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=239953 |title=Binni Gests ráðinn þjálfari ÍR (Staðfest) |work=Fótbolti.net |date=4 October 2017 |accessdate=29 January 2018}}

| Pre-season

| {{flagicon|ISL}} {{sort|name|Brynjar Þór Gestsson}}

| 4 October 2017{{cite news |url=http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=239953 |title=Binni Gests ráðinn þjálfari ÍR (Staðfest) |work=Fótbolti.net |date=4 October 2017 |accessdate=29 January 2018}}

ÍA

| {{flagicon|ISL}} {{sort|name|Jón Þór Hauksson}}

| 11 October 2017{{cite news |url=http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=240397 |title=Jón Þór ekki áfram með ÍA - Jói Kalli að taka við? |work=Fótbolti.net |date=11 October 2017 |accessdate=29 January 2018}}

| Pre-season

| {{flagicon|ISL}} {{sort|name|Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson}}

| 12 October 2017{{cite news |url=http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=240475 |title=Jói Kalli tekur við ÍA (Staðfest) - Siggi Jóns aðstoðar |work=Fótbolti.net |date=12 October 2017 |accessdate=29 January 2018}}

HK

| {{flagicon|ISL}} {{sort|name|Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson}}

| 12 October 2017{{cite news |url=http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=240475 |title=Jói Kalli tekur við ÍA (Staðfest) - Siggi Jóns aðstoðar |work=Fótbolti.net |date=12 October 2017 |accessdate=29 January 2018}}

| Pre-season

| {{flagicon|ISL}} {{sort|name|Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson}}

| 18 October 2017{{cite news |url=http://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=240859 |title=Brynjar Björn tekur við HK (Staðfest) |work=Fótbolti.net |date=18 October 2017 |accessdate=29 January 2018}}

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/urslit-stada/?MotNumer=37370 ksí.is]

|team1=ÍA |team2=HKÓ |team3=ÞÓR |team4=VÓL |team5=ÞRÓ |team6=NJA |team7=LER |team8=HAU |team9=FRA |team10=MAG |team11=ÍÞR |team12=SEL

|result1=PRO |result2=PRO |result11=REL |result12=REL

|update= 22 September 2018

|win_ÍA=14 |draw_ÍA=6 |loss_ÍA=2 |gf_ÍA=42 |ga_ÍA=16

|win_HKÓ=14|draw_HKÓ=6 |loss_HKÓ=2 |gf_HKÓ=38 |ga_HKÓ=13

|win_FRA=6 |draw_FRA=6 |loss_FRA=10 |gf_FRA=37 |ga_FRA=38

|win_HAU=7 |draw_HAU=4 |loss_HAU=11|gf_HAU=33 |ga_HAU=45

|win_ÍÞR=5 |draw_ÍÞR=3 |loss_ÍÞR=14|gf_ÍÞR=23|ga_ÍÞR=48

|win_MAG=6 |draw_MAG=1 |loss_MAG=15|gf_MAG=27|ga_MAG=48

|win_NJA=7 |draw_NJA=6 |loss_NJA=9 |gf_NJA=24 |ga_NJA=34

|win_LER=7 |draw_LER=4 |loss_LER=11|gf_LER=23 |ga_LER=29

|win_SEL=4 |draw_SEL=3 |loss_SEL=15|gf_SEL=35 |ga_SEL=48

|win_VÓL=12|draw_VÓL=6 |loss_VÓL=4 |gf_VÓL=38 |ga_VÓL=22

|win_ÞÓR=13|draw_ÞÓR=4 |loss_ÞÓR=5 |gf_ÞÓR=46 |ga_ÞÓR=37

|win_ÞRÓ=11|draw_ÞRÓ=3 |loss_ÞRÓ=8 |gf_ÞRÓ=52 |ga_ÞRÓ=40

|status_HKÓ=P |status_ÍA=CP |status_SEL=R |status_ÍÞR=R

|name_FRA = Fram

|name_HAU = Haukar

|name_HKÓ = HK

|name_ÍA = ÍA

|name_ÍÞR = ÍR

|name_LER = Leiknir R.

|name_MAG = Magni

|name_NJA = Njarðvík

|name_SEL = Selfoss

|name_VÓL = Víkingur Ó.

|name_ÞÓR = Þór

|name_ÞRÓ = Þróttur R.

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points won; 2) Total goal difference; 3) Total goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in h-t-h matches; 6) Goals scored in h-t-h matches; 7) Away goals in h-t-h matches; 8) Draw.{{cite web |url=http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=competition&id=38&view=rules |title=1. deild karla 2018 - Season rules |publisher=Scoresway |accessdate=29 January 2018}}

|res_col_header=PR

|col_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to 2019 Úrvalsdeild

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to 2019 2. deild karla

}}

Results grid

Each team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club, and 132 matches altogether.

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/urslit-stada/?MotNumer=36428 ksí.is]

| update = 22 September 2018

| matches_style = FBR

|team1=FRA |team2=HAU |team3=HKÓ |team4=ÍA |team5=ÍÞR |team6=LER |team7=MAG |team8=NJA |team9=SEL |team10=VÓL |team11=ÞÓR |team12=ÞRÓ

|name_FRA = Fram

|name_HAU = Haukar

|name_HKÓ = HK

|name_ÍA = ÍA

|name_ÍÞR = ÍR

|name_LER = Leiknir R.

|name_MAG = Magni

|name_NJA = Njarðvík

|name_SEL = Selfoss

|name_VÓL = Víkingur Ó.

|name_ÞÓR = Þór

|name_ÞRÓ = Þróttur R.

| match_FRA_HAU = 3-1

| match_FRA_HKÓ = 1-4

| match_FRA_ÍA = 0-1

| match_FRA_ÍÞR = 1-2

| match_FRA_LER = 3-0

| match_FRA_MAG = 3-1

| match_FRA_NJA = 0-0

| match_FRA_SEL = 2-2

| match_FRA_VÓL = 1-2

| match_FRA_ÞÓR = 3-3

| match_FRA_ÞRÓ = 2-2

| match_HAU_FRA = 2-1

| match_HAU_HKÓ = 2-0

| match_HAU_ÍA = 1-3

| match_HAU_ÍÞR = 1-1

| match_HAU_LER = 0-2

| match_HAU_MAG = 3-1

| match_HAU_NJA = 1-2

| match_HAU_SEL = 5-3

| match_HAU_VÓL = 0-1

| match_HAU_ÞÓR = 2-2

| match_HAU_ÞRÓ = 2-5

| match_HKÓ_FRA = 1-0

| match_HKÓ_HAU = 3-0

| match_HKÓ_ÍA = 0-0

| match_HKÓ_ÍÞR = 3-0

| match_HKÓ_LER = 2-1

| match_HKÓ_MAG = 3-0

| match_HKÓ_NJA = 1-0

| match_HKÓ_SEL = 3-1

| match_HKÓ_VÓL = 1-1

| match_HKÓ_ÞÓR = 4-1

| match_HKÓ_ÞRÓ = 0-1

| match_ÍA_FRA = 2-0

| match_ÍA_HAU = 3-1

| match_ÍA_HKÓ = 0-0

| match_ÍA_ÍÞR = 3-0

| match_ÍA_LER = 1-0

| match_ÍA_MAG = 5-0

| match_ÍA_NJA = 2-2

| match_ÍA_SEL = 2-0

| match_ÍA_VÓL = 1-1

| match_ÍA_ÞÓR = 5-0

| match_ÍA_ÞRÓ = 1-1

| match_ÍÞR_FRA = 2-3

| match_ÍÞR_HAU = 0-4

| match_ÍÞR_HKÓ = 1-1

| match_ÍÞR_ÍA = 0-2

| match_ÍÞR_LER = 1-0

| match_ÍÞR_MAG = 2-3

| match_ÍÞR_NJA = 1-2

| match_ÍÞR_SEL = 3-2

| match_ÍÞR_VÓL = 0-2

| match_ÍÞR_ÞÓR = 0-1

| match_ÍÞR_ÞRÓ = 1-3

| match_LER_FRA = 2-2

| match_LER_HAU = 0-0

| match_LER_HKÓ = 0-2

| match_LER_ÍA = 0-0

| match_LER_ÍÞR = 3-1

| match_LER_MAG = 3-1

| match_LER_NJA = 2-3

| match_LER_SEL = 1-1

| match_LER_VÓL = 1-2

| match_LER_ÞÓR = 0-1

| match_LER_ÞRÓ = 2-1

| match_MAG_FRA = 2-1

| match_MAG_HAU = 2-1

| match_MAG_HKÓ = 0-1

| match_MAG_ÍA = 2-3

| match_MAG_ÍÞR = 0-1

| match_MAG_LER = 0-1

| match_MAG_NJA = 2-0

| match_MAG_SEL = 3-1

| match_MAG_VÓL = 1-0

| match_MAG_ÞÓR = 1-2

| match_MAG_ÞRÓ = 1-4

| match_NJA_FRA = 2-2

| match_NJA_HAU = 1-2

| match_NJA_HKÓ = 0-2

| match_NJA_ÍA = 1-2

| match_NJA_ÍÞR = 1-1

| match_NJA_LER = 1-0

| match_NJA_MAG = 2-1

| match_NJA_SEL = 2-1

| match_NJA_VÓL = 1-1

| match_NJA_ÞÓR = 0-1

| match_NJA_ÞRÓ = 1-1

| match_SEL_FRA = 1-3

| match_SEL_HAU = 5-0

| match_SEL_HKÓ = 1-2

| match_SEL_ÍA = 1-3

| match_SEL_ÍÞR = 0-2

| match_SEL_LER = 1-2

| match_SEL_MAG = 2-1

| match_SEL_NJA = 4-1

| match_SEL_VÓL = 2-1

| match_SEL_ÞÓR = 3-5

| match_SEL_ÞRÓ = 0-1

| match_VÓL_FRA = 2-1

| match_VÓL_HAU = 2-2

| match_VÓL_HKÓ = 0-0

| match_VÓL_ÍA = 2-1

| match_VÓL_ÍÞR = 2-1

| match_VÓL_LER = 3-0

| match_VÓL_MAG = 4-1

| match_VÓL_NJA = 1-2

| match_VÓL_SEL = 1-1

| match_VÓL_ÞÓR = 2-0

| match_VÓL_ÞRÓ = 3-4

| match_ÞÓR_FRA = 3-2

| match_ÞÓR_HAU = 4-1

| match_ÞÓR_HKÓ = 2-2

| match_ÞÓR_ÍA = 0-1

| match_ÞÓR_ÍÞR = 5-2

| match_ÞÓR_LER = 3-1

| match_ÞÓR_MAG = 1-1

| match_ÞÓR_NJA = 3-0

| match_ÞÓR_SEL = 2-1

| match_ÞÓR_VÓL = 0-2

| match_ÞÓR_ÞRÓ = 3-1

| match_ÞRÓ_FRA = 1-3

| match_ÞRÓ_HAU = 1-2

| match_ÞRÓ_HKÓ = 1-3

| match_ÞRÓ_ÍA = 4-1

| match_ÞRÓ_ÍÞR = 6-1

| match_ÞRÓ_LER = 0-2

| match_ÞRÓ_MAG = 5-3

| match_ÞRÓ_NJA = 3-0

| match_ÞRÓ_SEL = 3-2

| match_ÞRÓ_VÓL = 1-3

| match_ÞRÓ_ÞÓR = 3-4

}}

Top goalscorers

{{updated|matches played on 22 september 2018}}{{cite web|title=Markahæstu menn|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/markahaestu-leikmenn/?Mot=37370|website=www.ksi.is|publisher=Knattspyrnusamband Íslands|accessdate=29 January 2018}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

rowspan=1|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Viktor Jónsson

|align="left"|Þróttur R.

|rowspan=1|22

rowspan=1|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Guðmundur Magnússon

|align="left"|Fram

|rowspan=1|18

rowspan=1|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Calleja

|align="left"|Þór

|rowspan=1|16

rowspan=1|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SLE}} Kwame Quee

|align="left"|Víkingur Ó.

|rowspan=1|11

rowspan=4|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Brynjar Jónasson

|align="left"|HK

|rowspan=4|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Sólon Breki Leifsson

|align="left"|Leiknir R.

align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Gonzalo Zamorano

|align="left"|Víkingur Ó.

align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Stefán Teitur Þórðarson

|align="left"|ÍA

rowspan=3|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Arnar Aðalgeirsson

|align="left"|Haukar

|rowspan=3|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Sævar Atli Magnússon

|align="left"|Leiknir R.

align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Gunnar Örvar Stefánsson

|align="left"|Magni

rowspan=3|12

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Daði Bergsson

|align="left"|Þróttur R.

|rowspan=3|7

align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} Bjarni Gunnarsson

|align="left"|HK

align="left"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Hrvoje Tokić

|align="left"|Selfoss

rowspan=1|15

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Nacho Gil

|align="left"|Þór

|rowspan=1|6

References

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