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league “pyramids”

Your guide to the league system in Iceland,
as it looks for the 2025 season.

MEN

Besta deild karla /
Men’s First Division

  • 12 teams
  • play each other home and away before the league splits in half and they play each other once more
  • bottom 2 teams in lower section are relegated

Lengjudeild karla /
Men’s Second Division

  • 12 teams
  • play each other home and away
  • 1st place team is promoted as champion
  • 2nd-5th compete in a play-off to determine who else is promoted
  • bottom 2 teams are relegated
  • Lengjudeild is named for sponsorship purposes

2.deild karla /
Men’s third Division

  • 12 teams
  • play each other home and away
  • 1st place team is promoted as champion
  • 2nd place is also promoted
  • bottom 2 teams are relegated

3.deild karla /
Men’s Fourth Division

  • 12 teams
  • play each other home and away
  • 1st place team is promoted as champion
  • 2nd place is also promoted
  • bottom 2 teams are relegated

4.deild karla /
Men’s Fifth Division

  • 10 teams
  • play each other home and away
  • 1st place team is promoted as champion
  • 2nd place is also promoted
  • bottom 2 teams are relegated

5.deild karla /
Men’s Sixth Division

  • 16 teams across 2 groups
  • play each other home and away within the groups
  • Top 2 in each group enter playoffs, where the semi-final winners will both be promoted and the final determines the champion of the division
  • I’m currently unclear whether teams will be relegated to Utandeild

Utandeild karla /
Men’s Non-League Level

  • A new part of the KSÍ league setup in 2025
  • 7 teams
  • play each other home and away
  • I’m unsure if there is any promotion.

WOMEN

Besta deild kvenna /
Women’s First Division

  • 10 teams
  • play each other home and away before the league splits and they play each other once more
  • The top section is the top 6 teams, whereas the bottom section is just 4 teams
  • bottom 2 teams in lower section are relegated

Lengjudeild kvenna /
Women’s Second Division

  • 10 teams
  • play each other home and away
  • 1st place team is promoted as champion
  • 2nd place is also promoted
  • bottom 2 teams are relegated
  • Lengjudeild is named for sponsorship purposes

2.deild kvenna /
Women’s third Division

  • 12 teams
  • play each other once before a split
  • I’m currently unsure whether the split is into 3 sections as it was in 2024 or in 2 sections as the league table on the KSÍ website would have me believe. TBC

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