# 2023 1. deild karla

The 2023 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 69th season of second-tier Icelandic football. The season began on 5 May 2023 and finished on 16 September 2023.
Twelve teams contested the league. The champions (ÍA) and play-off winners (Vestri) were promoted to the 2024 Besta deild karla. The bottom two teams (Ægir and Selfoss) were relegated to the 2024 2. deild karla.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Dissolved | Promoted from 2022 2. deild karla | Promoted to 2023 Besta deild karla | Relegated from 2022 Besta deild karla | Relegated to 2023 2. deild karla |
| Kórdrengir | Ægir Njarðvík Þróttur Reykjavík | Fylkir HK | ÍA Leiknir Reykjavík | KV Þróttur Vogum |

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location |
| Ægir | Þorlákshöfn |
| Afturelding | Mosfellsbær |
| Fjölnir | Reykjavík |
| Grindavík | Grindavík |
| Grótta | Seltjarnarnes |
| ÍA | Akranes |
| Leiknir Reykjavík | Reykjavík |
| Njarðvík | Njarðvík |
| Selfoss | Selfoss |
| Vestri | Ísafjörður |
| Þór | Akureyri |
| Þróttur Reykjavík | Reykjavík |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | ÍA (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 49 | Promotion to Besta deild karla |
| 2 | Afturelding | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 43 | Qualification for 1. deild karla play-offs |
| 3 | Fjölnir | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 42 | Qualification for 1. deild karla play-offs |
| 4 | Vestri (O, P) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 39 | Qualification for 1. deild karla play-offs |
| 5 | Leiknir Reykjavík | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 35 | Qualification for 1. deild karla play-offs |
| 6 | Grindavík | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 28 | |
| 7 | Þór | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 27 | |
| 8 | Þróttur Reykjavík | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Grótta | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 26 | |
| 10 | Njarðvík | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 23 | |
| 11 | Selfoss (R) | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 23 | Relegation to 2. deild karla |
| 12 | Ægir (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 67 | −44 | 9 | Relegation to 2. deild karla |

### Results

Each team played each other twice (22 matches each), once at home and once away.
| Home \ Away | ÆGI | AFT | FJÓ | GRI | GRÓ | ÍA | LER | NJA | SEL | VES | ÞÓR | ÞRÓ |
| Ægir | — | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Afturelding | 5–0 | — | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 7–2 | 9–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Fjölnir | 5–1 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 |
| Grindavík | 7–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Grótta | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| ÍA | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–3 |
| Leiknir Reykjavík | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Njarðvík | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Selfoss | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Vestri | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Þór | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Þróttur Reykjavík | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — |

## 1. deild karla play-offs

Teams placed 2nd-5th qualified for the play-offs, with the winners earning promotion to the 2024 Besta deild karla.