# 2018 1. deild karla

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.

## 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:
* Víkingur Ó. and ÍA were relegated from the 2017 Úrvalsdeild, replacing Fylkir and Keflavík who were promoted to the 2018 Úrvalsdeild.
* Njarðvík and Magni were promoted from the 2017 2. deild karla, in place of Leiknir F. and Grótta who were relegated to the 2018 2. deild karla.

### Club information

| Team | Manager | Location | Stadium | 2017 season |
| Fram | Kristján Árnason | Reykjavík | Laugardalsvöllur | 9th |
| Haukar | Kristján Ómar Björnsson | Hafnarfjörður | Ásvellir | 7th |
| HK | Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson | Kópavogur | Kórinn | 4th |
| ÍA | Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson | Akranes | Norðurálsvöllurinn | Úrvalsdeild, 12th |
| ÍR | Brynjar Þór Gestsson | Reykjavík | Hertz-völlurinn | 10th |
| Leiknir R. | Kristófer Sigurgeirsson | Reykjavík | Leiknisvöllur | 5th |
| Magni | Páll Viðar Gíslason | Grenivík | Grenivíkurvöllur | 2. deild, 2nd |
| Njarðvík | Rafn Markús Vilbergsson | Reykjanesbær | Njarðtaksvöllurinn | 2. deild, 1st |
| Selfoss | Gunnar Rafn Borgþórsson | Selfoss | JÁVERK-völlurinn | 8th |
| Víkingur Ó. | Sigurgeir Snorrason | Ólafsvík | Ólafsvíkurvöllur | Úrvalsdeild, 11th |
| Þór | Lárus Sigurðsson | Akureyri | Þórsvöllur | 6th |
| Þróttur R. | Bjarni Örlygsson | Reykjavík | Eimskipsvöllurinn | 3rd |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Haukar | Stefán Gíslason | Resigned | 23 September 2017 | Pre-season | Kristján Ómar Björnsson | 23 September 2017 |
| ÍR | Arnar Þór Valsson | Resigned | 4 October 2017 | Pre-season | Brynjar Þór Gestsson | 4 October 2017 |
| ÍA | Jón Þór Hauksson | Resigned | 11 October 2017 | Pre-season | Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson | 12 October 2017 |
| HK | Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson | Resigned | 12 October 2017 | Pre-season | Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson | 18 October 2017 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | ÍA (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 48 | Promotion to 2019 Úrvalsdeild |
| 2 | HK (P) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 48 | Promotion to 2019 Úrvalsdeild |
| 3 | Þór | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 43 | |
| 4 | Víkingur Ó. | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 42 | |
| 5 | Þróttur R. | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 36 | |
| 6 | Njarðvík | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 27 | |
| 7 | Leiknir R. | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 25 | |
| 8 | Haukar | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 25 | |
| 9 | Fram | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 24 | |
| 10 | Magni | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 19 | |
| 11 | ÍR (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 18 | Relegation to 2019 2. deild karla |
| 12 | Selfoss (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 15 | 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.
| Home \ Away | FRA | HAU | HKÓ | ÍA | ÍÞR | LER | MAG | NJA | SEL | VÓL | ÞÓR | ÞRÓ |
| Fram | — | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Haukar | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 |
| HK | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| ÍA | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| ÍR | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Leiknir R. | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Magni | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Njarðvík | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Selfoss | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–5 | 0–1 |
| Víkingur Ó. | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–4 |
| Þór | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 |
| Þróttur R. | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | — |

## Top goalscorers

    As of matches played on 22 september 2018
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Viktor Jónsson | Þróttur R. | 22 |
| 2 | Guðmundur Magnússon | Fram | 18 |
| 3 | Álvaro Calleja | Þór | 16 |
| 4 | Kwame Quee | Víkingur Ó. | 11 |
| 5 | Brynjar Jónasson | HK | 10 |
| 5 | Sólon Breki Leifsson | Leiknir R. | 10 |
| 5 | Gonzalo Zamorano | Víkingur Ó. | 10 |
| 5 | Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | ÍA | 10 |
| 9 | Arnar Aðalgeirsson | Haukar | 9 |
| 9 | Sævar Atli Magnússon | Leiknir R. | 9 |
| 9 | Gunnar Örvar Stefánsson | Magni | 9 |
| 12 | Daði Bergsson | Þróttur R. | 7 |
| 12 | Bjarni Gunnarsson | HK | 7 |
| 12 | Hrvoje Tokić | Selfoss | 7 |
| 15 | Nacho Gil | Þór | 6 |