# 2017 1. deild karla

The 2017 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 63rd season of second-tier Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested in the league. The season began on 5 May and concluded on 23 September.

## Teams

The league was contested by twelve clubs. Eight remained in the division from the 2016 season, while four new clubs joined the 1. deild karla:
* Fylkir and Þróttur R. were relegated from the 2016 Úrvalsdeild, replacing KA and Grindavík who were promoted to the 2017 Úrvalsdeild.
* ÍR and Grótta were promoted from the 2016 2. deild karla, in place of Huginn and Fjarðabyggð who were relegated to the 2017 2. deild karla.

### Club information

| Team | Manager | Location | Stadium | 2016 season |
| Fram | Pedro Hipólito | Reykjavík | Laugardalsvöllur | 6th |
| Fylkir | Helgi Sigurðsson | Reykjavík | Floridana völlurinn | Úrvalsdeild, 11th |
| Grótta | Þórhallur Dan Jóhannesson | Seltjarnarnes | Vivaldivöllurinn | 2. deild, 2nd |
| Haukar | Stefán Gíslason | Hafnarfjörður | Ásvellir | 5th |
| HK | Joey Guðjónsson | Kópavogur | Kórinn | 9th |
| ÍR | Arnar Þór Valsson | Reykjavík | Hertz-völlurinn | 2. deild, 1st |
| Keflavík | Guðlaugur Baldursson | Keflavík | Nettóvöllurinn | 3rd |
| Leiknir F. | Viðar Jónsson | Reyðarfjörður | Fjarðabyggðarhöllin | 10th |
| Leiknir R. | Kristófer Sigurgeirsson | Reykjavík | Leiknisvöllur | 7th |
| Selfoss | Gunnar Rafn Borgþórsson | Selfoss | JÁVERK-völlurinn | 8th |
| Þór | Lárus Sigurðsson | Akureyri | Þórsvöllur | 4th |
| Þróttur R. | Gregg Ryder | Reykjavík | Eimskipsvöllurinn | Úrvalsdeild, 12th |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Fram | Ásmundur Arnarsson | Sacked | 19 June 2017 | 5th | Pedro Hipólito | 3 July 2017 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Fylkir (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 48 | Promotion to 2018 Úrvalsdeild |
| 2 | Keflavík (P) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 46 | Promotion to 2018 Úrvalsdeild |
| 3 | Þróttur R. | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 42 | |
| 4 | HK | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 42 | |
| 5 | Leiknir R. | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 36 | |
| 6 | Þór | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 34 | |
| 7 | Haukar | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 33 | |
| 8 | Selfoss | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 28 | |
| 9 | Fram | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 27 | |
| 10 | ÍR | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 19 | |
| 11 | Leiknir F. (R) | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 10 | Relegation to 2018 2. deild karla |
| 12 | Grótta (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 9 | Relegation to 2018 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 | FYL | GRÓ | HAU | HKÓ | KEF | LEF | LER | SEL | ÍÞR | ÞÓR | ÞRÓ |
| Fram | — | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Fylkir | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Grótta | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Haukar | 3–2 | 0–6 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| HK | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Keflavík | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Leiknir F. | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Leiknir R. | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Selfoss | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| ÍR | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Þór | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Þróttur R. | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |

## Top goalscorers

    As of matches played on 23 September 2017
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jeppe Hansen | Keflavík | 15 |
| 2 | Björgvin Stefánsson | Haukar | 14 |
| 2 | Albert Brynjar Ingason | Fylkir | 14 |
| 4 | Viktor Jónsson | Þróttur R. | 13 |
| 5 | Ivan Bubalo | Fram | 10 |
| 5 | Bjarni Gunnarsson | HK | 10 |
| 7 | Tómas Óli Garðarsson | Leiknir R. | 8 |
| 8 | Brynjar Jónasson | HK | 7 |
| 8 | Tómas Óli Garðarsson | Leiknir R. | 7 |
| 8 | Guðmundur Magnússon | Fram | 7 |
| 8 | J. C. Mack | Selfoss | 7 |