Besta-deild karla

The Úrvalsdeild (English: Men's Select Division) is the top Icelandic association football league. It was founded in 1912. Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is often played from spring to summer. It is run by the Football Association of Iceland. It has 12 clubs. As of 31 July 2015, the league was the 35th best in Europe.UEFA Association club coefficients accessed on 3 August 2015. Since 27 April 2009, the league has also been known as the Pepsi-deildin (English: The Pepsi League) after the Football Association of Iceland and Ölgerðin signed a three-year contract together.Pepsi-deildin í knattspyrnu 2009  accessed on 3 August 2015.

Since 1955, the worst teams in the league were sent to the 1. deild karla. The current champions are Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (FH), and the team with the most titles is Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (KR).

 2016 Teams 

 Team  Location  2015 seasonBreiðablikKópavogur2ndFHHafnarfjörður1st (Champions)FjölnirReykjavík6thFylkirReykjavík8thÍAAkranes7thÍBVVestmannaeyjar10thKRReykjavík3rdStjarnanGarðabær4thValurReykjavík5thVíkingur ReykjavíkReykjavík9thVíkingur ÓlafsvíkÓlafsvík1st in the 1. deild karlaÞróttur ReykjavíkReykjavík2nd in the 1. deild karla

 Champions 

The only teams to have won a title are KR (26), Valur (20), ÍA (18), Fram (18), FH (6), Víkingur (5), Keflavík (4), ÍBV (3), KA (1), Breiðablik (1) and Stjarnan (1).

 1912: KR (Reykjavík)
 1913:Fram Reykjavík was the only team to participate in the 1913 season Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1914:Fram Reykjavík was the only team to participate in the 1914 season Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1915: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1916: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1917: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1918: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1919: KR (Reykjavík)
 1920: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
 1921: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1922: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1923: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1924: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
 1925: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1926: KR (Reykjavík)
 1927: KR (Reykjavík)
 1928: KR (Reykjavík)
 1929: KR (Reykjavík)
 1930: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1931: KR (Reykjavík)
 1932: KR (Reykjavík)
 1933: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1934: KR (Reykjavík)
 1935: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1936: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1937: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1938: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1939: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1940: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1941: KR (Reykjavík)
 1942: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1943: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1944: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1945: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1946: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)

 1947: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1948: KR (Reykjavík)
 1949: KR (Reykjavík)
 1950: KR (Reykjavík)
 1951: ÍA (Akranes)
 1952: KR (Reykjavík)
 1953: ÍA (Akranes)
 1954: ÍA (Akranes)
 1955: KR (Reykjavík)
 1956: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1957: ÍA (Akranes)
 1958: ÍA (Akranes)
 1959: KR (Reykjavík)
 1960: ÍA (Akranes)
 1961: KR (Reykjavík)
 1962: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1963: KR (Reykjavík)
 1964: ÍBK (Keflavík)
 1965: KR (Reykjavík)
 1966: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1967: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1968: KR (Reykjavík)
 1969: ÍBK (Keflavík)
 1970: ÍA (Akranes)
 1971: ÍBK (Keflavík)
 1972: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1973: ÍBK (Keflavík)
 1974: ÍA (Akranes)
 1975: ÍA (Akranes)
 1976: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1977: ÍA (Akranes)
 1978: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1979: ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
 1980: Valur (Reykjavík)

 1981: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
 1982: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
 1983: ÍA (Akranes)
 1984: ÍA (Akranes)
 1985: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1986: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1987: Valur (Reykjavík)
 1988: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1989: KA (Akureyri)
 1990: Fram Reykjavík (Reykjavík)
 1991: Víkingur (Reykjavík)
 1992: ÍA (Akranes)
 1993: ÍA (Akranes)
 1994: ÍA (Akranes)
 1995: ÍA (Akranes)
 1996: ÍA (Akranes)
 1997: ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
 1998: ÍBV (Vestmannaeyjar)
 1999: KR (Reykjavík)
 2000: KR (Reykjavík)
 2001: ÍA (Akranes)
 2002: KR (Reykjavík)
 2003: KR (Reykjavík)
 2004: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
 2005: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
 2006: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
 2007: Valur (Reykjavík)
 2008: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
 2009: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
 2010: Breiðablik (Kópavogur)
 2011: KR (Reykjavík)
 2012: FH (Hafnarfjörður)
 2013: KR (Reykjavík)
 2014: Stjarnan (Garðabær)

 References 

Category:Football leagues in Europe
Category:Football in Iceland
Category:1912 establishments in Europe
Category:20th-century establishments in Iceland