3. deild karla
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3. deild karla is a football league in Iceland
. It is the fourth and bottom division in the Icelandic football league system
. Current champions are KV
.
has permission according to their rules to change the format of the competition on a year by year basis.
The final is a single match played on a neutral ground. The winner of the final is the 3rd division champion. Both teams that reach the final are promoted to the second division.
There's also a match played for the 3rd place where the losing teams from the semi-finals play. This is also a single match on a neutral ground.
In 2000 the play-off stage was changed to the current format.
1 - Njarðvík promoted due to the merger of the 1. deild clubs Leiftur and Dalvík.
2 - ÍH promoted due to expansion of 1. deild karla to 12 teams.
3 - Tindastoll also promoted due to expansion of Úrvalsdeild karla and 2. deild karla to 12 teams.
4 - Upon promotion Hamrarnir/Vinir merged with the relegated ÍH
to form ÍH/HV
5 - Árborg
promoted as Tindastóll merged with 2. deild karla
side Hvöt
, creating a new team called Tindastóll/Hvöt, playing in the 2. deild karla
.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. It is the fourth and bottom division in the Icelandic football league system
Icelandic football league system
The Icelandic football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Iceland.-The system:Below shows how the current system works. For each division, its English name, official name or sponsorship name and number of clubs is given...
. Current champions are KV
Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar
Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar is an Icelandic football club from the capital city, Reykjavík in the area of Vesturbæjar. The team plays on the pitch next to Úrsvaldeild side, KR's KR-völlur....
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Competition format
The division is played in two stages, League stage and a play-off stage. KSÍFootball Association of Iceland
The Football Association of Iceland is the governing body of football in Iceland. It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954. It organizes the football league, Pepsi deild, and the Iceland national football team and Iceland women's national football team...
has permission according to their rules to change the format of the competition on a year by year basis.
The group stage
The division is split into four provincial groups, teams in each group play the other teams in the same group twice, home and away. The top two teams in each group qualify for the play-off stage. There can be exceptions from this, teams might play each other three or even four times in the league stage if few teams are participating.Current format
The play-offs are played in a knock-out format, teams are drawn together and play home and away, the winning team progressing to the next round. There is no away goal rule, if teams are drawn at the end of the second match, extra time is played. If after extra time teams are still drawn, penalties decide the winner.The final is a single match played on a neutral ground. The winner of the final is the 3rd division champion. Both teams that reach the final are promoted to the second division.
There's also a match played for the 3rd place where the losing teams from the semi-finals play. This is also a single match on a neutral ground.
Previous formats
In 1997 and 1998 the playoffs were played in a league format where all qualified teams played in the first two rounds. After the first two rounds the teams placed 5th and below dropped out and the top four teams played each other once but kept their points from the first two rounds. This meant that the top four would play five rounds and all others only two, giving a rather strange looking final table. The top two teams were then promoted to 2nd division.In 2000 the play-off stage was changed to the current format.
Past winners
Promoted teams shown in green| Year | Winners | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | KS Siglufjörður Siglufjörður is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland.Population in January 2011 was 1,206 but the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak with 3,000 inhabitants.... |
Tindastóll Sauðárkrókur Sauðárkrókur is a town in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland and a part of the municipality of Skagafjörður.Sauðárkrókur is the largest town in Northwest Iceland and the second-largest town on the north coast of Iceland, with a population of 2,635. It is the centre for commerce and services in the... |
Afturelding Ungmennafélagið Afturelding Ungmennafélagið Afturelding is an Icelandic football club from the town of Mosfellsbær located just north of the capital Reykjavík.-External links:*... |
Ernir Í. Ísafjörður Ísafjörður is a town in the north west of Iceland, seat of Ísafjarðarbær municipality.The town draws its name from the fjord and the fjord was given its name simultaneously to the island... |
| 1998 | Sindri UMF Sindri Höfn UMF Sindri Höfn, commonly known as Sindri, is an Icelandic football club from the town of Höfn located on the east coast of Iceland.... |
Léttir Léttir Léttir is an Icelandic football club located in Reykjavík. They currently play in the 3. deild karla league, and participate in the Icelandic Cup.- Stadium :... |
Hvöt Hvöt Blönduós Hvöt is an Icelandic football club from the town of Blönduós located in the north of Iceland.-External links:*... |
Leiknir F. Fáskrúðsfjörður Fáskrúðsfjörður is a town in eastern Iceland.It has a population of 662 and constitutes one of the villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð. Professional football player Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson is from Fáskrúðsfjörður... |
| 1999 | Afturelding Ungmennafélagið Afturelding Ungmennafélagið Afturelding is an Icelandic football club from the town of Mosfellsbær located just north of the capital Reykjavík.-External links:*... |
KÍ Ísafjörður Ísafjörður is a town in the north west of Iceland, seat of Ísafjarðarbær municipality.The town draws its name from the fjord and the fjord was given its name simultaneously to the island... B Bolungarvík Bolungarvík is a fishing village and municipality in the North-West of Iceland, located at the Vestfirðir peninsula, approximately 14 kilometres from the town of Ísafjörður and 473 km from the capital city Reykjavík.... |
Njarðvík Njarðvík Njarðvík is a town in south-western Iceland located on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400.-History:In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær.... |
Huginn/Höttur Höttur Íþróttafélagið Höttur is an Icelandic sports club from Egilsstaðir in the center, of the east side of Iceland.The club plays it home games at Vilhjálmsvöllur, named after Vilhjálmur Einarsson, the most famous athlete from the area.- Current squad :... |
| 2000 | Haukar Haukar Haukar is an Icelandic athletic club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Team Handball, Basketball, Karate,Masturbation, Skiing & Chess... |
Nökkvi Akureyri Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area and fourth largest municipality .... |
Þróttur N. Neskaupstaður Neskaupstaður is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2011, it has a population of 1,437.-History:... |
Fjölnir |
| 2001 | HK Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs is an Icelandic sports club from the town of Kópavogur, mainly known for its football and handball teams. The club has a football team playing at the second tier of Icelandic football after being relegated in 2008.-History:... |
Völsungur Íþróttafélagið Völsungur Íþróttafélagið Völsungur is an Icelandic football club from the town of Húsavík located on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay.-History:*1927 : Foundation of clubThey last played in Iceland's top tier in the 1988 season.... |
Njarðvík Njarðvík Njarðvík is a town in south-western Iceland located on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400.-History:In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær.... 1 |
KFS |
| 2002 | KFS | Fjölnir | Fjarðabyggð Knattspyrnufélag Fjarðabyggðar Knattspyrnufélag Fjarðabyggðar is an Icelandic football club from the town of Fjarðabyggð located on the east coast of Iceland. The club was founded in the year 2001 with a merger of three local clubs, Íþróttafélagið Þróttur Neskaupstað, Ungmennafélagið Austri Eskifirði and Ungmennafélagið Valur... |
Leiknir F. Fáskrúðsfjörður Fáskrúðsfjörður is a town in eastern Iceland.It has a population of 662 and constitutes one of the villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð. Professional football player Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson is from Fáskrúðsfjörður... |
| 2003 | Vikingur Ó. Ungmennafélagið Víkingur Ungmennafélagið Víkingur, also known as Víkingur Ólafsvík, is an Icelandic football club from the town of Ólafsvík located on the west coast of Iceland situated on the western end of the Snæfellsnes. They currently play in 1... |
Leiknir R. Leiknir Reykjavík Leiknir is an Icelandic football club in the suburb of Breiðholt in Reykjavík. The male team is a member of Fyrsta Deild, the league below Pepsi deildin, the top division in the Icelandic football ladder. The club runs a youth setup in its district for boys and girls aged 6–16, but does not... |
Númi Reykjavík Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay... |
Höttur |
| 2004 | Huginn | Fjarðabyggð Knattspyrnufélag Fjarðabyggðar Knattspyrnufélag Fjarðabyggðar is an Icelandic football club from the town of Fjarðabyggð located on the east coast of Iceland. The club was founded in the year 2001 with a merger of three local clubs, Íþróttafélagið Þróttur Neskaupstað, Ungmennafélagið Austri Eskifirði and Ungmennafélagið Valur... |
Skallagrímur Borgarnes Borgarnes is a town located on a peninsula at the shore of Borgarfjörður in Iceland.It has a population of 1,763 . The town is located 60 km north of the capital Reykjavík and is connected to other places in Iceland through the second largest bridge in Iceland, Borgarfjarðarbrú... |
Reynir S. Knattspyrnudeild Reynis Knattspyrnudeild Reynis is an Icelandic football club from the town of Sandgerði, on the Reykjanes peninsular.-External links:*... |
| 2005 | Reynir S. Knattspyrnudeild Reynis Knattspyrnudeild Reynis is an Icelandic football club from the town of Sandgerði, on the Reykjanes peninsular.-External links:*... |
Sindri UMF Sindri Höfn UMF Sindri Höfn, commonly known as Sindri, is an Icelandic football club from the town of Höfn located on the east coast of Iceland.... |
Grótta Seltjarnarnes Seltjarnarnes is an Icelandic township located within the Greater Reykjavík area.It took on its current political form shortly after the Second World War and was formally created as a township in 1947. It is the smallest Icelandic township by land .... |
Leiknir F. Fáskrúðsfjörður Fáskrúðsfjörður is a town in eastern Iceland.It has a population of 662 and constitutes one of the villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð. Professional football player Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson is from Fáskrúðsfjörður... |
| 2006 | Höttur | Magni | ÍH Íþróttafélag Hafnarfjarðar Íþróttafélag Hafnarfjarðar is an Icelandic football club from the town of Hafnarfjörður.-External links:*... 2 |
Kári Kari Kari or KARI may refer to:* Kari or curry, a pan-Asian variety of spicy food* Kari or Sundaram Karivardhan, a legendary figure of Indian motorsports*Kari , a natural satellite of Saturn*Kari , a technique in shakuhachi music... |
| 20073 | Grótta Seltjarnarnes Seltjarnarnes is an Icelandic township located within the Greater Reykjavík area.It took on its current political form shortly after the Second World War and was formally created as a township in 1947. It is the smallest Icelandic township by land .... |
Hamar Knattspyrnudeild Hamars Knattspyrnudeild Hamars is an Icelandic football club from the town of Hveragerði located just south-east of the capital Reykjavík.-External links:*... |
Hvöt Hvöt Blönduós Hvöt is an Icelandic football club from the town of Blönduós located in the north of Iceland.-External links:*... |
Víðir Víðir Víðir is an Icelandic sports club from Gardur on the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland.Their football team played the 2011 season in the fourth division. They last played in Iceland's top tier in 1991.- External links :*... |
| 2008 | Hamrarnir/Vinir Íþróttafélag Hafnarfjarðar Íþróttafélag Hafnarfjarðar is an Icelandic football club from the town of Hafnarfjörður.-External links:*... 4 |
BÍ/Bolungarvík BÍ/Bolungarvík BÍ/Bolungarvík is an Icelandic football club formed from the merger of the football team Boltafélag Ísafjarðar and sports club UMF Bolungarvík in May 2006. They are from the neighboring towns of Ísafjörður and Bolungarvík in Westfjords, Iceland. In 2008 the team won promotion from the third... |
KV Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar is an Icelandic football club from the capital city, Reykjavík in the area of Vesturbæjar. The team plays on the pitch next to Úrsvaldeild side, KR's KR-völlur.... |
Skallagrímur Borgarnes Borgarnes is a town located on a peninsula at the shore of Borgarfjörður in Iceland.It has a population of 1,763 . The town is located 60 km north of the capital Reykjavík and is connected to other places in Iceland through the second largest bridge in Iceland, Borgarfjarðarbrú... |
| 2009 | Völsungur Íþróttafélagið Völsungur Íþróttafélagið Völsungur is an Icelandic football club from the town of Húsavík located on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay.-History:*1927 : Foundation of clubThey last played in Iceland's top tier in the 1988 season.... |
KV Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar is an Icelandic football club from the capital city, Reykjavík in the area of Vesturbæjar. The team plays on the pitch next to Úrsvaldeild side, KR's KR-völlur.... |
Hvíti riddarinn Mosfellsbær Mosfellsbær is a town in south-west Iceland, situated some east of the country's capital, Reykjavík. It has a total area of and its population as of September, 2011 was 8,886.... |
Ýmir Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs is an Icelandic sports club from the town of Kópavogur, mainly known for its football and handball teams. The club has a football team playing at the second tier of Icelandic football after being relegated in 2008.-History:... |
| 2010 | Tindastóll Sauðárkrókur Sauðárkrókur is a town in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland and a part of the municipality of Skagafjörður.Sauðárkrókur is the largest town in Northwest Iceland and the second-largest town on the north coast of Iceland, with a population of 2,635. It is the centre for commerce and services in the... |
Dalvík/Reynir Dalvík/Reynir Dalvík/Reynir is an Icelandic football club, currently playing in 3rd division.-History:In 2006 UMFS Dalvík and Reynir Árskógsströnd joined forces to form a new club, Dalvík/Reynir, after Leiftur and Dalvík broke up their cooperation that had formed Leiftur/Dalvík and lasted only four years... |
Árborg Árborg FC Árborg Football Club, is an Icelandic football club. The club is based around a municipality called Árborg which contains two villages, Stokkseyri and Eyrarbakki, one country side called Sandvíkurhreppur, and a town called Selfoss. The club's ground is in Selfoss where most of the players come... 5 |
KB Knattspyrnufélag Breiðholts Knattspyrnufélag Breiðholts, abbreviated as KB, is an Icelandic football club based in the Breiðholt area of the capital, Reykjavík. KB is used as reserve team for Leiknir Reykjavík. The club does not runs a youth setup.-External links:* *... |
| 2011 | KV Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar is an Icelandic football club from the capital city, Reykjavík in the area of Vesturbæjar. The team plays on the pitch next to Úrsvaldeild side, KR's KR-völlur.... |
KFR Knattspyrnufélag Rangæinga Knattspyrnufélag Rangæinga is an Icelandic football club from the towns of Hella and Hvolsvöllur, in Rangárvallasýsla. The club represents a united team for Rangárþing .... |
KB Knattspyrnufélag Breiðholts Knattspyrnufélag Breiðholts, abbreviated as KB, is an Icelandic football club based in the Breiðholt area of the capital, Reykjavík. KB is used as reserve team for Leiknir Reykjavík. The club does not runs a youth setup.-External links:* *... |
Magni |
1 - Njarðvík promoted due to the merger of the 1. deild clubs Leiftur and Dalvík.
2 - ÍH promoted due to expansion of 1. deild karla to 12 teams.
3 - Tindastoll also promoted due to expansion of Úrvalsdeild karla and 2. deild karla to 12 teams.
4 - Upon promotion Hamrarnir/Vinir merged with the relegated ÍH
Íþróttafélag Hafnarfjarðar
Íþróttafélag Hafnarfjarðar is an Icelandic football club from the town of Hafnarfjörður.-External links:*...
to form ÍH/HV
Íþróttafélag Hafnarfjarðar
Íþróttafélag Hafnarfjarðar is an Icelandic football club from the town of Hafnarfjörður.-External links:*...
5 - Árborg
Árborg FC
Árborg Football Club, is an Icelandic football club. The club is based around a municipality called Árborg which contains two villages, Stokkseyri and Eyrarbakki, one country side called Sandvíkurhreppur, and a town called Selfoss. The club's ground is in Selfoss where most of the players come...
promoted as Tindastóll merged with 2. deild karla
2. deild karla
2. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. Current champions are Tindastóll/Hvöt....
side Hvöt
Hvöt Blönduós
Hvöt is an Icelandic football club from the town of Blönduós located in the north of Iceland.-External links:*...
, creating a new team called Tindastóll/Hvöt, playing in the 2. deild karla
2. deild karla
2. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. Current champions are Tindastóll/Hvöt....
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- Augnablik
- KBKnattspyrnufélag BreiðholtsKnattspyrnufélag Breiðholts, abbreviated as KB, is an Icelandic football club based in the Breiðholt area of the capital, Reykjavík. KB is used as reserve team for Leiknir Reykjavík. The club does not runs a youth setup.-External links:* *...
- KFG
- Markaregn
- Stál-Úlfur
- VíðirVíðirVíðir is an Icelandic sports club from Gardur on the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland.Their football team played the 2011 season in the fourth division. They last played in Iceland's top tier in 1991.- External links :*...
- Vængir Júpíters
- Þróttur V.
B riðill
- Hvíti Riddarinn
- KFRKnattspyrnufélag RangæingaKnattspyrnufélag Rangæinga is an Icelandic football club from the towns of Hella and Hvolsvöllur, in Rangárvallasýsla. The club represents a united team for Rangárþing ....
- KFS
- KH
- KVKnattspyrnufélag VesturbæjarKnattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar is an Icelandic football club from the capital city, Reykjavík in the area of Vesturbæjar. The team plays on the pitch next to Úrsvaldeild side, KR's KR-völlur....
- LéttirLéttirLéttir is an Icelandic football club located in Reykjavík. They currently play in the 3. deild karla league, and participate in the Icelandic Cup.- Stadium :...
- Ýmir
- Ægir
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- Álftanes
- Berserkir
- Björninn
- Grundarfjörður
- Ísbjörninn
- Kári
- Skallagrímur
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- EinherjiEinherjiUngmennafélagið Einherji is an Icelandic sports club, based in Vopnafjörður, Iceland.Einherji was successful in Icelandic football in the 1980s but has not seen much success in recent years....
- Huginn
- Leiknir F.
- Magni
- SindriUMF Sindri HöfnUMF Sindri Höfn, commonly known as Sindri, is an Icelandic football club from the town of Höfn located on the east coast of Iceland....