The 2013 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 59th season of second-tier Icelandic football. Twelve teams were due to contest the league. The fixtures for the 2013 campaign were released by the KSÍ on 10 November 2012. Play began on 9 May and was scheduled to conclude on 21 September.
Teams The league was to be contested by twelve clubs, eight of which had played in the 2012 season. There were four new clubs from the previous campaign: Grindavík and Selfoss were relegated from the 2012 Úrvalsdeild, replacing Þór A. and Víkingur Ó. who were promoted to the 2013 Úrvalsdeild KF and Völsungur were promoted from the 2012 2. deild karla, in place of ÍR and Höttur who were relegated to the 2013 2. deild karla
Club information
Team Location Stadium 2012 seasonBÍ/BolungarvíkÍsafjörður/BolungarvíkTorfnesvöllur9thFjölnirReykjavíkFjölnisvöllur7thGrindavíkGrindavíkGrindavíkurvöllurÚrvalsdeild, 12thHaukarHafnarfjörðurSchenkervöllurinn5thKAAkureyriAkureyrarvöllur4thKFFjallabyggðÓlafsfjarðarvöllur2. deild, 2ndLeiknir R.ReykjavíkLeiknisvöllur10thSelfossSelfossSelfossvöllurÚrvalsdeild, 11thTindastóllSauðárkrókurSauðárkróksvöllur8thVíkingur R.ReykjavíkVíkin6thVölsungurHúsavíkHúsavíkurvöllur2. deild, 1stÞróttur R.ReykjavíkValbjarnarvöllur3rd
League table
Results Each team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club, and 132 matches altogether.
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoalsMatchesRatio1Aron Elís ÞrándarsonVíkingur R.10120.83Stefán Þór PálssonGrindavík190.533Ben EversonBÍ/Bolungarvík9160.56Hilmar Árni HalldórssonLeiknir R.190.47Aron SigurðarsonFjölnir190.476Javi ZurbanoSelfoss8190.42
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