The 2015 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 61st season of second-tier Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league which began on 8 May and concluded on 19 September.
Teams The league was contested by twelve clubs. Eight remained in the division from the 2014 season, while four new clubs joined the 1. deild karla: Fram and Þór were relegated from the 2014 Úrvalsdeild, replacing Leiknir R. and ÍA who were promoted to the 2015 Úrvalsdeild. Fjarðabyggð and Grótta were promoted from the 2014 2. deild karla, in place of KV and Tindastóll who were relegated to the 2015 2. deild karla.
Club information
Team Location Stadium 2014 seasonBÍ/BolungarvíkÍsafjörður/BolungarvíkTorfnesvöllur10thFjarðabyggðFjarðabyggðEskjuvöllur2. deild, 1stFramReykjavíkFramvöllur - ÚlfarsárdalÚrvalsdeild, 11thGrindavíkGrindavíkGrindavíkurvöllur5thGróttaSeltjarnarnesGróttuvöllur2. deild, 2ndHaukarHafnarfjörðurSchenkervöllurinn7thHKKópavogurKópavogsvöllur6thKAAkureyriAkureyrarvöllur8thSelfossSelfossSelfossvöllur9thVíkingur Ó.ÓlafsvíkÓlafsvíkurvöllur4thÞórAkureyriÞórsvöllurÚrvalsdeild, 12thÞróttur R.ReykjavíkValbjarnarvöllur3rd
League table
Results grid Each team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club; 132 matches altogether.
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Björgvin StefánssonHaukar 202 Viktor JónssonÞróttur R.193 Guðmundur Atli SteinþórssonHK 144 Hrvoje TokićVíkingur Ó.12 Elfar Árni AðalsteinssonKA Alfreð Már HjaltalínVíkingur Ó.7 Jóhann Helgi HannessonÞór 118 Ævar Ingi JóhannessonKA9 Brynjar JónassonFjarðabyggð10 William Dominguez da SilvaVíkingur Ó.8
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