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 seasonFram Pedro HipólitoReykjavíkLaugardalsvöllur6thFylkir Helgi SigurðssonReykjavíkFloridana völlurinnÚrvalsdeild, 11thGrótta Þórhallur Dan JóhannessonSeltjarnarnesVivaldivöllurinn2. deild, 2ndHaukar Stefán GíslasonHafnarfjörðurÁsvellir5th HK Joey GuðjónssonKópavogurKórinn9thÍR Arnar Þór ValssonReykjavíkHertz-völlurinn2. deild, 1stKeflavík Guðlaugur BaldurssonKeflavíkNettóvöllurinn3rdLeiknir F. Viðar JónssonReyðarfjörðurFjarðabyggðarhöllin10thLeiknir R. Kristófer SigurgeirssonReykjavíkLeiknisvöllur7thSelfoss Gunnar Rafn BorgþórssonSelfossJÁVERK-völlurinn8thÞór Lárus SigurðssonAkureyriÞórsvöllur4thÞróttur R. Gregg RyderReykjavíkEimskipsvöllurinnÚrvalsdeild, 12th
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointment Fram Sacked 19 June 2017 5th 3 July 2017
League table
Results grid Each team plays every opponent once home and away for a total of 22 matches per club, and 132 matches altogether.
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jeppe HansenKeflavík152 Björgvin StefánssonHaukar14 Albert Brynjar IngasonFylkir4 Viktor JónssonÞróttur R.135 Ivan BubaloFram10 Bjarni GunnarssonHK7 Tómas Óli GarðarssonLeiknir R.88 Brynjar JónassonHK7 Tómas Óli GarðarssonLeiknir R. Guðmundur MagnússonFram J. C. MackSelfoss
References
External links Fixtures at ksí.is