The 2018 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 64th season of the second-tier Icelandic football. Twelve teams competed in the league. The season began on 5 May and concluded on 22 September.
Teams The league is contested by twelve clubs. Eight remained in the division from the 2017 season, while four new clubs joined the 1. deild karla: Víkingur Ó. and ÍA were relegated from the 2017 Úrvalsdeild, replacing Fylkir and Keflavík who were promoted to the 2018 Úrvalsdeild. Njarðvík and Magni were promoted from the 2017 2. deild karla, in place of Leiknir F. and Grótta who were relegated to the 2018 2. deild karla.
Club information
Team Manager Location Stadium 2017 seasonFram Kristján ÁrnasonReykjavíkLaugardalsvöllur9thHaukar Kristján Ómar BjörnssonHafnarfjörðurÁsvellir7thHK Brynjar Björn GunnarssonKópavogurKórinn4thÍA Jóhannes Karl GuðjónssonAkranesNorðurálsvöllurinnÚrvalsdeild, 12thÍR Brynjar Þór GestssonReykjavíkHertz-völlurinn10thLeiknir R. Kristófer SigurgeirssonReykjavíkLeiknisvöllur5thMagni Páll Viðar GíslasonGrenivíkGrenivíkurvöllur2. deild, 2ndNjarðvík Rafn Markús VilbergssonReykjanesbærNjarðtaksvöllurinn2. deild, 1stSelfoss Gunnar Rafn BorgþórssonSelfossJÁVERK-völlurinn8thVíkingur Ó. Sigurgeir SnorrasonÓlafsvíkÓlafsvíkurvöllurÚrvalsdeild, 11thÞór Lárus SigurðssonAkureyriÞórsvöllur6thÞróttur R. Bjarni ÖrlygssonReykjavíkEimskipsvöllurinn3rd
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointment Haukar Resigned 23 September 2017 Pre-season 23 September 2017 ÍR 4 October 2017 Pre-season 4 October 2017 ÍA 11 October 2017 Pre-season 12 October 2017 HK 12 October 2017 Pre-season 18 October 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 Viktor JónssonÞróttur R.222 Guðmundur MagnússonFram183 Álvaro CallejaÞór164 Kwame QueeVíkingur Ó.115 Brynjar JónassonHK10 Sólon Breki LeifssonLeiknir R. Gonzalo ZamoranoVíkingur Ó. Stefán Teitur ÞórðarsonÍA9 Arnar AðalgeirssonHaukar9 Sævar Atli MagnússonLeiknir R. Gunnar Örvar StefánssonMagni12 Daði BergssonÞróttur R.7 Bjarni GunnarssonHK Hrvoje TokićSelfoss15 Nacho GilÞór6
References
External links Fixtures at ksí.is