The 2016 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 62nd season of second-tier Icelandic football. The league began on 6 May and concluded on 24 September.
Teams The league will be contested by twelve clubs. Eight remained in the division from the 2015 season, while four new clubs joined the 1. deild karla: Keflavík and Leiknir R. were relegated from the 2015 Úrvalsdeild, replacing Víkingur Ólafsvík and Þróttur Reykjavík who were promoted to the 2016 Úrvalsdeild Huginn and Leiknir F. were promoted from the 2015 2. deild karla, in place of BÍ/Bolungarvík and Grótta who were relegated to the 2016 2. deild karla
Club information
Team Location Stadium 2015 seasonFjarðabyggðFjarðabyggðEskjuvöllur7thFramReykjavíkFramvöllur - Úlfarsárdal9thGrindavíkGrindavíkGrindavíkurvöllur5thHaukarHafnarfjörðurSchenkervöllurinn6thHKKópavogurKórinn8thHuginnSeyðisfjörðurSeyðisfjarðarvöllur2. deild, 1stKAAkureyriAkureyrarvöllur3rdKeflavíkKeflavíkKeflavíkurvöllurÚrvalsdeild, 12thLeiknir F.FáskrúðsfjörðurBúðagrund2. deild, 2ndLeiknir R.ReykjavíkLeiknisvöllurÚrvalsdeild, 11thSelfossSelfossSelfossvöllur10thÞórAkureyriÞórsvöllur4th
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 Alexander Veigar ÞórarinssonGrindavík14 Gunnar Örvar StefánssonÞór3 Hákon Ingi JónssonHK134 Elfar Árni AðalsteinssonKA10 Kristófer Páll ViðarssonLeiknir F.6 Ivan BubaloFram9 Elton Renato Livramento BarrosHaukar8 Ásgeir SigurgeirssonKA89 Víkingur PálmasonFjarðabyggð7 Andri Rúnar BjarnasonGrindavík Sigurbergur ElíssonKeflavík
References
External links IcelandFootball.net - Championship 2016