1981 1. deild karla
# 1981 1. deild karla

The 1981 season of 1. deild karla was the 27th season of second-tier football in Iceland.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Keflavík | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 28 | Promoted to 1982 Úrvalsdeild |
| 2 | ÍBÍ | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 27 | Promoted to 1982 Úrvalsdeild |
| 3 | Þróttur R. | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 21 | |
| 4 | Reynir S. | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Fylkir | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Völsungur | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 17 | |
| 7 | Skallagrímur | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 15 | |
| 8 | Þróttur N. | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 13 | |
| 9 | Selfoss | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 9 | Relegated to 1982 2. deild |
| 10 | Haukar | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 9 | Relegated to 1982 2. deild |

* ↑ 1 point deducted?

## Top scorers

| Scorer | Goals | Team |
| - | - | - |
| Ólí Þór Magnússon | 10 | Keflavík |
| Olgeir Sigurðsson | 9 | Völsungur |
| Ómar Björnsson | 9 | Reynir S. |
| Steinar Jóhannsson | 9 | Keflavík |
| Ómar Egilsson | 8 | Fylkir |
| Ragnar Margeirsson | 8 | Keflavík |
