2019 1. deild karla
# 2019 1. deild karla

The 2019 1. deild karla (English: Men's First Division) was the 65th season of second-tier Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league. The season began on 4 May and concluded on 21 September.

## Teams

The league was contested by twelve clubs. Eight remained in the division from the 2018 season, while four new clubs joined the 1. deild karla:

* Fjölnir and Keflavík were relegated from the 2018 Úrvalsdeild, replacing ÍA and HK who were promoted to the 2019 Úrvalsdeild.
* Afturelding and Grótta were promoted from the 2018 2. deild karla, in place of ÍR and Selfoss who were relegated to the 2019 2. deild karla.

### Club information

| Team | Location |
| - | - |
| Afturelding | Mosfellsbær |
| Fjölnir | Reykjavík |
| Fram | Reykjavík |
| Grótta | Seltjarnarnes |
| Haukar | Hafnarfjörður |
| Keflavík | Keflavík |
| Leiknir R. | Reykjavík |
| Magni | Grenivík |
| Njarðvík | Njarðvík |
| Víkingur Ó. | Ólafsvík |
| Þór | Akureyri |
| Þróttur R. | Reykjavík |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Grótta (C, P) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 43 | Promotion to 2020 Úrvalsdeild |
| 2 | Fjölnir (P) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 42 | Promotion to 2020 Úrvalsdeild |
| 3 | Leiknir R. | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 40 | |
| 4 | Víkingur Ó. | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 34 | |
| 5 | Keflavík | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 34 | |
| 6 | Þór | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 34 | |
| 7 | Fram | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 33 | |
| 8 | Afturelding | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 23 | |
| 9 | Magni | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 23 | |
| 10 | Þróttur R. | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 22 | |
| 11 | Haukar (R) | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 22 | Relegation to 2020 2. deild karla |
| 12 | Njarðvík (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 15 | Relegation to 2020 2. deild karla |

## Top goalscorers

    As of matches played on 21 September 2019

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pétur Theódór Árnason | Grótta | 15 |
| 1 | Helgi Guðjónsson | Fram | 15 |
| 3 | Rafael Victor | Þróttur R. | 12 |
| 4 | Harley Willard | Víkingur Ó. | 11 |
| 5 | Álvaro Montejo | Þór | 10 |
