4. deild karla (e. Men's fourth division) is a
football
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league in
Iceland
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. It is the fifth and second-lowest division in the
Icelandic football league system
The Icelandic football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Iceland. a fifth level was added to the previous men's format of four levels. there are 79 participating men's teams and 27 women's teams in the footb ...
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Format
The division was added to the
Icelandic football league system
The Icelandic football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Iceland. a fifth level was added to the previous men's format of four levels. there are 79 participating men's teams and 27 women's teams in the footb ...
before the 2013 season to make room for a fourth nationwide league. It will be largely the same in format as the previous
3. deild karla was.
Group stage
The division is split into four groups with teams in each group playing the other teams in the same group twice, home and away. The top two teams in each group qualify for the play-off stage for a total of eight teams in the playoffs.
Play-off stage
The play-offs are played in a knock-out format. Teams are drawn together and play home and away, the winning team progressing to the next round. There is no away goal rule; if teams are drawn at the end of the second match, extra time is played. If after extra time teams are still drawn, penalties decide the winner.
The final is a single match played on a neutral ground. The winner of the final is the 4th division champion. Both teams that reach the final are promoted to the third division.
There is also a match played for the third place where the losing teams from the semi-finals play. This is also a single match on a neutral ground.
Current clubs (2022)
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Árborg
wikt:sveitarfélag#Icelandic, Sveitarfélagwikt:-ið#Icelandic, ið Árborg () is the biggest municipality in southern Iceland founded in 1998. The biggest town in the municipality is Selfoss (town), Selfoss. Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri are two comm ...
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Hamar
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KA Ásvellir
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KFS
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KH
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RB
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Skallagrímur
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Tindastóll
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Úlfarnir
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Ýmir
Past winners
Promoted teams shown in green
1 - KFS promoted due to 3. deild club Grundarfjörður
Grundarfjörður () is a town in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the west of Iceland. It is situated between a mountain range and the sea. The nearby mountain Kirkjufell forms a small peninsula.
Overview
The town received the right ...
deciding not to compete in 2015.Ungmennafélagið Leiknir
Ungmennafélagið Leiknir, commonly referred to as Leiknir Fáskrúðsfjörður to differentiate them from the Reykjavík club also called Leiknir, is an Icelandic multi-sports club from Fáskrúðsfjörður. Their football team last played in ...
and Knattspyrnufélag Fjarðabyggðar
Knattspyrnufélag Fjarðabyggðar (KFF) was an Icelandic football club from the town of Fjarðabyggð located on the east coast of Iceland.
History
The club was founded in 2001 with a merger of three local clubs, ''Íþróttafélagið Þróttur ...
into Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða
Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða, commonly known as just KFA, is an Icelandic football club from the municipality of Fjarðabyggð located on the east coast of Iceland.
The club was founded in 2022 with a merger of two clubs, and and was named Eas ...
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References
External links
IcelandFootball.net- List of Fifth Level Champions.
SOCCERWAY- 4.deild summary
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Iceland
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Professional sports leagues in Iceland