The Besta deild kvenna () is the top-tier
women's football league in Iceland. It features 10 teams that play a double round robin to decide the champion, which qualifies for a spot in the
UEFA Women's Champions League. The
2022 season was the first season of the league after it was rebranded as ''Besta deild kvenna''; previously, it had been named Úrvalsdeild kvenna ().
History
The Icelandic women's tournament began in 1972. Eight teams competed in two groups and the top team from each group,
FH and
Ármann. met in a final where FH won 2–0. In 1976, only five team registered for competition so the group arrangement was abandoned and instead the teams played in one division with home and away games. The following years, fewer and fewer teams participated, due to lack of training, lack of access to
Grass fields, and little or none youth programs. After only three teams participating in 1980, the tide turned the following season with five new teams registering for competition and the addition of the
Icelandic Women's Football Cup. On 24 February 2022, the league was rebranded as ''Besta deild kvenna''.
Champions
The list of all champions:
* 1972:
FH
* 1973:
Ármann
* 1974:
FH
* 1975:
FH
* 1976:
FH
* 1977:
Breiðablik
* 1978:
Valur
* 1979:
Breiðablik
* 1980:
Breiðablik
* 1981:
Breiðablik
* 1982:
Breiðablik
* 1983:
Breiðablik
* 1984:
ÍA
* 1985:
ÍA
* 1986:
Valur
* 1987:
ÍA
* 1988:
Valur
* 1989:
Valur
* 1990:
Breiðablik
* 1991:
Breiðablik
* 1992:
Breiðablik
* 1993:
KR
* 1994:
Breiðablik
* 1995:
Breiðablik
* 1996:
Breiðablik
* 1997:
KR
* 1998:
KR
* 1999:
KR
* 2000:
Breiðablik
* 2001:
Breiðablik
* 2002:
KR
* 2003:
KR
* 2004:
Valur
* 2005:
Breiðablik
* 2006:
Valur
* 2007:
Valur
* 2008:
Valur
* 2009:
Valur
* 2010:
Valur
* 2011:
Stjarnan
* 2012:
Þór/KA
* 2013:
Stjarnan
* 2014:
Stjarnan
* 2015:
Breiðablik
*
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
:
Stjarnan
*
2017:
Þór/KA
*
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
:
Breiðablik
*
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
:
Valur
*
2020
The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
:
Breiðablik
*
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
:
Valur
*
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
:
Valur
*
2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
:
Valur
*
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
:
Breiðablik
By club
Players
Players of the year
Source:
Top goalscorers of all time
Source
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Top scorers by season
See also
*
Besta deild karla (men's football league)
References
External links
Standings on Official Sitewomen.soccerway.com
- List of Ladies First Level Champions
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Women's football in Iceland
Women's sports leagues in Iceland
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