| Pixels: | 280px |
| Confed: | UEFA |
| Founded: | 1972. |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Relegation: | 1. deild kvenna |
| Pyramid: | Icelandic football league system |
| Levels: | 1 |
| Domest Cup: | Icelandic Cup |
| League Cup: | Icelandic Football League Cup |
| Confed Cup: | UEFA Champions League |
| Most Successful Club: | Breiðablik (18 titles) |
| Champions: | Valur |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Website: | ksi.is |
| Current: | 2024 Besta deild kvenna |
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.[1]
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.[2] On 24 February 2022, the league was rebranded as Besta deild kvenna.[3]
The list of all champions:[4]
| Club | Titles | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | ||
| 14 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 1 |
| Year | Player | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristín Arnþórsdóttir | Valur | ||
| Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir | Valur | ||
| Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir | Valur | ||
| Arna Steinsen | KR | ||
| Vanda Sigurgeirsdóttir | Breiðablik | ||
| Laufey Sigurðardóttir | ÍA | ||
| Jónína Víglundsdóttir | ÍA | ||
| Jónína Víglundsdóttir | ÍA | ||
| Margrét Ólafsdóttir | Breiðablik | ||
| Guðlaug Jónsdóttir | KR | ||
| Ásthildur Helgadóttir | Breiðablik | ||
| Guðrún Jóna Kristjánsdóttir | KR | ||
| Olga Færseth | KR | ||
| Guðlaug Jónsdóttir | KR | ||
| Rakel Ögmundsdóttir | Breiðablik | ||
| Olga Færseth | KR | ||
| Ásthildur Helgadóttir | Breiðablik | ||
| Ásthildur Helgadóttir | Breiðablik | ||
| Laufey Ólafsdóttir | Valur | ||
| Laufey Ólafsdóttir | Valur | ||
| Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir | Valur | ||
| Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir | KR | ||
| Dóra María Lárusdóttir | Valur | ||
| Katrín Jónsdóttir | Valur | ||
| Dóra María Lárusdóttir | Valur | ||
| Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir | Stjarnan | ||
| Chantel Jones | Þór/KA | ||
| Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir | Stjarnan | ||
| Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir | Stjarnan | ||
| Fanndís Friðriksdóttir | Breiðablik | ||
| Harpa Þorsteinsdóttir | Stjarnan | ||
| Stephany Mayor[10] | Þór/KA | ||
| Sandra Jessen[11] | Þór/KA | ||
| Elín Metta Jensen[12] | Valur | ||
| Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir | Breiðablik | ||
| Agla María Albertsdóttir | Breiðablik |
Source:[13]
| Player | Years | Goals | Apps | Goals per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992–2008 | 269 | 217 | 1.24 | |
| 2 | 2000–2008, 2016-2019 | 207 | 143 | 1.46 | |
| 3 | 2002–2018 | 181 | 252 | 0.72 | |
| 4 | 1976–1995 | 154 | 143 | 1.08 | |
| 1986–2001 | 154 | 193 | 0.80 | ||
| 6 | 1995–2009 | 147 | 176 | 0.84 | |
| 7 | 2007–2020, 2024- | 140 | 199 | 0.70 | |
| 8 | 1981–1998 | 137 | 178 | 0.77 | |
| 9 | 2010– | 134 | 189 | 0.71 | |
| 10 | 1991–2003 | 133 | 153 | 0.87 | |
| 11 | 2006–2017, 2020 | 125 | 215 | 0.58 | |
| 12 | 2000–2008, 2011, 2017-2021 | 124 | 167 | 0.75 | |
| 13 | 2005–2012, 2014–2017, 2018- | 118 | 248 | 0.48 | |
| 14 | 2012–2018, 2022- | 107 | 170 | 0.63 | |
| 15 | 2000–2004, 2008–2011, 2013–2016 | 102 | 153 | 0.67 | |
| 16 | 1992–2005 | 97 | 162 | 0.60 | |
| 17 | 2001–2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2021 | 94 | 269 | 0.35 | |
| 18 | 2009– | 91 | 207 | 0.44 | |
| 1985–2004 | 91 | 215 | 0.42 | ||
| 1997–2014 | 91 | 216 | 0.42 | ||
