The 2024 Besta deild karla was the 113th season of top-flight Icelandic Football. It was the third season following the league's rebrand as Besta deild karla.
Teams The league consisted of twelve teams: the top ten teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the 1. deild karla. Víkingur Reykjavík entered the season as defending champions after winning their seventh title during the previous season.
The promoted teams were 2023 1. deild karla champions ÍA (promoted after a single season absence), and play-off winners Vestri (promoted for the first time in their history). They replaced the 2023 Besta deild karla bottom two teams, ÍBV and Keflavík.
Stadia and locations
Team Location StadiumBreiðablikKópavogurKópavogsvöllurFHHafnarfjörðurKaplakrikiFramReykjavíkLaugardalsvöllurFylkirReykjavíkFloridana völlurinnHKKópavogurKórinnÍAAkranesNorðurálsvöllurinnKAAkureyriAkureyrarvöllurKRReykjavíkAlvogenvöllurinnStjarnanGarðabærSamsung völlurinnValurReykjavíkValsvöllurVestriÍsafjörðurKerecisvöllurinnVíkingur ReykjavíkReykjavíkVíkingsvöllur
Regular season League table
Results Each team was originally scheduled to play home and away once against every other team for a total of 22 games each.
Championship Round League table
Results Each team plays each other once (5 matches), either at home or away.
Relegation Round League table
Results Each team plays each other once (5 matches), either at home or away.
Season statistics
Top scorers Final standing Rank Player Club Goals1 Viktor JónssonÍA18 Ari SigurpálssonVíkingur3 Jónatan Ingi JónssonValur154 Patrick PedersenValur145 Gylfi SigurðssonValur136 Benóný Breki AndréssonKR12 Helgi GudjónssonVíkingur Höskuldur GunnlaugssonBreiðablik Danijel DjuricVíkingur Viktor Karl EinarssonBreiðablik Kjartan Kári HalldórssonFH
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Viktor JónssonÍAHK0–4 (A)
Clean sheets Final standing RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Anton Ari EinarssonBreiðablik92 Ingvar JónssonVíkingur8 Árni Snær ÓlafssonStjarnan4 Árni Marinó EinarssonÍA65 Ólafur ÓlafssonFram5 Guy SmitKR William EskelinenVestri Ólafur Kristófer HelgasonFylkir9 Steinthór Már AudunssonKA410 Frederik SchramValur3 Sindri Kristinn ÓlafssonFH
Attendances
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