The 2023 Besta deild karla was the 112th season of top-flight Icelandic football. It was the second season of the league after it was rebranded as Besta deild karla.
The winners (Víkingur Reykjavík) qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round. The second, third, and fourth-placed teams (Breiðablik, Stjarnan, and Valur) qualified for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The bottom two teams (ÍBV and Keflavík) were relegated to the 2024 1. deild karla.
Teams The league consisted of twelve teams; the top ten teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. deild karla. Breiðablik entered the season as defending champions.
Team changes Promoted from2022 1. deild karlaRelegated to2023 1. deild karlaFylkirHKÍALeiknir Reykjavík
Stadia and locations
Team Location StadiumCapacityBreiðablikKópavogurKópavogsvöllur3,009FHHafnarfjörðurKaplakriki6,450FramReykjavíkLaugardalsvöllur9,800FylkirReykjavíkFloridana völlurinn1,854HKKópavogurKórinn1,452ÍBVVestmannaeyjarHásteinsvöllur2,300 (534 seated)KAAkureyriAkureyrarvöllur1,645KeflavíkReykjanesbærKeflavíkurvöllur5,200KRReykjavíkAlvogenvöllurinn3,333StjarnanGarðabærSamsung völlurinn1,440ValurReykjavíkValsvöllur2,465http://gamli.ksi.is/mannvirki/knattspyrnuvellir/?vollur=39Víkingur ReykjavíkReykjavíkVíkingsvöllur2,023 Notes
Regular season <onlyinclude>
Results Each team plays each other twice (22 matches each), once at home and once away.
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.
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Tryggvi Hrafn HaraldssonValur112 Birnir Snær IngasonVíkingur Reykjavik10 Nikolaj HansenVíkingur Reykjavik Stefán Ingi SigurðarsonBreiðablik5 Emil AtlasonStjarnan96 Adam PálssonValur8 Fred SaraivaFram Kjartan FinnbogasonFH9 Danijel DjuricVíkingur Reykjavik7 Gísli EyjólfssonBreiðablik Ulfur BjörnssonFH
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