In 1965, the Icelandic football tournament was held for the 54th time. KR won its 19th title after defeating ÍA 2–1 in an extra game for the championship after both teams where tied with 13 points at the end of the season.[1][2] KR's Baldvin Baldvinsson was the top scorer with 11 goals.. Six teams participated; KR , Fram , ÍBA , ÍA , Valur and Keflavík.

Úrvalsdeild
Season1965
1964
1966

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 KR (C) 10 5 3 2 22 15 +7 13 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 ÍA 10 6 1 3 24 16 +8 13
3 Keflavík 10 4 3 3 18 15 +3 11
4 ÍBA 10 5 1 4 14 19 −5 11 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round
5 Valur 10 3 1 6 19 23 −4 7
6 Fram (R) 10 2 1 7 10 19 −9 5 Relegation to 1. deild karla
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 10 matches.

Home \ Away FRA ÍA ÍBA ÍBK KR VAL
Fram 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–1
ÍA 2–3 2–0 1–2 4–1 3–2
ÍBA 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 2–1
Keflavík 5–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 4–3
KR 1–0 2–3 5–0 3–3 3–0
Valur 2–1 2–5 4–2 2–0 2–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship match

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KR2–1ÍA
Einar Ísfeld   13'
Baldvin Baldvinsson   62'
[1] Skúli Hákonarson   21'
Eyleifur Hafsteinsson  
Laugardalur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Hannes Þ. Sigurðsson

References

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  1. ^ "KR varð Íslandsmeistari". Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 October 1965. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 27 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.  
  2. ^ Frímann Helgason (5 October 1965). "KR hafði heppnina með sér og sigraði Akurnesinga 2:1". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). pp. 1, 5, 9. Retrieved 27 April 2022 – via Tímarit.is.