The 2023 3. deild karla (English: Men's Third Division) was the 69th season of fourth-tier Icelandic football. The season began on 4 May 2023 and finished on 16 September 2023.

3. deild karla
Season2023
ChampionsReynir
PromotedHvöt Blönduós
Reynir
RelegatedKFS
Ýmir
2022
2024

Twelve teams contested the league. The title winners (Reynir) and runners-up (Hvöt Blönduós) were promoted to the 2024 2. deild karla. The bottom two teams (KFS and Ymir) were relegated to the 2024 4. deild karla.[1][2]

Teams

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Team changes

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Promoted from
2022 4. deild karla
Promoted to
2023 2. deild karla
Relegated from
2022 2. deild karla
Relegated to
2023 4. deild karla
Arbær
Hvíti Riddarinn
Ýmir
Dalvík/Reynir
KFG
Sindri
Magni
Reynir
KH
Vængir Júpiters

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium
Arbær Reykjavík (Árbær) Fylkisvöllur
Augnablik Kópavogur Kópavogsvöllur
Ellíði Reykjavík (Árbær) Würth völlurinn
Hvíti Riddarinn Mosfellsbær Varmárvöllur
Hvöt Blönduós Blönduós Blönduósvöllur
ÍH Hafnarfjörður Skessan
Kári Akranes Akraneshöllin
KFS Vestmannaeyjar Týsvöllur
Magni Grenivík Grenivíkurvöllur
Reynir Sandgerði Brons-völlurinn
Víðir Garður Nesfisk-völlurinn
Ýmir Kópavogur Kórinn

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Reynir (C, P) 22 15 2 5 61 30 +31 47 Promotion to 2. deild karla
2 Hvöt Blönduós (P) 22 14 3 5 49 27 +22 45
3 Arbær 22 13 3 6 53 37 +16 42
4 Víðir 22 13 2 7 40 29 +11 41
5 Kári 22 9 5 8 38 36 +2 32
6 Augnablik 22 9 4 9 34 33 +1 31
7 Magni 22 7 7 8 42 39 +3 28
8 Ellíði 22 8 3 11 44 49 −5 27
9 Hvíti Riddarinn 22 7 2 13 30 47 −17 23
10 ÍH 22 5 6 11 44 58 −14 21
11 KFS (R) 22 6 3 13 25 48 −23 21 Relegation to 4. deild karla
12 Ýmir (R) 22 4 4 14 34 61 −27 16
Source: ksí.is
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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Each team played each other twice (22 matches each), once at home and once away.

Home \ Away ARB AUG ELL HVÍ HVÓ ÍH KÁR KFS MAG REY VÍÓ ÝMI
Arbær 1–1 3–2 4–0 1–3 7–1 2–1 2–1 3–3 1–4 3–2 3–1
Augnablik 1–0 4–1 4–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–3
Ellíði 2–3 2–2 2–4 1–2 3–3 1–3 2–2 1–4 2–1 2–1 6–2
Hvíti Riddarinn 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–5 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–4 1–2 2–1
Hvöt Blönduós 3–2 3–0 1–3 2–0 5–0 4–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–2 7–0
ÍH 2–2 2–2 3–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 5–0 0–3 1–2 2–3 4–4
Kári 1–0 1–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 4–3 2–3 2–1
KFS 0–5 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–3 4–0
Magni 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–3 6–2 1–3 0–1 3–2
Reynir 2–3 2–1 4–1 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–1 6–1 2–1 1–1 5–1
Víðir 2–4 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1
Ýmir 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 4–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–5 4–1
Source: ksí.is
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "Lines becoming clearer in the lower leagues in football". RÚV (in Icelandic). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Summary - 3. Deild - Iceland - Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway.
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