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3. deild karla
Founded1997
1982 (as 4. deild karla)
Country Iceland
Level on pyramid4
Promotion to2. deild karla
Domestic cup(s)VISA-bikar
Deildabikar
Current championsHamrarnir/Vinir
(2008)
Current: 2009

3. deild karla (e. Men's Third division) is a football league in Iceland. It is the fourth and bottom division in the Icelandic football league system. Current champions are Hamrarnir/Vinir.

Competition format

The division is played in two stages, League stage and a play-off stage. KSÍ has permission according to their rules to change the format of the competition on a year by year basis[1].

The League stage

The division is split into four provincial groups, teams in each group play the other teams in the same group twice, home and away. The top two teams in each group qualify for the play-off stage. There can be exceptions from this, teams might play each other three or even four times in the league stage if few teams are participating.

The play-off stage

Current format

The play-offs are played in a knock-out format, teams are drawn together and play home and away, the winning team progressing to the next round. There is no away goal rule, if teams are drawn at the end of the second match, extra time is played. If after extra time teams are still drawn, penalties decide the winner.

The final is a single match played on a neutral ground. The winner of the final is the 3rd division champion. Both teams that reach the final are promoted to the second division.

There's also a match played for the 3rd place where the losing teams from the semi-finals play. This is also a single match on a neutral ground.

History

In 1997 and 1998 the playoffs were played in a league format where all qualified teams played in the first two rounds. After the first two rounds the teams placed 5th and below dropped out and the top four teams played each other once but kept their points from the first two rounds. This meant that the top four would play five rounds and all others only two, giving a rather strange looking final table. The top two teams were then promoted to 2nd division.

In 2000 the play-off stage was changed to the current format.

Past Winners

Promoted teams shown in green

Year Winners Runners-up 3rd Place 4th Place
1997 KS Tindastóll Afturelding Ernir Í.
1998 Sindri Lettir Hvöt Leiknir F.
1999 Afturelding KÍB Njarðvík Huginn/Höttur
2000 Haukar Nökkvi Þróttur N. Fjölnir
2001 HK Völsungur Njarðvík KFS
2002 KFS Fjölnir Fjarðabyggð Leiknir F.
2003 Víkingur Ó Leiknir R. Númi Höttur
2004 Huginn Fjardabyggd Skallagrimur Reynir Sandgerdir
2005 Reynir S. Sindri Grotta Leiknir F.
2006 Höttur Magni ÍH Kári
20071 Grótta Hamar Hvöt Víðir
2008 Hamrarnir/Vinir BÍ/Bolungarvík KV Skallagrímur

1 - Tindastoll also promoted due to expansion of 2. deild karla to 12 teams

Current clubs (2009)

A riðill

  • Afríka
  • Árborg
  • Léttir
  • Sindri
  • Ýmir
  • Ægir

B riðill

  • Augnablik
  • Álftanes
  • KB
  • KFR
  • KFS
  • Þróttur V

C riðill

  • Berserkir
  • Hvíti riddarinn
  • KFG
  • KV
  • Skallagrímur
  • Snæfell

D riðill

  • Dalvík/Reynir
  • Draupnir
  • Einherji
  • Huginn
  • Leiknir Fáskrúðsfirði
  • Völsungur

References

  1. ^ Reglugerðir KSÍ um Knattspyrnumót KSÍ (Icelandic FA) website, football competition regulations, accessed 2 December 2008.


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