Island - Premier League - Kvinner

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The Besta deild kvenna is the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. It features 10 teams that play a double round robin to decide the champion, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The 2022 season was the first season of the league after it was rebranded as Besta deild kvenna; previously, it had been named Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

History

The Icelandic women's tournament began in 1972. Eight teams competed in two groups and the top team from each group, FH and Ármann. met in a final where FH won 2–0. In 1976, only five team registered for competition so the group arrangement was abandoned and instead the teams played in one division with home and away games. The following years, fewer and fewer teams participated, due to lack of training, lack of access to Grass fields, and little or none youth programs. After only three teams participating in 1980, the tide turned the following season with five new teams registering for competition and the addition of the Icelandic Women's Football Cup. On 24 February 2022, the league was rebranded as Besta deild kvenna.

Island - Premier League - Kvinner er den høyeste divisjonen for kvinnefotball på Island. Ligaen består av 10 lag som spiller 18 kamper hver i løpet av sesongen. De to beste lagene kvalifiserer seg til UEFA Women's Champions League, mens de to nederste lagene rykker ned til 1. deild kvenna.

Ligaen ble grunnlagt i 1972, og det første mesterskapet ble vunnet av Valur. De mest suksessrike lagene i ligaens historie er Breiðablik og Valur, som begge har vunnet ligaen 11 ganger.

Nåværende mester er Breiðablik.