Creation The was founded in 1964. Up until 1978 it was known as .
ÍS and ÍKF's dominance For the first years, from its foundation in 1964 until the 1970–71 season, the was led by the
ÍS (with three wins) and
ÍKF (with two wins).
Fram Reykjavík's leadership Some years later, from the 1974–75 season,
Fram Reykjavík started their leadership on the and their series of wins, which ended in the 1985–86 season when they won their fourth title.
Danny Shouse In 1979,
Danny Shouse joined
Ármann and took the league by storm. On December 1, 1979, Shouse scored
100 points against
Skallagrímur, setting the Icelandic single-game scoring record. In January 1980 he scored 76 points in an overtime loss against
Grindavík and in February he broke the 70 point barrier again, scoring 72 points against
Þór Akureyri. His scoring prowess helped Ármann win the league and achieve promotion to the
Úrvalsdeild karla.
The double fall of ÍR After their golden years, in which they won 15
Úrvalsdeild karla titles in less than 25 years, the
ÍR was
relegated to the First Division. In the 1986–87 season they won the for their first time and came back to the . Afterwards, the
ÍR was
relegated again to the 1. deild. In the 1999–00 season they won their second 1. deild title and came back to the Úrvalsdeild karla.
Modern era In the 2006–07 season,
Þór Akureyri won their fifth title. In the following season, the 2007–08 season,
Breiðablik also won their fifth title, becoming the most successful franchise together with Þór Akureyri. In the 2011–12 season,
KFÍ won their fourth title. On 13 March 2020, the rest of the 2019–20 season was postponed due to the
coronavirus outbreak in Iceland. ==Champions==