The 1979 season of 1. deild karla was the 25th season of second-tier football in Iceland.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Breiðablik (C, P) 18 13 3 2 49 12 +37 29 Promoted to 1980 Úrvalsdeild
2 FH 18 11 2 5 48 22 +26 24
3 Fylkir 18 9 2 7 32 22 +10 20
4 Þróttur N. 18 7 4 7 14 21 −7 18
5 Selfoss 18 7 3 8 25 26 −1 17
6 Þór A. 18 7 3 8 24 27 −3 17
7 ÍBÍ 18 5 7 6 28 34 −6 17
8 Austri 18 5 5 8 15 29 −14 15
9 Reynir S. (R) 18 5 5 8 20 30 −10 15 Relegated to 1980 2. deild
10 Magni (R) 18 3 2 13 17 49 −32 8
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

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Scorer Goals Team
  Sigurður Grétarsson 15 Breiðablik
  Pálmi Jónsson 14 FH
  Andrés Kristjánsson 12 ÍBÍ
  Hilmar Sighvatsson 10 Fylkir

References

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  • Sigurðsson, Víðir (1996). Íslensk knattspyrna 1996 [Icelandic football 1996] (in Icelandic) (1st ed.).