relegation system (1. deild kvenna champion takes the last place of Úrvalsdeild kvenna at the end of the season). 1984: Promotion and relegation in the women's leagues moves to 2 teams. 1990: 2. deild karla becomes a single national division rather than 2 regionalised groups. 2013: Reform of the pyramid scheme championships with the creation of a fifth division 4. deild karla, with the regional groups. 3. deild karla changes to a national league format. 2017: Creation of the women's third division 2. deild kvenna, all women's leagues move to a national format rather than a regionalised one. League system Other competitions Men's Icelandic Cup has been organized since 1960 and the Women's Icelandic Cup since 1981. They bring together the clubs of all divisions in the country and are played from May to October, with the final traditionally at the national stadium, Laugardalsvöllur. The winner of the men's cup qualifies for the Europa League. The Icelandic Men's League Cup is a competition for clubs in the top two national divisions. Unlike the Icelandic Cup, it has a first group stage before ending with knockout matches from the quarterfinals. The Icelandic Women's League Cup is similar, but for only the top 6 clubs in the Besta-deild kvenna. A single group stage is used to qualify 4 clubs for knockout matches from semi-finals onwards. Both were formed in 1996. The Men's Super Cup/Women's Super Cup, played since 1969/1992, sees the champion of Úrvalsdeild and the cup winner in Iceland. This is traditionally the game that inaugurates the season before the championship began. If one club has won the Úrvalsdeild title and the cup, then they shall face the club the finished second in the league. Genesis of football in Iceland Football arrived in Iceland at the end of the nineteenth century. The oldest club in the country, KR Reykjavik, was founded in 1899, and the first championship of Iceland, the Urvalsdeild, was held in 1912. It pitted three teams, KR Reykjavik, Fram Reykjavik and Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja against each other. Until 1929, it was just these three clubs competing against each other with Fram Reykjavik winning ten titles, KR Reykjavik six and Víkingur Reykjavík two. A majority of Icelandic clubs began to form at the end of the First World War and into the 1920s, including KR Reykjavik. One of the most prolific scorers in this division, Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson, was already playing