# 2015 Breiðablik UBK season

The 2015 season was Breiðablik's 30th season in Úrvalsdeild and their 10th consecutive season in top-flight of Icelandic Football.
Along with the Úrvalsdeild, the club competed in the Lengjubikarinn and Borgunarbikarinn.
The 2015 season was Arnar Grétarsson's first season as head coach of Breiðablik after being appointed on 8 November 2014.
On 23 April Breiðablik won the Icelandic league cup, Lengjubikarinn, after a 1–0 win against KA. This was their 2nd Lengjubikar title in the last 3 years.
Breiðablik finished the season in second place in the league only two points behind FH. This earned them a place in the first qualifying round of the 2016–17 Europa League.

## First team

    As of 23 September 2015. These players competed in Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikarinn, Lengjubikarinn
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ISL | Gunnleifur Vignir Gunnleifsson (vice captain) |
| 3 | MF | ISL | Oliver Sigurjónsson |
| 4 | DF | ISL | Damir Muminovic |
| 5 | DF | ISL | Elfar Freyr Helgason |
| 6 | DF | ISL | Kári Ársælsson |
| 7 | MF | ISL | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson |
| 8 | MF | ISL | Arnþór Ari Atlason |
| 10 | MF | ISL | Guðjón Pétur Lýðsson |
| 11 | MF | ISL | Olgeir Sigurgeirsson |
| 12 | GK | ISL | Arnór Bjarki Hafsteinsson |
| 13 | FW | ISL | Sólon Breki Leifsson |
| 17 | FW | TRI | Jonathan Glenn |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | ISL | Atli Sigurjónsson |
| 21 | MF | ISL | Viktor Örn Margeirsson |
| 22 | MF | ISL | Ellert Hreinsson |
| 23 | DF | ISL | Kristinn Jónsson |
| 24 | GK | ISL | Aron Snær Friðriksson |
| 27 | FW | ISL | Arnór Gauti Ragnarsson |
| 28 | MF | ISL | Davíð Kristján Ólafsson |
| 29 | DF | ISL | Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson (captain) |
| 30 | MF | ISL | Andri Rafn Yeoman |
| 31 | DF | ISL | Guðmundur Friðriksson |
| 33 | MF | ISL | Gísli Eyjólfsson |
| — | MF | ISL | Sölvi Pálsson |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers In

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Other |
| 16 October 2014 | MF | 33 | Gísli Eyjólfsson | Haukar | Back from Loan |
| 16 October 2014 | DF | 31 | Guðmundur Friðriksson | Selfoss | Back from Loan |
| 16 October 2014 | MF | 26 | Páll Olgeir Þorsteinsson | Víkingur R | Back from Loan |
| 16 October 2014 | MF | 21 | Viktor Örn Margeirsson | HK | Back from Loan |
| 16 October 2014 | FW | 20 | Stefán Þór Pálsson | KA | Back from Loan |
| 1 November 2014 | MF | 8 | Arnþór Ari Atlason | Fram | |
| 10 November 2014 | DF | 2 | Ósvald Jarl Traustason | Fram | |
| 19 December 2014 | DF | 6 | Kári Ársælsson | BÍ/Bolungarvík | |
| 12 March 2015 | FW | 9 | Ismar Tandir | Sacramento Republic | |
| 13 March 2015 | DF | 23 | Kristinn Jónsson | Brommapojkarna | Back from Loan |
| 14 May 2015 | MF | 20 | Atli Sigurjónsson | KR | |
| 31 July 2015 | FW | 9 | Tor André Aasheim | FK Haugesund | |

### Transfers Out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Other |
| 16 October 2014 | DF | 21 | Baldvin Sturluson | Stjarnan | Was on Loan |
| 24 October 2014 | MF | 8 | Finnur Orri Margeirsson | FH | |
| 1 December 2014 | FW | 20 | Stefán Þór Pálsson | Víkingur R | |
| 4 December 2014 | DF | 6 | Jordan Halsman | Cowdenbeath | |
| 29 January 2015 | FW | 23 | Árni Vilhjálmsson | Lillestrøm | |
| 1 February 2015 | MF | 27 | Tómas Óli Garðarsson | Valur | |
| 14 February 2015 | FW | 9 | Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson | KA | |
| 18 March 2015 | FW | 17 | Elvar Páll Sigurðsson | Leiknir R | |
| 19 March 2015 | DF | 2 | Gísli Páll Helgason | Þór | |
| 28 April 2015 | MF | 26 | Páll Olgeir Þorsteinsson | Keflavík | |
| 10 July 2015 | FW | 9 | Ismar Tandir | | Mutual Consent |
| 1 September 2015 | FW | 9 | Tor André Aasheim | FK Haugesund | |

### Loans in

| Start Date | End Date | Position | No. | Player | From Club | Ref |
| 26 July 2015 | 16 October 2015 | FW | 17 | Jonathan Glenn | ÍBV | |

### Loans out

| Start Date | End Date | Position | No. | Player | To Club |
| 6 May 2015 | 16 October 2015 | GK | 36 | Hlynur Örn Hlöðversson | Tindastóll |
| 5 May 2015 | 16 October 2015 | MF | 16 | Ernir Bjarnason | Fram |
| 15 May 2015 | 16 October 2015 | DF | 2 | Ósvald Jarl Traustason | Grótta |
| 22 July 2015 | 16 October 2015 | FW | 19 | Gunnlaugur Hlynur Birgisson | Víkingur Ó |
| 28 July 2015 | 16 October 2015 | DF | 17 | Alfons Sampsted | Þór |

## Pre-season
### Fótbolti.net Cup

Breiðablik took part in the 2015 Fótbolti.net Cup, a pre-season tournament for clubs outside of Reykjavík. The team played in Group 1 along with ÍA, FH and Þróttur R. Breiðablik topped the group with two wins and a draw.
On 4 February 2015 Breiðablik became Fótbolti.net Cup winners after defeating Stjarnan in the final, 2–1. Arnþór Ari Atlason and Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson scored Breiðablik's goals. This was Breiðablik's third Fótbolti.net Cup in four years, having also won in 2012 and 2013.
| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
| 10 January 2015 | Group stage | FH | Fífan | 2–1 | Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson 40'(p) 84' |
| 17 January 2015 | Group stage | ÍA | Fífan | 3–0 | Ellert Hreinsson ?' Arnþór Ari Atlason ?' Davíð Kristján Ólafsson ?' |
| 20 January 2015 | Group stage | Þróttur R | Egilshöll | 3–3 | Ellert Hreinsson ?' Olgeir Sigurgeirsson ?'(p) ?' |
| 3 February 2015 | Final | Stjarnan | Kórinn | 2–1 | Arnþór Ari Atlason 35' Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson 64' |

## Lengjubikarinn

Breiðablik were drawn in Group 1 in the 2015 Lengjubikarinn along with FH, Fylkir, ÍBV, Þróttur R, Víkingur Ó, BÍ/Bolungarvík and HK. Their first game was a 0–0 draw against Fylkir on 20 Feb Breiðablik than defeated ÍBV in the second round 2–0 but as Kristinn Jónsson was illegally used by Breiðablik they lost the game 3–0, Kristinn had assisted the first goal and scored the second. In the third round Breiðablik defeated Þróttur R 3–1 with 2 goals from Ellert and 1 from Arnþór Ari. On 19 March Breiðablik defeated HK in the Kópavog's derby 1–0 with a goal from Oliver. Breiðablik won their third game in a row when they defeated Víkingur Ó. 4–1. In the 6th round Breiðablik won FH 3–0. On 2 April Breiðablik secured their place in the quarter-finals by defeating BÍ/Bolungarvík 4–0.
In the quarter-finals Breiðablik defeated Valur 5–1. Höskuldur and Ellert Hreins scored two goals each and Arnþór Ari one.
Breiðablik won Víkingur R in the semi-finals on 19 April 1–0. Arnþór Ari scored the winning goal and his 6th goal of the competition.
On 23 April Breiðablik became the Lengjubikarinn champions after a 1–0 win against KA. Ellert Hreins scored the winning goal on the 6th minute and. Breiðablik controlled the game from the first minute and the win was never in doubt.
| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
| 20 February 2015 | Group stage | Fylkir | Egilshöll | 0–0 | |
| 9 March 2015 | Group stage | ÍBV | Akraneshöllin | 0–3 | |
| 14 March 2015 | Group stage | Þróttur R | Kórinn | 3–1 | Arnþór Ari Atlason 12' Ellert Hreinsson 15' 41' |
| 19 March 2015 | Group stage | HK | Kórinn | 1–0 | Oliver Sigurjónsson 16' |
| 24 March 2015 | Group stage | Víkingur Ó. | Fífan | 4–1 | Guðjón Pétur 13' Arnþór Ari 63' 81' Ellert Hreins. 67' |
| 28 March 2015 | Group stage | FH | Fífan | 3–0 | Davíð Kristján 7' Arnór Sveinn 36'(p.) 79'(p.) |
| 2 April 2015 | Group stage | BÍ/Bolungarvík | Fífan | 4–0 | Ellert Hreins 58' Ismar Tandir 72' Olgeir 82' Arnþór Ari 88' |
| 16 April 2015 | Quarter-finals | Valur | Fífan | 5–1 | Arnþór Ari 18' Höskuldur 55' 68' Ellert Hreins 59' 61' |
| 19 April 2015 | Semi-finals | Víkingur R | Víkingsvöllur | 1–0 | Arnþór Ari 19' |
| 23 April 2015 | Final | KA | Kórinn | 1–0 | Ellert Hreins 6' |

## Úrvalsdeild
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FH (C) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Breiðablik | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | KR | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Stjarnan | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 33 | |
| 5 | Valur | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
* ↑ Valur qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Icelandic Cup.

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### Summary of results

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 October 2015. Source: KSÍ

### Points breakdown

* Points at home: 26
* Points away from home: 20
* 6 Points: Valur, ÍA, Stjarnan, Fjölnir
* 4 Points: Keflavík, Leiknir R., Víkingur R., FH
* 3 Points: ÍBV
* 2 Points: KR
* 1 Point: Fylkir
* 0 Points:

## Borgunarbikarinn

Breiðablik came into the Icelandic cup, Borgunarbikarinn, in the 32nd-finals and were drawn against KFG. KR won the game 1–3. In the 16th-finals the team was drawn against KA. Breiðablik lost the game 1–0 after extra time.
Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

## Squad statistics
### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.
    As of match played 3 October 2015
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Total |
| 1 | MF | 8 | Arnþór Ari Atlason | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | MF | 22 | Ellert Hreinsson | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 7 | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | FW | 17 | Jonathan Glenn | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Guðjón Pétur Lýðsson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | DF | 29 | Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 3 | Oliver Sigurjónsson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 23 | Kristinn Jónsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 20 | Atli Sigurjónsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 28 | Davíð Kristján Ólafsson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 11 | Olgeir Sigurgeirsson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 9 | Ismar Tandir | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | 5 | Elfar Freyr Helgason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | 27 | Arnór Gauti Ragnarsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | 4 | Damir Muminovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | 30 | Andri Rafn Yeoman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Appearances

Includes all competitive matches. Numbers in parentheses are sub appearances
    As of match played 3 October 2015
| No. | Pos. | Player | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Total |
| 1 | GK | Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson | 22 | 2 | 10 | 34 |
| 2 | DF | Ósvald Jarl Traustason | 0 | 0 | (4) | 4 |
| 3 | MF | Oliver Sigurjónsson | 19 | 0 | 4 (4) | 27 |
| 4 | DF | Damir Muminovic | 21 | (1) | 9 (1) | 32 |
| 5 | DF | Elfar Freyr Helgason | 21 | 1 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | DF | Kári Ársælsson | (3) | 1 | 2 (1) | 7 |
| 7 | MF | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson | 19 (1) | (2) | 9 | 30 |
| 8 | MF | Arnþór Ari Atlason | 19 (2) | 1 (1) | 9 (1) | 32 |
| 9 | FW | Ismar Tandir | (2) | 1 | 2 (3) | 8 |
| 10 | MF | Guðjón Pétur Lýðsson | 17 (3) | (1) | 4 (6) | 31 |
| 11 | MF | Olgeir Sigurgeirsson | (10) | 1 | (9) | 20 |
| 13 | FW | Sólon Breki Leifsson | (4) | (1) | (1) | 6 |
| 16 | MF | Ernir Bjarnason | 0 | 0 | (2) | 2 |
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Glenn | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 19 | FW | Gunnlaugur Hlynur Birgisson | 2 | 2 | 6 (3) | 13 |
| 20 | MF | Atli Sigurjónsson | 8 (11) | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 21 | MF | Viktor Örn Margeirsson | 2 | 2 | 2 (1) | 7 |
| 22 | MF | Ellert Hreinsson | 18 (2) | 1 | 8 (1) | 29 |
| 23 | DF | Kristinn Jónsson | 22 | 1 | 7 (1) | 31 |
| 24 | GK | Aron Snær Friðriksson | 0 | 0 | (1) | 1 |
| 27 | FW | Arnór Gauti Ragnarsson | (2) | 1 | (1) | 4 |
| 28 | MF | Davíð Kristján Ólafsson | 4 (5) | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 29 | DF | Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson | 19 | 1 | 10 | 30 |
| 30 | MF | Andri Rafn Yeoman | 17 (5) | 1 | 7 (1) | 31 |
| 31 | DF | Guðmundur Friðriksson | 3 (4) | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 33 | MF | Gísli Eyjólfsson | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| | DF | Alfons Sampsted | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | MF | Sölvi Pálsson | 0 | 0 | (1) | 1 |
| | FW | Elvar Páll Sigurðsson | 0 | 0 | (2) | 2 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    As of match played 3 October 2015
| No. | Pos. | Player | Úrvalsdeild | Úrvalsdeild | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Borgunarbikar | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Lengjubikar | Lengjubikar | Total | Total | Total |
| 3 | MF | Oliver Sigurjónsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Damir Muminovic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Elfar Freyr Helgason | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Arnþór Ari Atlason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Guðjón Pétur Lýðsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Glenn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Gunnlaugur Hlynur Birgisson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Atli Sigurjónsson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Ellert Hreinsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Kristinn Jónsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Guðmundur Friðriksson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |