# 2015 Úrvalsdeild

The 2015 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 104th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league; the defending champions were Stjarnan, who had won their first league title in 2014 going unbeaten in the league.
On 26 September FH were crowned champions after a 2–1 win over Fjölnir with one game to spare. This was FH's 7th league title.
Keflavík and Leiknir R were relegated from the league. Keflavík had been in the league since 2004 but this was Leiknir R's first season in the top flight.
The season started on 3 May 2015 and was conclude on 4 October 2015.

## Teams

A total of 12 teams contested the league. 10 teams from the 2014 season and the 2 promoted teams from 2014 1. deild karla. On 4 September 2014 both Leiknir R. and ÍA earned promotion from 1. deild, they replaced the relegated teams Fram and Þór.

### Club information

| Team | Location | Stadium | Manager | Captain | 2014 season |
| Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Kópavogsvöllur | Arnar Grétarsson | Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson | 7th |
| FH | Hafnarfjörður | Kaplakriki | Heimir Guðjónsson | Davíð Þór Viðarsson | 2nd |
| Fjölnir | Reykjavík | Fjölnisvöllur | Ágúst Gylfason | Bergsveinn Ólafsson | 9th |
| Fylkir | Reykjavík | Lautin | Hermann Hreiðarsson | Ásgeir Börkur Ásgeirsson | 6th |
| ÍA | Akranes | Norðurálsvöllur | Gunnlaugur Jónsson | Ármann Smári Björnsson | 2nd, 1. deild |
| ÍBV | Vestmannaeyjar | Hásteinsvöllur | Ásmundur Arnarson (interim) | Andri Ólafsson | 10th |
| Keflavík | Keflavík | Nettó-völlurinn | Haukur Ingi Guðnason Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson | Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson | 8th |
| KR | Reykjavík | Alvogenvöllurinn | Bjarni Guðjónsson | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | 3rd |
| Leiknir R. | Reykjavík | Leiknisvöllur | Freyr Alexandersson Davíð Jónasson | Ólafur Hrannar Kristjánsson | 1st, 1.deild |
| Stjarnan | Garðabær | Samsung-völlurinn | Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson | Michael Præst | 1st |
| Valur | Reykjavík | Vodafone-völlurinn | Ólafur Jóhannesson | Haukur Páll Sigurðsson | 5h |
| Víkingur | Reykjavík | Víkin | Miloš Milojević | Igor Taskovic | 4th |

### Kit manufacturer and sponsors

| Team | Kit manufacturer | Sponsors |
| Breiðablik | Jako | Vörður |
| FH | Adidas | Actavis |
| Fjölnir | Hummel | Bónus |
| Fylkir | Jako | Bónus |
| ÍA | Errea | Norðurál |
| ÍBV | Hummel | Bónus |
| Keflavík | Nike | Landsbankinn |
| KR | Nike | Alvogen |
| Leiknir R. | Errea | Golden Seafood Company |
| Stjarnan | Uhlsport | Orkan |
| Valur | Hummel | Íslandsbanki |
| Víkingur | Nike | TVG-Zimsen |

### Managerial Changes

| Team | Outgoing Manager | Manner of Departure | Date of Departure | Position in Table | Incoming Manager | Date of Appointment |
| ÍBV | Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson | Mutual Consent | 4 October 2014 | Pre-Season | Jóhannes Harðarson | 20 October 2014 |
| Valur | Magnús Gylfason | Mutual Consent | 6 October 2014 | Pre-Season | Ólafur Jóhannesson | 9 October 2014 |
| Breiðablik | Guðmundur Benediktsson | End of Contract | 13 October 2014 | Pre-Season | Arnar Grétarsson | 14 October 2014 |
| KR | Rúnar Kristinsson | Mutual Consent | 24 October 2014 | Pre-Season | Bjarni Guðjónsson | 28 October 2014 |
| Keflavík | Kristján Guðmundsson | Sacked | 4 June 2015 | 12th | Haukur Ingi Guðnason Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson | 5 June 2015 |
| Fylkir | Ásmundur Arnarsson | Mutual Consent | 6 July 2015 | 7th | Hermann Hreiðarsson | 6 July 2015 |
| Víkingur | Ólafur Þórðarson | Mutual Consent | 15 July 2015 | 10th | None | |
| ÍBV | Jóhannes Harðarson | Leave of Absence | 24 June 2015 | 11th | Ásmundur Arnarson | 22 July 2015 |
* $^1$Ólafur Þórðarson and Miloš Milojević will co-head coach Víkingur next season. Miloš Milojević took over as sole head coach after Ólafur Þórðarson's departure on 15 July.
* $^2$Ásmundur Arnarson took over as an interim manager of ÍBV until the end of the season after Jóhannes Harðarson got a leave of absence because of personal issues.

## 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 |
| 6 | Fjölnir | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 33 | |
| 7 | ÍA | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 29 | |
| 8 | Fylkir | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 23 | |
| 10 | ÍBV | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 19 | |
| 11 | Leiknir Reykjavík (R) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 15 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 12 | Keflavík (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 10 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
* ↑ Valur qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Icelandic Cup.

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| FH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Breiðablik | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| KR | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Stjarnan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Valur | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Fjölnir | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| ÍA | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Fylkir | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| ÍBV | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Leiknir R. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Keflavík | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
* Leader
* 2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
* Relegation to 1. deild karla

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRE | FH | FJÖ | FYL | ÍA | ÍBV | KEF | KR | LEI | STJ | VAL | VÍK |
| Breiðablik | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| FH | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Fjölnir | 0–2 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 |
| Fylkir | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| ÍA | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| ÍBV | 2–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 |
| Keflavík | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| KR | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 5–2 |
| Leiknir | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Stjarnan | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Valur | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–1 |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of matches played on 3 October 2015.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Patrick Pedersen | Valur | 13 |
| 2 | Jonathan Ricardo Glenn | Breiðablik | 12 |
| 3 | Garðar Gunnlaugsson | ÍA | 9 |
| 4 | Steven Lennon | FH | 9 |
| 5 | Atli Viðar Björnsson | FH | 8 |
| 6 | Óskar Örn Hauksson | KR | 8 |
| 7 | Jeppe Hansen | Stjarnan | 8 |
| 8 | Atli Guðnason | FH | 8 |
* First goal: 1. round – 23rd minute
** Ólafur Karl Finsen for Stjarnan against ÍA on 3 May 2015
* Last goal: 22. round – 90+5 minute
** Andri Rafn Yeoman for Breiðablik against Fjölnir on 3 October 2015
* Fastest goal: 17 seconds
** Rolf Toft for Víkingur R against Stjarnan on 20 May 2015
* Most goals in a single match: 3
** Steven Lennon for FH against Leiknir R on 31 May 2015
** Kristján Flóki Finnbogason for FH against ÍBV on 14 June 2015
** Jonathan Glenn for Breiðablik against ÍA on 17 August 2015
** Guðjón Baldvinsson for Stjarnan against Keflavík on 26 September 2015

### Clean sheets

    As of matches played on 3 October 2015.
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson | Breiðablik | 12 |
| 2 | Stefán Logi Magnússon | KR | 9 |
| 3 | Árni Snær Ólafsson | ÍA | 6 |
| 4 | Gunnar Nielsen | Stjarnan | 6 |
| 5 | Þórður Ingason | Fjölnir | 5 |
| 6 | Róbert Örn Óskarsson | FH | 5 |
| 7 | Ólafur Íshólm Ólafsson | Fylkir | 5 |
* Most clean sheets by club: 12
** Breiðablik
* Fewest clean sheets by club: 0
** Keflavík

### Discipline
#### Yellow cards

    As of matches played on 3 October 2015.
| Rank | Player | Club | |
| 1 | Einar Orri Einarsson | Keflavík | 10 |
| 2 | Jonathan Patrick Barden | ÍBV | 8 |
| 3 | Mees Junior Siers | ÍBV | 8 |
| 4 | Brynjar Hlöðversson | Leiknir R | 7 |
| 5 | Ólafur Hrannar Kristjánsson | Leiknir R | 7 |
| 6 | Frans Elvarsson | Keflavík | 7 |
| 7 | Andri Fannar Stefánsson | Valur | 7 |
| 8 | Bergsveinn Ólafsson | Fjölnir | 7 |
| 9 | Pétur Viðarsson | FH | 7 |
| 10 | Ásgeir Börkur Ásgeirsson | Fylkir | 7 |
| 11 | Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson | Fylkir | 7 |
| 12 | Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson | Fylkir | 7 |
| 13 | Igor Tasković | Víkingur R | 7 |
| 14 | Hafsteinn Briem | ÍBV | 7 |
* Most yellow cards by club: 55
** Keflavík

#### Red cards

    As of matches played on 3 October 2015.
| Rank | Player | Club | |
| 1 | Bjarni Þór Viðarsson | FH | 1 |
| 2 | Marko Andelkovic | ÍA | 1 |
| 3 | Albert Hafsteinsson | ÍA | 1 |
| 4 | Arnar Már Guðjónsson | ÍA | 1 |
| 5 | Michael Præst | Stjarnan | 1 |
| 6 | Eiríkur Ingi Magnússon | Leiknir R | 1 |
| 7 | Eyjólfur Tómasson | Leiknir R | 1 |
| 8 | Kiko Insa | Keflavík | 1 |
| 9 | Jonathan Glenn | Breiðablik | 1 |
| 10 | Aron Bjarki Jósepsson | KR | 1 |
| 11 | Stefán Logi Magnússon | KR | 1 |
| 12 | Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson | Stjarnan | 1 |
| 13 | Gunnar Nielsen | Stjarnan | 1 |
| 14 | Pablo Punyed | Stjarnan | 1 |
| 15 | Gunnar Már Guðmundsson | Fjölnir | 1 |
| 16 | Arnór Eyvar Ólafsson | Fjölnir | 1 |
* Most red cards by club: 4
** Stjarnan

## Awards
### Player of the Year

The player of the season was awarded to Emil Pálsson who played for both Fjölnir and FH during the season.

### Young Player of the Year

The young player of the year was awarded to Breiðablik's winger Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson.

### Golden Boot

Patrick Pedersen was awarded the golden boot after scoring 13 goals in 20 games (4 penalties) Jonathan Glenn was awarded the silver boot after scoring 12 goals in 20 games (2 penalties) Garðar Gunnlaugsson was awarded the bronze boot after scoring 9 goals in 17 games (0 penalties)

### Referee of the year

Gunnar Jarl Jónsson was voted the referee of the year by Úrvalsdeild players.

### Player of the Round

| Round | Fréttablaðið | Morgunblaðið | Fótbolti.net | Round | Fréttablaðið | Morgunblaðið | Fótbolti.net |
| 1 | Hilmar Árni Halldórsson (Leiknir R) | Hilmar Árni Halldórsson (Leiknir R) | Hilmar Árni Halldórsson (Leiknir R) | 12 | | Ásgeir Eyþórsson (Fylkir) | Vladimir Tufegdzic (Víkingur R) |
| 2 | | Ármann Smári Björnsson (ÍA) | Þorri Geir Rúnarsson (Stjarnan) | 13 | | Þórir Guðjónsson (Fjölnir) | Emil Pálsson (FH) |
| 3 | Sigurður Egill Lárusson (Valur) | Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson (Valur) | Sigurður Egill Lárusson (Valur) | 14 | | Halldór Kristinn Halldórsson (Leiknir R) | Kristinn Jónsson (Breiðablik) |
| 4 | | Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson (KR) | Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson (KR) | 15 | | Atli Viðar Björnsson (FH) | Jose Sito (ÍBV) |
| 5 | Albert Brynjar Ingason (Fylkir) | Gunnar Nielsen (Stjarnan) | Albert Brynjar Ingason (Fylkir) | 16 | | | Jonathan Glenn (Breiðablik) |
| 6 | | Kristinn Jónsson (Breiðablik) | Steven Lennon (FH) | 17 | | Jón Vilhelm Ákason (ÍA) | Patrick Pedersen (Valur) |
| 7 | Patrick Pedersen (Valur) | Ólafur Páll Snorrason (Fjölnir) | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson (Breiðablik) | 18 | | Bjarni Þór Viðarsson (FH) | Kassim Doumbia (FH) |
| 8 | Kristinn Jónsson (Breiðablik) | Kristján Flóki Finnbogason (FH) | Kristinn Jónsson (Breiðablik) | 19 | Árni Snær Ólafsson (ÍA) | | Steven Lennon (FH) |
| 9 | Ásgeir Marteinsson (ÍA) | Ásgeir Marteinsson (ÍA) | Ásgeir Marteinsson (ÍA) | 20 | Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson (Fylkir) | Oliver Sigurjónsson (Breiðablik) | Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson (Fylkir) |
| 10 | Avni Pepa (ÍBV) | Patrick Pedersen (Valur) | Rasmus Christiansen (KR) | 21 | Guðjón Baldvinsson (Stjarnan) | | Guðjón Baldvinsson (Stjarnan) |
| 11 | | Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson (Valur) | Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson (Valur) | 22 | Garðar Gunnlaugsson (ÍA) | | Gary Martin (KR) |