# 2016 Breiðablik UBK season

The 2016 season is Breiðablik's 31st season in Úrvalsdeild and their 11th consecutive season in top-flight of Icelandic Football.
Along with the Úrvalsdeild, the club will compete in the Lengjubikarinn, Borgunarbikarinn and the 2016–17 Europa League first qualifying round.
Arnar Grétarsson's will head coach Breiðablik for the second season running after leading the team to 2nd in the league and bringing home the Icelandic league cup in his first season. He will be assisted by Kristófer Sigurgeirsson.

## First Team

    As of 1 June 2016. These players competed in Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikarinn, Lengjubikarinn and the Europa League
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 | Atli Sigurjónsson |
| 13 | FW | ISL | Sólon Breki Leifsson |
| 14 | MF | ISL | Óskar Jónsson |
| 15 | MF | ISL | Davíð Kristján Ólafsson |
| 16 | MF | ISL | Ágúst Eðvald Hlynsson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | TRI | Jonathan Glenn |
| 18 | FW | ISL | Guðmundur Atli Steinþórsson |
| 21 | MF | ISL | Viktor Örn Margeirsson |
| 22 | MF | ISL | Ellert Hreinsson |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Daniel Bamberg |
| 24 | GK | ISL | Aron Snær Friðriksson |
| 26 | DF | ISL | Alfons Sampsted |
| 28 | MF | ISL | Alexander Helgi Sigurðsson |
| 29 | DF | ISL | Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson (captain) |
| 30 | MF | ISL | Andri Rafn Yeoman |
| 31 | DF | ISL | Guðmundur Friðriksson |
| — | MF | ISL | Bjartur Þór Helgason |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers In

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Other |
| 16 October 2015 | MF | | Gunnlaugur Hlynur Birgisson | Víkingur Ó. | Back from Loan |
| 16 October 2015 | GK | 12 | Hlynur Örn Hlöðversson | Tindastóll | Back from Loan |
| 16 October 2015 | DF | | Ósvald Jarl Traustason | Grótta | Back from Loan |
| 16 October 2015 | MF | | Ernir Bjarnason | Fram | Back from Loan |
| 16 October 2015 | DF | 26 | Alfons Sampsted | Þór | Back from Loan |
| 20 October 2015 | FW | 18 | Guðmundur Atli Steinþórsson | HK | |
| 3 December 2015 | FW | 17 | Jonathan Glenn | ÍBV | |
| 23 December 2015 | FW | 11 | Sergio Carrallo | UB Conquense | |
| 22 February 2016 | MF | 23 | Daniel Bamberg | FK Haugesund | |
| 6 May 2016 | MF | | Alexander Helgi Sigurðsson | AZ Alkmaar | |

### Transfers Out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Other |
| 9 October 2015 | MF | 10 | Guðjón Pétur Lýðsson | Valur | |
| 16 October 2015 | FW | 17 | Jonathan Glenn | ÍBV | Was on Loan |
| 26 November 2015 | DF | 23 | Kristinn Jónsson | Sarpsborg 08 FF | |
| 22 February 2016 | MF | 11 | Olgeir Sigurgeirsson | Völsungur | |
| 22 February 2016 | MF | | Sölvi Pálsson | ÍR | |
| 24 May 2016 | FW | 11 | Sergio Carrallo | | Left by mutual consent |

### Loans out

| Start Date | End Date | Position | No. | Player | To Club |
| 2 March 2016 | 16 October 2016 | FW | 27 | Arnór Gauti Ragnarsson | Selfoss |
| 5 March 2016 | 16 October 2016 | MF | | Ernir Bjarnason | Vestri |
| 5 March 2016 | 5 April 2016 | DF | | Ósvald Jarl Traustason | Vestri |
| 1 April 2016 | 16 October 2016 | MF | | Gunnlaugur Hlynur Birgisson | Fram |
| 5 April 2016 | 16 October 2016 | DF | | Ósvald Jarl Traustason | Fram |
| 20 April 2016 | 16 May 2016 | GK | 24 | Aron Snær Friðriksson | Tindastóll |
| 14 May 2016 | 16 October 2016 | GK | 12 | Hlynur Örn Hlöðversson | Grindavík |
| 15 May 2016 | 16 October 2016 | DF | 33 | Gísli Eyjólfsson | Víkingur Ó. |

## Pre-season
### Fótbolti.net Cup

Breiðablik took part in the 2016 Fótbolti.net Cup, a pre-season tournament. They came into the tournament as holding champions. The team played in Group 2 along with ÍBV, Stjarnan and Víkingur Ó. Breiðablik finished third in the group with one win and two losses.
Breiðablik played FH in the 5th place final. They lost the match 1–0.
| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
| 9 January 2016 | Group Stage | ÍBV | Fífan | 0–2 | |
| 16 January 2016 | Group Stage | Víkingur Ó. | Fífan | 1–0 | Atli Sig 41'(pen.) |
| 20 January 2016 | Group Stage | Stjarnan | Fífan | 2–3 | Viktor Örn 36' Gísli E 82' |
| 30 January 2016 | 5th place final | FH | Fífan | 0–1 | |

## Lengjubikarinn

Breiðablik were drawn in Group 2 in the 2016 Lengjubikarinn along with KA, Fylkir, Selfoss, Víkingur Ó and Fjarðabyggð. Breiðablik finished second in the group behind Fylkir and advanced through to the semi-finals.
Breiðablik lost to Valur in the quarter-finals 2–1. Guðmundur Atli scored Breiðablik's only goal in the game when he opened the scoring in the 16th minute.
| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
| 13 February 2016 | Group Stage | Fylkir | Fífan | 1–3 | Arnþór Ari 21' |
| 20 February 2016 | Group Stage | KA | Fífan | 2–1 | Atli Sig 6'(pen) J. Glenn 78' |
| 6 March 2016 | Group Stage | Fjarðabyggð | Fjarðabyggðarhöllin | 2–1 | Höskuldur 43' J. Glenn 53' |
| 11 March 2016 | Group Stage | Víkingur Ó. | Fífan | 2–2 | Höskuldur 14' Atli Sig 21' |
| 24 March 2016 | Group Stage | Selfoss | Jáverk-völlurinn | 1–0 | Guðmundur Atli 42' |
| 14 April 2016 | Quarter Finals | Valur | Valsvöllur | 1–2 | Guðmundur Atli 16' |

## Úrvalsdeild
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Fjölnir | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 37 | |
| 5 | Valur | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 35 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Breiðablik | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 35 | |
| 7 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 32 | |
| 8 | ÍA | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 31 | |
* ↑ Valur qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Icelandic Cup.

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | L |
| Position | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

### 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: 1 October 2016. Source: KSÍ

### Points breakdown

* Points at home: 6
* Points away from home: 6
* 6 Points:
* 4 Points:
* 3 Points:
* 2 Points:
* 1 Point:
* 0 Points:

## Borgunarbikarinn

Breiðablik came into the Icelandic Cup, Borgunarbikarinn, in the 3rd round. The team was drawn against KRÍA from Seltjarnarnes. Breiðablik won the game 3–0 after it being goalless at halftime.

### Matches
## Squad statistics
### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.
    As of match played 30 May 2016
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Atli Sigurjónsson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 8 | Arnþór Ari Atlason | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 7 | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 18 | Guðmundur Atli Steinþórsson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 17 | Jonathan Glenn | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 30 | Andri Rafn Yeoman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 4 | Damir Muminovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 16 | Ágúst Eðvald Hlynsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 23 | Daniel Bamberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Goalkeeping

Includes all competitive matches.
    As of match played 30 May 2016
| Pos. | No. | Player | Clean Sheets | Goals Against | Penalties Saved |
| GK | 1 | Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| GK | 12 | Hlynur Örn Hlöðversson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | 24 | Aron Snær Friðriksson | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Appearances

Includes all competitive matches. Numbers in parentheses are sub appearances
    As of match played 30 May 2016
| No. | Pos. | Player | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | GK | Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | Oliver Sigurjónsson | 6 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | Damir Muminovic | 6 | (1) | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | DF | Elfar Freyr Helgason | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | DF | Kári Ársælsson | 0 | 1 | (1) | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson | 3 (3) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | MF | Arnþór Ari Atlason | 6 | (1) | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | MF | Atli Sigurjónsson | 3 (2) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | FW | Sergio Jose Carrallo Pendas | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | GK | Hlynur Örn Hlöðversson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Sólon Breki Leifsson | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Óskar Jónsson | 0 | 1 | (1) | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | Davíð Kristján Ólafsson | 2 (2) | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | MF | Ágúst Eðvald Hlynsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Glenn | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 18 | FW | Guðmundur Atli Steinþórsson | 2 (1) | 1 | 2 (4) | 0 | 10 |
| 20 | MF | Ólafur Hrafn Kjartansson | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Viktor Örn Margeirsson | (1) | 1 | 2 (1) | 0 | 5 |
| 22 | MF | Ellert Hreinsson | (4) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 23 | MF | Daniel Bamberg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | GK | Aron Snær Friðriksson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Alfons Sampsted | 6 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 12 |
| 28 | MF | Alexander Helgi Sigurðarson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson | 3 | 1 | 4 (2) | 0 | 10 |
| 30 | MF | Andri Rafn Yeoman | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 31 | DF | Guðmundur Friðriksson | 1 | 1 | (4) | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | MF | Gísli Eyjólfsson | (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 5 |
| | MF | Bjartur Þór Helgason | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary

Includes all competitive matches.
    As of match played 30 May 2016
| No. | Pos. | Player | | | |
| 3 | MF | Oliver Sigurjónsson | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Damir Muminovic | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Elfar Freyr Helgason | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Arnþór Ari Atlason | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Atli Sigurjónsson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Davíð Kristján Ólafsson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Glenn | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Guðmundur Atli Steinþórsson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Viktor Örn Margeirsson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Daniel Bamberg | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Arnór Sveinn Aðalsteinsson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Gísli Eyjólfsson | 2 | 0 | 0 |

### Squad Stats

Includes all competitive matches; Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikar and Lengjubikar.
| | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Europa League | Total |
| Games played | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Games won | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 (61%) |
| Games drawn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (7%) |
| Games lost | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 (32%) |
| Goals scored | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| Goals conceded | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated: 30 May 2016 Source: