The 2015
Úrvalsdeild
The Besta deild karla () is a professional association football league in Iceland and the highest level of the Icelandic football league system. The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship. Because of the harsh winters in I ...
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
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going unbeaten in the league.
On 26 September
FH were crowned champions after a 2–1 win over
Fjölnir
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with one game to spare. This was
FH's 7th league title.
Keflavík
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...
and
Leiknir R were relegated from the league.
Keflavík
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...
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
Kit manufacturer and sponsors
Managerial Changes
*
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
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
*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
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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
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...
on 26 September 2015
Clean sheets
* Most clean sheets by club: 12
**
Breiðablik
* Fewest clean sheets by club: 0
**
Keflavík
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...
Discipline
Yellow cards
* Most yellow cards by club: 55
**
Keflavík
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...
Red cards
* 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
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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
The Besta deild karla () is a professional association football league in Iceland and the highest level of the Icelandic football league system. The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship. Because of the harsh winters in I ...
players.
Player of the Round
References
External links
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Iceland
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Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...