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 ever 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 ever 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. Sept. 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

League table

Positions by round

Season Statistics

Top Scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Patrick PedersenValur13
2 Jonathan Ricardo GlennBreiðablik12
3 Garðar GunnlaugssonÍA9
4 Steven LennonFH9
5 Atli Viðar BjörnssonFH8
6 Óskar Örn HaukssonKR8
7 Jeppe HansenStjarnan8
8 Atli GuðnasonFH8

RankPlayerClubClean Sheets
1 Gunnleifur GunnleifssonBreiðablik12
2 Stefán Logi MagnússonKR9
3 Árni Snær ÓlafssonÍA6
4 Gunnar NielsenStjarnan6
5 Þórður IngasonFjölnir5
6 Róbert Örn ÓskarssonFH5
7 Ólafur Íshólm ÓlafssonFylkir5

Yellow Cards

RankPlayerClub
1 Einar Orri EinarssonKeflavík10
2 Jonathan Patrick BardenÍBV8
3 Mees Junior SiersÍBV8
4 Brynjar HlöðverssonLeiknir R7
5 Ólafur Hrannar KristjánssonLeiknir R7
6 Frans ElvarssonKeflavík7
7 Andri Fannar StefánssonValur7
8 Bergsveinn ÓlafssonFjölnir7
9 Pétur ViðarssonFH7
10 Ásgeir Börkur ÁsgeirssonFylkir7
11 Jóhannes Karl GuðjónssonFylkir7
12 Ragnar Bragi SveinssonFylkir7
13 Igor TaskovićVíkingur R7
14 Hafsteinn BriemÍBV7

RankPlayerClub
1 Bjarni Þór ViðarssonFH1
2 Marko AndelkovicÍA1
3 Albert HafsteinssonÍA1
4 Arnar Már GuðjónssonÍA1
5 Michael PræstStjarnan1
6 Eiríkur Ingi MagnússonLeiknir R1
7 Eyjólfur TómassonLeiknir R1
8 Kiko InsaKeflavík1
9 Jonathan GlennBreiðablik1
10 Aron Bjarki JósepssonKR1
11 Stefán Logi MagnússonKR1
12 Brynjar Gauti GuðjónssonStjarnan1
13 Gunnar NielsenStjarnan1
14 Pablo PunyedStjarnan1
15 Gunnar Már GuðmundssonFjölnir1
16 Arnór Eyvar ÓlafssonFjölnir1

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

was awarded the golden boot after scoring 13 goals in 20 games
Jonathan Glenn was awarded the silver boot after scoring 12 goals in 20 games
Garðar Gunnlaugsson was awarded the bronze boot after scoring 9 goals in 17 games

Referee of the year

was voted the referee of the year by Úrvalsdeild players.

Player of the Round