The 2015 season was KR's 101st season in Úrvalsdeild and their 37th consecutive season in top-flight of Icelandic Football.
| 2015 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Bjarni Guðjónsson | ||
| Stadium | KR-völlur | ||
| Úrvalsdeild | 3rd | ||
| Borgunarbikarinn | Runner up | ||
| Lengjubikarinn | Group Stage | ||
| Europa League | 2nd Qualify. Round | ||
| Meistarakeppni KSÍ | 2nd | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: 8 Óskar Örn Hauksson All: 13 Óskar Örn Hauksson | ||
Along with the Úrvalsdeild, the club also competed in the Meistarakeppni KSÍ, the Lengjubikarinn, the Borgunarbikarinn and the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League where they entered in the first qualifying round.
Former KR player and captain Bjarni Guðjónsson head coached the team for the first time after being appointed on 28 October 2014.[1] This was Bjarni's second season as a head coach of a team in the top-flight, having been relegated from the 2014 Úrvalsdeild with Fram.[2] Bjarni was assisted by Guðmundur Benediktsson, also a former KR player. Guðmundur head coached Breiðablik in the 2014 season.[3]
First Team
Current squad
- As of 16 July 2015. These players competed in Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikarinn, Lengjubikarinn, Meistarakeppni KSÍ, Europa League[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | GK |  ISL | Sindri Snær Jensson |
| 16 | MF | ISL | Kristinn Jóhannes Magnússon |
| 17 | FW | ISL | Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson |
| 18 | DF | ISL | Aron Bjarki Jóspesson |
| 19 | FW |  DEN | Søren Frederiksen |
| 20 | MF | DEN | Jacob Schoop |
| 22 | MF | ISL | Óskar Örn Hauksson |
| 27 | MF | ISL | Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason |
| 28 | MF | ISL | Atli Hrafn Andrason |
| 29 | MF | ISL | Júlí Karlsson |
| 30 | FW | ISL | Axel Sigurðarson |
| — | DF | ISL | Leifur Þorbjarnarson |
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
| Date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Other | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2014 | FW | 9 | Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson | Víkingur Ó | Back from loan | [5] |
| 16 October 2014 | MF | Viðar Þór Sigurðsson | KV | Back from Loan | [6] | |
| 16 October 2014 | MF | Leifur Þorbjarnarson | KV | Back from Loan | [7] | |
| 6 November 2014 | GK | 12 | Hörður Fannar Björgvinsson | Fram | [8] | |
| 6 December 2014 | MF | 10 | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | Lillestrøm SK | [9] | |
| 16 January 2015 | FW | 19 | Søren Frederiksen | AaB | [10] | |
| 11 February 2015 | DF | 3 | Rasmus Christiansen |  Ull/Kisa | [11] | |
| 17 February 2015 | DF | 5 | Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson |  Gefle IF | [12] | |
| 21 February 2015 | MF | 16 | Kristinn Jóhannes Magnússon | Víkingur R | [13] | |
| 14 April 2015 | MF | 20 | Jacob Schoop | Odense Boldklub | [14] | |
| 24 April 2015 | MF | 22 | Óskar Örn Hauksson |  FC Edmonton | Back from Loan | [15] |
| 15 July 2015 | FW | 17 | Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson |  Celtic | [16] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Other | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2014 | MF | Torfi Karl Ólafsson | Víkingur Ó | [17] | ||
| 18 November 2014 | MF | 8 | Baldur Sigurðsson | SønderjyskE | [18] | |
| 24 November 2014 | DF | 3 | Haukur Heiðar Hauksson | AIK | [19] | |
| 8 May 2015 | MF | 24 |  Farid Zato | Released | [20] | |
| 14 May 2015 | MF | 23 | Atli Sigurjónsson | Breiðablik | [21] | |
| 21 July 2015 | FW | Emil Atlason | Valur | [22] |
Loans out
| Start Date | End Date | Position | No. | Player | To Club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 2015 | 24 April 2015 | MF | 11 | Óskar Örn Hauksson | FC Edmonton | [23] |
| 2 February 2015 | 21 July 2015 | FW | 15 | Emil Atlason | Preussen Münster | [24] |
| 10 February 2015 | 16 October 2015 | MF | 5 | Egill Jónsson | Víkingur Ó | [25] |
| 20 February 2015 | 16 October 2015 | DF | 21 | Guðmundur Reynir Gunnarsson | Víkingur Ó | [26] |
| 6 March 2015 | 16 October 2015 | FW | Kristófer Eggertsson | Víkingur Ó | [27] | |
| 14 March 2015 | 14 April 2015 | GK | 12 | Hörður Fannar Björgvinsson | BÍ/Bolungarvík | [28] |
| 7 May 2015 | 16 October 2015 | MF | 26 | Björn Þorláksson | Grótta | [29] |
| 8 May 2015 | 16 October 2015 | FW | Viðar Þór Sigurðsson | Fjarðabyggð | [30] |
Preseason
Reykjavík Cup
KR took part in the 2015 Reykjavík Cup, a pre-season tournament for clubs from Reykjavík.
The team played in Group A along with Fjölnir, Fram and Fylkir. KR won their first two games against Fylkir and Fram but lost the third games against Fjölnir and finished second in the group with 6 points.[31]
In the semi-finals KR lost to Leiknir R on penalties after the game had ended 2–2 with Leiknir R scoring the equaliser in the 90th minute.[32]
| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 2015 | Group stage | Fylkir | Egilshöll | 2–1 | Almarr 63' Gunnar Þór 83' |
| 22 January 2015 | Group stage | Fram | Egilshöll | 2–0 | Kristinn Jóhannes 15' Guðmundur Andri 70' |
| 29 January 2015 | Group stage | Fjölnir | Egilshöll | 1–2 | Gunnar Þór 17' |
| 5 February 2015 | Semi-finals | Leiknir R | Egilshöll | 2–2 (4–2) | Aron Bjarki 21' Almarr 50' |
Lengjubikarinn
KR played in the Icelandic league cup, Lengjubikarinn. They were drawn in Group 2 along with Leiknir R, Víkingur R, Fjölnir, KA, Selfoss, Grótta and Fram.[33] KR lost their first two games, 3–4 against Víkingur R and 0–1 against Fjölnir. In the third round KR recorded their first win, 1–0 against Fram, with Þorsteinn Már scoring the winning goal.[34] KR than defeated Leiknir R 2–1 in the fourth round and draw against KA 2–2 in the fifth. On 26 March, the sixth round, KR won their neighbours in Grótta 4–0.[35] In the seventh round KR drew against Selfoss 1–1 and lost their chance to go second.[36] As Leiknir R had announced they would not compete in the quarter-finals KR were handed their place in the finals.
On 13 April KR withdrew their team from the competition, handing the spot over to KA.[37]
| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 February 2015 | Group stage | Víkingur R | Egilshöll | 3–4 | Atli Hrafn 33' Almarr 35' Aron Bjarki 45' |
| 21 February 2015 | Group stage | Fjölnir | Egilshöll | 0–1 | |
| 6 March 2015 | Group stage | Fram | Egilshöll | 1–0 | Þorsteinn Már 21' |
| 13 March 2015 | Group stage | Leiknir R | Egilshöll | 2–1 | Gary Martin 85' Þorsteinn Már 88' |
| 22 March 2015 | Group stage | KA | KA-völlur | 2–2 | Þorsteinn Már 45' Gary Martin 67' |
| 26 March 2015 | Group stage | Grótta | Vivaldivöllurinn | 4–0 | Almarr 4' Søren 36' Aron Bjarki 43' Þorsteinn Már 77' |
| 9 April 2015 | Group stage | Selfoss | JÁVERK-völlurinn | 1–1 | Gary Martin 37' |
Meistarakeppni KSÍ
KR played 2014 league champions Stjarnan in the Meistarakeppni KSÍ, an annual match contested between the champions of the previous Úrvalsdeild season and the holders of the Borgunarbikarinn on 27 April 2015.[38]
KR lost the game 1–0 with the winning goal coming in the 82nd minute.[39]
| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2015 | Final | Stjarnan | Kórinn | 0–1 |
Úrvalsdeild
League table
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 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[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw.[40]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Matches
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 4 May 2015 1 | KR | 1–3 | FH | Reykjavík |
| 19:15 GMT | Jacob Schoop  50' Pálmi Rafn Pálmason  37' Gonzalo Balbi Lorenzo 39' Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson 45' | Report | Kristján Flóki Finnbogason 73' 89' Atli Guðnason 85' 90' Sam Hewson 26' Bjarni Þór Viðarsson 31' | Stadium: KR-völlur Attendance: 2558 Referee: Garðar Örn Hinriksson |
| 11 May 2015 2 | Breiðablik | 2–2 | KR | Kópavogur |
| 19:15 GMT | Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson 10' Guðjón Pétur Lýðsson 71' 86' Damir Muminovic 65' | Report | Søren Frederiksen 70' Óskar Örn Hauksson 45+1' Gonzalo Balbi Lorenzo 85' | Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur Attendance: 1945 Referee: Valgeir Valgeirsson |
| 17 May 2015 3 | KR | 2–0 | Fjölnir | Reykjavík |
| 20:00 GMT | Gary Martin 8' (pen) Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 61' Rasmus Christiansen 60' | Report | Ólafur Páll Snorrason 38' Emil Pálsson 40' Viðar Ari Jónsson 71' Arnór Eyvar Ólafsson 75'  89' | Stadium: KR-völlur Attendance: 1345 Referee: Valdimar Pálsson |
| 20 May 2015 4 | Fylkir | 1–3 | KR | Reykjavík |
| 20:00 GMT | Albert Brynjar Ingason 22' 81' Daði Ólafsson 9' Andrés Már Jóhannesson 73' Elís Rafn Björnsson 87' | Report | Søren Frederiksen 6' 63' Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson 35' Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson 90' Gonzalo Balbi Lorenzo 77' | Stadium: Fylkisvöllur Referee: Þóroddur Hjaltalín |
| 25 May 2015 5 | KR | 1–0 | ÍBV | Reykjavík |
| 17:00 GMT | Óskar Örn Hauksson 79' | Report | Víðir Þorvarðarson 26' Avni Pepa 60' Hafsteinn Briem 60' Bjarni Gunnarsson 71' | Stadium: KR-völlur Attendance: 1455 Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson |
| 31 May 2015 6 | KR | 4–0 | Keflavík | Reykjavík |
| 19:15 GMT | Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson 20' Óskar Örn Hauksson 56' (pen.) 76' Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson 78' | Report | Guðjón Árni Antoníusson 1' Samuel Jimenez Hernandez 33' Einar Orri Einarsson 55' | Stadium: KR-völlur Attendance: 1412 Referee: Erlendur Eiríksson |
| 7 June 2015 7 | Valur | 3–0 | KR | Reykjavík |
| 19:15 GMT | Patrick Pedersen 6' (pen.) 52' 86' Haukur Ásberg Hilmarsson 93' Haukur Páll Sigurðsson 17' Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson 53' Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson 59' Ingvar Þór Kale 73' | Report | Aron Bjarki Jósepsson 32' Jacob Schoop 73' Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 73' | Stadium: Vodafonevöllurinn Attendance: 1621 Referee: Þóroddur Hjaltalín |
| 15 June 2015 8 | KR | 1–1 | ÍA | Reykjavík |
| 19:15 GMT | Almarr Ormarsson 61' Kristinn Jóhannes Magnússon 53' Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson 76' Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson 92' | Report | Ásgeir Marteinsson 44' 38' Darren Lough 34' Jón Vilhelm Ákason 77' | Stadium: KR-völlur Attendance: 1477 Referee: Þorvaldur Árnason |
| 22 June 2015 9 | Stjarnan | 0–1 | KR | Garðabær |
| 20:00 GMT | Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson 40' Pablo Punyed 54' Michael Præst 55' Ólafur Karl Finsen 71' Gunnar Nielsen  76' Arnar Már Björgvinsson 79' | Report | Almarr Ormarsson 68' Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 83' | Stadium: Samsungvöllurinn Attendance: 1337 Referee: Erlendur Eiríksson |
| 28 June 2015 10 | KR | 1–0 | Leiknir R | Reykjavík |
| 19:15 GMT | Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson 74' Rasmus Christiansen 26' | Report | Fannar Þór Arnarsson 23' Atli Arnarsson 77' Eiríkur Ingi Magnússon 82' Eyjólfur Tómasson 90' | Stadium: KR-völlur Attendance: 1522 Referee: Valdimar Pálsson |
| 12 July 2015 11 | Víkingur R | 0–3 | KR | Reykjavík |
| 19:15 GMT | Ívar Örn Jónsson 80' Finnur Ólafsson 83' Tómas Guðmundsson 87' Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson 90' | Report | Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson 11' Søren Frederiksen 37' 40' | Stadium: Víkingsvöllur Attendance: 1336 Referee: Garðar Örn Hinriksson |
| 19 July 2015 12 | FH | 1–3 | KR | Hafnarfjörður |
| 20:00 GMT | Emil Pálsson 11' Sam Tillen 24' Guðmann Þórisson 48' Kassim Doumbia 78' Atli Viðar Björnsson 81' | Report | Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson 56' (pen.) Gary Martin 58' Óskar Örn Hauksson 68' Jónas Guðni Sævarsson 19' Rasmus Christiansen 48' Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson 84' | Stadium: Kaplakrikavöllur Attendance: 2435 Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson |
| 27 July 2015 13 | KR | 0–0 | Breiðablik | Reykjavík |
| 20:00 GMT | Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson 32' | Report | Elfar Freyr Helgason 19' | Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn Attendance: 2250 Referee: Þorvaldur Árnason |
| 5 August 2015 14 | Fjölnir | 2–1 | KR | Reykjavík |
| 19:15 GMT | Guðmundur Karl Guðmundsson 5' Mark Charles Magee 77' 91' Bergsveinn Ólafsson 39' Jonatan Neftali Diez Gonzales 56' Guðmundur Böðvar Guðjónsson 67' Þórður Ingason 83' | Report | Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson 57' Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson 50' | Stadium: Fjölnisvöllur Attendance: 1264 Referee: Erlendur Eiríksson |
| 10 August 2015 15 | KR | 2–0 | Fylkir | Reykjavík |
| 19:15 GMT | Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson 79' Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 83' Stefán Logi Magnússon 25' Aron Bjarki Jósepsson 45+1' | Report | Ragnar Bragi Sveinsson 25' Hákon Ingi Jónsson 48' Tonci Radovnikovic 56' Ásgeir Börkur Ásgeirsson 87' | Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn Attendance: 1501 Referee: Valdimar Pálsson |
| 21 August 2015 16 | ÍBV | 1–1 | KR | Vestmannaeyjar |
| 18:00 GMT | Jose Enrique Seoane Vergara 41' 84' Víðir Þorvarðarson 67' Mees Siers 73' Jonathan Patrick Barden 90+3' | Report | Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson 73' 78' Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson 39' Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson 76' Almarr Ormarsson 80' | Stadium: Hásteinsvöllur Attendance: 509 Referee: Pétur Guðmundsson |
| 25 August 2015 17 | Keflavík | 0–1 | KR | Keflavík |
| 18:00 GMT | Einar Orri Einarsson 45' | Report | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 71' 58' Søren Frederiksen 63' | Stadium: Nettóvöllurinn Attendance: 850 Referee: Þóroddur Hjaltalín |
| 30 August 2015 18 | KR | 2–2 | Valur | Reykjavík |
| 18:00 GMT | Own goal 32' Almarr Ormarsson 90' Aron Bjarki Jósepsson 60' 88' Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson 76' | Report | Kristinn Ingi Halldórsson 1' 90+3' Sigurður Egill Lárusson 52' Haukur Páll Sigurðsson 23' Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson 54' Andri Fannar Stefánsson 79' | Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn Attendance: 1255 Referee: Garðar Örn Hinriksson |
| 13 September 2015 19 | ÍA | 0–0 | KR | Akranes |
| 17:00 GMT | Ásgeir Marteinsson 75' | Report | Rasmus Steenberg Christiansen 19' Gonzalo Balbi Lorenzo 90+4' | Stadium: Norðurálsvöllurinn Attendance: 976 Referee: Garðar Örn Hinriksson |
| 20 September 2015 20 | KR | 0–3 | Stjarnan | Reykjavík |
| 16:00 GMT | Stefán Logi Magnússon 29' Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson 52' Søren Frederiksen 76' | Report | Veigar Páll Gunnarsson 30' (pen.) 35' Guðjón Baldvinsson 46' 79' Pablo Punyed 78' Halldór Orri Björnsson 36' Þórhallur Kári Knútsson 49' Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson 51' Michael Præst 52' | Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn Attendance: 515 Referee: Valgeir Valgeirsson |
| 26 September 2015 21 | Leiknir R. | 0–2 | KR | Reykjavík |
| 14:00 GMT | Eiríkur Ingi Magnússon 43' 78' Brynjar Hlöðversson 45+2' | Report | Óskar Örn Hauksson 56' Gary Martin 62' | Stadium: Leiknisvöllur Attendance: 314 Referee: Þorvaldur Árnason |
| 3 October 2015 22 | KR | 5–2 | Víkingur R. | Reykjavík |
| 14:00 GMT | Óskar Örn Hauksson 5' 53' Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson 6' Gary Martin 38' 60' Gonzalo Balbi Lorenzo 67' | Report | Haukur Baldvinsson 46' 63' Erlingur Agnarsson 45+3' Arnþór Ingi Kristinsson 26' Davíð Örn Atlason 28' | Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn Attendance: 344 Referee: Leiknir Ágústsson |
Summary of results
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 |
Last updated: 26 September 2015.
Source: KSÍ
Points breakdown
- Points at home: 21
- Points away from home: 21
- 6 Points: Fylkir, Keflavík, Leiknir R., Víkingur R.
- 4 Points: ÍBV
- 3 Points: FH, Fjölnir, Stjarnan
- 2 Points: Breiðablik, ÍA
- 1 Point: Valur
- 0 Points:
Borgunarbikarinn
KR came into the Icelandic cup, Borgunarbikarinn, in the 32nd-finals and were drawn against Keflavík. KR won the game comfortably 0–5.[41]
In the 16th-finals the team was drawn against KV.[42] KR won the game 7–1. Pálmi Rafn scored his first hat trick for the club.[43]
KR won FH in the quarter-finals 2–1 at home. Gary Martin scored the winning goal on the 61st minute after Kassim Doumbia had equalised following Óskar Örn's goal.[44]
In the semi-finals KR won an easy victory against ÍBV 4–1, having controlled the game from the first minute. Hólmbert Aron scored two of the four goals.[45]
KR played Valur in the cup final and lost 2–0. Valur dominated the game and broke the deadlock on the 71st minute with a goal from Bjarni Ólafur. Kristinn Ingi doubled the lead for Valur on the 87th minute. KR played below par and had few chances in the game.[46]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 3 June 2015 32nd-finals | Keflavík | 0–5 | KR | Keflavík |
| 19:15 GMT | Unnar Már Unnarsson 44' | Report | Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson 15' Almarr Ormarsson 42' Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson 60' Søren Frederiksen 67' Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason 82' Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson 18' | Stadium: Nettóvöllurinn Attendance: 370 Referee: Þorvaldur Árnason |
| 18 June 2015 16th-finals | KV | 1–7 | KR | Reykjavík |
| 19:15 GMT | Jón Kári Ívarsson 83' | Report | Óskar Örn Hauksson 13' 54' Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 26' 45' 64' (pen.) Almarr Ormarsson 33' Jacob Schoop 35' | Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn Referee: Guðmundur Ársæll Guðmundsson |
| 5 July 2015 Quarter finals | KR | 2–1 | FH | Reykjavík |
| 20:00 GMT | Óskar Örn Hauksson 15' Gary Martin 61' Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 57' | Report | Kassim Doumbia 17' 89' Davíð Þór Viðarsson 76' Emil Pálsson 82' Sam Tillen 91' | Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn Referee: Garðar Örn Hinriksson |
| 30 July 2015 Semi finals | KR | 4–1 | ÍBV | Reykjavík |
| 18:00 GMT | Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson 23' 41' Óskar Örn Hauksson 54' Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson 67' | Report | Bjarni Gunnarsson 70' Ian Jeffs 24' Hafsteinn Briem 40' Víðir Þorvarðarson 58' Jonathan Patrick Barden 90' | Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn Referee: Þóroddur Hjaltalín |
| 15 August 2015 Final | Valur | 2–0 | KR | Reykjavík |
| 16:00 GMT | Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson 71' Kristinn Ingi Halldórsson 87' Thomas Guldborg Christensen 7' Haukur Páll Sigurðsson 76' Andri Fannar Stefánsson 77' | Report | Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson 68' Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson 90+4' | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 5751 Referee: Erlendur Eiríksson |
Europa League
KR came into the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League in the 1st qualifying round.
On 22 June KR was drawn against the Irish team Cork City F.C.[47] The first leg ended 1–1 with Óskar Örn scoring KR's only goal and handing KR crucial away goal.[48] KR won the second leg 2–1 after extra time. The team had gone behind and had a player sent off in the first half.[49]
In the second qualifying round KR was drawn against Rosenborg.[50] In the first leg Rosenborg controlled the play for most of the game and won the match 1–0 courtesy of a penalty goal from Pål André Helland. Hólmbert Aron played his first ever game for KR when he came on as a substitute on the 67th minute.[51] In the second leg Rosenborg killed the tie in the first 18 minutes of the game scoring three goals and winning the tie 4–0.[52]
First qualifying round
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
KR| 2 July 2015 First leg | Cork City F.C.  | 1–1 | KR | Cork City, Ireland |
| 20:45 CET | Alan Bennett 19' Colin Healy 53' Mark O'Sullivan 83' | Report | Óskar Örn Hauksson 28' 36' Aron Bjarki Jósepsson 83' Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 87' | Stadium: Turner's Cross Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen |
Cork City F.C.| 9 July 2015 Second leg | KR | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.) | Cork City F.C. | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 21:15 CET | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 75' 58' Jacob Schoop 99' Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson 33' 44' Aron Bjarki Jósepsson 35' Gary Martin 90' Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson 102' | Report | Mark O'Sullivan 13' 104' Alan Bennett 44' Mark McNulty 102' Colin Healy 102' John O'Flynn 119' | Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn Referee:  Aleksandrs Anufrijevs |
Second qualifying round
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Rosenborg| 16 July 2015 First leg | KR | 0–1 | Rosenborg | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 21:15 CET | Rasmus Christiansen 55' Óskar Örn Hauksson 60' | Report | Pål André Helland 56' Mike Jensen 83' Riku Riski 83' | Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn Referee:  Ádám Farkas |
KR| 23 July 2015 Second leg | Rosenborg | 3–0 (4–0 agg.) | KR | Trondheim, Norway |
| 19:00 CET | Fredrik Midtsjø 4' Pål André Helland 7' Alexander Søderlund 18' Jonas Svensson 64' | Report | Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson 16' Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 60' | Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Referee:  Athenasios Giachos |
Squad statistics
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches.
- As of match played 3 October 2015[53]
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Meistarkeppni KSÍ | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 22 | Óskar Örn Hauksson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | 7 |  Gary Martin | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 10 | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Almarr Ormarsson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | FW | 19 | Søren Frederiksen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | FW | 17 | Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | 20 | Jacob Schoop | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 18 | Aron Bjarki Jósepsson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 5 | Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 28 | Atli Hrafn Andrason | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 2 | Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | 27 | Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | 6 | Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Appearances
Includes all competitive matches. Numbers in parentheses are sub-appearances.
- As of match played 3 October 2015[54]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Meistarkeppni KSÍ | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Stefán Logi Magnússon | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 30 |
| 2 | DF | Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson | 6 (5) | 2 | 3 (4) | 0 | 1 (2) | 23 |
| 3 | DF | Rasmus Christiansen | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
| 4 | DF |  Gonzalo Balbi Lorenzo | 10 (5) | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 (1) | 26 |
| 5 | DF | Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | DF | Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | FW | Gary Martin | 8 (7) | 1 (2) | 5 (2) | 1 | 2 (2) | 30 |
| 8 | MF | Jónas Guðni Sævarsson | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | FW | Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson | 9 (10) | (5) | 5 (1) | 1 | 1 (2) | 34 |
| 10 | MF | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 36 |
| 11 | MF | Almarr Ormarsson | 10 (12) | 4 (1) | 7 | (1) | 2 (2) | 39 |
| 12 | GK | Hörður Fannar Björgvinsson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Sindri Snær Jensson | 3 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | MF | Kristinn Jóhannes Magnússon | 3 (7) | 2 (1) | 2 (4) | 1 | (1) | 21 |
| 17 | FW | Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson | 7 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 14 |
| 18 | DF | Aron Bjarki Jósepsson | 9 (3) | 3 | 5 | (1) | 3 (1) | 25 |
| 19 | FW | Søren Frederiksen | 18 (1) | 3 (2) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 32 |
| 20 | MF | Jacob Schoop | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
| 22 | MF | Óskar Örn Hauksson | 19 (2) | 5 | 0 | (1) | 4 | 31 |
| 26 | MF | Björn Þorláksson | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | FW | Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason | (1) | (2) | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 | MF | Atli Hrafn Andrason | (2) | (1) | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 29 | MF | Júlí Karlsson | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | FW | Axel Sigurðarson | (2) | (1) | (1) | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DF | Leifur Þorbjarnarson | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | Viðar Þór Sigurðsson | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | Kristófer Eggertsson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- As of match played 3 October 2015[55]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Meistarakeppni KSÍ | Europe | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| 1 | GK | Stefán Logi Magnússon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Rasmus Christiansen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Gonzalo Balbi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Gary Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jónas Guðni Sævarsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Almarr Ormarsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Kristinn Jóhannes Magnússon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Aron Bjarki Jósepsson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Søren Frederiksen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Jacob Schoop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Óskar Örn Hauksson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Leifur Þorbjarnarson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
References
External links
- [1] Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Official Site
- [2] Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine KR Reykjavík – Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Fan Site