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2015 Úrvalsdeild

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Season
  
2015

Start date
  
2015

Goals scored
  
380

Champions
  
FH (7th title)

Location
  
Iceland

Matches played
  
132

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Top goalscorer
  
Patrick Pedersen (13 goals)

Best goalkeeper
  
Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson (12 clean sheets)

Biggest home win
  
Víkingur 7–1 Keflavík (19 July 2015)

Biggest away win
  
Fylkir 0–4 Fjölnir (26 July 2015) Keflavík 0–4 ÍA (20 September 2015)

Champion
  
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar

Relegated
  
Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík, Leiknir Reykjavík

Similar
  
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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.

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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.

Managerial Changes

  • 1Ólafur Þórðarson and Milos Milojevic will co-head coach Víkingur next season. Milos Milojevic took over as sole head coach after Ólafur Þórðarson's departure on 15 July.
  • 2Ásmundur 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.

    • Positions by round

    Source: KSÍ

    Top Scorers

    As of matches played on 3 October 2015.
  • 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.
  • Most clean sheets by club: 12
  • Breiðablik
  • Fewest clean sheets by club: 0
  • Keflavík

    • Yellow Cards

    As of matches played on 3 October 2015.
  • Most yellow cards by club: 55
  • Keflavík

    • Red Cards

    As of matches played on 3 October 2015.
  • Most red cards by club: 4
  • Stjarnan

    • 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.

    References

    2015 Úrvalsdeild Wikipedia
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