The 2015 season was Stjarnan's 13th season in Úrvalsdeild and their 7th consecutive season.
Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson head coached the team for the second season running. He was assisted by Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson.
Stjarnan came into the season as league champions after winning their first league title in 2014, going unbeaten in the league.
Along with Úrvalsdeild, Stjarnan competed in the Meistarakeppni KSÍ, the Lengjubikarinn, the Borgunarbikarinn and the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round for the first time in the club's history.
On 27 April Stjarnan won KR 1–0 in the Meistarakeppni KSÍ, an annual match between previous league winners and previous Icelandic cup winners.
First team
Transfers and loans
Transfers in DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubOtherRef16 October 2014 GK 13 Arnar Darri Pétursson Víkingur Ó Back from loan 16 October 2014 DF 21 Baldvin Sturluson Breiðablik Back from loan 16 October 2014 MF Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson Keflavík Back from loan16 October 2014 DF 3 Aron Rúnarsson Heiðdal Keflavík Back from loan25 November 2014 DF 2 Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson ÍBV6 December 2014 MF 23 Halldór Orri Björnsson Falkenbergs FF 3 February 2015 FW 19 Jeppe Hansen FC Fredericia 21 February 2015 DF Finn Axel Hansen Skínandi4 April 2015 GK 1 Gunnar Nielsen Motherwell 17 July 2015 FW 16 Guðjón Baldvinsson FC Nordsjælland
Transfers out DatePositionNo.PlayerTo clubOtherRef6 November 2014 DF 21 Baldvin Sturluson Valur 28 November 2014 GK 1 Ingvar Jónsson IK Start 17 December 2014 FW 24 Rolf Toft Víkingur R 27 January 2015 DF 29 Martin Rauschenberg Gefle IF 2 March 2015 DF Finn Axel Hansen Skínandi 10 March 2015 DF 4 Niclas Vemmelund 19 March 2015 MF Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson Valur
Loans out Start DateEnd DatePositionNo.PlayerTo ClubRef1 August 201516 October 2015 DF 24 Brynjar Már Björnsson Selfoss8 August 201531 December 2015 DF 3 Aron Rúnarsson Heiðdal Nest Sotra18 August 201531 December 2015 FW 17 Ólafur Karl Finsen Sandnes Ulf
Preseason
Fótbolti.net Cup Stjarnan took part in the 2015 Fótbolti.net Cup, a pre-season tournament for clubs outside of Reykjavík.
The team played in Group 2 along with ÍBV, Grindavík and Keflavík. Stjarnan topped the group with 6 points after wins against ÍBV and Grindavík.
As winners of Group 2 Stjarnan went straight to the finals where they met Breiðablik. The game ended 2–1 for Breiðablik with Veigar Páll scoring Stjarnan's only goal.
DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF–AScorers13 January 2015Group Stage GrindavíkKórinn3–1Jón Arnar 15' Halldór Orri 41' Þórhallur Kári 55'20 January 2015Group Stage KeflavíkKórinn1–2Arnar Már ?'27 January 2015Group Stage ÍBVKórinn2–1Þórhallur Kári 37' Arnar Már 80'3 February 2015Finals BreiðablikKórinn1–2Veigar Páll 58'
Lengjubikarinn Stjarnan played in Group 3 in the Icelandic league cup, Lengjubikarinn along with ÍA, Valur, Grindavík, Keflavík, Fjarðabyggð, Haukar and Þór.
After a draw against Valur and a defeat against ÍA in the first two rounds Stjarnan won their remaining five games and finished in 3rd place with 16 points. Stjarnan went through to the quarter-finals as the 3rd place team with the most points but they had already announced their withdrawal from the quarter-finals.
DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF–AScorers13 February 2015Group Stage ValurEgilshöll1–1Pablo Punyed 59'21 February 2015Group Stage ÍAAkraneshöllin0–27 March 2015Group Stage FjarðabyggðFjarðabyggðarhöllin6–1Ólafur Karl 39' Arnar Már 42' 62' Pablo Punyed 58' OG 80' Arnar Freyr 85'24 March 2015Group Stage ÞórSamsung völlurinn1–0Jeppe Hansen 88'28 March 2015Group Stage KeflavíkReykjaneshöllin2–0Jeppe Hansen 67' 78'31 March 2015Group Stage GrindavíkKórinn3–1Garðar Jó 40' Ólafur Karl 58' Arnar Már 90'7 April 2015Group Stage HaukarKórinn1–0Garðar Jó 22'
Meistarakeppni KSÍ Stjarnan played the 2014 Borgunarbikarinn winners KR 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.
Stjarnan won the game 1–0 with Þórhallur Kári Knútsson scoring the winning goal in the 82nd minute.
DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF–AScorers27 April 2015Final KRSamsung völlurinn1–0Þórhallur Kári Knútsson 82'
Úrvalsdeild
League table
Matches
Results
Points breakdown Points at home: 13 Points away from home: 17 6 Points: ÍBV, Fylkir, Keflavík 4 Points: ÍA 3 Points: KR, Valur 2 Points: Víkingur R 1 Points: Leiknir R, FH, Fjölnir 0 Points: Breiðablik
Borgunarbikarinn Stjarnan came into the Icelandic cup, Borgunarbikarinn, in the 32nd-finals and were drawn against Leiknir Reykjavík. Stjarnan won the game after penalties. The game had ended 1–1. In the 16th-finals the team was drawn against Fylkir. Stjarnan played poorly and lost the game 3–0.
Champions League Stjarnan came into the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League in the 2nd qualifying round.
On 7 July it was confirmed that Stjarnan would play Celtic in the second qualifying round for the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League. Celtic F.C. won the first leg at home 2–0 after dominating for most of the game. In the second leg Stjarnan started well and scored a goal in the 7th minute through Ólafur Karl giving them a glimmer of hope in the tie but Celtic equalised on the 33rd minute and scored three more goals in the game winning the tie 6–1.
Second qualifying round
Statistics
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches.
PlayerÚrvalsdeildBorgunarbikarLengjubikarMeistarkeppni KSÍEuropeTotal1FW19 Jeppe Hansen81300122FW17 Ólafur Karl Finsen3020163FW16 Guðjón Baldvinsson5000054MF11 Arnar Már Björgvinsson2030055MF8 Pablo Punyed2020046MF23 Halldór Orri Björnsson4000047MF22 Þórhallur Kári Knútsson3001048FW27 Garðar Jóhannsson0020029FW20 Atli Freyr Ottesen Pálsson00100110MF6 Þorri Geir Rúnarsson10000111FW18 Jón Arnar Barðdal10000112FW10 Veigar Páll Gunnarsson10000113MF12 Heiðar Ægisson100001
Appearances Includes all competitive matches. Numbers in parentheses are sub appearances
PlayerÚrvalsdeildBorgunarbikarLengjubikarMeistarakeppni KSÍEuropeTotal1GK Gunnar Nielsen201012242DF Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson212612323DF Aron Rúnarsson Heiðdal002 (3)0054DF Jóhann Laxdal1 (6)000075MF Michael Præst161002196MF Þorri Geir Rúnarsson17 (2)2201 (1)257MF Atli Jóhannsson1 (2)05 (1)01108MF Pablo Punyed18 (1)0411259DF Daníel Laxdal2126123210FW Veigar Páll Gunnarsson6 (11)1 (1)4 (2)0(2)2711MF Arnar Már Björgvinsson17 (4)1 (1)6123212MF Heiðar Ægisson2226123313GK Arnar Darri Pétursson003 (1)00414DF Hörður Árnason18 (1)26022916FW Guðjón Baldvinsson1100001117FW Ólafur Karl Finsen15 (1)25 (1)122718FW Jón Arnar Barðdal1 (4)1 (1)3 (2)(1)(1)1419FW Jeppe Hansen16 (5)21 (3)123020FW Atli Freyr Ottesen Pálsson(2)(1)3 (3)1(1)1121FW Snorri Páll Blöndal00000022MF Þórhallur Kári Knútsson5 (7)16 (1)(1)02123MF Halldór Orri Björnsson13 (5)1 (1)011 (1)2324DF Brynjar Már Björnsson(1)01 (2)10525GK Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson2 (1)1400826MF Kristófer Konráðsson(1)0(3)(1)0527FW Garðar Jóhannsson1 (6)(1)4001230MF Kári Pétursson(2)0(5)007DF Finn Axel Hansen00(1)001
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches.
PlayerÚrvalsdeildBorgunarbikarLengjubikarMeistarakeppni KSÍEuropeTotal1GK Gunnar Nielsen0011000000001002012DF Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson3100002001001007104DF Jóhann Laxdal2000000000000002005MF Michael Præst3010000000000003016MF Þorri Geir Rúnarsson3000000000000003007MF Atli Jóhannsson1000002000000003008MF Pablo Punyed4100002000000006109DF Daníel Laxdal10000020000000030010FW Veigar Páll Gunnarsson10010010000000030011MF Arnar Már Björgvinsson40000000000000040012MF Heiðar Ægisson30000020000000050014DF Hörður Árnason10000000000000010016FW Guðjón Baldvinsson20000000000000020017MF Ólafur Karl Finsen30010010000000050018FW Jón Arnar Barðdal10000000000000010019FW Jeppe Hansen10000010000000020022MF Þórhallur Kári Knútsson20000000000000020023MF Halldór Orri Björnsson200000000000000200
Squad stats Includes all competitive matches; Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikar, Lengjubikar, Meistarakeppni KSÍ and UEFA Champions League. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="background:#0000ff; color:white; width:150px;"| ! style="background:#0000ff; color:white; width:75px;"|Úrvalsdeild ! style="background:#0000ff; color:white; width:75px;"|Borgunarbikar ! style="background:#0000ff; color:white; width:75px;"|Lengjubikar ! style="background:#0000ff; color:white; width:75px;"|Meistarakeppni KSÍ ! style="background:#0000ff; color:white; width:75px;"|Europe ! style="background:#0000ff; color:white; width:75px;"|Total |- |align=left|Games played || 22 || 2 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 34 |- |align=left|Games won || 9 || 1 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 16 |- |align=left|Games drawn || 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 |- |align=left|Games lost || 7 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 11 |- |align=left|Goals scored || 32 || 1 || 14 || 1 || 1 || 49 |- |align=left|Goals conceded || 24 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 6 || 39 |- |align=left|Clean sheets || 7 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 11 |- |align=left|Yellow cards || 35 || 3 || 12 || 1 || 2 || 53 |- |align=left|Red cards || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
External links Stjarnan Official Site Silfurskeiðin – Stjarnan Fan Site
References