The 2015 season was Valur's 95th season in Úrvalsdeild and their 11th consecutive season in top-flight of Icelandic Football.
Along with the Úrvalsdeild, the club competed in the Lengjubikarinn and Borgunarbikarinn.
Ólafur Jóhannesson head coached the team after signing a 3-year contract following the departure of Magnús Gylfason on 6 October. He was by former Valur player Sigurbjörn Hreiðarsson. Ólafur and Sigurbjörn coached Haukar in the 2014 season.
On 15 August Valur won the Borgunarbikarinn after beating KR in the final 2–0.
Valur ended the season in 5th place in the league. Patrick Pedersen won the golden boot with 13 goals in 20 games.
First team
Transfers and loans
Transfers In DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubOtherRef16 October 2014 MF 23 Andri Fannar Stefánsson Leiknir R Back from Loan16 October 2014 MF 11 Arnar Sveinn Geirsson KH Back from Loan 16 October 2014 MF 4 Einar Karl Ingvarsson Grindavík Back from Loan16 October 2014 DF 13 Matarr Jobe Víkingur Ó Back from Loan 16 October 2014 FW 29 Ragnar Þór Gunnarsson Selfoss Back from Loan 6 November 2014 DF 5 Baldvin Sturluson Stjarnan 8 December 2014 GK 1 Ingvar Þór Kale Víkingur R 30 December 2014 DF 20 Orri Sigurður Ómarsson AGF 30 January 2015 MF 17 Andri Adolphsson ÍA 1 February 2015 MF 16 Tómas Óli Garðarsson Breiðablik 19 March 2015 MF Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson Stjarnan 7 May 2015 DF 2 Thomas Guldborg Christensen Hammarby IF 21 July 2015 FW 19 Emil Atlason KR On loan
Transfers Out DatePositionNo.PlayerTo clubOtherRef11 October 2014 FW 9 Kolbeinn Kárason Leiknir R16 October 2014 DF 13 Matarr Jobe Released16 October 2014 GK 25 Ásgeir Þór Magnússon Released5 November 2014 DF 2 Billy Berntsson Qormi F.C.5 November 2014 MF 20 Tonny Mawejje HaugesundWas on Loan22 November 2014 MF 16 Halldór Hermann Jónsson KA28 November 2014 MF 5 Magnús Már Lúðvíksson Fram 1 December 2014 GK 1 Fjalar Þorgeirsson Retired23 March 2015 MF 11 Arnar Sveinn Geirsson Víkingur Ó17 July 2015 DF 15 Þórður Steinar Hreiðarsson Þór
Loans in Start DateEnd DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom ClubRef27 July 201516 October 2015 MF 22 Mathias Schlie Hobro IK
Loans out Start DateEnd DatePositionNo.PlayerTo ClubRef8 May 201516 October 2015 FW 29 Ragnar Þór Gunnarsson Tindastóll13 May 201516 October 2015 MF Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson Grótta31 July 201516 October 2015 MF 6 Daði Bergsson Leiknir R
Pre-season
Reykjavík Cup Valur took part in the 2015 Reykjavík Cup, a pre-season tournament for clubs from Reykjavík.
The team played in group B along with Leiknir R, Víkingur R, ÍR and Þróttur R. Valur finished second in the group behind Leiknir R with 7 points, 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Kristinn Freyr was the highest goalscorer in the group with 6 goals.
In the semi-final game against Fjölnir, Sigurður Egill scored the only goal to put Valur through to the finals.
On 9 February Valur won Leiknir R in the final 3–0. Sigurður Egill scored the first goal on the 8th minute and Kristinn Freyr doubled the scoring on the 27th minute from the penalty spot. On the 37th minute Sigurður Egill was sent off after getting his second yellow card for a dive. Valur held on and managed to score their third goal through Þórður Steinar following a corner.
DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF–AScorers9 January 2015Group stage ÍREgilshöll9–1Sigurður Egill 6' Þórður Steinar 23' Gunnar G. 25' Haukur Páll 30' 34' Einar Karl 44' Kristinn Freyr 57' 76' Ragnar Þór 64'15 January 2015Group stage Víkingur REgilshöll4–0Haukur Ásberg 7' Ragnar Þór 22' Gunnar G. 25' Kristinn Freyr 64'25 January 2015Group stage Leiknir REgilshöll2–3Kristinn Freyr 7' 29'(p.)30 January 2015Group stage Þróttur REgilshöll2–2Kristinn Freyr 45' Haukur Páll 56'5 February 2015Semi-finals FjölnirEgilshöll1–0Sigurður Egill 33'9 February 2015Final Leiknir REgilshöll3–0Sigurður Egill 8' Kristinn Freyr 27'(p.) Þórður Steinar 82'
Lengjubikarinn Valur were drawn in group 3 in the Icelandic league cup, Lengjubikarinn, along with ÍA, Stjarnan, Keflavík, Grindavík, Haukar, Fjarðabyggð and Þór.
Valur finished second in the group behind ÍA with 5 wins and 2 draws, 17 points. Patrick Pedersen was their highest goalscorer with 6 goals in 6 games.
On 16 April Valur lost to Breiðablik in the quarter-finals 5–1. Patrick Pedersen scored Valur's only goal from the spot on the 42nd minute to level the score 1–1. Breiðablik than took all control of the game and scored 4 more goals.
DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF–AScorers13 February 2015Group stage StjarnanEgilshöll1–1Haukur Ásberg 49'21 February 2015Group stage GrindavíkEgilshöll3–2Patrick Pedersen 72' Kristinn Freyr 83'(p.) Bjarni Ólafur 90'4 March 2015Group stage KeflavíkReykjaneshöllin3–3Haukur Páll 33' Andri Fannar 38' Andri A. 60'12 March 2015Group stage ÍAEgilshöll3–1Patrick Pedersen 26' 28' Kristinn Freyr 45'21 March 2015Group stage FjarðabyggðFjarðabyggðarhöllin2–0Orri Sigurður 51' Ragnar Þór 80' 28 March 2015Group stage Þór AEgilshöll3–2Patrik Pedersen 1' Andri A. 6' Haukur Ásberg 46'10 April 2015Group stage HaukarEgilshöll2–1Patrick Pedersen 38' 52'16 April 2015Quarter-finals BreiðablikFífan1–5Patrick Pedersen 42'(p.)
Úrvalsdeild
League table
Matches
Results
Points breakdown Points at home: 17 Points away from home: 16 6 Points: Fylkir, Keflavík 4 Points: KR 3 Points: Leiknir R, FH, ÍA, Stjarnan 2 Points: Fjölnir, ÍBV 1 Point: Víkingur R 0 Points: Breiðablik
Borgunarbikarinn Valur came into the Icelandic cup, Borgunarbikarinn, in the 32nd-finals and were drawn against Selfoss. Valur won the game comfortably 4–0, with a hat trick from Patrick Pedersen.
In the 16th-finals the team was drawn against Fjarðabyggð. Valur won the game 4–0.
In the quarter-finals Valur was drawn against Víkingur R. Valur won the game 2–1 with Iain Williamson scoring the winning goal in the 80th minute.
On 7 July Valur was drawn against KA in the semi-finals. Valur won the tie on penalties after the game had ended 1–1. Valur had controlled most of the game but only managed to score one goal, an equaliser through Orri Sigurður after Elfar Árni had put KA ahead on the 6th minute.
Valur became Borgunarbikarinn champions on 15 August after defeating KR 2–0 in the final. Bjarni Ólafur opened the scoring on the 72nd minute with a header following a corner and Kristinn Ingi secured the win on the 87th minute. This was Valur's 10th Cup win with the last one coming in 2005.
Squad statistics
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches.
PlayerÚrvalsdeildBorgunarbikarLengjubikarTotal1FW9 Patrick Pedersen1347242MF10 Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson41273FW8 Kristinn Ingi Halldórsson51064FW11 Sigurður Egill Lárusson60065FW18 Haukur Ásberg Hilmarsson11246DF21 Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson11137MF17 Andri Adolphsson00228MF23 Andri Fannar Stefánsson10129DF20 Orri Sigurður Ómarsson011210MF4 Einar Karl Ingvarsson200211FW19 Emil Atlason200212MF7 Haukur Páll Sigurðsson001113FW29 Ragnar Þór Gunnarsson001114DF5 Baldvin Sturluson100115MF16 Tómas Óli Garðarsson010116MF6 Daði Bergsson010117MF3 Iain James Williamson0101
Appearances Includes all competitive matches. Numbers in parentheses are sub appearances
PlayerÚrvalsdeildBorgunarbikarLengjubikarTotal1GK Ingvar Þór Kale1945282DF Thomas Guldborg Christensen1340173MF Iain James Williamson8 (8)2 (2)1 (1)224MF Einar Karl Ingvarsson7 (6)1 (3)7 (1)255DF Baldvin Sturluson11 (4)22 (1)206MF Daði Bergsson1 (6)(1)3 (2)137MF Haukur Páll Sigurðsson1745268FW Kristinn Ingi Halldórsson14 (2)5(2)239FW Patrick Pedersen19 (1)573210MF Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson2055 (1)3111FW Sigurður Egill Lárusson2055 (2)3212GK Anton Ari Einarsson3 (1)13 (1)913DF Darri Sigþórsson000014DF Gunnar Gunnarsson814 (2)1515DF Þórður Steinar Hreiðarsson1 (1)07916MF Tómas Óli Garðarsson1 (9)(2)(1)1317MF Andri Adolphsson6 (4)(1)71818FW Haukur Ásberg Hilmarsson(8)(3)4 (4)1919FW Emil Atlason5 (3)(1)0920DF Orri Sigurður Ómarsson22553221DF Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson19573122MF Mathias Schlie81 (1)01023MF Andri Fannar Stefánsson19583229FW Ragnar Þór Gunnarsson001 (5)6MF Marteinn Högni Elíasson001 (1)2MF Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson0011MF Páll Magnús Pálsson00(1)1MF Jón Örn Gunnarsson00(1)1FW Bjarki Steinar Björnsson00(1)1
Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches.
PlayerÚrvalsdeildBorgunarbikarLengjubikarTotal1GK Ingvar Þór Kale1000001002002DF Thomas Guldborg Christensen4001000005003MF Iain James Williamson1001000002004MF Einar Karl Ingvarsson2000000002005DF Baldvin Sturluson2000001003007MF Haukur Páll Sigurðsson6001001008008FW Kristinn Ingi Halldórsson2001000003009FW Patrick Pedersen50000030080010MF Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson30010020160111FW Sigurður Egill Lárusson50000000050014DF Gunnar Gunnarsson20010010040015DF Þórður Steinar Hreiðarsson00000010010018FW Haukur Ásberg Hilmarsson00000010010019FW Emil Atlason10000000010020DF Orri Sigurður Ómarsson00000020020021DF Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson60000000060022MF Mathias Schlie40000000040023MF Andri Fannar Stefánsson700100200100029FW Ragnar Þór Gunnarsson000000100100
References
External links Valur Official Site