The 2016 season will be KR's 102nd season in Úrvalsdeild and their 38th consecutive season in top-flight of Icelandic Football.
Along with the Úrvalsdeild, the club also compete in the Lengjubikarinn, the Borgunarbikarinn and the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League where they entered in the first qualifying round.
Bjarni Guðjónsson will head coach the team for the second season running. He will be assisted by former KR striker Guðmundur Benediktsson.
On 21 April KR won the Icelandic League Cup, Lengjubikarinn, with a 2–0 win against Víkingur R.
On 25 May KR lost to Selfoss in the 3rd round of the Icelandic Cup, Borgunarbikarinn. This was the first time that the team did not qualify through to the 4th round.
First team
Current squad
Transfers and loans
Transfers in DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubOtherRef9 October 2015 DF 16 Indriði Sigurðsson Viking FK 16 October 2015 MF 4 Michael Præst Stjarnan 2 December 2015 MF 8 Finnur Orri Margeirsson Lillestrøm SK 3 February 2016 FW 17 Kennie Chopart Fjölnir 5 February 2016 FW 11 Morten Beck Andersen Hobro IK 22 March 2016 DF 2 Morten Beck SønderjyskE 19 April 2016 MF 20 Denis Fazlagic Vejle Boldklub
Transfers out DatePositionNo.PlayerTo clubOtherRef12 October 2015 FW 9 Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson Víkingur Ó 15 October 2015 DF 2 Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson Stjarnan 12 November 2015 MF 8 Jónas Guðni Sævarsson Keflavík 5 December 2015 DF 3 Rasmus Christiansen Valur 27 January 2016 FW 19 Søren Frederiksen Viborg FF 3 February 2016 MF 11 Almarr Ormarsson KA 15 February 2016 FW 7 Gary Martin Víkingur R. 3 March 2016 DF 4 Gonzalo Balbi Lorenzo Left by Mutual Consent
Loans out Start DateEnd DatePositionNo.PlayerTo ClubRef18 March 201616 October 2016 DF Leifur Þorbjarnarson KV 6 April 201616 October 2016 GK 12 Hörður Fannar Björgvinsson Stjarnan 21 April 201616 October 2016 MF 29 Júlí Karlsson Grótta
Pre-season
Reykjavík Cup KR took part in the 2016 Reykjavík Cup, a pre-season tournament for clubs from Reykjavík.
The team played in Group A along with Leiknir R., Víkingur R., ÍR and Fylkir. KR finished fourth in the group with 6 points and did not make the semi-finals.
DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF–AScorers14 January 2016Group stage Víkingur R.Egilshöll2–3Pálmi Rafn 9' Aron Bjarki 82'(pen.)20 January 2016Group stage FylkirEgilshöll1–0Hólmbert Aron 92'24 January 2016Group stage Leiknir R.Egilshöll1–5Axel S. 20'29 January 2016Group stages ÍREgilshöll5–1Gary Martin 8' 30' Ástbjörn Þ. 39' M. Præst 54' Pálmi Rafn 66'
Fótbolti.net Cup KR took part in the 2016 Fótbolti.net Tournament, a pre-season tournament held in January each year.
The team played in Group A along with ÍA, FH and Þróttur R. KR finished top of the group with 9 points and went through to the final.
KR played ÍBV in the final and lost the match 1–2 with Guðmundur Andri scoring KR's only goal.
DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF–AScorers8 January 2016Group stage FHFífan2–1Gary Martin 77' Almarr O. 90'12 January 2016Group stage Þróttur R.Egilshöll2–0Guðmundur Andri 8' 64'23 January 2016Group stage ÍAAkraneshöllin4–2Pámi Rafn 23' Almarr O. 26' Óskar Örn 45' Guðmundur Andri 91'1 February 2016Final ÍBVEgilshöll1–2Guðmundur Andri 79'
Lengjubikarinn KR played in the Icelandic league cup, Lengjubikarinn. They were drawn in Group 3 along with ÍA, Víkingur R., Haukar, HK and Grindavík. KR finished second in the group behind Víkingur R. with 10 points and went through to the quarter-finals.
In the quarter-finals KR played Fylkir who had topped group 2. After a goalless first half KR killed the game off with three goals in a span off 16 minutes in the second half. Morten Beck Andersen opened the scoring in the 50th minute with Óskar Örn doubling the lead in the 57th minute. Morten Beck Andersen then scored his second goal of the night making it 3–0 in the 66th minute.
KR played Keflavík in the semi-finals. KR maintained their good goal scoring form from the quarter-finals and won the game convincingly 4–0. Morten Beck Andersen again scored a brace with Hólmbert Aron and Indriði scoring one each.
On 21 April, KR won the Lengjubikarinn after a 2–0 win against Víkingur R. After a goalless first half Óskar Örn opened the scoring with a headed goal right after the break. He then doubled the scoring with a wonderful shot from his own half over Víkingur's goalkeeper. This was KR's 6th league cup.
Matches
Úrvalsdeild
League table
Matches
Results by matchday
Results
Points breakdown Points at home: 8 Points away from home: 1 6 Points: 4 Points: 3 Points: 2 Points: 1 Point: 0 Points:
Borgunarbikarinn KR came into the Icelandic Cup, Borgunarbikarinn, in the 3rd round. The team was drawn against Selfoss who play in the 1. deild karla. KR lost the game 1–2 after extra-time. KR took the lead in the through Denis Fazlagic header on the 61st minute but Selfoss fought back and managed to equalise the game on the 72nd minute. KR had plenty of possession and created many chances but did not manage to find the winning goal so the game went to extra time were Selfoss scored the only goal on the 116th minute and went through to the 4th round, round of 16. This was the first time that KR had been defeated in the 3rd round of the Icelandic Cup.
Matches
Squad statistics
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches.
PlayerÚrvalsdeildBorgunarbikarLengjubikarEuropeTotal1MF22 Óskar Örn Hauksson204062FW11 Morten Beck Andersen005053FW9 Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson005054MF10 Pálmi Rafn Pálmason101025MF8 Finnur Orri Margeirsson002026DF16 Indriði Sigurðsson101027MF20 Denis Fazlagic110028DF2 Morten Beck001019DF7 Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson0010110FW17 Kennie Chopart10001
Goalkeeping Includes all competitive matches.
PlayerGames PlayedClean Sheets (%)Goals AgainstGK1 Stefán Logi Magnússon147 (50%)11GK13 Sindri Snær Jensson20 (0%)1
Appearances Includes all competitive matches. Numbers in parentheses are sub-appearances.
PlayerÚrvalsdeildBorgunarbikarLengjubikarEuropeTotal1GK Stefán Logi Magnússon616 (1)0142DF Morten Beck6150123DF Ástbjörn Þórðarson001 (1)024MF Michael Præst5 (1)03 (2)0116DF Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson6070137DF Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson6180158MF Finnur Orri Margeirsson4 (1)160129FW Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson4 (1)1801410MF Pálmi Rafn Pálmason41601111FW Morten Beck Andersen3 (3)15 (2)01413GK Sindri Snær Jensson0020216DF Indriði Sigurðsson61701417FW Kennie Chopart3 (2)(1)501118DF Aron Bjarki Jósepsson(1)14 (4)01020MF Denis Fazlagic4 (2)110821MF Atli Hrafn Andrason1 (2)(1)1 (1)0622MF Óskar Örn Hauksson61801523FW Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason00(1)0124MF Valtýr Már Michaelsson203 (3)0828MF Óliver Dagur Thorlacius00(5)0530FW Axel Sigurðarson(1)01 (7)09DF Kjartan Franklín Magnús00101MF Júlí Karlsson00(2)02DF Leifur Þorbjarnarson00(1)01
Disciplinary Includes all competitive matches.
Player4MF Michael Præst2006DF Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson2007DF Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson1008MF Finnur Orri Margeirsson4009FW Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson30010MF Pálmi Rafn Pálmason20011FW Morten Beck Andersen10016DF Indriði Sigurðsson20017FW Kennie Chopart10020MF Denis Fazlagic20021MF Atli Hrafn Andrason10023FW Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason10024MF Valtýr Már Michaelsson200DF Kjartan Franklín Magnús100
Squad Stats Includes all competitive matches; Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikar, Lengjubikar and Europa League. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! style="background:#000000; color:white; width:150px;"| ! style="background:#000000; color:white; width:75px;"|Úrvalsdeild ! style="background:#000000; color:white; width:75px;"|Borgunarbikar ! style="background:#000000; color:white; width:75px;"|Lengjubikar ! style="background:#000000; color:white; width:75px;"|Europa League ! style="background:#000000; color:white; width:75px;"|Total |- |align=left|Games played || 6 || 1 || 8 || 0 || 15 |- |align=left|Games won || 2 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 8 (50%) |- |align=left|Games drawn || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 (29%) |- |align=left|Games lost || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 3 (21%) |- |align=left|Goals scored || 6 || 1 || 20 || 0 || 27 |- |align=left|Goals conceded || 5 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 12 |- |align=left|Clean sheets || 2 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 7 |- |align=left|Yellow cards || 8 || 3 || 13 || 0 || 24 |- |align=left|Red cards || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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