| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 May – 4 October 2015 |
| Champions | FH (7th title) |
| Relegated | Keflavík Leiknir R |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 380 (2.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Patrick Pedersen (13 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson (12 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Víkingur 7–1Keflavík (19 July 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Fylkir 0–4Fjölnir (26 July 2015) Keflavík 0–4ÍA (20 September 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Víkingur 7–1Keflavík (19 July 2015) ÍA 4–4Fjölnir (24 August 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games FH |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 games Breiðablik |
| Longest winless run | 13 games Keflavík |
| Longest losing run | 4 games Keflavík Fjölnir Víkingur R |
| Highest attendance | 2843[1] FH 1–1Breiðablik (21 June 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 350[2] Keflavík 0–4ÍA (20 September 2015) |
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The2015Úrvalsdeild karla, also known asPepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 104th season of top-flightIcelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league; the defending champions wereStjarnan, who had won their first league title in2014 going unbeaten in the league.[3]
On 26 SeptemberFH were crowned champions after a 2–1 win overFjölnir with one game to spare.[4] This wasFH's 7th league title.
Keflavík andLeiknir R were relegated from the league.Keflavík had been in the league since 2004 but this wasLeiknir R's first season in the top flight.[5]
The season started on 3 May 2015 and was conclude on 4 October 2015.[6]
A total of 12 teams contested the league. 10 teams from the2014 season and the 2 promoted teams from2014 1. deild karla. On 4 September 2014 bothLeiknir R. andÍA earned promotion from1. deild,[7] they replaced the relegated teamsFram andÞór.
| Team | Outgoing Manager | Manner of Departure | Date of Departure | Position in Table | Incoming Manager | Date of Appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÍBV |  Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson | Mutual Consent | 4 October 2014[8] | Pre-Season | Jóhannes Harðarson | 20 October 2014[9] |
| Valur | Magnús Gylfason | Mutual Consent | 6 October 2014[10] | Ólafur Jóhannesson | 9 October 2014[11] | |
| Breiðablik | Guðmundur Benediktsson | End of Contract | 13 October 2014[12] | Arnar Grétarsson | 14 October 2014[13] | |
| KR | Rúnar Kristinsson | Mutual Consent | 24 October 2014[14] | Bjarni Guðjónsson | 28 October 2014[15] | |
| Keflavík | Kristján Guðmundsson | Sacked | 4 June 2015[16] | 12th | Haukur Ingi GuðnasonJóhann Birnir Guðmundsson | 5 June 2015[17] |
| Fylkir | Ásmundur Arnarsson | Mutual Consent | 6 July 2015[18] | 7th | Hermann Hreiðarsson | 6 July 2015[19] |
| Víkingur | Ólafur Þórðarson | Mutual Consent | 15 July 2015[20] | 10th | None | |
| ÍBV | Jóhannes Harðarson | Leave of Absence | 24 June 2015[21] | 11th | Ásmundur Arnarson | 22 July 2015[22] |
| 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 theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Breiðablik | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 46 | Qualification for theEuropa 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 theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Fjölnir | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 33 | |
| 7 | ÍA | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 29 | |
| 8 | Fylkir | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 23 | |
| 10 | ÍBV | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 19 | |
| 11 | Leiknir Reykjavík(R) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 15 | Relegation to1. deild karla |
| 12 | Keflavík(R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 10 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Breiðablik | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| KR | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Stjarnan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Valur | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Fjölnir | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| ÍA | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Fylkir | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| ÍBV | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Leiknir R. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Keflavík | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Leader | |
| 2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round | |
| Relegation to1. deild karla |
| Home \ Away | BRE | FH | FJÖ | FYL | ÍA | ÍBV | KEF | KR | LEI | STJ | VAL | VÍK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breiðablik | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| FH | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Fjölnir | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Fylkir | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| ÍA | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| ÍBV | 2–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | |
| Keflavík | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| KR | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Leiknir | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Stjarnan | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Valur | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson | Breiðablik | 12 |
| 2 | Stefán Logi Magnússon | KR | 9 |
| 3 | Árni Snær Ólafsson | ÍA | 6 |
| 4 |  Gunnar Nielsen | Stjarnan | 6 |
| 5 | Þórður Ingason | Fjölnir | 5 |
| 6 | Róbert Örn Óskarsson | FH | 5 |
| 7 | Ólafur Íshólm Ólafsson | Fylkir | 5 |
The player of the season was awarded toEmil Pálsson who played for bothFjölnir andFH during the season.[36]
The young player of the year was awarded toBreiðablik's wingerHöskuldur Gunnlaugsson.[37]
Patrick Pedersen was awarded the golden boot after scoring 13 goals in 20 games (4 penalties)[38]
Jonathan Glenn was awarded the silver boot after scoring 12 goals in 20 games (2 penalties)[39]
Garðar Gunnlaugsson was awarded the bronze boot after scoring 9 goals in 17 games (0 penalties)[40]
Gunnar Jarl Jónsson was voted the referee of the year byÚrvalsdeild players.[41]
