The 2015 season was KR's 101st season in Úrvalsdeild and their 37th consecutive season in top-flight of Icelandic Football.

Along with the Úrvalsdeild, the club also competed in the Meistarakeppni KSÍ, the Lengjubikarinn, the Borgunarbikarinn and the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League where they entered in the first qualifying round.

Former KR player and captain Bjarni Guðjónsson head coached the team for the first time after being appointed on 28 October 2014. This was Bjarni's second season as a head coach of a team in the top-flight, having been relegated from the 2014 Úrvalsdeild with Fram. Bjarni was assisted by Guðmundur Benediktsson, also a former KR player. Guðmundur head coached Breiðablik in the 2014 season.

First Team Current squad

Transfers and loans Transfers in DatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubOtherRef16 October 2014 FW 9 Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson Víkingur Ó Back from loan 16 October 2014 MF Viðar Þór Sigurðsson KV Back from Loan 16 October 2014 MF Leifur Þorbjarnarson KV Back from Loan 6 November 2014 GK 12 Hörður Fannar Björgvinsson Fram 6 December 2014 MF 10 Pálmi Rafn Pálmason Lillestrøm SK 16 January 2015 FW 19 Søren Frederiksen AaB 11 February 2015 DF 3 Rasmus Christiansen Ull/Kisa 17 February 2015 DF 5 Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson Gefle IF 21 February 2015 MF 16 Kristinn Jóhannes Magnússon Víkingur R 14 April 2015 MF 20 Jacob Schoop Odense Boldklub 24 April 2015 MF 22 Óskar Örn Hauksson FC Edmonton Back from Loan 15 July 2015 FW 17 Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson Celtic

Transfers out DatePositionNo.PlayerTo clubOtherRef21 October 2014 MF Torfi Karl Ólafsson Víkingur Ó 18 November 2014 MF 8 Baldur Sigurðsson SønderjyskE 24 November 2014 DF 3 Haukur Heiðar Hauksson AIK 8 May 2015 MF 24 Farid Zato Released 14 May 2015 MF 23 Atli Sigurjónsson Breiðablik 21 July 2015 FW Emil Atlason Valur

Loans out Start DateEnd DatePositionNo.PlayerTo ClubRef15 January 201524 April 2015 MF 11 Óskar Örn Hauksson FC Edmonton 2 February 201521 July 2015 FW 15 Emil Atlason Preussen Münster 10 February 201516 October 2015 MF 5 Egill Jónsson Víkingur Ó 20 February 201516 October 2015 DF 21 Guðmundur Reynir Gunnarsson Víkingur Ó 6 March 201516 October 2015 FW Kristófer Eggertsson Víkingur Ó 14 March 201514 April 2015 GK 12 Hörður Fannar Björgvinsson BÍ/Bolungarvík 7 May 201516 October 2015 MF 26 Björn Þorláksson Grótta 8 May 201516 October 2015 FW Viðar Þór Sigurðsson Fjarðabyggð

Preseason Reykjavík Cup KR took part in the 2015 Reykjavík Cup, a pre-season tournament for clubs from Reykjavík.

The team played in Group A along with Fjölnir, Fram and Fylkir. KR won their first two games against Fylkir and Fram but lost the third games against Fjölnir and finished second in the group with 6 points.

In the semi-finals KR lost to Leiknir R on penalties after the game had ended 2–2 with Leiknir R scoring the equaliser in the 90th minute.

DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF–AScorers16 January 2015Group stage FylkirEgilshöll2–1Almarr 63' Gunnar Þór 83'22 January 2015Group stage FramEgilshöll2–0Kristinn Jóhannes 15' Guðmundur Andri 70'29 January 2015Group stage FjölnirEgilshöll1–2Gunnar Þór 17'5 February 2015Semi-finals Leiknir REgilshöll2–2 (4–2)Aron Bjarki 21' Almarr 50'

Lengjubikarinn KR played in the Icelandic league cup, Lengjubikarinn. They were drawn in Group 2 along with Leiknir R, Víkingur R, Fjölnir, KA, Selfoss, Grótta and Fram. KR lost their first two games, 3–4 against Víkingur R and 0–1 against Fjölnir. In the third round KR recorded their first win, 1–0 against Fram, with Þorsteinn Már scoring the winning goal. KR than defeated Leiknir R 2–1 in the fourth round and draw against KA 2–2 in the fifth. On 26 March, the sixth round, KR won their neighbours in Grótta 4–0. In the seventh round KR drew against Selfoss 1–1 and lost their chance to go second. As Leiknir R had announced they would not compete in the quarter-finals KR were handed their place in the finals.

On 13 April KR withdrew their team from the competition, handing the spot over to KA. DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF–AScorers15 February 2015Group stage Víkingur REgilshöll3–4Atli Hrafn 33' Almarr 35' Aron Bjarki 45'21 February 2015Group stage FjölnirEgilshöll0–16 March 2015Group stage FramEgilshöll1–0Þorsteinn Már 21'13 March 2015Group stage Leiknir REgilshöll2–1Gary Martin 85' Þorsteinn Már 88'22 March 2015Group stage KAKA-völlur2–2Þorsteinn Már 45' Gary Martin 67'26 March 2015Group stage GróttaVivaldivöllurinn4–0Almarr 4' Søren 36' Aron Bjarki 43' Þorsteinn Már 77'9 April 2015Group stage SelfossJÁVERK-völlurinn1–1Gary Martin 37'

Meistarakeppni KSÍ KR played 2014 league champions Stjarnan 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.

KR lost the game 1–0 with the winning goal coming in the 82nd minute.

DateRoundOpponentsStadiumResultF–AScorers27 April 2015Final StjarnanKórinn0–1

Úrvalsdeild League table

Matches

Results

Points breakdown Points at home: 21 Points away from home: 21 6 Points: Fylkir, Keflavík, Leiknir R., Víkingur R. 4 Points: ÍBV 3 Points: FH, Fjölnir, Stjarnan 2 Points: Breiðablik, ÍA 1 Point: Valur 0 Points:

Borgunarbikarinn KR came into the Icelandic cup, Borgunarbikarinn, in the 32nd-finals and were drawn against Keflavík. KR won the game comfortably 0–5.

In the 16th-finals the team was drawn against KV. KR won the game 7–1. Pálmi Rafn scored his first hat trick for the club.

KR won FH in the quarter-finals 2–1 at home. Gary Martin scored the winning goal on the 61st minute after Kassim Doumbia had equalised following Óskar Örn's goal.

In the semi-finals KR won an easy victory against ÍBV 4–1, having controlled the game from the first minute. Hólmbert Aron scored two of the four goals.

KR played Valur in the cup final and lost 2–0. Valur dominated the game and broke the deadlock on the 71st minute with a goal from Bjarni Ólafur. Kristinn Ingi doubled the lead for Valur on the 87th minute. KR played below par and had few chances in the game.

Europa League KR came into the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League in the 1st qualifying round.

On 22 June KR was drawn against the Irish team Cork City F.C. The first leg ended 1–1 with Óskar Örn scoring KR's only goal and handing KR crucial away goal. KR won the second leg 2–1 after extra time. The team had gone behind and had a player sent off in the first half.

In the second qualifying round KR was drawn against Rosenborg. In the first leg Rosenborg controlled the play for most of the game and won the match 1–0 courtesy of a penalty goal from Pål André Helland. Hólmbert Aron played his first ever game for KR when he came on as a substitute on the 67th minute. In the second leg Rosenborg killed the tie in the first 18 minutes of the game scoring three goals and winning the tie 4–0.

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Squad statistics Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches.

PlayerÚrvalsdeildBorgunarbikarLengjubikarMeistarkeppni KSÍEuropeTotal1MF22 Óskar Örn Hauksson84001132FW9 Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson52400113FW7 Gary Martin5130094MF10 Pálmi Rafn Pálmason3300175MF11 Almarr Ormarsson3220076FW19 Søren Frederiksen4110067FW17 Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson3200058MF20 Jacob Schoop1100139DF18 Aron Bjarki Jósepsson00200210DF5 Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson20000211MF28 Atli Hrafn Andrason00100112DF2 Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson01000113FW27 Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason01000114DF6 Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson100001

Appearances Includes all competitive matches. Numbers in parentheses are sub-appearances.

PlayerÚrvalsdeildBorgunarbikarLengjubikarMeistarkeppni KSÍEuropeTotal1GK Stefán Logi Magnússon194214302DF Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson6 (5)23 (4)01 (2)233DF Rasmus Christiansen174514314DF Gonzalo Balbi Lorenzo10 (5)2611 (1)265DF Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson224413346DF Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson205514357FW Gary Martin8 (7)1 (2)5 (2)12 (2)308MF Jónas Guðni Sævarsson203604339FW Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson9 (10)(5)5 (1)11 (2)3410MF Pálmi Rafn Pálmason2155143611MF Almarr Ormarsson10 (12)4 (1)7(1)2 (2)3912GK Hörður Fannar Björgvinsson00100113GK Sindri Snær Jensson3 (1)1400916MF Kristinn Jóhannes Magnússon3 (7)2 (1)2 (4)1(1)2117FW Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson7 (3)2001 (1)1418DF Aron Bjarki Jósepsson9 (3)35(1)3 (1)2519FW Søren Frederiksen18 (1)3 (2)4133220MF Jacob Schoop2150133022MF Óskar Örn Hauksson19 (2)50(1)43126MF Björn Þorláksson001 (2)00327FW Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason(1)(2)2 (1)00628MF Atli Hrafn Andrason(2)(1)2 (4)00929MF Júlí Karlsson00(1)00130FW Axel Sigurðarson(2)(1)(1)004DF Leifur Þorbjarnarson001 (2)003FW Viðar Þór Sigurðsson00(2)002FW Kristófer Eggertsson002002

Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches.

PlayerÚrvalsdeildBorgunarbikarLengjubikarMeistarakeppni KSÍEuropeTotal1GK Stefán Logi Magnússon1010000000000001012DF Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson2000002000000004003DF Rasmus Christiansen4000000001001006004DF Gonzalo Balbi5000000000000005005DF Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson2002000000001105106DF Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson4000000000001005007FW Gary Martin0000000000001001008MF Jónas Guðni Sævarsson1000001000000002009FW Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson10010010000010040010MF Pálmi Rafn Pálmason40010000000030080011MF Almarr Ormarsson10000010000000020016MF Kristinn Jóhannes Magnússon10000000000000010017FW Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson20000000000000020018DF Aron Bjarki Jósepsson31000000000020051019FW Søren Frederiksen30000000000000030020MF Jacob Schoop10000000010000020022MF Óskar Örn Hauksson00000000000020020027FW Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason000000100000000100DF Leifur Þorbjarnarson000000100000000100

References

External links Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Official Site KR Reykjavík – Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Fan Site