2016 Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur season

Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (KR)
2016 season
Manager Bjarni Guðjónsson
Stadium Alvogenvöllurinn
Borgunarbikarinn Round of 32
Lengjubikarinn Winners
Top goalscorer League: 1
Kennie Chopart
Óskar Örn Hauksson
Pálmi Rafn Pálmason
Indriði Sigurðsson
All: 5
Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson
Morten Beck Andersen
Óskar Örn Hauksson
Home colours
Away colours
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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.[1]

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.[2]

First Team

Current Squad

As of 22 April 2016. These players competed in Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikarinn, Lengjubikarinn, Europa League

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Iceland GK Stefán Logi Magnússon
2 Denmark DF Morten Beck
3 Iceland DF Ástbjörn Þórðarson
4 Denmark MF Michael Præst
6 Iceland DF Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson
7 Iceland DF Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson
8 Iceland MF Finnur Orri Margeirsson
9 Iceland FW Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson
10 Iceland MF Pálmi Rafn Pálmason (Vice-captain)
11 Denmark FW Morten Beck Andersen
13 Iceland GK Sindri Snær Jensson
No. Position Player
16 Iceland DF Indriði Sigurðsson (Captain)
17 Denmark FW Kennie Chopart
18 Iceland DF Aron Bjarki Jóspesson
20 Denmark MF Denis Fazlagic
21 Iceland MF Atli Hrafn Andrason
22 Iceland MF Óskar Örn Hauksson
23 Iceland FW Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason
24 Iceland MF Valtýr Már Michaelsson
28 Iceland MF Óliver Dagur Thorlacius
30 Iceland FW Axel Sigurðarson
Iceland DF Kjartan Franklín Magnús

Transfers and loans

Transfers In

Date Position No. Player From club Other Ref
9 Oct 2015 DF 16 Iceland Indriði Sigurðsson Norway Viking FK [3]
16 Oct 2015 MF 4 Denmark Michael Præst Iceland Stjarnan [4]
2 Des 2015 MF 8 Iceland Finnur Orri Margeirsson Norway Lillestrøm SK [5]
3 Feb 2016 FW 17 Denmark Kennie Chopart Iceland Fjölnir [6]
5 Feb 2016 FW 11 Denmark Morten Beck Andersen Denmark Hobro IK [7]
22 Mar 2016 DF 2 Denmark Morten Beck Denmark SønderjyskE [8]
19 Apr 2016 MF 20 Denmark Denis Fazlagic Denmark Vejle Boldklub [9]

Transfers Out

Date Position No. Player To club Other Ref
12 Oct 2015 FW 9 Iceland Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson Iceland Víkingur Ó [10]
15 Oct 2015 DF 2 Iceland Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson Iceland Stjarnan [11]
12 Nov 2015 MF 8 Iceland Jónas Guðni Sævarsson Iceland Keflavík [12]
5 Des 2015 DF 3 Denmark Rasmus Christiansen Iceland Valur [13]
27 Jan 2016 FW 19 Denmark Søren Frederiksen Denmark Viborg FF [14]
3 Feb 2016 MF 11 Iceland Almarr Ormarsson Iceland KA [15]
15 Feb 2016 FW 7 England Gary Martin Iceland Víkingur R. [16]
3 Mar 2016 DF 4 Uruguay Gonzalo Balbi Lorenzo Left by Mutual Consent [17]

Loans Out

Start Date End Date Position No. Player To Club Ref
18. Mar 2016 16. Oct 2016 DF Iceland Leifur Þorbjarnarson Iceland KV [18]
6. Apr 2016 16. Oct 2016 GK 12 Iceland Hörður Fannar Björgvinsson Iceland Stjarnan [19]
21. Apr 2016 16. Oct 2016 MF 29 Iceland Júlí Karlsson Iceland Grótta [20]

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.[21]

Date Round Opponents Stadium Result
F–A		 Scorers
14. January 2016 Group Stage Víkingur R. Egilshöll 2-3 Pálmi Rafn 9' Aron Bjarki 82'(pen.)
20. January 2016 Group Stage Fylkir Egilshöll 1-0 Hólmbert Aron 92'
24. January 2016 Group Stage Leiknir R. Egilshöll 1-5 Axel S. 20'
29. January 2016 Group Stages ÍR Egilshöll 5-1 Gary 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.[22]

KR played ÍBV in the final and lost the match 1-2 with Guðmundur Andri scoring KR's only goal.[23]

Date Round Opponents Stadium Result
F–A		 Scorers
8. January 2016 Group Stage FH Fífan 2-1 Gary Martin 77' Almarr O. 90'
12. January 2016 Group Stage Þróttur R. Egilshöll 2-0 Guðmundur Andri 8' 64'
23. January 2016 Group Stage ÍA Akraneshöllin 4-2 Pámi Rafn 23' Almarr O. 26' Óskar Örn 45' Guðmundur Andri 91'
1. February 2016 Final ÍBV Egilshöll 1-2 Guðmundur 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.[24]

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.[25]

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.[26]

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.[27] This was KR's 6th league cup.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Úrvalsdeild

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FH (C) 22 12 7 3 32 17 +15 43 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Stjarnan 22 12 3 7 43 31 +12 39 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 KR 22 11 5 6 29 20 +9 38
4 Fjölnir 22 11 4 7 42 25 +17 37
5 Valur 22 10 5 7 41 28 +13 35 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: KSÍ (in Icelandic), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw.[28]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Valur qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Icelandic Cup.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAH
Result D D W D L W                                
Position 6 7 6 5 8 7                                

Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Summary of results

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 2 3 1 6 5  +1 9 2 2 0 4 2  +2 0 1 1 2 3  −1

Last updated: 29 May 2016.
Source: KSÍ

Points breakdown

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 lots of 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.[29]

Matches

Squad Statistics

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 29 May 2016[30]
Rank Pos. No. Player Úrvalsdeild Borgunarbikar Lengjubikar Europe Total
1 MF 22 Iceland Óskar Örn Hauksson 2 0 4 0 6
2 FW 11 Denmark Morten Beck Andersen 0 0 5 0 5
3 FW 9 Iceland Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson 0 0 5 0 5
4 MF 10 Iceland Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 1 0 1 0 2
5 MF 8 Iceland Finnur Orri Margeirsson 0 0 2 0 2
6 DF 16 Iceland Indriði Sigurðsson 1 0 1 0 2
7 MF 20 Denmark Denis Fazlagic 1 1 0 0 2
8 DF 2 Denmark Morten Beck 0 0 1 0 1
9 DF 7 Iceland Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson 0 0 1 0 1
10 FW 17 Denmark Kennie Chopart 1 0 0 0 1

Goalkeeping

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 29 May 2016[31]
Pos. No. Player Games Played Clean Sheets (%) Goals Against
GK 1 Iceland Stefán Logi Magnússon 14 7 (50%) 11
GK 13 Iceland Sindri Snær Jensson 2 0 (0%) 1

Appearances

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

As of match played 29 May 2016[32]
No. Pos. Player Úrvalsdeild Borgunarbikar Lengjubikar Europe Total
1 GK Iceland Stefán Logi Magnússon 6 1 6 (1) 0 14
2 DF Denmark Morten Beck 6 1 5 0 12
3 DF Iceland Ástbjörn Þórðarson 0 0 1 (1) 0 2
4 MF Denmark Michael Præst 5 (1) 0 3 (2) 0 11
6 DF Iceland Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson 6 0 7 0 13
7 DF Iceland Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson 6 1 8 0 15
8 MF Iceland Finnur Orri Margeirsson 4 (1) 1 6 0 12
9 FW Iceland Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson 4 (1) 1 8 0 14
10 MF Iceland Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 4 1 6 0 11
11 FW Denmark Morten Beck Andersen 3 (3) 1 5 (2) 0 14
13 GK Iceland Sindri Snær Jensson 0 0 2 0 2
16 DF Iceland Indriði Sigurðsson 6 1 7 0 14
17 FW Denmark Kennie Chopart 3 (2) (1) 5 0 11
18 DF Iceland Aron Bjarki Jósepsson (1) 1 4 (4) 0 10
20 MF Denmark Denis Fazlagic 4 (2) 1 1 0 8
21 MF Iceland Atli Hrafn Andrason 1 (2) (1) 1 (1) 0 6
22 MF Iceland Óskar Örn Hauksson 6 1 8 0 15
23 FW Iceland Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason 0 0 (1) 0 1
24 MF Iceland Valtýr Már Michaelsson 2 0 3 (3) 0 8
28 MF Iceland Óliver Dagur Thorlacius 0 0 (5) 0 5
30 FW Iceland Axel Sigurðarson (1) 0 1 (7) 0 9
DF Iceland Kjartan Franklín Magnús 0 0 1 0 1
MF Iceland Júlí Karlsson 0 0 (2) 0 2
DF Iceland Leifur Þorbjarnarson 0 0 (1) 0 1

Disciplinary

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 29 May 2016[33]
No. Pos. Player
4 MF Iceland Michael Præst 2 0 0
6 DF Iceland Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson 2 0 0
7 DF Iceland Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson 1 0 0
8 MF Iceland Finnur Orri Margeirsson 4 0 0
9 FW Iceland Hólmbert Aron Friðjónsson 3 0 0
10 MF Iceland Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 2 0 0
11 FW Denmark Morten Beck Andersen 1 0 0
16 DF Iceland Indriði Sigurðsson 2 0 0
17 FW Denmark Kennie Chopart 1 0 0
20 MF Denmark Denis Fazlagic 2 0 0
21 MF Iceland Atli Hrafn Andrason 1 0 0
23 FW Iceland Guðmundur Andri Tryggvason 1 0 0
24 MF Iceland Valtýr Már Michaelsson 2 0 0
DF Iceland Kjartan Franklín Magnús 1 0 0

Squad Stats

Includes all competitive matches; Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikar, Lengjubikar and Europa League.

Úrvalsdeild Borgunarbikar Lengjubikar Europa League Total
Games played 6 1 8 0 15
Games won 2 0 6 0 8 (50%)
Games drawn 3 0 1 0 4 (29%)
Games lost 1 1 1 0 3 (21%)
Goals scored 6 1 20 0 27
Goals conceded 5 2 5 0 12
Clean sheets 2 0 5 0 7
Yellow cards 8 3 13 0 24
Red cards 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 29 May 2016
Source:

References

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