2016 Stjarnan season

Stjarnan

2016 season
Manager	Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson
Stadium	Samsung völlurinn
Lengjubikarinn	Group Stages
Top goalscorer	League: Veigar Páll Gunnarsson (2) All: Veigar Páll Gunnarsson (5)
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The 2016 season will be Stjarnan's 14th season in Úrvalsdeild and their 8th consecutive season.

Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson will head coach the team for the third season running. He will be assisted by Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson.

Along with Úrvalsdeild, Stjarnan will compete in Lengjubikarinn and Borgunarbikarinn.

First Team

As of 5 May 2016 These players competed in Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikarinn and Lengjubikarinn^[1]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Duwayne Kerr 2 DF Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson 3 DF Aron Rúnarsson Heiðdal 4 DF Jóhann Laxdal 5 DF Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson 6 MF Þorri Geir Rúnarsson 7 FW Guðjón Baldvinsson 8 MF Baldur Sigurðsson (captain) 9 DF Daníel Laxdal 10 FW Veigar Páll Gunnarsson 11 MF Arnar Már Björgvinsson 12 DF Heiðar Ægisson

No. Position Player 14 DF Hörður Árnason 15 MF Hilmar Árni Halldórsson 16 FW Ævar Ingi Jóhannesson 17 FW Ólafur Karl Finsen 19 FW Jeppe Hansen 20 MF Eyjólfur Héðinsson 21 FW Snorri Páll Blöndal 23 MF Halldór Orri Björnsson 24 DF Brynjar Már Björnsson 27 GK Guðjón Orri Sigurjónsson 28 MF Kristófer Ingi Kristinsson 29 MF Alex Þór Hauksson

Transfers and loans

Transfers In

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Other	Ref
15 Oct 2015	DF	5	Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson	KR		[2]
16 Oct 2015	DF	24	Brynjar Már Björnsson	Selfoss	Back from loan	[3]
16 Oct 2015	FW	18	Jón Arnar Barðdal	Þróttur R.	Back from loan	[4]
23 Oct 2015	MF	15	Hilmar Árni Halldórsson	Leiknir R.		[5]
14 Nov 2015	MF	8	Baldur Sigurðsson	SønderjyskE		[6]
18 Nov 2015	MF	20	Eyjólfur Héðinsson	FC Midtjylland		[7]
30 Nov 2015	GK	27	Guðjón Orri Sigurjónsson	ÍBV		[8]
29 Des 2015	FW	16	Ævar Ingi Jóhannesson	KA		[9]
2 Mar 2016	FW	17	Ólafur Karl Finsen	Sandnes Ulf	Back from loan	[10]
2 Apr 2016	GK	1	Duwayne Kerr	Sarpsborg 08		[11]

Transfers Out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Other	Ref
16 Oct 2015	GK	13	Arnar Darri Pétursson		Out of Contract	[12]
16 Oct 2015	MF	5	Michael Præst	KR		[13]
28 Oct 2015	GK	1	Gunnar Nielsen	FH		[14]
4 Nov 2015	MF	8	Pablo Punyed	ÍBV		[15]
14 Nov 2015	FW	27	Garðar Jóhannsson	Fylkir		[16]

Loans out

Start Date	End Date	Position	No.	Player	To Club	Ref
22 Feb 2016	16 Oct 2016	FW	20	Atli Freyr Ottesen Pálsson	Leiknir R.	[17]
5 Apr 2016	16 Oct 2016	MF	22	Þórhallur Kári Knútsson	Víkingur Ó.	[18]
7 Apr 2016	16 Oct 2016	MF	30	Kári Pétursson	Leiknir R.	[19]
5 May 2016	16 Oct 2016	GK	25	Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson	Fjarðabyggð	[20]
5 May 2016	16 Oct 2016	FW	18	Jón Arnar Barðdal	Fjarðabyggð	[21]

Pre-Season

Fótbolti.net Cup

Stjarnan took part in the 2016 Fótbolti.net Tournament, a pre-season tournament held in January every year.

The team played in Group 2 along with ÍBV, Breiðablik and Víkingur Ó. Stjarnan finished second in the group behind ÍBV but level on points with seven. Stjarnan had an inferior goal difference.^[22]

Stjarnan were heavily defeated in the game for the bronze against ÍA. Even though Stjarnan saw a lot of the ball it was ÍA who scored the goals and after 90 minutes ÍA had scored 6 against Stjarnan's 1.^[23]

Date	Round	Opponents	Stadium	Result F–A	Scorers
12. January 2016	Group Stage	Víkingur Ó.	Kórinn	3-2	Grétar Sigfinnur ?' Hilmar Árni ?'(pen.) Arnar Már ?'
17. January 2016	Group Stage	ÍBV	Kórinn	1-1	Guðjón B. 53'
20. January 2016	Group Stage	Breiðablik	Fífan	3-2	Arnar Már 26' Ævar Ingi 46' Guðjón B. 65'
28. January 2016	3rd place final	ÍA	Samsung völlurinn	1-6	Jeppe Hansen 18'

Lengjubikarinn

Stjarnan played in Group 1 in the Icelandic league cup, Lengjubikarinn along with ÍBV, Valur, Huginn, Keflavík and Fram.^[24]

After three wins and two defeats Stjarnan finished third in the group and failed to advance through to the knockout stages.

Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

Fram v Stjarnan

14. February 2016 Group Stages	Fram	0-3	Stjarnan	Reykjavík
20:15 GMT	Hafþór Mar Aðalgeirsson  65' Kristófer Jacobson Reyes  90+3'	Report	Hilmar Árni Halldórsson  11' Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson  17' Veigar Páll Gunnarsson  75' Ævar Ingi Jóhannesson  83'	Stadium: Egilshöll Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson

Stjarnan v ÍBV

5. March 2016 Group Stages	Stjarnan	3-1	ÍBV	Garðabær
12:00 GMT	Guðjón Baldvinsson  11'  45+1' Hilmar Árni Halldórsson  27' (pen.) Arnar Már Björgvinsson  81'	Report	Sindri Snær Magnússon  77' Jón Ingason  26'	Stadium: Samsung völlurinn Referee: Valgeir Valgeirsson

Keflavík v Stjarnan

9. March 2016 Group Stages	Keflavík	3-2	Stjarnan	Reykjanesbær
19:00 GMT	Guðmundur Magnússon  34' Páll Olgeir Þorsteinsson  55' Magnús Þórir Matthíasson  63' Einar Orri Einarsson  90+3'	Report	Jeppe Hansen  32' Veigar Páll Gunnarsson  90+2'	Stadium: Reykjaneshöllin Referee: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson

Stjarnan v Huginn

19. March 2016 Group Stages	Stjarnan	8-0	Huginn	Garðabær
13:30 GMT	Guðjón Baldvinsson  4'  42' Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson  25' Hilmar Árni Halldórsson  38' Jeppe Hansen  66'  71' Ólafur Karl Finsen  87' Veigar Páll Gunnarsson  90+1' Ævar Ingi Jóhannesson  19'	Report	Blazo Lalevic  72'	Stadium: Samsung völlurinn Referee: Örvar Sær Gíslason

Stjarnan v Valur

31. March 2016 Group Stages	Stjarnan	2-3	Valur	Garðabær
18:00 GMT	Hörður Árnason  7' Ólafur Karl Finsen  90+2'	Report	Nikolaj Andreas Hansen  28' Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson  30' Tómas Óli Garðarsson  90+3'	Stadium: Samsung völlurinn Referee: Pétur Guðmundsson

Úrvalsdeild

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	FH	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3	ÍBV	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	3
4	Stjarnan	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
5	Víkingur Ólafsvík	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
6	KR	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: KSÍ, 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.^[25]

Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

Stjarnan v Fylkir

2. May 2016 1	Stjarnan	2-0	Fylkir	Garðabær
19:15 GMT	Veigar Páll Gunnarsson  78'  86' Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson  74'	Report	Ásgeir Eyþórsson  61'  77'	Stadium: Samsung völlurinn Attendance: 1470 Referee: Valdimar Pálsson

Víkingur R. v Stjarnan

8. May 2016 2	Víkingur R.	v	Stjarnan	Reykjavík
19:15 GMT				Stadium: Víkingsvöllur

Stjarnan v Þróttur R.

12. May 2016 3	Stjarnan	v	Þróttur R.	Garðabær
19:15 GMT				Stadium: Samsung völlurinn

KR v Stjarnan

17. May 2016 4	KR	v	Stjarnan	Reykjavík
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn

Stjarnan v FH

23. May 2016 5	Stjarnan	v	FH	Garðabær
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Samsung völlurinn

Stjarnan v Breiðablik

30. May 2016 6	Stjarnan	v	Breiðablik	Garðabær
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Samsung völlurinn

Valur v Stjarnan

5. June 2016 7	Valur	v	Stjarnan	Reykjavík
17:00 GMT				Stadium: Valsvöllur

Stjarnan v ÍBV

23. June 2016 8	Stjarnan	v	ÍBV	Garðabær
18:00 GMT				Stadium: Samsung völlurinn

ÍA v Stjarnan

29. June 2016 9	ÍA	v	Stjarnan	Akranes
19:15 GMT				Stadium: Norðurálsvöllurinn

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W
Position	3

Last updated: 2 May 2016.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Summary of results

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3	1	0	0	2	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 2 May 2016.
Source: KSÍ

Points breakdown

• Points at home: 3
• Points away from home: 0
• 6 Points:
• 4 Points:
• 3 Points:
• 2 Points:
• 1 Point:
• 0 Points:

Statistics

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 2 May 2016^[26]

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Úrvalsdeild	Borgunarbikar	Lengjubikar	Total
1	FW	10	Veigar Páll Gunnarsson	2	0	3	5
2	MF	15	Hilmar Árni Halldórsson	0	0	3	3
3	FW	7	Guðjón Baldvinsson	0	0	3	3
4	FW	19	Jeppe Hansen	0	0	3	3
5	FW	17	Ólafur Karl Finsen	0	0	2	2
6	MF	11	Arnar Már Björgvinsson	0	0	1	1
7	DF	5	Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson	0	0	1	1
8	DF	2	Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson	0	0	1	1
9	DF	14	Hörður Árnason	0	0	1	1

Goalkeeping

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 2 May 2016^[27]

Pos.	No.	Player	Games Played	Clean Sheets (%)	Goals Against
GK	1	Duwayne Kerr	0	0 (0%)	0
GK	25	Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson	5	2 (40%)	4
GK	27	Guðjón Orri Sigurjónsson	2	0 (0%)	3

Appearances

Includes all competitive matches. Numbers in parentheses are sub appearances

As of match played 2 May 2016^[28]

No.	Pos.	Player	Úrvalsdeild	Borgunarbikar	Lengjubikar	Total
1	GK	Duwayne Kerr	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson	1	0	4	5
4	DF	Jóhann Laxdal	0	0	3 (1)	4
5	DF	Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðarson	1	0	4	5
6	MF	Þorri Geir Rúnarsson	1	0	0	1
7	FW	Guðjón Baldvinsson	1	0	4 (1)	6
8	MF	Baldur Sigurðsson	1	0	1 (1)	3
10	FW	Veigar Páll Gunnarsson	(1)	0	3 (2)	6
11	MF	Arnar Már Björgvinsson	0	0	3 (1)	4
12	DF	Heiðar Ægisson	1	0	4 (1)	6
14	DF	Hörður Árnason	1	0	4	5
15	MF	Hilmar Árni Halldórsson	1	0	5	6
16	FW	Ævar Ingi Jóhannesson	1	0	4 (1)	6
17	FW	Ólafur Karl Finsen	0	0	1 (3)	4
19	FW	Jeppe Hansen	(1)	0	2 (3)	6
20	MF	Eyjólfur Héðinsson	1	0	1 (1)	3
23	MF	Halldór Orri Björnsson	(1)	0	3 (1)	5
24	DF	Brynjar Már Björnsson	0	0	3 (1)	4
25	GK	Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson	1	0	4	5
27	GK	Guðjón Orri Sigurjónsson	0	0	1 (1)	2
28	MF	Kristófer Ingi Kristinsson	0	0	(1)	1
29	MF	Alex Þór Hauksson	0	0	(1)	1
	MF	Þórhallur Kári Knútsson	0	0	1 (4)	5
	MF	Kári Pétursson	0	0	(3)	3

Disciplinary

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 2 May 2016^[29]

No.	Pos.	Player
2	DF	Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson	1	0	0
7	FW	Guðjón Baldvinsson	1	0	0
16	MF	Ævar Ingi Jóhannesson	2	0	0

Squad Stats

Includes all competitive matches; Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikar and Lengjubikar.

	Úrvalsdeild	Borgunarbikar	Lengjubikar	Total
Games played	1	0	5	6
Games won	1	0	3	4 (67%)
Games drawn	0	0	0	0 (0%)
Games lost	0	0	2	2 (33%)
Goals scored	2	0	18	20
Goals conceded	0	0	7	7
Clean sheets	1	0	2	3
Yellow cards	1	0	3	4
Red cards	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 2 May 2016
Source: KSÍ

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