2014 Stjarnan season
# 2014 Stjarnan season

The 2014 season was Stjarnan's 12th season in Úrvalsdeild and their 6th consecutive season.

Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson took over as head-coach on 23 October following the departure of Logi Ólafsson. This was Rúnar's first managerial job in Úrvalsdeild.

On 4 October Stjarnan won their first ever Úrvalsdeild title after winning FH in the final round. Stjarnan went through the season unbeaten and matched the record for points set by KR in 2013.

2014 season was Stjarnan's first season in Europe, playing in the Europa League Qualification. Stjarnan went through to the play-off round where they were defeated by Inter Milan.

Stjarnan were eliminated from both cup competitions in the knockout stages. Going out in the 8th-finals of Lengjubikar against eventual winners FH and in the 16th-finals of Borgunarbikar against Þróttur R.

## First Team

    As of 17 November 2014. These players competed in Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikarinn, Lengjubikarinn and Europa League

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ISL | Ingvar Jónsson |
| 2 | DF | ISL | Jóhann Laxdal |
| 4 | DF | DEN | Niclas Vemmelund |
| 5 | MF | DEN | Michael Præst (captain) |
| 6 | MF | ISL | Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson (Joined Keflavík in July on loan) |
| 7 | MF | ISL | Atli Jóhannsson |
| 8 | MF | SLV | Pablo Punyed |
| 9 | DF | ISL | Daníel Laxdal |
| 10 | FW | ISL | Veigar Páll Gunnarsson |
| 10 | MF | ISL | Halldór Orri Björnsson (Joined Falkenbergs FF in March) |
| 11 | MF | ISL | Arnar Már Björgvinsson |
| 12 | MF | ISL | Heiðar Ægisson |
| 14 | DF | ISL | Hörður Árnason |
| 15 | DF | ISL | Aron Rúnarsson Heiðdal (Joined Keflavík in July on loan) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ISL | Þorri Geir Rúnarsson |
| 17 | FW | ISL | Ólafur Karl Finsen |
| 18 | FW | ISL | Jón Arnar Barðdal |
| 19 | FW | DEN | Jeppe Hansen (Joined FC Fredericia in July) |
| 20 | FW | ISL | Atli Freyr Ottesen Pálsson |
| 21 | DF | ISL | Baldvin Sturluson (Joined Breiðablik in July on loan) |
| 22 | MF | ISL | Þórhallur Kári Knútsson |
| 23 | FW | ISL | Snorri Páll Blöndal |
| 24 | FW | DEN | Rolf Toft |
| 25 | GK | ISL | Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson |
| 27 | FW | ISL | Garðar Jóhannsson |
| 29 | DF | DEN | Martin Rauschenberg |
| — | MF | ISL | Kristófer Konráðsson |
| — | MF | ISL | Kári Pétursson |

### Transfers in

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 February 2014 | MF | 11 | Arnar Már Björgvinsson | Breiðablik |
| 14 February 2014 | MF | 12 | Heiðar Ægisson | Skínandi |
| 14 February 2014 | FW | 18 | Jón Arnar Barðdal | Skínandi |
| 28 February 2014 | DF | 4 | Niclas Vemmelund | Odense BK |
| 10 March 2014 | DF | 29 | Martin Rauschenberg | Esbjerg fB |
| 17 March 2014 | MF | 8 | Pablo Punyed | Fylkir |
| 7 May 2014 | FW | 19 | Jeppe Hansen | OB Odense |
| 15 July 2014 | FW | 24 | Rolf Toft | AaB Fodbold |
| 16 July 2014 | DF | 2 | Jóhann Laxdal | Ullensaker/Kisa IL |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | To club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 November 2013 | DF | 3 | Tryggvi Sveinn Bjarnason | Fram |
| 11 November 2013 | MF | 20 | Gunnar Örn Jónsson | Fylkir |
| 11 December 2013 | DF | 24 | Robert Sandnes | IK Start |
| 17 December 2013 | GK | | Hörður Fannar Björgvinsson | Fram |
| 30 January 2013 | MF | 26 | Kennie Knak Chopart | FK Arendal |
| 31 January 2014 | DF | 4 | Jóhann Laxdal | Ullensaker/Kisa IL |
| 10 March 2014 | MF | 10 | Halldór Orri Björnsson | Falkenbergs FF |
| 1 July 2014 | FW | 19 | Jeppe Hansen | FC Fredericia |

### Loans Out

| Start Date | End Date | Position | No. | Player | To Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 January 2014 | 16 October 2014 | GK | 13 | Arnar Darri Pétursson | Víkingur Ó |
| 23 July 2014 | 16 October 2014 | DF | 21 | Baldvin Sturluson | Breiðablik |
| 25 July 2014 | 16 October 2014 | MF | 6 | Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson | Keflavík |
| 30 July 2014 | 16 October 2014 | DF | 15 | Aron Rúnarsson Heiðdal | Keflavík |

## Pre-season

### Fótbolti.net Cup

Stjarnan took part in the Fótbolti.net cup, a pre-season tournament for clubs outside of Reykjavík, in January and won the tournament after a final against FH. Stjarnan were drawn in Group 2 with Haukar, ÍBV and ÍA. They topped the group with six points, two wins and a defeat, and went through to the final against FH which they won 3–1 with two goals from Halldór Orri and one from Heiðar Ægisson.

| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 January 2014 | Group stage | ÍBV | Kórinn | 2–1 | Garðar Jó 37' Darri Steinn 85' |
| 18 January 2014 | Group stage | Haukar | Kórinn | 3–4 | |
| 21 January 2014 | Group stage | ÍA | Kórinn | 3–2 | |
| 28 January 2014 | Final | FH | Kórinn | 3–1 | Halldór Orri 51' 65' Heiðar Æ 53' |

## Lengjubikarinn

Stjarnan were drawn in group 3 in the Icelandic league cup, Lengjubikarinn, with Víkingur R, ÍBV, Valur, Selfoss, KV, Víkingur Ó and Haukar. They finished top of the group with 17 points, 5 wins and 2 draws. In the quarter-finals Stjarnan were drawn against FH and lost the game 2–1, Veigar Páll scored Stjarnan's only goal.

### Matches

| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 February 2014 | Group stage | Víkingur R | Egilshöll | 2–2 | Veigar Páll 57'(p) Heiðar Æ 85' |
| 25 February 2014 | Group stage | Haukar | Kórinn | 5–0 | Arnar Már 19' Halldór Orri 33' OG 36' Veigar Páll 61' Jón Arnar 71' |
| 6 March 2014 | Group stage | KV | Egilshöll | 1–1 | Þorri Geir 61' |
| 15 March 2014 | Group stage | ÍBV | Reykjaneshöllin | 1–0 | Arnar Már 77' |
| 21 March 2014 | Group stage | Selfoss | Samsung-völlurinn | 3–2 | Arnar Már 8' Jón Arnar 31' Heiðar Æ 68' |
| 6 April 2014 | Group stage | Valur | Samsung-völlurinn | 2–1 | Veigar Páll 7' 87' |
| 12 April 2014 | Group stage | Víkingur Ó | Samsung-völlurinn | 4–0 | Heiðar Æ 14' Snorri Páll 74' Baldvin 77' Veigar Páll 88' |
| 16 April 2014 | Quarter-finals | FH | Samsung-völlurinn | 1–2 | Veigar Páll 48' |

## Borgunarbikarinn

Stjarnan entered Borgunarbikarinn in the 32nd-finals where they were drawn against Selfoss. Stjarnan won the match convincingly 6–0. In the next round they were eliminated by Þróttur R 1–0.

### Matches

| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 May 2014 | 32nd-finals | Selfoss | Samsung-völlurinn | 6–0 | Baldvin S 3' 64' Ólafur Karl 15' 66' O.G. 58' Atli Freyr 84' |
| 18 June 2014 | 16th-finals | Þróttur R | Samsung-völlurinn | 0–1 | |

## Úrvalsdeild

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stjarnan (C) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | FH | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | KR | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Valur | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 28 | |
| 6 | Fylkir | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 28 | |
| 7 | Breiðablik | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 27 | |
| 8 | Keflavík | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 25 | |
| 9 | Fjölnir | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 23 | |
| 10 | ÍBV | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 22 | |
| 11 | Fram (R) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 21 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |
| 12 | Þór A. (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 12 | Relegation to 1. deild karla |

* ↑ The 2014 Icelandic Cup winner, KR, qualifies for 2015–16 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### Summary of Results

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 1 December 2014. Source: KSÍ

### Points breakdown

* Points at home: 25
* Points away from home: 27
* 6 Points: ÍBV, Fylkir, Þór, KR, Fram
* 4 Points: Valur, Keflavík, Fjölnir, FH
* 3 Points: Víkingur R
* 2 Points: Breiðablik

## Europa League

Stjarnan took part in their first ever Europa League Qualification in 2014. They entered the qualification in the first round where they were drawn against the Welsh team Bangor City. Stjarnan won the two legged tie 8–0 and went on to the second round. They met the Scottish team Motherwell in the second round. After coming from 2–0 down in the first leg to earn a 2–2 draw Stjarnan won the second leg 3–2 after an extra-time wonder goal from Atli Jóhannsson. In the third round Rolf Toft scored the only goal over the 180 minutes against Lech Poznan to put Stjarnan through 1–0 on aggregate. Stjarnan were drawn against the Italian team Inter Milan in the play-off round. Stjarnan were unable to maintain their good form in the Europa League and lost the tie 9–0 on aggregate, 3–0 at home and 6–0 in Milan.

### Matches

| Date | Round | Opponents | Stadium | Result F–A | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 July 2014 | First Round – First Leg | Bangor City | Samsung-völlurinn | 4–0 | Ólafur Karl 13' 54'(p.) Veigar Páll 16' Arnar Már 70' |
| 10 July 2014 | First Round – Second Leg | Bangor City | Nantporth | 4–0 | Rauschenberg 53' Arnar Már 68' 81' Atli Jó 85' |
| 17 July 2014 | Second Round – First Leg | Motherwell | Fir Park | 2–2 | Ólafur Karl 35'(p.) 90+2'(p.) |
| 24 July 2014 | Second Round – Second Leg | Motherwell | Samsung-völlurinn | 3–2 E.T. | Ólafur Karl 38'(p.) Rolf Toft 85' Atli Jó 114'E.T. |
| 31 July 2014 | Third Round – First Leg | Lech Poznan | Samsung-völlurinn | 3–2 | Rolf Toft 48' |
| 7 August 2014 | Second Round – Second Leg | Lech Poznan | Municipal Stadium | 0–0 | |
| 20 August 2014 | Play-off Round – First Leg | Inter Milan | Laugardalsvöllur | 0–3 | |
| 28 August 2014 | Play-off Round – Second Leg | Inter Milan | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | 0–6 | |

## Statistics

### Appearances

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

Numbers in parentheses are sub appearances.

| No. | Pos. | Name | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Europa League | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Ingvar Jónsson | 21 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 39 |
| 2 | DF | Jóhann Laxdal | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | (2) | 7 |
| 4 | DF | Niclas Vemmelund | 17 (1) | 0 | 6 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | MF | Michael Præst | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | MF | Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson | 0 | (1) | 1 (5) | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | MF | Atli Jóhannsson | 17 (4) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33 |
| 8 | MF | Pablo Punyed | 15 (5) | 2 | 3 (1) | 8 | 34 |
| 9 | DF | Daníel Laxdal | 22 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 40 |
| 10 | FW | Veigar Páll Gunnarsson | 14 (3) | 1 (1) | 7 | 5 (1) | 32 |
| 10 | MF | Halldór Orri Björnsson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Arnar Már Björgvinsson | 21 | 1 | 5 | 7 (1) | 35 |
| 12 | MF | Heiðar Ægisson | 6 (7) | 0 | 7 | (5) | 25 |
| 14 | DF | Hörður Árnason | 19 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 33 |
| 15 | DF | Aron Rúnarsson Heiðdal | 0 | (1) | 2 (2) | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | MF | Þorri Geir Rúnarsson | 12 (4) | 2 | 3 (3) | 1 (2) | 27 |
| 17 | FW | Ólafur Karl Finsen | 20 (1) | 2 | 6 (1) | 8 | 38 |
| 18 | FW | Jón Arnar Barðdal | (4) | (1) | 4 (3) | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | FW | Jeppe Hansen | 9 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 20 | FW | Atli Freyr Ottesen Pálsson | 2 (6) | 1 (1) | 3 (4) | 1 (2) | 20 |
| 21 | DF | Baldvin Sturluson | (1) | 2 | 2 (4) | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | MF | Þórhallur Kári Knútsson | (1) | 0 | (1) | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | FW | Snorri Páll Blöndal | (4) | 0 | 1 (3) | (1) | 9 |
| 24 | FW | Rolf Toft | 10 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 17 |
| 25 | GK | Sveinn Sigurður Jóhannesson | 1 (1) | 0 | (2) | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | FW | Garðar Jóhannsson | (9) | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | 14 |
| 29 | DF | Martin Rauschenberg | 21 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 36 |
| | MF | Kristófer Konráðsson | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 1 |
| | MF | Kári Pétursson | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 2 |

### Goal scorers

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Europa League | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | FW | | Ólafur Karl Finsen | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 24 | FW | | Rolf Toft | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | FW | | Jeppe Hansen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | MF | | Arnar Már Björgvinsson | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | FW | | Veigar Páll Gunnarsson | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | MF | | Pablo Punyed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Niclas Vemmelund | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | | Garðar Jóhannsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | | Baldvin Sturluson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | FW | | Atli Freyr Ottesen Pálsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | Halldór Orri Björnsson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | Heiðar Ægisson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | FW | | Jón Arnar Barðdal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | FW | | Snorri Páll Blöndal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | | Þorri Geir Rúnarsson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Atli Jóhannsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | DF | | Martin Rauschenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 42 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 82 |

Last updated: 4 December 2014 Source: KSÍ

### Disciplinary record

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

| N | P | Name | Úrvalsdeild | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Lengjubikar | Europa League | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | DF | Niclas Vemmelund | 4 | | | 1 | | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | MF | Michael Præst | 4 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Atli Jóhannsson | 3 | 1 | | | | | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Pablo Punyed | 4 | | | | | 1 | 5 | |
| 9 | DF | Daníel Laxdal | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | |
| 10 | FW | Veigar Páll Gunnarsson | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Arnar Már Björgvinsson | 2 | | | | | | 2 | |
| 14 | DF | Hörður Árnason | | | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | DF | Aron Rúnarsson Heiðdal | | | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | Þorri Geir Rúnarsson | 1 | | 1 | | | | 2 | |
| 17 | FW | Ólafur Karl Finsen | 6 | | | 1 | | | 7 | |
| 19 | FW | Jeppe Hansen | 1 | | | | | | 1 | |
| 24 | FW | Rolf Toft | 3 | | | | | 1 | 4 | |
| 29 | DF | Martin Rauschenberg | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | 4 | 1 |

Last updated: 4 December 2014 Source: KSÍ Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Squad Stats

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

| | Úrvalsdeild | Borgunarbikar | Lengjubikar | Europa League | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Games played | 22 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 40 |
| Games won | 15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| Games drawn | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Games lost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Goals scored | 42 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 81 |
| Goals conceded | 21 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 43 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Yellow cards | 31 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
| Red cards | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |

Last updated: 31 October Source: KSÍ

