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The 2015 Úrvalsdeild karla, also known as Pepsi-deild karla for sponsorship reasons, was the 104th season of top-flight Icelandic football. Twelve teams contested the league; the defending champions were Stjarnan, who had won their first ever league title in 2014 going unbeaten in the league.[3]
On 26. September FH were crowned champions after a 2–1 win over Fjölnir with one game to spare,[4] this was FH's 7th league title.
Keflavík and Leiknir R were relegated from the league. Keflavík had been in the league since 2004 but this was Leiknir R's first ever season in the top flight.[5]
The season started on 3. May 2015 and was conclude on 4. October 2015.[6]
1.2 Kit manufacturer and sponsors
4.1 Player of the Year
4.4 Referee of the year
4.5 Player of the Round
Location of teams in the 2015 Úrvalsdeild
A total of 12 teams contested the league. 10 teams from the 2014 season and the 2 promoted teams from 2014 1. deild karla. On 4. Sept. 2014 both Leiknir R. and ÍA earned promotion from 1. deild,[7] they replaced the relegated teams Fram and Þór.
1Ólafur Þórðarson and Milos Milojevic will co-head coach Víkingur next season.[23] Milos Milojevic took over as sole head coach after Ólafur Þórðarson's departure on 15 July.[24]
2Ásmundur Arnarson took over as an interim manager of ÍBV until the end of the season after Jóhannes Harðarson got a leave of absence because of personal issues.[25]
Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
Relegation to 1. deild karla
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.[26]
^ Valur qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Icelandic Cup.
2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
As of matches played on 3 October 2015.[27]
First goal: 1. round - 23rd minute
Ólafur Karl Finsen for Stjarnan against ÍA on 3 May 2015[28]
Last goal: 22. round - 90+5 minute
Andri Rafn Yeoman for Breiðablik against Fjölnir on 3 October 2015[29]
Rolf Toft for Víkingur R against Stjarnan on 20 May 2015[30]
Most goals in a single match: 3
Steven Lennon for FH against Leiknir R on 31 May 2015[31]
Kristján Flóki Finnbogason for FH against ÍBV on 14 June 2015[32]
Jonathan Glenn for Breiðablik against ÍA on 17 August 2015[33]
Guðjón Baldvinsson for Stjarnan against Keflavík on 26 September 2015[34]
As of matches played on 3 October 2015.[35]
Most clean sheets by club: 12
Most yellow cards by club: 55
Most red cards by club: 4
The player of the season was awarded to Emil Pálsson who played for both Fjölnir and FH during the season.[36]
Young Player of the Year[edit]
The young player of the year was awarded to Breiðablik's winger Höskuldur 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]
Referee of the year[edit]
Gunnar Jarl Jónsson was voted the referee of the year by Úrvalsdeild players.[41]
Player of the Round[edit]
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^ "Stjarnan stun FH to win the title at the death". UEFA. 4 Oct 2014. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.
^ "FH Íslandsmeistari 2015". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
^ "Leiknir féll um deild - KR tryggði sér Evrópusætið". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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^ "Sigurður Ragnar quits as íbv's head coach". ÍBV. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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^ "Magnús Gylfason leaves Valur". Valur. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
^ "Ólafur Jóhanneson appointed as head coach at Valur". Valur. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
^ "Arnar Grétars orðinn þjálfari Breiðabliks (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
^ "Breiðablik appoint Arnar Grétarsson as head coach". Breiðablik. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
^ "Rúnar leaves KR". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ "Bjarni hired at KR". fótbolti.net. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ "Kristján Guðmundsson rekinn frá Keflavík (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ "Haukur Ingi og Jóhann Birnir taka við Keflavík (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ "Fréttatilkynning frá kn.deild Fylkis". www.fylkir.is. Knattspyrnufélagið Fylkir. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^ "Fréttatilkynning frá knattspyrnudeild Fylkis - Nýr þjálfari". www.fylkir.is. Knattspyrnufélagið Fylkir. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^ "Ólafur Þórðarson rekinn frá Víkingi (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ "Fréttatilkynning frá knattspyrnuráði karla". www.ibvsport.is. ÍBV Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ "Ásmundur Arnarson tekur við ÍBV". www.eyjafrettir.is. Eyjafréttir. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ "Ólafur and Milos sign new contracts". Víkingur. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
^ "Ólafur Þórðarson rekinn frá Víkingi (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ "Ásmundur þjálfari ÍBV út tímabilið (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ "Úrvalsdeild 2015 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ "Markahæstu menn". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ "Draumamark Ólafs tryggði Stjörnunni sigur". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Fjölnir 0-2 Breiðablik". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ "Umfjöllun, viðtöl, einkunnir og myndir: Víkingur - Stjarnan 2-2 | Bæði lið enn ósigruð". www.visir.is. Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
^ "FH - Leiknir R 4-2". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ "ÍBV - FH 1-4". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
^ "Breiðablik - ÍA 3-1". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^ "Stjarnan - Keflavík 7-0". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ "2015 Pepsi-deild". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ "Emil Pálsson valinn leikmaður ársins í Pepsí-deildinni". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Emil Pálsson valinn leikmaður ársins í Pepsí-deildinni". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Patrick Pedersen markakóngur í Pepsí-deild karla". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Patrick Pedersen markakóngur í Pepsí-deild karla". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Patrick Pedersen markakóngur í Pepsí-deild karla". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Gunnar Jarl útnefndur besti dómari ársins í Pepsí-deild karla". www.ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Ég er ekkert hissa á þessari byrjun hjá okkur". www.visir.is. Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
^ "Hefur alltaf liðið ákaflega vel hjá Leikni". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
^ "Bestur í 1. umferð: Frábært að fá drauminn uppfylltan". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
^ "Varnarleikurinn hefur verið virkilega góður". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ "Bestur í 12. umferð: Torres er í miklu uppáhaldi". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ "Gaman að vera aldursforseti í þessum hópi". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^ "Bestur í 2. umferð: Mínar fyrirmyndir sóttar til Barcelonai". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
^ "Sýndum það sem hefur vantað í síðustu leikjum". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
^ "Bestur í 13. umferð: Enginn mýrarbolti fyrir mig". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
^ "Loksins farinn að æfa aukalega". www.visir.is. Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
^ "Hefur aldrei liðið jafnvel og er bara í toppformi". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Bestur í 3. umferð: Tókum lengstu æfingu fyrir leik". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ "Sigurtilfinningin var aðeins farin að ryðga". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ "Bestur í 14. umferð: "Á von á því að hann fari út eftir sumarið"". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
^ "Kom heim til að núllstilla mig og spila". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
^ "Bestur í 4. umferð: Við erum komnir í pakkann". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
^ "Bíður með Fiskidaginn þar til ferlinum lýkur". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ "Bestur í 15. umferð: Lífið á Íslandi er fullkomið". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ "Við Fylkismenn eigum það til að missa okkur aðeins í gleðinni". www.visir.is. Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
^ "Var alls ekki víst að ég gæti spilað áfram". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
^ "Bestur í 5. umferð: Pamela hefur bætt á sig". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
^ "Bestur í 16. umferð: Lygilegt hvernig hann hefur smollið". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Kem reynslunni ríkari til baka sem betri persóna". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^ "Bestur í 6. umferð: Talað um markið á Facebook og Twitter". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^ "Höfum verið skemmtikraftar í síðustu leikjum". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Bestur í 17. umferð: Held að það sé ekki alvarlegt". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Tók tíma að venjast veðrinu á Íslandi". www.visir.is. Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
^ "Kominn heim til að bæta besta árangurinn". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^ "Skemmtilegasti leikur sem ég hef spilað". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
^ "Veikindi svæfingalæknis reyndust lán í óláni". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Bestur í 18. umferð: Mórallinn alltaf verið góður". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Veit enn betur hversu mikið maður þarf að leggja á sig". www.visir.is. Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^ "Erfiður en lærdómsríkur tími í Kaupmannahöfn". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
^ "Bestur í 8. umferð: Eigum töluvert inni". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
^ "Leikmaður umferðarinnar: Árni Snær". www.visir.is. Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Bestur í 19. umferð: Ekki sammála að hann sé svindlari". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Ásgeir: Spilaði ekki mína bestu leiki í fyrra". www.visir.is. Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ "Ásgeir nýtir frjálsræðið til hins ýtrasta". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ "Bestur í 9. umferð: Gaman að ná að stimpla sig inn". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
^ "Leikmaður 20. umferðar". www.visir.is. Frétttablaðið. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Allt önnur lífsviðhorf eftir dvölina í Árósum". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Bestur í 20. umferð: Vantaði sokk til að troða í hann". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Avni Pepa: Ég vildi ekki taka þátt í því og fór því til Íslands". www.visir.is. Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ "Getum vonandi endað í hópi þriggja efstu liða". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ "Bestur í 10. umferð: Gerðum nóg til að vinna". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ "Bestur í 21. umferð: Silfurskeiðin átti skilið veislu". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
^ "Ekki raunhæft að stefna á Íslandsmeistaratilinn". www.mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ "Bestur í 11. umferð: Christensen happafengur". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ "Bestur í 22. umferð: Ég vil finna gleðina á ný". www.fotbolti.net. Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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1. Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson – Gunnleifur Vignir Gunnleifsson is an Icelandic football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Breiðablik, having spent most of his career with Breiðabliks Kópavogur rivals HK. Gunnleifur started his career with local club HK by making 3 appearances in the 1995 season as the club was relegated from the 1. He joined lower-league club KVA from Eskifjörður and Reyðarfjörður and was their 1st choice goalkeeper for the 1996 season as the club was promoted from the lowest league and he then headed back to HK to be their main goalkeeper for the 1997 season in the 2. Deild, as the club was promoted to the 1, deild again, along with Gunnleifurs former club KVA. Despite having played every game of both seasons for Keflavík he transferred back to his club, HK, before the 20022. Deild season as the club was promoted to the 1, there he played every game in 2007 as HK finished 9th, two points away from relegation, and every game but one in 2008 as the club was relegated in 11th place. Gunnleifur joined Liechtenstein based Swiss Super League club FC Vaduz on loan on 13 February 2009 in the Icelandic off-season and he didnt return from the loan until late July, in the middle of the Icelandic season, and played 8 games as HK finished 3rd in the 20091. Before the 2010 Úrvalsdeild season, as he was now the main goalkeeper for the national team, the club lost out on the title on goal difference to Breiðablik in his first season and finished 2nd again in the 2011 season, three points behind the champions. In the 2012 season he won his first Icelandic title as FH finished 1st,13 points ahead of Breiðablik. After that season, as FH werent ready to offer him more than a 1-year contract, he transferred to Breiðablik before the 2013 Úrvalsdeild season and signed a 3-year contract. The move wasnt popular with HK fans, as HK and Breiðablik are the two teams from Kópavogur and as such have a rivalry. During his time with Keflavík he played his first three games, his debut coming as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 5–0 friendly victory against Malta in July 2000. He featured as the goalkeeper in two games in South America in January 2001, against Uruguay and Chile, but didnt feature after that until after his 2008 season with HK. After that he featured in 18 games from his start against the Netherlands in October 2008 until his start against Israel in November 2010 and he played three games in 2012, but was mostly a substitute for Hannes Þór Halldórsson. Deild,1997,2002 FH Icelandic Cup,2010 Úrvalsdeild,2012 Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson at National-Football-Teams. com ksi. is profile football. ch profile FC Vaduz profile
Gunnleifur Gunnleifsson – Gunnleifsson playing for Iceland in 2012
2. Stjarnan – They won the promotion from the 1. Stjarnan won the Úrvalsdeild for the first time in 2014, the association was founded in 1960. The mens division played in 1997 in the first Icelandic League, in 2008 mens reached the summit and thus to play in Úrvalsdeild since 2009. As of 5 January 2016 Note, Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Olafur Thor Gudbjörnsson Bjarni Jóhannsson Logi Ólafsson Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson The Stjarnan Women play in Icelands top division, in 2011 the team won the championship two weeks before the end. The team also reached the final of the Icelandic Womens Cup in 1993 and 2010, losing 1–3, the team won the cup eventually in 2012 with a 1–0 win over Valur. In 2013 they won their league title, winning every single game that season thus not dropping a single point
3. Capital region (Iceland) – Greater Reykjavík is a name used collectively for Reykjavík and six municipalities around it. The area is by far the largest urban area in Iceland, each municipality has its own elected council. Greater Reykjavíks population of 216940 is over 60% of the population of Iceland, seltjarnarnes is the smallest municipality with an area of 2.3 km2. Southwest Iceland travel guide from Wikivoyage
Capital region (Iceland) – The Höfuðborgarsvæði area
4. Iceland – Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 332,529 and an area of 103,000 km2, the capital and largest city is Reykjavík. Reykjavík and the areas in the southwest of the country are home to over two-thirds of the population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active, the interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence still keeps summers chilly, with most of the archipelago having a tundra climate. According to the ancient manuscript Landnámabók, the settlement of Iceland began in the year 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent settler on the island. In the following centuries, Norwegians, and to a lesser extent other Scandinavians, emigrated to Iceland, the island was governed as an independent commonwealth under the Althing, one of the worlds oldest functioning legislative assemblies. Following a period of strife, Iceland acceded to Norwegian rule in the 13th century. The establishment of the Kalmar Union in 1397 united the kingdoms of Norway, Denmark, Iceland thus followed Norways integration to that Union and came under Danish rule after Swedens secession from that union in 1523. In the wake of the French revolution and the Napoleonic wars, Icelands struggle for independence took form and culminated in independence in 1918, until the 20th century, Iceland relied largely on subsistence fishing and agriculture, and was among the poorest in Europe. Industrialisation of the fisheries and Marshall Plan aid following World War II brought prosperity, in 1994, it became a part of the European Economic Area, which further diversified the economy into sectors such as finance, biotechnology, and manufacturing. Iceland has an economy with relatively low taxes compared to other OECD countries. It maintains a Nordic social welfare system that provides health care. Iceland ranks high in economic, political and social stability and equality, in 2013, it was ranked as the 13th most-developed country in the world by the United Nations Human Development Index. Iceland runs almost completely on renewable energy, some bankers were jailed, and the economy has made a significant recovery, in large part due to a surge in tourism. Icelandic culture is founded upon the nations Scandinavian heritage, most Icelanders are descendants of Germanic and Gaelic settlers. Icelandic, a North Germanic language, is descended from Old Norse and is related to Faroese
Iceland – Norsemen Landing in Iceland – a 19th Century depiction by Oscar Wergeland.
Iceland – Ingólfr Arnarson (modern Icelandic: Ingólfur Arnarson), the first permanent Scandinavian settler in Iceland
Iceland – Ósvör, a replica of an old fishing outpost outside Bolungarvík
5. Vestmannaeyjar – Vestmannaeyjar is a town and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. The largest island, Heimaey, has a population of 4,135, the other islands are uninhabited, although six have single hunting cabins. Approximately one fifth of the town was destroyed before the flow was halted by application of 6.8 billion litres of cold sea water. The Vestmannaeyjar archipelago is young in geological terms, the islands lie in the Southern Icelandic Volcanic Zone and have been formed by eruptions over the past 10, 000–12,000 years. The volcanic system consists of 70–80 volcanoes both above and below the sea, total,16.3 square kilometres There are 15 islands, and about 30 rock stacks and skerries. All the islands have built up in submarine eruptions and consist of alternating layers of palagonite tuff. The oldest geological formations are in the part of Heimaey, the largest island. There was a submarine eruption southeast of Hellisey in 1896, the next eruption began on 14 November 1963. It lasted about four years – one of the longest in Icelandic history – and gave birth to Surtsey, in the eruption of 1973 that lasted for 155 days, Heimaey grew by about 2.1 square kilometres. The Vestmannaeyjar group is about 38 kilometres long and 29 kilometres broad, There is generally very little snow, but a lot of rain. Owing to this microclimate, returning migrant birds are often first seen in the spring, all of Icelands seabirds can be found in Vestmannaeyjar, the guillemot, gannet, kittiwake, Iceland gull, and puffin. The puffin is the most plentiful species and is the Vestmannaeyjar emblem, more than 30 species of birds nest in their millions in the cliffs and grassy ledges, and other species make irregular appearances. There are about 150 plant species in the flora of the islands, the waters around the Vestmannaeyjar contain some of the North Atlantics richest fishing grounds. The two main commercially exploited species in Iceland, cod and haddock, are found in abundance in Vestmannaeyjar, other species, such as flat-fish, herring and capelin, are also commonly harvested as they migrate through the area in the autumn and winter. Lobsters and ocean perch are found in numbers in the deep water to the southeast of the islands. Seals, small types of whale and other species are also present in large numbers around the islands. It is often very windy in the islands, and the highest wind speed measured in Iceland was recorded in Stórhöfði, the main wind directions are easterly and south-easterly. The islands enjoy the countrys highest average temperature, the Gulf Stream having a strong warming effect
Vestmannaeyjar – Heimaklettur seen from Stakkagerðistún which is a public park in the middle of Heimaey
Vestmannaeyjar – Elliðaey island.
Vestmannaeyjar – Suðurey, Hellisey, Súlnasker and Geldungur islands.
Vestmannaeyjar – Smáeyjar islands
6. Denmark – Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Scandinavian country in Europe and a sovereign state. The southernmost and smallest of the Nordic countries, it is south-west of Sweden and south of Norway, Denmark also comprises two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark has an area of 42,924 square kilometres. The country consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand, the islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. The unified kingdom of Denmark emerged in the 10th century as a proficient seafaring nation in the struggle for control of the Baltic Sea, Denmark, Sweden and Norway were ruled together under the Kalmar Union, established in 1397 and ending with Swedish secession in 1523. Denmark and Norway remained under the monarch until outside forces dissolved the union in 1814. The union with Norway made it possible for Denmark to inherit the Faroe Islands, Iceland, beginning in the 17th century, there were several cessions of territory to Sweden. In the 19th century there was a surge of nationalist movements, Denmark remained neutral during World War I. In April 1940, a German invasion saw brief military skirmishes while the Danish resistance movement was active from 1943 until the German surrender in May 1945, the Constitution of Denmark was signed on 5 June 1849, ending the absolute monarchy which had begun in 1660. It establishes a constitutional monarchy organised as a parliamentary democracy, the government and national parliament are seated in Copenhagen, the nations capital, largest city and main commercial centre. Denmark exercises hegemonic influence in the Danish Realm, devolving powers to handle internal affairs, Home rule was established in the Faroe Islands in 1948, in Greenland home rule was established in 1979 and further autonomy in 2009. Denmark became a member of the European Economic Community in 1973, maintaining certain opt-outs, it retains its own currency, the krone. It is among the members of NATO, the Nordic Council, the OECD, OSCE. The etymology of the word Denmark, and especially the relationship between Danes and Denmark and the unifying of Denmark as a kingdom, is a subject which attracts debate. This is centred primarily on the prefix Dan and whether it refers to the Dani or a historical person Dan and the exact meaning of the -mark ending. Most handbooks derive the first part of the word, and the name of the people, from a word meaning land, related to German Tenne threshing floor. The -mark is believed to mean woodland or borderland, with references to the border forests in south Schleswig. The first recorded use of the word Danmark within Denmark itself is found on the two Jelling stones, which are believed to have been erected by Gorm the Old and Harald Bluetooth
Denmark – The gilded side of the Trundholm sun chariot dating from the Nordic Bronze Age.
Denmark – The Ladby ship, the largest ship burial found in Denmark.
Denmark – Larger of the two Jelling stones, raised by Harald Bluetooth.
7. Adidas – Adidas AG is a German multinational corporation, headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second biggest in the world, Adidas revenue for 2016 was listed at €19.29 billion. Adidas was registered on 18 August 1949 by Adolf Dassler, following a feud at the Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik company between him and his older brother Rudolf. Rudolf had earlier established Puma, which became the business rival of Adidas. The companys clothing and shoe designs typically feature three parallel bars, and the motif is incorporated into Adidass current official logo. The brand name is uncapitalized and is stylized with a case a. Christoph Von Wilhelm Dassler was a worker in a shoe factory, after leaving school, their son, Rudolf Rudi Dassler, joined his father at the shoe factory. When he returned from fighting in World War I, Rudolf received a management position at a porcelain factory, Adolf Adi Dassler started to produce his own sports shoes in his mothers wash kitchen in Herzogenaurach after his return from World War I. In July 1924, his brother Rudolf returned to Herzogenaurach to join his brothers business. Following Owens haul of four medals, his success cemented the good reputation of Dassler shoes among the worlds most famous sportsmen. Letters from around the world landed on the desks. Business boomed and the Dasslers were selling 200,000 pairs of every year before World War II. After Rudolf was later picked up by American soldiers and accused of being a member of the Waffen SS, American occupying forces subsequently became major buyers of the Dassler brothers shoes. Although it is a urban myth that the name is an acronym for All Day I Dream About Sports. Puma and Adidas entered into a fierce and bitter rivalry after the split. Indeed, the town of Herzogenaurach was divided on the issue, even the towns two football clubs were divided, ASV Herzogenaurach club was supported by Adidas, while 1 FC Herzogenaurach endorsed Rudolfs footwear. When handymen were called to Rudolfs home, they would deliberately wear Adidas shoes, Rudolf would tell them to go to the basement and pick out a pair of free Pumas. The two brothers were never reconciled and although both are now buried in the cemetery, they are spaced as far apart as possible
Adidas – An Adidas shop in Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Adidas – An Adidas Store in Vaughan Mills
Adidas – An Adidas shoe, with the company's distinctive three parallel bars
8. Hummel International – Hummel International is a sportswear company based in Denmark. The firm was started in 1923 by the German Messmer family in the city of Hamburg and it was taken over in 1956 by Bernhard Weckenbrock, who moved its base to Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1975, the company was bought by its Danish importer, Hummel currently manufactures apparel for football, futsal, handball, basketball, shinty and volleyball. The company also produces footwear for football and handball, the company has manufactured kits for a variety of sports teams and from August 2016 will be the sponsors of the Danish national football team again. In the past, hummel International has gained recognition after the Danish national football team played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for a first time since 1986. Kits for Aston Villa have worn hummel kits for two stints in the 1980s and the 2000s. The hummel logo is a stylized bumble bee, as hummel is German for bumble bee, the companys name is derived from the popular Hamburg greeting, which is known throughout northern Germany, One says Hummel, Hummel and the other replies with Mors, Mors. The origin of this saying trades back to the 19th century, when a Hamburg citizen with the name Hummel answered greetings with Mors, Mors, which is short for lick my ass
Hummel International – Hummel International
9. Nike, Inc. – The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area. It is one of the worlds largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel, as of 2012, it employed more than 44,000 people worldwide. In 2014 the brand alone was valued at $19 billion, making it the most valuable brand among sports businesses. The company was founded on January 25,1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports, by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, the company takes its name from Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Nike also owned Bauer Hockey between 1995 and 2008, and previously owned Cole Haan and Umbro, in addition to manufacturing sportswear and equipment, the company operates retail stores under the Niketown name. Nike sponsors many high-profile athletes and sports teams around the world, with the highly recognized trademarks of Just Do It, Nike, originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports, was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964. The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger, says Davis, I told Tom Brokaw that I was the first. I dont care all the billionaires say. Bill Bowerman made the first pair of shoes for me, in fact, I didnt like the way they felt on my feet. There was no support and they were too tight, but I saw Bowerman make them from the waffle iron, and they were mine. In 1964, in its first year in business, BRS sold 1,300 pairs of Japanese running shoes grossing $8,000, by 1965 the fledgling company had acquired a full-time employee, and sales had reached $20,000. In 1967, due to increasing sales, BRS expanded retail and distribution operations on the East Coast, in Wellesley. By 1971, the relationship between BRS and Onitsuka Tiger was nearing an end, BRS prepared to launch its own line of footwear, which would bear the Swoosh newly designed by Carolyn Davidson. The Swoosh was first used by Nike on June 18,1971, patent and Trademark Office on January 22,1974. In 1976, the company hired John Brown and Partners, based in Seattle, the following year, the agency created the first brand ad for Nike, called There is no finish line, in which no Nike product was shown. By 1980, Nike had attained a 50% market share in the U. S. athletic shoe market, together, Nike and Wieden+Kennedy have created many print and television advertisements, and Wieden+Kennedy remains Nikes primary ad agency. Walt Stack was featured in Nikes first Just Do It advertisement, wieden credits the inspiration for the slogan to Lets do it, the last words spoken by Gary Gilmore before he was executed. Throughout the 1980s, Nike expanded its line to encompass many sports
Nike, Inc. – Old logo of Nike, Inc., still used on some retro products with red boxes
Nike, Inc. – Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. – A Nike Factory Store
Nike, Inc. – A pair of Nike Air Jordan I basketball shoes
10. Uhlsport – Uhlsport GmbH is a German sporting goods manufacturer. Originally established in 1948 as Haase & Uhl OHG and later renamed Karl Uhl GmbH and it is an international company which has its permanent headquarters in Balingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company manufactures and distributes its products through the brands uhlsport, Kempa, Spalding, the company was founded in 1948 by Karl Uhl. Early production focussed on the manufacture of leather studs for football boots, since 2002, the company has been operating a multi-brand strategy for football, handball, and basketball. The brand uhlsport specialises in football, especially goalkeeper equipment, other brand of the group, BLK Sport, is an Australian company that focuses on apparel for rugby union and league and netball. The German company operates a distribution strategy with subsidiaries in France, Spain, and Sweden and with country managers in UK, BeNeLux. Uhlsport has a further 80 distribution partners across the world, in 1998, the company was sold by the Uhl family to the Daiss family. Uhlsport is the equipment supplier to Iran national football team,1. FC Union Berlin, TSV1860 München,1, FC Kaiserslautern, Valenciennes FC, SSV Reutlingen 05,1. FC Magdeburg, Corona Braşov, FC Avanhard Kramatorsk, Chernomorets Odessa, as official ball sponsor uhlsport supports the French league cup Coupe de la Ligue and the French Ligue 2. The goalkeepers Hugo Lloris, Lukasz Fabianski, Michel Vorm, Ron-Robert Zieler, and others play with uhlsport gloves
Uhlsport – uhlsport GmbH
Uhlsport – Headquarters of uhlsport GmbH in Balingen
Uhlsport – uhlsport Teamwear
11. Scotland – Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It shares a border with England to the south, and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east. In addition to the mainland, the country is made up of more than 790 islands, including the Northern Isles, the Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the Early Middle Ages and continued to exist until 1707. By inheritance in 1603, James VI, King of Scots, became King of England and King of Ireland, Scotland subsequently entered into a political union with the Kingdom of England on 1 May 1707 to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain. The union also created a new Parliament of Great Britain, which succeeded both the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament of England. Within Scotland, the monarchy of the United Kingdom has continued to use a variety of styles, titles, the legal system within Scotland has also remained separate from those of England and Wales and Northern Ireland, Scotland constitutes a distinct jurisdiction in both public and private law. Glasgow, Scotlands largest city, was one of the worlds leading industrial cities. Other major urban areas are Aberdeen and Dundee, Scottish waters consist of a large sector of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, containing the largest oil reserves in the European Union. This has given Aberdeen, the third-largest city in Scotland, the title of Europes oil capital, following a referendum in 1997, a Scottish Parliament was re-established, in the form of a devolved unicameral legislature comprising 129 members, having authority over many areas of domestic policy. Scotland is represented in the UK Parliament by 59 MPs and in the European Parliament by 6 MEPs, Scotland is also a member nation of the British–Irish Council, and the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly. Scotland comes from Scoti, the Latin name for the Gaels, the Late Latin word Scotia was initially used to refer to Ireland. By the 11th century at the latest, Scotia was being used to refer to Scotland north of the River Forth, alongside Albania or Albany, the use of the words Scots and Scotland to encompass all of what is now Scotland became common in the Late Middle Ages. Repeated glaciations, which covered the land mass of modern Scotland. It is believed the first post-glacial groups of hunter-gatherers arrived in Scotland around 12,800 years ago, the groups of settlers began building the first known permanent houses on Scottish soil around 9,500 years ago, and the first villages around 6,000 years ago. The well-preserved village of Skara Brae on the mainland of Orkney dates from this period and it contains the remains of an early Bronze Age ruler laid out on white quartz pebbles and birch bark. It was also discovered for the first time that early Bronze Age people placed flowers in their graves, in the winter of 1850, a severe storm hit Scotland, causing widespread damage and over 200 deaths. In the Bay of Skaill, the storm stripped the earth from a large irregular knoll, when the storm cleared, local villagers found the outline of a village, consisting of a number of small houses without roofs. William Watt of Skaill, the laird, began an amateur excavation of the site, but after uncovering four houses
Scotland – Edinburgh Castle. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC, although the nature of this early settlement is unclear.
Scotland – The class I Pictish stone at Aberlemno known as Aberlemno 1 or the Serpent Stone.
Scotland – The Wallace Monument commemorates William Wallace, the 13th-century Scottish hero.
12. Steven Lennon – Steven Lennon is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward in the Úrvalsdeild for FH. He has previously played for Rangers, Partick Thistle, Lincoln City, Dundalk, Newport County, Fram Reykjavík, Lennon started off his career as a midfielder but changed to a striker, becoming a regular for the Rangers reserve team. He made his debut for the Rangers first team in a Scottish Premier League match against Inverness on 27 December 2006, Lennon became known as a prolific goalscorer, scoring numerous goals for Rangers under-19s in the 2006–07 season including a hat-trick in a 3–3 draw with Dundee United. He then scored a hat-trick in Rangers 5–0 defeat of rivals Celtic in the Scottish Youth Cup final on 26 April 2007, on 3 December 2007, Lennon signed a new contract that was to have seen him tied to the club until at least 2010. Lennon joined Partick Thistle on loan on 16 August 2008, the deal lasted until 26 January 2009. Lennon subsequently joined English club Lincoln City on loan on 1 February 2010, the loan deal covered the period until the end of the 2009–10 season. Sutton withdrew the offer and Lennon returned to Rangers, where he was released at the end of his contract, in July 2010 Lennon signed for Dundalk until the end of the Irish season, although he broke his foot less than a month into the deal. In February 2011 Lennon signed for Newport County, where he was reunited with former Dundalk players Wayne Hatswell and he rejected contract offer in May 2011. In July 2011 he joined Fram who play in Icelands premiere league Úrvalsdeild and he marked his debut for the club by scoring the only goal in their 1–0 victory at Víkingur on 18 July 2011. He signed a new contract with the club in October 2012. In July 2013 he joined Sandnes Ulf, agreeing a two and a contract with the club. The move arose after the club had been recommended to Lennon by his one-time Rangers teammate Thomas Kind Bendiksen, in July 2014, Lennon returned to the Úrvalsdeild, signing a three-year contract with FH. As of match played 1 October 2016 Steven Lennon at Soccerbase Scotland stats at Scottish FA
Steven Lennon – Steven Lennon
13. England – England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west, the Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east, the country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain in its centre and south, and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Wight. England became a state in the 10th century, and since the Age of Discovery. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the worlds first industrialised nation, Englands terrain mostly comprises low hills and plains, especially in central and southern England. However, there are uplands in the north and in the southwest, the capital is London, which is the largest metropolitan area in both the United Kingdom and the European Union. In 1801, Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland through another Act of Union to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain, the name England is derived from the Old English name Englaland, which means land of the Angles. The Angles were one of the Germanic tribes that settled in Great Britain during the Early Middle Ages, the Angles came from the Angeln peninsula in the Bay of Kiel area of the Baltic Sea. The earliest recorded use of the term, as Engla londe, is in the ninth century translation into Old English of Bedes Ecclesiastical History of the English People. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, its spelling was first used in 1538. The earliest attested reference to the Angles occurs in the 1st-century work by Tacitus, Germania, the etymology of the tribal name itself is disputed by scholars, it has been suggested that it derives from the shape of the Angeln peninsula, an angular shape. An alternative name for England is Albion, the name Albion originally referred to the entire island of Great Britain. The nominally earliest record of the name appears in the Aristotelian Corpus, specifically the 4th century BC De Mundo, in it are two very large islands called Britannia, these are Albion and Ierne. But modern scholarly consensus ascribes De Mundo not to Aristotle but to Pseudo-Aristotle, the word Albion or insula Albionum has two possible origins. Albion is now applied to England in a poetic capacity. Another romantic name for England is Loegria, related to the Welsh word for England, Lloegr, the earliest known evidence of human presence in the area now known as England was that of Homo antecessor, dating to approximately 780,000 years ago. The oldest proto-human bones discovered in England date from 500,000 years ago, Modern humans are known to have inhabited the area during the Upper Paleolithic period, though permanent settlements were only established within the last 6,000 years
England – Stonehenge, a Neolithic monument
England – Boudica led an uprising against the Roman Empire
England – Replica of a 7th-century ceremonial helmet from the Kingdom of East Anglia, found at Sutton Hoo
14. Netherlands – The Netherlands is the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three territories in the Caribbean. The European part of the Netherlands borders Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, sharing borders with Belgium, the United Kingdom. The three largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, Amsterdam is the countrys capital, while The Hague holds the Dutch seat of parliament and government. The port of Rotterdam is the worlds largest port outside East-Asia, the name Holland is used informally to refer to the whole of the country of the Netherlands. Netherlands literally means lower countries, influenced by its low land and flat geography, most of the areas below sea level are artificial. Since the late 16th century, large areas have been reclaimed from the sea and lakes, with a population density of 412 people per km2 –507 if water is excluded – the Netherlands is classified as a very densely populated country. Only Bangladesh, South Korea, and Taiwan have both a population and higher population density. Nevertheless, the Netherlands is the worlds second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products and this is partly due to the fertility of the soil and the mild climate. In 2001, it became the worlds first country to legalise same-sex marriage, the Netherlands is a founding member of the EU, Eurozone, G-10, NATO, OECD and WTO, as well as being a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union. The first four are situated in The Hague, as is the EUs criminal intelligence agency Europol and this has led to the city being dubbed the worlds legal capital. The country also ranks second highest in the worlds 2016 Press Freedom Index, the Netherlands has a market-based mixed economy, ranking 17th of 177 countries according to the Index of Economic Freedom. It had the thirteenth-highest per capita income in the world in 2013 according to the International Monetary Fund, in 2013, the United Nations World Happiness Report ranked the Netherlands as the seventh-happiest country in the world, reflecting its high quality of life. The Netherlands also ranks joint second highest in the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, the region called Low Countries and the country of the Netherlands have the same toponymy. Place names with Neder, Nieder, Nether and Nedre and Bas or Inferior are in use in all over Europe. They are sometimes used in a relation to a higher ground that consecutively is indicated as Upper, Boven, Oben. In the case of the Low Countries / the Netherlands the geographical location of the region has been more or less downstream. The geographical location of the region, however, changed over time tremendously
Netherlands – The Netherlands in 5500 BC
Netherlands – The Netherlands in 500 BC
Netherlands – An oak figurine found in Willemstad, North Brabant (4500 BC).
15. Avni Pepa – Avni Pepa is a Kosovar footballer of Norwegian-Albanian descent who plays for ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar and Kosovo as a defender. In 2007, he was loaned to Mandalskameratene from Start and he made his debut as a starter on 17 June 2007, against Sparta Sarpsborg. On 24 June he scored his first and only goal for Mandalskameratene and he made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 14 March 2010. He entered the field to replace Hunter Freeman, against Sandefjord, on 7 July he scored his first goal for Start. It was his the goal that allowed the team to overcome Fredrikstad, on 24 October he scored his first league goal, against Stabæk, from an assist by Petter Bruer Hanssen. After Start was relegated from Tippeligaen, Pepa signed with the promoted team Sandnes Ulf as a free agent. Pepa plays for Kosovos national team and he played in their first official FIFA-sanctioned match on 5 March 2014 against Haiti which ended in a 0-0 draw
Avni Pepa – Avni Pepa
16. Iceland national football team – The Iceland mens national football team is the national mens football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. Although Iceland is one of Europes smaller football nations, the team has enjoyed success in the 21st century. In the qualifying rounds for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Iceland reached the play offs before losing to Croatia, Iceland reached its first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016, after a qualification campaign which included home and away wins over the Netherlands. In doing so, they became the smallest ever nation to qualify for a major tournament, Iceland was allocated to Euro 2016 Group F. Birkir Bjarnason scored Icelands first major tournament goal in the 50th minute against Portugal in a group stage match. After advancing to the stages of Euro 2016, Iceland defeated England in the Round of 16, advancing to the quarter-finals. Iceland finished eighth in the tournament, with two wins, two draws and one defeat, although Úrvalsdeild, the Icelandic Football League, was founded in 1912, the countrys first international match was only played on 29 July 1930, against the Faroe Islands. Although Iceland won 1–0 away, both teams were at the time unaffiliated with FIFA, the first match officially recognised by FIFA took place in Reykjavík on 27 July 1946, a 0–3 defeat to Denmark. The first international victory was against Finland in 1947, for the first 20 years of the Football Association of Iceland s existence, the team did not participate in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. In 1954, Iceland applied to part in qualification for UEFA Euro 1956. In qualification for the 1958 World Cup, Iceland finished last in their group with zero wins, since 1974, the team has taken part inempted to qualifying for every World Cup and European Championship, but until recently without success. In 1994, the team was awarded their then best ever position in the FIFA World Rankings, in qualification for Euro 2004, Iceland finished third of their group, one point behind Scotland. If they had finished second, they would have made a playoff spot, in 2014, Iceland almost became the smallest nation to reach the World Cup Play offs. Finishing second in Group D, they played Croatia in a playoff for qualification. After holding them to a 0–0 draw in the home leg, during the qualification, they reached their then highest ranking in the FIFA World Rankings, 23rd. Iceland were drawn into a group with Portugal, Hungary and Austria for the final tournament, at the tournament finals, Iceland recorded 1–1 draws in their first two group stage matches against Portugal and Hungary. They then advanced from their pool with a 2–1 victory against Austria, Iceland qualified for the tournaments quarter-finals after a surprising 2–1 win against England in the Round of 16. However, they were eliminated by France in the quarter-finals, 5–2, as of 28 March 2017 This is a list of Icelandic national team complete records, both friendlies and competitive matches. Countries that are in italics are not members of FIFA or are former countries, UEFA, Rest of the World Last updated 23 November 2016
Iceland national football team – A friendly match between Iceland and Slovakia, at the Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Iceland national football team – Iceland
Iceland national football team – Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen has scored a record 25 goals for Iceland since 1996
17. UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A – The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament. Group A consisted of six teams, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Turkey, Latvia, Iceland, and Kazakhstan, the top two teams would qualify directly for the finals. Czech Republic and Iceland qualified for the finals as the group winners, third-placed Turkey qualified too, as they were the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams. The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A – Line-up of the Netherlands–Kazakhstan teams prior to the match
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A – Iceland's Gylfi Sigurðsson is the group's leading goalscorer with 6 goals
18. 2014 Faroe Islands Premier League – 2014 Faroe Islands Premier League was the seventy-second season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it is known as Effodeildin, havnar Bóltfelag were the defending champions. TB and 07 Vestur had finished 9th and 10th respectively at the end of the season and were relegated to the 1. Deild champions B68 and runners-up Skála, = Champion, = Relegated, = Promoted, = Eliminated, = Play-off winner, = Advances to a further round. Last updated,25 October 2014 Source, Faroe Soccer The schedule consists of a total of 27 rounds, each team plays three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games had to be at home, the additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season, with the top five teams of the previous season having 5 home games. Updated to games played on 17 September 2014, Source, Faroe Soccer 1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours, Blue = home team win, Yellow = draw, Red = away team win. Updated to games played on 25 October 2014, Source, Faroe Soccer 1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours, Blue = home team win, Yellow = draw, Red = away team win. Source, Goalkeeper, Teitur M. Gestsson Defenders, Bárður Hansen, Jóhan T. Davidsen, Hørður Askham, midfielders, Árni Frederiksberg, Hallur Hansson, Łukasz Cieślewicz, Hans Pauli Samuelsen. 2014 Faroe Islands Cup Faroe Islands Super Cup
2014 Faroe Islands Premier League – Effodeildin
19. 2014 Norwegian Football Cup – The 2014 Norwegian Football Cup is the 109th season of the Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. It began with matches in March 2014. The first round was played 24 and 25 April 2014 and the tournament ended with the final on 23 November 2014, the 64 winners from the First Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 7 and 8 May 2014, the 32 winners from the Second Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 28 May,4 and 5 June 2014, the 16 winners from the Third Round took part in this stage of the competition. The 8 winners from the Fourth Round took part in stage of the competition. The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals took part in stage of the competition. The 2 winners from the Semifinals take part in stage of the competition
2014 Norwegian Football Cup – Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo - venue for the Norwegian Cup final
20. 2015 Norwegian Football Cup – The 2015 Norwegian Football Cup was the 110th season of the Norwegian annual knock-out football tournament. It began with matches in March 2015. The first round was played 21,22 and 23 April 2015, the 64 winners from the First Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 6 and 7 May 2015, the 32 winners from the Second Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 2,3 and 4 June 2015, the 16 winners from the Third Round took part in this stage of the competition. These matches took place on 24 June 2015, the 8 winners from the Fourth Round took part in this stage of the competition. The matches were played on 12 and 13 August 2015, the 4 winners from the Quarter-finals takes part in this stage of the competition. These matches were played on 23 and 24 September 2015, the 2015 Norwegian Football Cup Final was played between Rosenborg and Sarpsborg 08 at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 22 November 2015
2015 Norwegian Football Cup – 2015 Norwegian Football Cup
2015 Norwegian Football Cup – Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo - venue for the Norwegian Cup final
21. 2014 Supercoppa Italiana – The 2014 Supercoppa Italiana was the 27th edition of the Supercoppa Italiana, Italian football supercup, played on 22 December 2014 at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar. It was held between 2013–14 Serie A champions, Juventus, and the winners of the 2013–14 Coppa Italia, Napoli emerged as the victorious side 6–5 in a penalty shootout, following a 2–2 draw, to pick up their second trophy in the tournament. Juventus was making a record 10th appearance, and seeking a record seventh cup and they had won the last two editions of the Supercoppa, with an overall record of six wins and three defeats, then a joint record with Milan. Both of Napolis prior appearances had been against Juventus, beating them 5–1 in 1990, carlos Tevez put Juventus ahead in the fifth minute following defensive errors by Napoli. Marek Hamšík and Gonzalo Higuaín both struck the post, but the latter equalised with a header in the half. Tevez again gave his team the lead in the half of extra time. Both of the first kicks in the shootout missed, Tevez hit the post, finally, Kalidou Koulibaly netted for Napoli, then their goalkeeper Rafael saved attempt from Simone Padoin to win the trophy
2014 Supercoppa Italiana – The Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha hosted the match
22. 2015 President's Cup – The 2015 Presidents Cup was the second Presidents Cup contested for. The match was played between 2014 League of Ireland champions Dundalk and 2014 FAI Cup winners and holders holders, St Patricks Athletic on 28 February 2015, Dundalk came from behind to win the game 2-1. Christopher Forrester put St Patricks Athletic ahead in the 35th minute when he turned in a low cross from the right from close range, daryl Horgan made it 1-1 a minute later when he scored with a shot from just outside the box with his right foot. Richie Towell got the winner for Dundalk a minute later turning in a cross from the left which wrong footed the goalkeeper,2015 FAI Cup 2015 League of Ireland 2015 League of Ireland Cup 2015 Setanta Sports Cup
2015 President's Cup – Dundalk
23. 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship – The final tournament was hosted for the first time in the Czech Republic from 15 to 30 June 2015, after their bid was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 March 2012 in Istanbul. Players born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to participate in the competition, fifty-two teams participated in a qualification tournament, taking place between March 2013 and October 2014, to determine the seven teams that would join the final tournament hosts. Holders Spain were not able to defend their title after being eliminated in the qualification play-offs by Serbia, in the final, played at the Eden Arena in Prague, Sweden defeated Portugal 4–3 in a penalty shootout, after a goalless draw at the end of extra-time. In doing so, the Swedish team won their first title in this competition, having previously lost the 1992 final, by reaching the semi-finals, Denmark, Germany, Portugal and Sweden also qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics mens football tournament in Brazil. Qualification for the tournament of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship consisted of two rounds, a group stage and a play-off round. The group stage took place on 31 January 2013 in Nyon, Switzerland. Each group was contested in a double system, where teams played each other twice, at home. The ten group winners and the four best second-placed teams advanced to the play-off round, the play-off winners joined the Czech Republic in the final tournament. Six refereeing teams took charge of matches at the tournament, The draw for the final tournament took place at 18,00 CET on 6 November 2014. England, the team according to the competition coefficient rankings. Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, if a player was injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his teams first match, he could be replaced by another player. The eight finalists were drawn into two groups of four teams, as hosts, Czech Republic were seeded in group A, while England, the best-ranked team in the UEFA coefficient ranking, were seeded in group B. In each group, teams played matches against each other in a system. The provisional schedule was released by UEFA on 10 November 2014, all times are in Central European Summer Time. The four teams advanced to the semi-finals qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. However, England are ineligible for the Olympics and they are not an Olympic nation, however, when England failed to advance out of the group stage, this was cancelled. After the conclusion of the stage, the following four teams from UEFA qualified for the Olympic football tournament. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 4 to 6 were applied, if only two teams were tied after having met in the last match of the group stage, their ranking would have been determined by a penalty shoot-out
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship – 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
24. 2015 FA Community Shield – The 2015 FA Community Shield was the 93rd FA Community Shield, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous seasons Premier League and FA Cup. The match was contested by Arsenal, the 2014–15 FA Cup winners and it was held at Wembley Stadium on 2 August 2015. Watched by a crowd of 85,437 and a audience of over a million. This was Arsenals 21st Shield appearance and Chelseas 13th, Petr Čech made his competitive debut for Arsenal against his former team, while captain Mikel Arteta and striker Olivier Giroud were named as substitutes. Gary Cahill was passed fit to start for Chelsea alongside captain John Terry, the only goal of the match came near the midway point of the first half, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain collected a pass from Theo Walcott from the right and scored past Thibaut Courtois. Both managers did not shake hands after the game, which drew media attention, Arsenals victory was their first against Chelsea in over three years and manager Arsène Wengers first over José Mourinho in 14 attempts. In 1921, it was played by the champions of the top division. Chelsea qualified for the 2015 FA Community Shield as winners of the 2014–15 Premier League and it was the clubs fourth league title in ten years and third under the management of José Mourinho. The other Community Shield place went to Arsenal, who defeated Aston Villa by four goals to win the 2015 FA Cup Final, in doing so, Arsenal had overtaken Manchester United to become the most successful club in the competitions history, with 12 titles. Chelsea made their appearance in the Community Shield, prior to this they won four and lost six. By contrast, Arsenal made their 21st Community Shield appearance, and won 13 and they went into the match as holders of the Shield, having defeated Manchester City a year earlier. Both clubs had only once met before in the Shield, when Chelsea won by two goals to one in 2005, Arsenal had failed to beat Chelsea in all competitions since 2011, and Mourinho was undefeated against his opponent Arsène Wenger in 13 matches. He also attempted to play down the significance of the match, given Arsenal had won the years contest. The match was televised live in the United Kingdom on BT Sport 2, the network obtained rights to the Community Shield in July 2013 and were into their second year of a deal with the BBC and the FA. The game was also the inaugural broadcast of BT Sports 4K ultra HD feed, Chelsea were predicted to line up in a 4–2–3–1 formation, with Willian and Eden Hazard as wide men. Mourinho doubted the fitness of Diego Costa and Gary Cahill going into the match – the former aggravated his hamstring during a game against Barcelona. Arsenal were expected to line up similarly to Chelsea, with Walcott furthest forward, midfielder Jack Wilshere was ruled out of selection, having sustained an ankle injury during training. Arsenals top scorer of the season, Alexis Sánchez, was rested
2015 FA Community Shield – The match programme cover
2015 FA Community Shield – Arsenal's victory parade after winning the 2015 FA Cup Final, which qualified them for the Community Shield.
2015 FA Community Shield – Chelsea's Loïc Rémy and Nemanja Matić and the Arsenal defence
2015 FA Community Shield – Wenger won his sixth Community Shield as Arsenal manager
25. 2015 Supercoppa Italiana – The 2015 Supercoppa Italiana was the 28th edition of the Supercoppa Italiana, Italian football supercup. It was played on 8 August 2015 at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, with Juventus winning both the 2014–15 Serie A championship and the 2014–15 Coppa Italia, the game was played between Juventus and the 2014–15 Coppa Italia runners-up, Lazio. Juventus made a record 11th appearance, and won a record seventh cup in their fourth appearance in the Supercoppa, with an overall record of seven wins. Lazio made its appearance, and first since 2013, with an overall record of three wins and three defeats. The two teams had met twice before, each winning once, 2015–16 Serie A 2015–16 Coppa Italia
2015 Supercoppa Italiana – The Shanghai Stadium hosted the match
26. 2015 Svenska Supercupen – The match was played on 8 November 2015 at the Nya Parken, Norrköping, between the 2015 Allsvenskan champions, IFK Norrköping, and the 2014–15 Svenska Cupen winners IFK Göteborg. The match was IFK Göteborgs fifth appearance in the competition and their first since 2013 and it was the first appearance for IFK Norrköping. In Sweden the match was broadcast live on TV12, johan Hamlin from Bro was the referee for match, his first time officiating the competition. IFK Norrköping won the match 3–0, scoring all three goals in the first half, the goal scorers were Alexander Fransson, Christoffer Nyman and Kujović. IFK Göteborg qualified for Svenska Supercupen on 17 May 2015 when they won the 2015 Svenska Cupen Final against Örebro SK and they won the competition in 2008 and finished as runners-up in 2009,2010 and in 2013. The 2015 Allsvenskan champions, IFK Norrköping, qualified on 31 October, in the last round of Allsvenskan and this is the first time in Svenska Supercupen for IFK Norrköping, who had the home advantage as league winners, playing at Nya Parken, Norrköping. 2015 Allsvenskan 2014–15 Svenska Cupen 2015 IFK Norrköping season 2015 IFK Göteborg season Official website
2015 Svenska Supercupen – 2015 Svenska Supercupen
27. 2015 Turkish Super Cup – 2015 Turkish Super Cup is the 42nd edition of the Turkish Super Cup since its establishment as Presidential Cup in 1966. The match is contested between both the 2014–15 Süper Lig and 2014–15 Turkish Cup champions Galatasaray and the 2014–15 Turkish Cup runner-up Bursaspor, the fixture is the 6th overall national super cup matchup between the teams since 1966. Galatasaray last won the cup in 2013 against Fenerbahçe, and Bursaspor never won the cup since 1966, Galatasaray were champions in the regular season, finishing 3 points ahead of Fenerbahçe. In the regular season Galatasaray collected 77 points by 24 wins,5 draws and they were trailed by Fenerbahçe, who collected 74 points by 22 wins,8 draws, and 4 losses. Bursaspor performed better in the domestic cup and they entered the tournament at the third round. They won their third match against Tepecikspor. In the group stage they were drawn against Mersin İdmanyurdu, Fatih Karagümrük, in the round of 16, they beat İstanbul Başakşehir. They won their final match against Gençlerbirliği. The semi-finals were the toughest home and away matches for Bursaspor, in the 2015 Turkish Cup Final, Galatasaray defeated Bursaspor, but Bursaspor gained a ticket for Turkish Super Cup final, since Galatasaray is the champion of the league
2015 Turkish Super Cup – Bursaspor
28. 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship – The final tournament will be hosted in Poland in mid-2017, after their bid was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee on 26 January 2015 in Nyon, Switzerland. The tournament will take place from 16 to 30 June 2017, players born on or after 1 January 1994 will be eligible for the tournament. In March 2012, UEFA announced that the competition would take place in even numbered years from 2016 onwards, in September 2013, UEFA announced its intention to continue holding the final tournament in odd numbered years following a request from its member national football associations. On 24 January 2014, UEFA confirmed that the tournament will be held in 2017. The hosts were announced at a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Nyon on 26 January 2015, in late April 2014 the Polish football association PZPN very strongly indicated the country has high chances to host the tournament. Bidding to welcome Europes best youth teams was one of the reasons for Polands withdrawal from the Euro 2020 race, Each group is played in home-and-away round-robin format. The nine group winners qualify directly for the tournament, while the four best runners-up advance to the play-offs. Play-offs, The four teams are drawn into two ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last two qualified teams, the following teams qualified for the final tournament. Note, All appearance statistics include only U-21 era, the final draw was held on 1 December 2016,18,00 CET, at the ICE Congress Centre in Kraków. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams, the teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking following the end of the qualifying play-offs, with the hosts Poland assigned to position A1 in the draw. Each group contained either the hosts or one team from Pot 1, one team from Pot 2, on 7 June 2016, Polish Football Association selected six venues, Each national team have to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers. If a player is injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his teams first match, the group winners and the best runner-up advance to the semi-finals. In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary. On 2 May 2016, the UEFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Boards trial to allow a substitute to be made during extra time. Official website 2017 finals, Poland, UEFA. com UEFA Under-21 Championship Poland 2017 tournament website
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship – Opening match, semifinal, and Final
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship