2014 Breiðablik UBK season
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The 2014 season was Breiðablik's 29th season in Úrvalsdeild and their 9th consecutive season in top-flight of Icelandic Football.
2014 season | |||
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Manager | Ólafur Kristjánsson (until 2 July 2014) Guðmundur Benediktsson (Interim head coach) | ||
Stadium | Kópavogsvöllur | ||
Úrvalsdeild | 7th | ||
Borgunarbikarinn | 16th-finals | ||
Lengjubikarinn | 2nd | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Árni Vilhjálmsson (10) All: Árni Vilhjálmsson (17) | ||
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← 2013 |
After 8 years as head coach of Breiðablik Ólafur Kristjánsson signed as manager of FC Nordsjælland on 2 July,[1] he left the club after the Stjarnan game on 2 June. He was replaced by his assistant coach Guðmundur Benediktsson 6 league games into the season.[2]
On 25 April Breiðablik finished 2nd in Lengjubikarinn, losing the final 4–1 to FH.[3]
Despite their good pre-season and finishing 2nd in Lengjubikarinn Breiðablik struggled in the league and went 9 league games without a victory. Their first league victory came on 2 July against Þór.[4] Breiðablik finished the season in 7th place, their lowest finish since 2008, with 12 draws in 22 games.
Breiðablik were eliminated in the quarter-finals of Borgunarbikarinn on 6 July to eventual winners KR[5] after beating HK and Þór in the 32nd-finals and 16th-finals.
On 13 October former Breiðablik's player Arnar Grétarsson was confirmed as the new head coach of Breiðablik following the departure of Guðmundur Benediktsson.[6]