Stjarnan men's football

The Stjarnan men's football team is the men's football department of the Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan multi-sport club. It is based in Garðabær, Iceland, and currently plays in the Besta deild karla, the top-tier men's football league in Iceland.

Stjarnan
Full nameUngmennafélag Stjarnan
Founded1960 (1960)
GroundSamsung völlurinn
Garðabær, Iceland
Capacity1,298
ChairmanJóhann Ingimundarson
Head CoachÁgúst Gylfason
LeagueBesta deild karla
2023Besta deild karla, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website

History

The association was founded in 1960. The men's division played in 1980 in the first Icelandic League (then Landsbankadeild) and managed the 2000 promotion again to the highest Icelandic league. In 2008 men's reached the summit and thus to play in Úrvalsdeild since 2009.

The club gained worldwide fame when their elaborate goal celebrations, including highly choreographed depictions of landing a fish, diving, a human toilet, a human bicycle, and a Rambo shooting spree, were published widely across the Internet and football television shows.[1]

On October 4, 2014 Stjarnan won their first ever Úrvalsdeild karla title. Stjarnan went through the season unbeaten in the league and equalled the point record of 52 points.[2]

In the 2014–15 Europa League, they reached the play-off rounds after beating Scottish club Motherwell and Polish team Lech Poznań, before Italian giants Inter Milan denied them a place in the group stages.

On 18 April 2019, Stjarnan won the Super Cup for the second time in its history, beating Valur 6-5 in penalties.[3]

Current squad

As of 12 September 2023

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 Iceland ISL Haraldur Björnsson
2 DF Iceland ISL Heidar Aegisson
3 DF Iceland ISL Tristan Freyr Ingólfsson
5 DF Iceland ISL Guðmundur Kristjánsson
6 DF Iceland ISL Sindri Þór Ingimarsson
7 MF Iceland ISL Eggert Aron Guðmundsson
8 MF Iceland ISL Jóhann Árni Gunnarsson
9 DF Iceland ISL Daníel Laxdal
10 MF Iceland ISL Hilmar Árni Halldórsson
11 FW Iceland ISL Adolf Daði Birgisson
12 GK Iceland ISL Árni Snær Ólafsson
14 MF Iceland ISL Þorbergur Þór Steinarsson
15 DF Iceland ISL Þórarinn Ingi Valdimarsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Iceland ISL Andri Adolphsson
22 FW Iceland ISL Emil Atlason
23 FW Australia AUS Joey Gibbs
24 DF Iceland ISL Björn Berg Bryde
28 MF Iceland ISL Baldur Logi Gudlaugsson
30 MF Iceland ISL Kjartan Már Kjartansson
31 MF Iceland ISL Henrik Máni Hilmarsson
32 DF Iceland ISL Örvar Logi Örvarsson
33 GK Iceland ISL Viktor Reynir Oddgeirsson
35 MF Iceland ISL Helgi Frodi Ingason
80 MF Iceland ISL Róbert Frosti Þorkelsson
DF Denmark DEN Kristian Riis

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Iceland ISL Sigurbergur Áki Jörundsson on loan at HK
DF Iceland ISL Sigurdur Gunnar Jónsson on loan at KFG
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Iceland ISL Daníel Finns Matthíasson on loan at Leiknir
FW Iceland ISL Dagur Orri Gardarson on loan at KFG

Managers

  • Iceland Ólafur Þór Guðbjörnsson (interim) (1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2010)
  • Iceland Bjarni Jóhannsson (1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2012)
  • Iceland Logi Ólafsson (1 Jan 2013 – 16 Oct 2013)
  • Iceland Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson (1 Jan 2014 – 6 May 2021)
  • Iceland Þorvaldur Örlygsson (6 May 2021 – )

Honours

Úrvalsdeild karla

1. deild karla

Icelandic Cup

Icelandic Super Cup

  • Champions: 2015, 2019

European record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Wales Bangor City 4–0 4–0 8–0
2Q Scotland Motherwell 3–2 (aet) 2–2 5–4
3Q Poland Lech Poznań 1–0 0–0 1–0
PO Italy Inter Milan 0–3 0–6 0–9
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Scotland Celtic 1–4 0–2 1–6
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0–1 0–1 0–2
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Estonia Nõmme Kalju 3–0 0–1 3–1
2Q Denmark Copenhagen 0–2 0–5 0–7
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Estonia FCI Levadia 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a)
2Q Spain Espanyol 1–3 0–4 1–7
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Republic of Ireland Bohemians 1–1 0–3 1–4
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q
Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

References

  1. Lorna Blount (28 July 2010). "Is This The Best Goal Celebration Ever?". Sky News.
  2. "Stjarnan Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (18 April 2019). "Stjarnan Mestari meistaranna eftir vítaspyrnukeppni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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