Stjarnan men's football

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Stjarnan
Stjarnan Logo.png
Full nameUngmennafélag Stjarnan
Founded1960; 61 years ago (1960)
GroundSamsung völlurinn
Garðabær, Iceland
Capacity1,298
ChairmanJóhann Ingimundarson
Head CoachÞorvaldur Örlygsson
LeagueÚrvalsdeild
20203rd of 12
WebsiteClub website

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 Úrvalsdeild karla, the top-tier men's football league in Iceland.

History[]

The association was founded in 1960. The men's division played in 1997 in the first Icelandic League (then Landsbankadeild) and managed the 2006 promotion to the second 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 25 April 2021

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 Brynjar Gauti Guðjónsson
3 DF Iceland ISL Jósef Kristinn Jósefsson
4 DF Iceland ISL Jóhann Laxdal
6 MF Iceland ISL Þorri Geir Rúnarsson
7 FW Iceland ISL Guðjón Baldvinsson
9 DF Iceland ISL Daníel Laxdal
10 MF Iceland ISL Hilmar Árni Halldórsson
11 FW Iceland ISL Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson
12 DF Iceland ISL Heiðar Ægisson
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK United States USA Terrance William Dieterich
16 FW Iceland ISL Ævar Ingi Jóhannesson
17 FW Iceland ISL Kristófer Konráðsson
18 MF Iceland ISL Sölvi Snær Fodilsson
19 DF Denmark DEN Martin Rauschenberg
20 MF Iceland ISL Eyjólfur Héðinsson
22 FW Iceland ISL Guðmundur Steinn Hafsteinsson
23 GK Iceland ISL Guðjón Orri Sigurjónsson
30 MF Iceland ISL Kári Pétursson

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 Symbol keep vote.svg
2Q Scotland Motherwell 3–2 (aet) 2–2 5–4 Symbol keep vote.svg
3Q Poland Lech Poznań 1–0 0–0 1–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
PO Italy Inter Milan 0–3 0–6 0–9 Symbol delete vote.svg
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Scotland Celtic 1–4 0–2 1–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0–1 0–1 0–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Estonia Nõmme Kalju 3–0 0–1 3–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
2Q Denmark Copenhagen 0–2 0–5 0–7 Symbol delete vote.svg
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Estonia FCI Levadia 2–1 2–3 4–4 (a) Symbol keep vote.svg
2Q Spain Espanyol 1–3 0–4 1–7 Symbol delete vote.svg
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Republic of Ireland Bohemians 1–1 0–3 1–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
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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