Stjarnan (men's football)
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| Full name | Ungmennafélag Stjarnan | ||
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| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Ground | Samsung völlurinn | ||
| Capacity | 1,298 | ||
| Chairman | Jóhann Ingimundarson | ||
| Head coach | Jökull I Elísabetarson | ||
| League | Besta deild karla | ||
| 2024 | Besta deild karla, 4th of 12 | ||
| Website | stjarnan | ||
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Stjarnan FC (lit. 'The Star') 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.
History
[edit]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.[3]
On 18 April 2019, Stjarnan won the Super Cup for the second time in its history, beating Valur 6–5 in penalties.[4]
Current squad
[edit]- As of 23 July 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaches
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Ólafur Þór Guðbjörnsson (interim) (1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2010)- Bjarni Jóhannsson (1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2012)
- Logi Ólafsson (1 Jan 2013 – 16 Oct 2013)
- Rúnar Páll Sigmundsson (1 Jan 2014 – 6 May 2021)
- Þorvaldur Örlygsson (6 May 2021 – )
Honours
[edit]- Úrvalsdeild karla
- 1. deild karla
- Champions: 1989
- Icelandic Cup
- Icelandic Super Cup
- Champions: 2015, 2019
European record
[edit]| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Bangor City
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4–0 | 4–0 | 8–0 | 
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| 2Q |  Motherwell
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3–2 (aet) | 2–2 | 5–4 |
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| 3Q |  Lech Poznań
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1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
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| PO |  Inter Milan
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0–3 | 0–6 | 0–9 | 
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| 2015–16 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | Celtic
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1–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 |
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| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Shamrock Rovers
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0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
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| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Nõmme Kalju
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3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
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| 2Q |  Copenhagen
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0–2 | 0–5 | 0–7 |
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| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | FCI Levadia
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2–1 | 2–3 | 4–4 (a) |
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| 2Q |  Espanyol
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1–3 | 0–4 | 1–7 |
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| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | Bohemians
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1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 |
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| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 1Q |  Linfield
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2–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 |
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| 2Q | Paide Linnameeskond
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2–1 | 0–4 | 2–5 |
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- Notes
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- 3Q: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
References
[edit]- ^ Lorna Blount (28 July 2010). "Is This The Best Goal Celebration Ever?". Sky News.
- ^ "Stjarnan Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League: Inter 6 Stjarnan 0". FourFourTwo. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (18 April 2019). "Stjarnan Mestari meistaranna eftir vítaspyrnukeppni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
External links
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- (in Icelandic) Official website
