The Stjarnan men's football team is the men's
football department of the
Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan multi-sport club
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. It is based in
Garðabær
Garðabær () is a municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland.
History
Garðabær is a growing town in the Capital Region. It is the sixth largest town in Iceland with a population of 13,872 (Sept 1, 2013).
The site of Garðabær has been in ...
,
Iceland
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, and currently plays in the
Besta deild karla
The Besta deild karla () is the top level men's football league in Iceland. The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship. Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer (May to Septem ...
, the top-tier men's football league in Iceland.
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
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shooting spree, were published widely across the Internet and football television shows.
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.
In the
2014–15 Europa League, they reached the play-off rounds after beating Scottish club
Motherwell and Polish team
Lech Poznań
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, before Italian giants
Inter Milan
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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.
Current squad
Managers
* 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
Úrvalsdeild karla
* Champions:
2014
* ''Runners-up:''
2016
1. deild karla
* Champions:
1989
Icelandic Cup
* Champions:
2018
* ''Runners-up:''
2012,
2013
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Icelandic Super Cup
* Champions: 2015, 2019
European record
;Notes
* 1Q: First qualifying round
* 2Q: Second qualifying round
* 3Q: Third qualifying round
* PO: Play-off round
References
External links
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Football clubs in Iceland
Association football clubs established in 1960
1960 establishments in Iceland