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Andri Rúnar Bjarnason
Andri Rúnar Bjarnason (born 12 November 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stjarnan. In 2017, he tied the Besta deild karla single season goal record with 19 goals. The following year, he debuted for the Iceland national team. Career Early career Andri started his career with his hometown club Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur in 2005. The next nine seasons, he played for BÍ/Bolungarvík, a joint team of Boltafélag Ísafjarðar and Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur. In 2015, he moved to Pepsi deildin club Víkingur Reykjavík. Between these moves Andri also attended college in the US and played with North Carolina Wesleyan College's soccer team where he was named USA South Rookie of the Year honors and to the All-South Atlantic Region Second Team. Grindavík In 2016, Andri joined Inkasso League's Grindavík on loan from Víkingur Reykjavík and helped the club achieve promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla. After the season he transferred to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolungarvík
Bolungarvík (, regionally also ) is a small town and the only built-up area in the municipality of Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður in the northwest of Iceland, located on the Westfjords peninsula, approximately from the town of Ísafjörður and from the capital city Reykjavík. Bolungarvík is close to abundant fishing grounds and has been used as an outpost for fishing since the 17th century, making it one of the earliest in Iceland. The village was not accessible by road until 1950, and in 2010 the Bolungarvíkurgöng tunnel was opened under the Óshlíð mountain to bypass the old road, which was frequently subject to avalanches and rock falls. Tourist sites include the Ósvör Maritime Museum, featuring a restored 19th-century fishing hut, a natural history museum, which houses taxidermied animals including a polar bear and the biggest bird collection in Iceland, and an indoor swimming pool with outdoor hot tubs and a water slide. Skálavík bay can be reached by a gravel roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úrvalsdeild Karla (football)
The Besta deild karla () is a professional association football league in Iceland and the highest level of the Icelandic football league system. 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 (April to September). It is governed by the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) and has 12 teams. By the end of the 2022–23 season, UEFA ranked the league No. 48 in Europe. From 27 April 2009 to 2022, the league had an active agreement on the league's name rights with Ölgerðin, the Icelandic franchisee for Pepsi. From the 2019 season to the end of the 2021 season, the league was popularly referred to as Pepsi Max deildin (The Pepsi Max League). On 24 February 2022, the league was rebranded as Besta deild karla. The clubs play each other home and away. At the end of each season, the two teams with the fewest points are relegated to 1. deild karla (First Division), from which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhibition Game
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. Exhibition games often serve as "warm-up matches", particularly in many team sports where these games help coaches and managers select and condition players, before the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleman
Sleman is a ''List of districts of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, kapanewon'' (administrative district) and the seat capital of Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is on the road between Yogyakarta and Magelang. Sleman consists of five villages, namely Caturharjo, Pandowoharjo, Tridadi, Triharjo, and Trimulyo. It was also a stopping place on the railway that followed the same route, but is currently inactive. Climate Sleman has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May. References Districts of Sleman Regency Regency seats of the Special Region of Yogyakarta {{Yogyakarta-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maguwoharjo Stadium
Maguwoharjo Stadium a.k.a. “Little San Siro" or “Indonesian San Siro", is a Association football, football stadium in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the home of PSS Sleman. The stadium has capacity of 20,651, and is located 9 kilometers away from the Adisucipto International Airport. History Maguwoharjo Stadium was built in 2005 until 2007. It was owned by the Government of Sleman Regency. It is mostly used for football matches and it is the home of Liga 1 (Indonesia), Liga 1 club PSS Sleman. In December 2023, Maguwoharjo Stadium was renovated by the Ministry of Public Works (Indonesia), the rehabilitation and renovation of this stadium is expected to create high-quality sports facilities and infrastructure in accordance with FIFA standards for the comfort of players and spectators during the match. The stadium capacity was reduced after the renovation with the addition of single seats from a capacity of 35,000 to 20,594. The stadium renovation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia XI
Indonesia XI (also known as Indonesia Selection, Indonesia All-Stars, Indonesia Dream Team or Liga Selection) is a football team which represents the Indonesian top-tier league. Indonesia XI mainly plays friendly matches against foreign clubs. Matches * 1 ''Non FIFA international match'' Honours *Aga Khan Gold Cup (Unofficial Asian Champions' Cup) **Winners (1): 1961 See also *Indonesia national under-23 football team * Indonesia national under-21 football team *Indonesia national under-19 football team * Indonesia national under-17 football team * Indonesia women's national football team *Indonesia national futsal team * Indonesia national football team records and statistics *ASEAN All-Stars *Malaysia League XI The Malaysia League XI, commonly known as MSL All Stars, Malaysia Selection or Malaysia League Selection, represents the Malaysia Super League in friendly matches. Malaysia League XI mainly plays friendly international matches against clubs, ... * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 14th-largest country by area, at . With over 280 million people, Indonesia is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fourth-most-populous country and the most populous Islam by country, Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's List of islands by population, most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia operates as a Presidential system, presidential republic with an elected People's Consultative Assembly, legislature and consists of Provinces of Indonesia, 38 provinces, nine of which have Autonomous administrative divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish 1st Division
The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the formation of the Danish Superliga, the 1st Division became the second tier of Danish football. While all the teams in the Superliga are full-time professional the 1. Division has a mixture of full-time professional and semi-professional teams. The top-ranking teams each year win promotion to the Superliga, while the bottom finishers get relegated to the Danish 2nd Division. Viaplay broadcasts all matches from the league. History After World War II the format of the top-flight football division in Denmark, the "Championship League", where reverted with the tournament now named the "1st Division". There were 10 teams in the top division once again, playing each other twice, with the lowest team being relegated. The 1953–54 season saw th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Superettan
The 2018 Superettan was part of the 2018 Swedish football season, and the 19th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. A total of 16 teams contest the league. Fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 21 December 2017. Teams A total of 16 teams contest the league. The top two teams qualify directly for promotion to Allsvenskan, the third will enter a play-off for the chance of promotion. Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsoring All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor Svenska Spel as well as the Superettan logo on the right sleeve of their shirt. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. League table Playoffs The 13th-placed and 14th-placed teams of Superettan meet the two runners-up from 2018 Division 1 (Norra and Södra) in two-legged ties on a home-and-away basis with the team from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RÚV
Ríkisútvarpið (, ; abbr. RÚV ) is Iceland's national public broadcasting, public-service broadcasting organization. Founded in 1930, it operates from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the country. RÚV operates an Online newspaper, online news service, which is the fourth most visited website in Iceland. In 2016, 88% of Icelanders consumed RÚV content every week. The service broadcasts an assortment of general programming to a wide national audience via two broadcast radio stations: Rás 1 and Rás 2; and one full-time RÚV (TV channel), television channel of the same name, RÚV. A supplementary, part-time TV channel, RÚV 2 is also broadcast for special events. It also distributes online-only channels and content for children and the elderly. RÚV is funded by a flat Earmark (politics), earmarked government tax collected from every income tax payer, as well as from on-air Television advertisement, advertising. All of RÚV's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
