Selfoss men's football

The Selfoss men's football team, commonly known as Selfoss or UMF Selfoss, is the men's football department of the Ungmennafélag Selfoss multi-sport club. It is based in Selfoss, Iceland and currently plays in the 2. deild karla, the third tier of Icelandic football after being relegated from the 1. deild karla in 2018. The team plays at JÁVERK-völlurinn and traditionally play in a maroon strip.[1]

For the women's team, see Selfoss women's football.

Selfoss men's football
Full nameUngmennafélag Selfoss
Nickname(s)Selfyssingar
Founded1955 (1955)
GroundJÁVERK-völlur
Selfoss, Iceland
Capacity750
ChairmanJón Steindór Sveinsson
ManagerDean Martin
League2. deild karla
20181. deild karla, 12th (relegated)

History

The football department of Ungmennafélag Selfoss was established in 1955 but the team's debut season was not until 1966. From 1966 to 1993 the team played in 1. deild karla (2nd level in pyramid), 2. deild karla (3rd level in pyramid) and 3. deild karla (4th level in pyramid). From 1993 to 2007 the team played in 2. deild, but were always close to being promoted. In the summer of 2007 the team were finally promoted to 1. deild. In the summer of 2008 (the football season in Iceland is played from May to September due to harsh winter) the team was 1 point and 8 goals from being promoted to Úrvalsdeild (1st level in pyramid). In the summer of 2009 the team won 1. deild and were finally promoted to Úrvalsdeild for the first time. In the team's debut season in Úrvalsdeild, the 2010 season, the team was relegated to 1. deild. Before the 2010 season the club's board decided to hire a retired and well known Icelandic football player, Guðmundur Benediktsson, as the team's new head coach. Guðmundur had no experience as a football coach and the summer was very difficult for him and the inexperienced team which was based on young local players. For the spring transfer period in 2010 the team only received two young players which was not enough to bring the club to a higher standard. On 13 October 2010 the club announced that former Icelandic national team coach Logi Ólafsson had been signed as a new head coach on a two year contract. In his first season as the team's coach, in the summer of 2011, the team was promoted back to Úrvalsdeild, ending the season in second place (two teams are promoted in each division).

Current squad

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  ISL Stefán Logi Magnússon
2 DF  ISL Birkir Pétursson
2 DF  ITA Giordano Pantano
4 DF  ENG Andrew James Pew (Captain)
6 DF  ISL Einar Ottó Antonsson
7 MF  ISL Svavar Berg Jóhannsson
8 MF  ISL Ingvi Rafn Óskarsson
8 FW  ESP Pachu
9 FW  GAB Gilles Mbang Ondo
10 FW  ISL Ingi Rafn Ingibergsson
11 DF  ISL Þorsteinn Daníel Þorsteinsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF  ISL Magnús Ingi Einarsson
13 GK  ISL Pétur Logi Pétursson
15 MF  ISL Sigurður Eyberg Guðlaugsson
17 MF  ISL Haukur Ingi Gunnarsson
18 GK  ISL Vignir Jóhannesson
19 FW  DEN Sören Lund Jörgensen
21 DF  MKD Marko Pavlov
22 MF  ISL Ingþór Björgvinsson
25 MF  ISL Geir Kristinsson
29 MF  ISL Kristján Atli Marteinsson
32 GK  ISL Pétur Logi Pétursson

Past Players

Jon Daði Böðvarsson now playing for English club Reading. Also played in the final stages in Euro 2016.

Viðar Örn Kjartansson now playing for FC Rostov.

Guðmundur Þórarinsson now playing for IFK Norrköping.

Stats history
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
1966 2. deild 1 6402 1588 1st round Promoted to 1. deild / 2 points for a win
1967 1. deild (Group A) 2 6303 886 Didn't qualify Only 1st place gave place in playoffs / 2 points for a win
1968 1. deild (Group B) 3 6123 11144 Didn't qualify 2 points for a win
1969 1. deild (Group A) 2 6132 785 Semi-finals Only 1st place gave place in playoffs / 2 points for a win
1970 1. deild 3 14644 232716 Didn't qualify 2 points for a win
1971 1. deild 7 143110 17487 Didn't qualify Only one team relegated / 2 points for a win
1972 1. deild 5 14518 262811 Didn't qualify 2 points for a win
1973 1. deild 7 144010 17398 Final 16 Only one team relegated / 2 points for a win
1974 1. deild 5 14509 193510 Final 16 2 points for a win
1975 1. deild 4 14554 262215 Final 16 2 points for a win
1976 1. deild 8 16439 285111 Didn't qualify Only one team relegated / 2 points for a win
1977 1. deild 8 182313 14437 Final 16 Relegated to 2. deild / 2 points for a win
1978 2. deild (Group A) 1 10??? ??18 Didn't qualify Promoted to 1. deild / Champions overall / 2 points for a win
1979 1. deild 5 18738 252617 Didn't qualify 2 points for a win
1980 1. deild 5 18657 313717 Didn't qualify 2 points for a win
1981 1. deild 9 183312 10369 1st round Relegated to 2. deild / 2 points for a win
1982 2. deild (Group A) 2 14743 221818 1st round Lost in playoffs / 2 points for a win
1983 2. deild (Group A) 2 14932 381921 Didn't qualify Only 1st place gave promotion / 2 points for a win
1984 2. deild (Southwest Group) 4 16835 312027 3rd round
1985 2. deild (Southwest Group) 1 141040 371134 1st round Promoted to 1. deild / Champions overall in 2. deild
1986 1. deild 4 18945 331631 1st round
1987 1. deild 4 18855 352829 3rd round
1988 1. deild 5 18747 272625 Final 16
1989 1. deild 4 18918 232728 Final 16
1990 1. deild 6 18738 343324 Final 8
1991 1. deild 8 185211 233817 1st round
1992 1. deild 10 181413 20617 3rd round Relegated to 2. deild
1993 2. deild 1 181332 331842 1st round Promoted to 1. deild
1994 1. deild 9 18468 184318 Didn't qualify Relegated to 2. deild
1995 2. deild 4 18918 384128 Final 32
1996 2. deild 6 18756 394626 2nd round
1997 2. deild 3 181233 453139 2nd round
1998 2. deild 8 18549 384219 Final 32
1999 2. deild 3 18945 413231 Final 32
2000 2. deild 3 18936 462530 2nd round
2001 2. deild 4 18846 352528 3rd round
2002 2. deild 5 18828 364126 Final 32
2003 2. deild 3 181125 402335 Final 32
2004 2. deild 5 18567 383721 Final 32
2005 2. deild 5 18828 273026 2nd round
2006 2. deild 4 18765 261827 3rd round
2007 2. deild 2 181134 391736 3rd round Promoted to 1. deild
2008 1. deild 3 221444 543646 Final 32
2009 1. deild 1 221525 532647 Final 32 Promoted to Úrvalsdeild
2010 Úrvalsdeild 12 225215 325117 Final 32 Relegated to 1. deild
2011 1. deild 2 221525 442247 Final 32 Promoted to Úrvalsdeild
2012 Úrvalsdeild 11 226313 304421 Final 8 Relegated to 1. deild
2013 1. deild 8 228311 443827 Final 32
2014 1. deild 9 227510 243326 Final 32
2015 1. deild 10 225512 203820 Final 32

Overall
  • Seasons spent at Level 1 of the Icelandic football league system: 2
  • Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 28
  • Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 20
  • Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 0
  • Seasons spent at Level 5 of the football league system: 0

As of season 2015.

Kits

Sponsors and manufacturers
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1966–72 (Unknown) none
1973–74 Jógúrt
1975–77 Samverk Hellu
1978–80 SG-einingahús
1981–82 Henson Jógúrt
1983 Höfn
1984–86 Vöruhús KÁ
1987–90 Hornið
1991–93 Íslandsbanki Selfossi
1994-01 ABM
2002 Henson (Home) Adidas (Away) bill.is
2003–05 Jako Íslandsbanki Selfossi
2006–07 Henson Glitnir
2008 Hummel
2009–11 Íslandsbanki
2012–14 Errea

Kit evolution
  • Home
1955–1956
1963–1965
1966–1969
1970–1972
1973–1974
1975–1977
1978–1982
1983
1984–1986
1987–1990
  • Home
1991–1992
1993–95
1996
1997
1998
1999–2001
2002
2003–2005
2006–2011
2012–2013
  • Away
1973–74
1984–1986
1996–2002
2003–2005
2006–2011
2012–14
  • Third/Special
2012–14

Managerial history
Season(s) Manager(s) Notes
1966–67 Guðmundur Guðmundsson
1968 Kristján Jónsson
1969 Erlendur Magnússon and Helgi Númasson First manager duo
1970 Anton Bjarnason
1971 Gylfi Þ. Gíslason and Steinn Guðmundsson
1972 Anton Bjarnason
1973 Steinn Guðmundsson Quit by mid-season
1973–74 Óli B. Jónsson
1975–76 Árni Njálsson
1977–78 Gylfi Þ. Gíslason
1979 Anton Bjarnason
1980 Jón B. Stefánsson and Magnús Jónatansson
1981 Jón Hermansson
1982 Gylfi Þ. Gíslason
1983 Sigurlás Þorleifsson
1984 Stefán Halldórsson
1985 Magnús Jónatansson
1986 Sigurður Halldórsson
1987–88 Magnús Jónatansson
1989 Hörður Hilmarsson
1990 Heimir Karlsson
1991 Þórarinn Ingólfsson
1992 Gylfi Þ. Gíslason Quit in August
1992 Einar Jónsson Longest-serving manager (total) = 8 seasons
1993–94 Magni Blöndal Pétursson
1995–97 Einar Jónsson
1998 Ólafur Jóhannsson Quit by mid-season
1998–99 Einar Jónsson
2000 Miroslav Nikolic Quit by mid-season / First foreign manager
2000–03 Kristinn Björnsson Longest-serving manager (non-stop) = 4 seasons
2004–05 Gústaf Adolf Björnsson
2006–07 Einar Jónsson Quit early in the 2007 season
2007–08 Zoran Miljkovic
2009 Gunnlaugur Jónsson
2010 Guðmundur Benediktsson
2011–12 Logi Ólafsson
2013–14 Gunnar Guðmundsson
2014–15 Zoran Miljkovic Quit by mid-season
2015–18 Gunnar Rafn Borgþórsson
2019–current Dean Martin

In February 2013 it was announced that English club Brentford had entered into partnership with UMF Selfoss, enabling the clubs to exchange youth players to gain experience. The partnership also sees the two clubs exchanging coaching philosophies and allows Brentford to utilise Selfoss' scouting network. Towards the end of the 2012/13 English season, Brentford player Aaron Pierre joined Selfoss for a work experience period[2] and teammate Montell Moore joined in February 2014.[3] Selfoss players Svavar Berg Jóhannsson and Daniel Thorstein Thorsteinsson spent a period training with Brentford in October 2013.[4]

Affiliated clubs

References
  1. http://www.ksi.is
  2. http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/aaron-pierre-contract-quotes-23.06.13-876402.aspx
  3. http://www.umfs.is/samstarf-vid-brentford/
  4. http://www.fotbolti.net/printStory.php?id=154269
  5. http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/selfoss-partnership-13.02.13-655813.aspx?pageView=full
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