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. The team plays at JÁVERK-völlurinn and traditionally play in a maroon strip.[1]
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| Full name | Ungmennafélag Selfoss | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Selfyssingar | ||
| Founded | 1955 | ||
| Ground | JÁVERK-völlur Selfoss, Iceland | ||
| Capacity | 750 | ||
| Chairman | Jón Steindór Sveinsson | ||
| Manager | Dean Martin | ||
| League | 1. deild karla | ||
| 2023 | 1. deild karla, 11th of 12 (relegated) | ||
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History edit
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 edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Past Players edit
Jon Daði Böðvarsson now playing for English club Bolton. Also played in the final stages in Euro 2016.
Viðar Örn Kjartansson now playing for Vålerengens IF.
Guðmundur Þórarinsson now playing for New York City.
Stats history edit
Season League Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1966 2. deild 1 6 4 0 2 15 8 8 1st round Promoted to 1. deild / 2 points for a win 1967 1. deild (Group A) 2 6 3 0 3 8 8 6 Didn't qualify Only 1st place gave place in playoffs / 2 points for a win 1968 1. deild (Group B) 3 6 1 2 3 11 14 4 Didn't qualify 2 points for a win 1969 1. deild (Group A) 2 6 1 3 2 7 8 5 Semi-finals Only 1st place gave place in playoffs / 2 points for a win 1970 1. deild 3 14 6 4 4 23 27 16 Didn't qualify 2 points for a win 1971 1. deild 7 14 3 1 10 17 48 7 Didn't qualify Only one team relegated / 2 points for a win 1972 1. deild 5 14 5 1 8 26 28 11 Didn't qualify 2 points for a win 1973 1. deild 7 14 4 0 10 17 39 8 Final 16 Only one team relegated / 2 points for a win 1974 1. deild 5 14 5 0 9 19 35 10 Final 16 2 points for a win 1975 1. deild 4 14 5 5 4 26 22 15 Final 16 2 points for a win 1976 1. deild 8 16 4 3 9 28 51 11 Didn't qualify Only one team relegated / 2 points for a win 1977 1. deild 8 18 2 3 13 14 43 7 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 18 7 3 8 25 26 17 Didn't qualify 2 points for a win 1980 1. deild 5 18 6 5 7 31 37 17 Didn't qualify 2 points for a win 1981 1. deild 9 18 3 3 12 10 36 9 1st round Relegated to 2. deild / 2 points for a win 1982 2. deild (Group A) 2 14 7 4 3 22 18 18 1st round Lost in playoffs / 2 points for a win 1983 2. deild (Group A) 2 14 9 3 2 38 19 21 Didn't qualify Only 1st place gave promotion / 2 points for a win 1984 2. deild (Southwest Group) 4 16 8 3 5 31 20 27 3rd round 1985 2. deild (Southwest Group) 1 14 10 4 0 37 11 34 1st round Promoted to 1. deild / Champions overall in 2. deild 1986 1. deild 4 18 9 4 5 33 16 31 1st round 1987 1. deild 4 18 8 5 5 35 28 29 3rd round 1988 1. deild 5 18 7 4 7 27 26 25 Final 16 1989 1. deild 4 18 9 1 8 23 27 28 Final 16 1990 1. deild 6 18 7 3 8 34 33 24 Final 8 1991 1. deild 8 18 5 2 11 23 38 17 1st round 1992 1. deild 10 18 1 4 13 20 61 7 3rd round Relegated to 2. deild 1993 2. deild 1 18 13 3 2 33 18 42 1st round Promoted to 1. deild 1994 1. deild 9 18 4 6 8 18 43 18 Didn't qualify Relegated to 2. deild 1995 2. deild 4 18 9 1 8 38 41 28 Final 32 1996 2. deild 6 18 7 5 6 39 46 26 2nd round 1997 2. deild 3 18 12 3 3 45 31 39 2nd round 1998 2. deild 8 18 5 4 9 38 42 19 Final 32 1999 2. deild 3 18 9 4 5 41 32 31 Final 32 2000 2. deild 3 18 9 3 6 46 25 30 2nd round 2001 2. deild 4 18 8 4 6 35 25 28 3rd round 2002 2. deild 5 18 8 2 8 36 41 26 Final 32 2003 2. deild 3 18 11 2 5 40 23 35 Final 32 2004 2. deild 5 18 5 6 7 38 37 21 Final 32 2005 2. deild 5 18 8 2 8 27 30 26 2nd round 2006 2. deild 4 18 7 6 5 26 18 27 3rd round 2007 2. deild 2 18 11 3 4 39 17 36 3rd round Promoted to 1. deild 2008 1. deild 3 22 14 4 4 54 36 46 Final 32 2009 1. deild 1 22 15 2 5 53 26 47 Final 32 Promoted to Úrvalsdeild 2010 Úrvalsdeild 12 22 5 2 15 32 51 17 Final 32 Relegated to 1. deild 2011 1. deild 2 22 15 2 5 44 22 47 Final 32 Promoted to Úrvalsdeild 2012 Úrvalsdeild 11 22 6 3 13 30 44 21 Final 8 Relegated to 1. deild 2013 1. deild 8 22 8 3 11 44 38 27 Final 32 2014 1. deild 9 22 7 5 10 24 33 26 Final 32 2015 1. deild 10 22 5 5 12 20 38 20 Final 32
Overall edit
- 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 edit
Sponsors and manufacturers edit
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 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 edit
- Home
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1966–1969
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1984–1986
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- Home
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1993–95
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1996
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1998
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1999–2001
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2002
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   2003–2005
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2006–2011
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   2012–2013
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- Away
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1973–74
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1996–2002
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2003–2005
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2006–2011
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 2012–14
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- Third/Special
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2012–14
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Managerial history edit
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
International links edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Home". ksi.is.
- ^ "Aaron 'Delighted' to Sign on Again". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Samstarf við Brentford « UMF Selfoss". umfs.is. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Fótbolti.net".
- ^ "BEES AGREE ICELANDIC PARTNERSHIP – News – Official website of Brentford Football Club". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
External links edit
- Official home page: www.umfs.is/knattspyrna
- Unofficial supporters page: selfoss.org Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine