Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll

UMF Tindastóll
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Full name	Ungmennafélag Tindastóll
Founded	1907
Ground	Sauðárkróksvöllur,; Sauðárkrókur
Capacity	1,300
Chairman	Ómar Bragi Stefánsson
Manager	Halldór Jón Sigurðsson
League	1. deild karla
2011	2. deild karla, 1st (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

UMF Tindastóll is an Icelandic football club founded in 1907 and based in Sauðárkrókur. They currently play their football in 1. deild karla, Icelandic's second tier in football. The most famous player to come out of Tindastol rank is former icelandic national and VfB Stuttgart player, Eyjólfur Sverrisson. With Tindastoll plays the captain of the Icelandic Davis Cup team, Arnar Sigurdsson

Club History

1907 : Foundation of club
Most games : Gísli Eyland Sveinsson: 232 games
Most goals : Guðbrandur Guðbrandsson : 69 goals
1992,1999,2011 : 2. deild karla [champions]
2010 : 3. deild karla [champions]
League : 6th in 1. deild karla , 1988, 1989, 2000
Cup : Final 8 in 1988
Biggest victory : 11-1 against Snæfell & 10-0 against Þrymur
Biggest loss : 0-7 agains ÍBV

History

Season of 2011

In the beginning of the 2011 season Tindastóll and Hvöt from Blönduós merged into one team. These teams are located in half an hour drive from each other. Over the years those two teams has been rivals for some years so it came of some surprise to people in both towns that these teams merged into one. Tindastóll/Hvöt was in most part built on players from Tindastóll but Hvöt added some young and promising players to the team. At the end of the season Tindastóll/Hvöt suprised everyone and became the champions of 2. deild karla. After the season the co-operation between those two teams came to an end.

Tindastóll got promoted to the 1. deild karla after dramatic season in the 2. deild karla. Tindastóll/Hvöt as it was called that season lost their first three games of the season and fired their coach Sigurður Halldórsson. In his replacement was appointed his son and player at Tindastóll Halldór Jón Sigurðsson. After 11 games Tindastóll/Hvöt was in 6th place. Then the team went on a winning streak and after 17.games the team was in 2nd place. When two games where remaining of the season Tindastóll/Hvöt lead the league by two points. They went on playing agains KF in Ólafsfjörður. It was a tough battle that Tindastóll/Hvöt lost and at the same time Höttur who was in the second place got into the first place and only one game left. In the final game Tindastóll/Hvöt won Völsungur 4-2 and Höttur drew 1-1 with KF. Tindastóll/Hvöt finished the season with 42.points and Höttur 41.points. That meant Tindastóll where the champions of 2. deild karla for the first time since 1999.

Leading goalscorer of Tindastóll/Hvöt that season was Arnar Sigurðsson with 13 goals a ndIngvi Hrannar Ómarsson came second with 9. goals. Most capped players of the season where the goalkeeper Gísli Eyland Sveinsson and midfielder Atli Arnarson both with 21 games in the league.

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	ENG	Sebastian Furness
2	DF	ISL	Loftur Páll Eiríksson
4	FW	HAI	Max Paul Touloute
5	DF	ISL	Edvard Börkur Óttharsson
6	DF	ISL	Björn Anton Guðmundsson
7	DF	ISL	Aðalsteinn Arnarson
8	MF	ISL	Atli Arnarson
9	MF	ISL	Árni Einar Adolfsson
10	MF	ISL	Ingvi Hrannar Ómarsson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	DF	ISL	Fannar Örn Kolbeinsson
12	GK	ISL	Arnar Magnús Róbertsson
14	MF	ISL	Arnar Sigurðsson
15	MF	ISL	Arnar Skúli Atlason
16	FW	ISL	Fannar Freyr Gíslason
17	FW	ISL	Benjamín Jóhannes Gunnlaugarson
20	MF	ISL	Árni Arnarson

Staff

Coach: Halldór Jón Sigurðsson (Donni)
- Appointed in June 2011
Assistant Coach: Guðjón Örn Jóhannsson
Assistant Coach: Haukur Skúlason
Physio: Helena Magnúsdóttir
Chairman: Ómar Bragi Stefánsson
Secretary: Einarína Einarsdóttir
Boardmember: Björn Ingi Óskarsson
Boardmember: Skúli V. Jónsson
Boardmember: Þórður Karl Gunnarsson
Managing director: Skúli Vilhjálmur Jónsson
Senior Squad Director: Stefán Arnar Ómarsson

B-team

UMF Tindastóll have another team who plays in the 3.deild karla called Siglingaklúbburinn Drangey.

Stadium

Sauðárkróksvöllur is a football stadium in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland.

Sauðárkróksvöllur has a standing spectator capacity of about 2,500, but no permanent seating. It was built with a combination of public and private funding for the Icelandic Games held in the summer of 2004. The stadium was also used for the 2004 and 2009 youth games, the 2006 and 2007 Icelandic Athletic championships and various other large or small events. Sauðárkróksvöllur is used by the local sports club, UMF Tindastóll, which helps maintain the pitch with the aid of volunteers.