Tindastóll (men's basketball)
Basketball team in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
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The Tindastóll men's basketball team, commonly known as Tindastóll, is the men's basketball department of the Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll sport club, a club founded in 1907, with the basketball division established in 1964.[1] It is based in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland.
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| Leagues | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
| Founded | 1964 | ||
| Arena | Síkið | ||
| Location | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland | ||
| President | Dagur Þór Baldvinsson | ||
| Head coach | Arnar Guðjónsson | ||
| Championships | 1 Icelandic championship 1 Icelandic Cup | ||
| Website | tindastoll.is | ||
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In 2015 and 2018, it was the runner up to the Icelandic national championship.[2][3] On January 13, 2018, the club won its first major title when it beat KR in the Icelandic Basketball Cup finals.[4][5] On 30 September 2018, Tindastóll defeated KR in the Icelandic Super Cup, 103-72.[6]
On 18 May 2023, Tindastóll won its first national championship after defeating Valur 3-2 in a finals rematch from 2022.[7]
Trophies and awards
titles
- Icelandic championship:
- Icelandic Basketball Cup:
- Icelandic Super Cup:
- 2018
- Icelandic Company Cup (2):
- 1999, 2012
- Division I (3):
- 1988, 2006, 2014
- Division II:
- 1986
Season by season
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Icelandic Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2022–23 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | Champions | ||||
| 2023–24 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 7th | Runner-up | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | QR | 1-1 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | Runner-up | Eighth-finalist | |||
| 2025–26 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | TBD | Semi-finalist | R European North Basketball League | R16 | 6-3 |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Antonio Hester
Axel Kárason- Brynjar Þór Björnsson
Chris Caird- Danero Thomas
Daniel Dolenc- Darrel Lewis
- David Aliu
Dimitrios Agravanis- Eyjólfur Sverrisson
- Helgi Rafn Viggósson
- Hinrik Gunnarsson
Jasmin Perković- Kári Marísson
- Keyshawn Woods
- Kristinn Friðriksson
Mamadou Samb
Michael Ojo- Páll Kolbeinsson
- Pétur Guðmundsson
- Pétur Rúnar Birgisson
Sadio Doucouré
Samir Shaptahu
Sean Cunningham- Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson
- Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
Taiwo Badmus
Thomas Massamba- Valur Ingimundarson
Coaches
- Kári Marísson ?–1988
- Valur Ingimundarson 1988–1989
- Kári Marísson 1989
- Valur Ingimundarson 1989–1990
Milan Rozanek 1990–1991[8]- Valur Ingimundarson 1991–1993
- Petar Jelic 1993–1994[9]
- Páll Kolbeinsson 1994–1996
Agoston Nagy 1996–1997[10]- Páll Kolbeinsson 1997–1998
- Valur Ingimundarson 1998–2002
- Kristinn Friðriksson 2002–2004
- Kári Marísson 2004–2005
- Kristinn Friðriksson 2005–2009
- Karl Jónsson 2009–2010
Borce Ilievski 2010–2011- Bárður Eyþórsson 2011–2014[11]
- Israel Martín 2014–2015
- Pieti Poikola 2015
- Kári Marísson 2015 (interim)
- José María Costa Gómez 2015–2016
- Israel Martín 2016–2019
- Baldur Þór Ragnarsson 2019–2022
- Vladimir Anzulović 2022–2023[12]
- Pavel Ermolinskij 2023–2024[13]
- Svavar Atli Birgisson and Helgi Freyr Margeirsson 2024 (interim)
- Benedikt Guðmundsson 2024–2025
- Arnar Guðjónsson 2025–present
