Tindastóll (men's basketball)

Tindastóll
Tindastóll logo
LeaguesÚrvalsdeild karla
Founded1964
ArenaSíkið
LocationSauðárkrókur, Iceland
PresidentDagur Þór Baldvinsson
Head coachArnar Guðjónsson
Championships1 Icelandic championship
1 Icelandic Cup
Websitetindastoll.is

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.

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

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Icelandic Cup European competitions
2024–25 1 Úrvalsdeild karla Runner-up Eighthfinalist

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Coaches

References

  1. ^ "High North enters conversation: welcome, Tindastoll!". enbl.eu. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  2. ^ Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Tindastóll - KR 81-88 | KR meistari annað árið í röð
  3. ^ Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (13 January 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Tindastóll 69-96 - Tindastóll bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  5. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (14 January 2018). "Komnir með titlauppskriftina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (30 September 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Tindastóll 72-103 -Stólarnir völtuðu yfir KR og eru meistarar meistaranna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. ^ Siggeir Ævarsson (18 May 2023). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Valur - Tindastóll 81-82 - Tindastóll Íslandsmeistari eftir háspennuleik að Hlíðarenda". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Tékki ráðinn til Tindastóls". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 June 1990. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  9. ^ Þórhallur Ásmundsson (7 October 1993). "Vakna klukkan sex til að fara á æfingu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Nýr þjálfari og útlendingur til Tindastóls". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 August 1996. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  11. ^ Jón Björn Ólafsson (18 February 2014). "Bárður hættir með Tindastól eftir tímabilið". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  12. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (27 July 2022). "Eftirmaður Baldurs fundinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  13. ^ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (14 January 2023). "Pavel nýr þjálfari Tindastóls". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 January 2023.