Greenland is full of ice and Iceland is very nice! An Icelandic career

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Player Sale

Not a sale that I really wanted to make, given our push for European football but Gleison had his heart set on moving, so we accepted.

Hopefully he'll give a good account of the club with his new challenge in the Danish Superliga.​

 

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End of Season Wrap-Up Pt. 1

When we were winning, we won big.

Honestly, I'm thrilled to have finished fifth - it could have been better but could have been so much worse, as well.

***Individual Awards***

***Overall Best XI/Team Awards Night/Stats***

We led the league in goals scored, best average possession and best passing accuracy!

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End of Season Wrap-Up Pt. 2

***Records***

***The Squad***

Lorik Konjuhi enjoyed a fine season and became the defensive leader after Gleison was sold.

Baldursson was our link between defense and attack, creating numerous attacking sequences. He was just stellar.

Aron Ingi Thorvaldsson was also massive for us, playing on the left wing and creating danger often. He scored 7 goals, assisted 3 times and averaged 7.12 in 19 league starts.

Finally, the key reasons that our attack was so potent was the growing relationship between Adrian Romero and Teitur Faero(who developed MAGNIFICENTLY this season). Romero teed up 14 assists, while scoring 5 goals across all competitions and Faero scored 15 goals.

What a season!​

 

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Financially, times are very tough at the club - we have reached about €2M in the red. At our level, sponsorship money is nearly non-existant and prize money for finishing fifth in the league last season was roughly €5.5K.

So, unsurprisingly, this happened.

And this

So, our finances are now in great shape.

We'll need to reach Europe in the next few years to reach a level of sustainable growth but with nearly €6M in the bank, we should be fine for at least 4-6 seasons spending at the level that we're spending at.​

 

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Off-Season Transfers

We had no outbound transfers, simply contracts that we didn't renew. Here is a list of our incoming players!

Valur Atlason - Attacking Midfielder - a familiar name, we brought him back on a free after loaning him last season from IA.

Vuk Oskar Dimitrijevic - Attacking Midfielder/Central Midfielder/Striker - A real spark plug that can play anywhere in the front half of the field. We'll rely on him as our left attacking midfielder.

Slobodan Djordjevic - Attacking Midfielder - our first purchase of Stansson's tenure, we shelled out €6K for this young man who has all the makings of our future Central Attacking Midfielder when Romero moves on!

Ardit Rama - Center Back - Our first non-Icelandic signing of the season is a good one. He'll slot straight into the spot that Gleison vacated last season.

We did sign a few other youngsters that aren't yet first team ready but we've kept the core of our team largely the same.​

 

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Youth Intake Preview

 

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Pre-Season 2025

A good pre-season, although I was disappointed to lose in the quarterfinals of the League Cup.

We finished second in a pretty easy group.

We were good value, we just conceded too easily.

Pre-Season Odds

Looking decent!

Finally, I went on a transfer spree, signing SIX loan players.

First off, Ercan Aydogdu, a Turkish right back comes to us from Werder Bremen.

Ajdin Lugonja, a Bosnian left attacking midfielder comes to us match-ready and at a good level for our division.

Barnett Paul, an Australian 'keeper, comes to us from BVB. I'll likely rotate him and Asmudsson in goal.

Sefa Yucel is a defensively-sound Turkish left back that joins us from Borussia Monchengladbach. He'll be a good addition to first team squad.

Hans Wolze is a German left back that will provide cover there and at center back for us. He joins us from Werder Bremen, as well.

Finally, Jakub Zak, a midfielder/attacking midfielder/striker joins us from Hertha Berlin. He'll likely rotate in at all three positions and get plenty of game time for us.

Since we can only include four loan players in our matchday squad, our squad will change quite a bit on a game-by-game basis. Here's how we'll line up for our first match!

 

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May/June 2025

A pretty good two month span but really should have done better against HK, Vikingur, and Fjolnir as we dominated all three matches. Overall, We're in a good position. We have also reached the quarterfinals of the league cup.


We are doing well in 5th, just 1 point out of the European spots. HK are the surprise of the season thus far, being projected to battle against relegation they're firmly atop the table.

***Transfers***

We've signed a couple of players on free transfers, including one non-EU player, which will occupy the 2nd of our 3 non-EU roster spots.

Jeannot Abelinti is a French Guiana international, with a second Nationality of French(which means he won't occupy a non-EU roster spot!), who comes to us after his contract with Rennes expired. He'll slot straight in somewhere across our attacking midfield.




Salem Ziad was an itriguing prospect who was spotted by my chief scout at the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers. He comes to us from Jordanian Club, Shabab Ordon and will be retrained as a right back.



***Players of the two months***

Reigning Icelandic player of the year, Andri Fannar Baldursson continues his fine form in the center of our midfield, averaging 7.25 rating, notching 2 assists, completing 84% of his passes, and winning 93% of his tackles.



Ajdin Lugonja, our loanee left attacking midfielder has been stellar for us this season, averaging 7.03 and scoring 2 goals with 2 assists in 6 matches before suffering an injury that will keep him on the shelf for 3 to 6 more weeks.



Adrian Romero, our creative linchpin has been forced to play all over the place this season due to injuries, suspensions, and international breaks. He has still managed 4 goals and 4 assists across all competitions while averaging 7.23.



Mikkel Peersen is on-loan at Finnsnes IL in Norway and has performed admirably while developing nicely.



Chen Zhiwei, the talisman of our academy, is continuing his development on-loan at fourth-division side, Tindastoll. He is averaging 7.19 and has scored 2 goals, while providing 5 assists in 9 league matches. I'm very excited to see how far he can go!

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U19s Update

Our U19 side have only just gone and got themselves promoted to the top flight! Our youth development is beginning to come along!

***Starlets of the Season***

Sindre Krosshaug was the star of the show for our U19 side. His development is coming on nicely. Krosshaug scored 10 goals in 13 appearances and averaged 7.47.

Petur Vilhjalmsson pulled the strings from the middle of the pitch. He provided 8 assists and a 7.34 rating over 13 matches.

Grzegorz Lenart contributed 4 goals and 1 assist from the right wing while averaging 7.0.

Mario Perrotta was our creative #10, providing 3 goals and 1 assist while averaging 7.03.

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One Item of Note

I forgot to mention last year, that by virtue of winning the league cup, third-division side, Ungmennafelagid Leiknir had qualified for the Euro Cup II.

They nearly advanced in the competition, too!

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Youth Intake

And a pretty decent one it is!

Zbigniew Pyciak - Striker - This young man is already fairly developed physically and mentally and has good first touch, decent dribbling, decent finishing, good passing and fair technique. On top of that, he's got a F. Pro personality, which, from what I gather, is pretty decent.

Kamil Letniowski - Left-sided player - Letniowski looks to be a future left back or left inside forward. He already has good pace, acceleration, and agility as well as great natural fitness.

Ryohei Saeki - Striker - Saeki is another striker who looks to be technically proficient and he'll definitely improve over time.

Dawid Bachleda - Attacking Midfielder - I'm actually quite excited about Bachleda, his mental attributes are very advanced for his age - I just wish that he had a bit more flair and composure(I can live with the lack of anticipation and positioning). He should be a strong prospect for us in the future.

Pawel Bujnowski - Striker - Another striker???? I think not! I actually love that he possesses a good bit of flair, pace and acceleration. He is already semi-adept on the left wing and I can see him orchestrating the attack as a wide playmaker.

 

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July/August 2025

Well, that was eventful! We've won the league cup and gained a spot in the Euro Cup II! At the end of the month, we outplayed both Vikingur O. and Valur and left with just 2 points between them.

We sit top of the table, 5 points clear but nearly everybody have a game in hand... if we could've held off Valur, we'd be sitting VERY pretty.

***International Call-Ups***

Asmundsson has been capped already but only at the U19 level, so he's looking to make the step up to U21 regular. Djordjevic, however, has not been capped at any level but has had a stellar season, usurping Romero as our regular #10.

***Afrika Players of the Months***

Slobodan Djordjevic has been a terror for opposing defenses and has an average rating of 7.19, 3 goals, and 3 assists this season!

Teitur Faero has been heating up over the past few months and has been a regular for country as well.

Andri Fannar Baldursson continues to be the engine room of our squad. He currently has 1 goal, 3 assists and a 7.56 average rating.

 

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Andri Fannar Baldursson

Our talisman and the man who will likely win back-to-back Icelandic player of the year awards is taking his services to Denmark to play for Aarhus Gymnastik Forening(AGF) in the Superliga.... I have entrusted my DoF to renew contracts and he let this one sit - I then saw the notification that a contract had been offered and I scrambled to offer him one, myself. In the end, he chose to go to Denmark and we'll see nothing for it....

I can't really fault him, he's currently on €48k per year here and we'd never be able to match €137k.​

 

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We've done it with a match to spare!

 

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End of Season Review

***Afrika Overall Best XI***

***Season Review***

***End of Season Awards/Statistics***

 

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Afrika Squad Review

Axel Asmundsson - GK - Asmundsson had a very good season for us, starting all 22 league matches, posting 8 shutouts and just allowing 18 goals.

Salem Ziad - Right Back - Ziad initially struggled a little bit after joining us but found his form as the year went on and as he grew more comfortable in the right back role, which was completely new to him. He wound up posting a 7.18 average rating with 2 goals and 4 assists in 13 league appearances.

Another new center back pairing with our stalwart Lorik Konhuhi and our new boy Ardit Rama. They performed admirably, averaging 7.05 each.

Our Central Midfield pairing of Jonatan Andersson and Baldursson produced in a big way. Andersson broke out with a 7.09 average rating and Baldursson with a 7.59 average rating, 3 goals, and 7 assists.

Slobodan Djordjevic - Central Attacking Midfielder - Our breakout start made Romero obsolete this season with a 7.28 average rating with 4 goals and 4 assists in 19 league matches.

Teitur Faero - Striker - in his third season with us, Faero again produced the goods, averaging 7.18 with 10 goals and 2 assists in 15 league matches.

 

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New Stadium

 

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National Team Call-Ups

Salem Ziad is looking for his first cap!

Interesting, all of these young men are looking for their first caps at any level.





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A new opportunity

Wolf Stansson has become a legend at his club, Afrika, and feels that it is time to take the next step in his career.

 

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Player Sale!

We've accepted a deal that could potentially rise to €115,000 which see us send Pawel Bujnowski to Hull in the English Championship. This is part of what I'd like our club to become - a club that can build players up and sell them on. In this case, there was only a few months with us but we've made at least €50K off of the deal.