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FH,
in full Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, is an Icelandic sport club,
playing in the town of Hafnarfjörður.
The
team became slightly famous when they beat Scottish side Dunfermline in
the qualifying rounds of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup 4-3 on aggregate.
With
the second leg in injury time and the aggregate score at 3-3, Dunfermline
were set to go through on away goals. However, Tommy Neilsen scored in
injury time to send the Icelandic part-timers into the first round.
The
team is the current Icelandic champion for the second year in a row after
winning the division with 48 points out of 54. Tryggvi Guðmundsson
became the league top-scorer with 16 goals in 17 games, followed by team
mate Allan Borgvardt who scored 13 goals in 15 games. Borgvardt later joined
Viking Stavanger, just before being elected player of the year in the Landsbankadeildin
2005 season.
Few
changes have been made on the 2005 champions squad. The fans favorite,
Jón Þorgrímur Stefánsson has left the club to
join his childhood club of HK Kópavogur. Coach Leifur Sigfinnur
Garðarsson joined rivals Fylkir as manager. He was replaced by the
former captain Heimir Guðjónsson, who retired in 2005.
The
club has also suffered from a major injury blow when the new skipper, Auðun
Helgason was ruled out for 9 months in February, causing a huge problem
for the manager for leading defender Sverrir Garðarsson is in doubt
to return after his injury. Sigurvin Ólafsson, cousin of the former
VfB Stuttgart star Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, has joined the club from
rivals KR.
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