Founded | 1 April 1907 |
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Location | Bolungarvík, Iceland |
Colors | Red, blue, white |
Website | umfb.is |
Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur, also known as simply UMFB or Bolungarvík, is a multi-sport club based in Bolungarvík, Iceland. It was founded on 1 April 1907 [1] and its first chairman was Jóhann Jónsson. During its history it has had departments in basketball, chess, Esports, football, skiing and swimming amongst others. [2] [3]
UMFB Basketball | |||
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Founded | 1989 | ||
History | UMFB Basketball (1989–present) | ||
Arena | Íþróttarmiðstöðin Árbær | ||
Location | Bolungarvík, Iceland | ||
Team colors | Red, blue, white | ||
Championships | 1 Division II (1992) | ||
Website | UMFB-Basketball.com | ||
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UMFB's basketball department was founded in 1989. [4] It played in the second-tier 1. deild karla during the 1989–1990 season, finishing 9th. [5] In 1992, it won the 2. deild karla after beating Gnúpverjar in the playoffs. [6] [7] ÍFL had originally defeated UMFB during the group stage of the playoffs and Gnúpverjar in the finals. [8] However, ÍFL had used an illegal player and as an result of an official complaint, UMFB was awarded a 2–0 victory which meant they finished with the best record in their group and faced Gnúpverjar in the finals rematch. [9] [10] It again played in the 1. deild for the 1992–1993 season but finished last and were relegated back to 2. deild. [11]
Managers since 1989:
In January 2021, UMFB started an Esports department. [12] [13]
From 2006 to 2016, UMFB fielded a joint team with Boltafélag Ísafjarðar, called BÍ/Bolungarvík. [14] In 2008 the team was promoted to 2. deild karla [15] and in 2010 to 1. deild karla. [16] In October 2010 the team hired Guðjón Þórðarson as their manager. [17] In 2016 Boltafélag Ísafjarðar merged into Íþróttafélagið Vestri along with Skellur (Volleyball), Sundfélagið Vestri (Swim) and KFÍ (Basketball). [18] [19] [20]
UMFB fielded a joint team with Boltafélag Ísafjarðar periodically from 2006 under the name BÍ/Bolungarvík. The team last played during the 2015 season in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna when it fielded a joint team with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur under the name ÍR/BÍ/Bolungarvík. [21]
Founded | 1 April 1907 |
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Location | Bolungarvík, Iceland |
Colors | Red, blue, white |
Website | umfb.is |
Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur, also known as simply UMFB or Bolungarvík, is a multi-sport club based in Bolungarvík, Iceland. It was founded on 1 April 1907 [1] and its first chairman was Jóhann Jónsson. During its history it has had departments in basketball, chess, Esports, football, skiing and swimming amongst others. [2] [3]
UMFB Basketball | |||
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Founded | 1989 | ||
History | UMFB Basketball (1989–present) | ||
Arena | Íþróttarmiðstöðin Árbær | ||
Location | Bolungarvík, Iceland | ||
Team colors | Red, blue, white | ||
Championships | 1 Division II (1992) | ||
Website | UMFB-Basketball.com | ||
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UMFB's basketball department was founded in 1989. [4] It played in the second-tier 1. deild karla during the 1989–1990 season, finishing 9th. [5] In 1992, it won the 2. deild karla after beating Gnúpverjar in the playoffs. [6] [7] ÍFL had originally defeated UMFB during the group stage of the playoffs and Gnúpverjar in the finals. [8] However, ÍFL had used an illegal player and as an result of an official complaint, UMFB was awarded a 2–0 victory which meant they finished with the best record in their group and faced Gnúpverjar in the finals rematch. [9] [10] It again played in the 1. deild for the 1992–1993 season but finished last and were relegated back to 2. deild. [11]
Managers since 1989:
In January 2021, UMFB started an Esports department. [12] [13]
From 2006 to 2016, UMFB fielded a joint team with Boltafélag Ísafjarðar, called BÍ/Bolungarvík. [14] In 2008 the team was promoted to 2. deild karla [15] and in 2010 to 1. deild karla. [16] In October 2010 the team hired Guðjón Þórðarson as their manager. [17] In 2016 Boltafélag Ísafjarðar merged into Íþróttafélagið Vestri along with Skellur (Volleyball), Sundfélagið Vestri (Swim) and KFÍ (Basketball). [18] [19] [20]
UMFB fielded a joint team with Boltafélag Ísafjarðar periodically from 2006 under the name BÍ/Bolungarvík. The team last played during the 2015 season in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna when it fielded a joint team with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur under the name ÍR/BÍ/Bolungarvík. [21]