| Full name | Ungmennafélag Kjalnesinga |
|---|---|
| Short name | UMFK |
| Sport |
Athletics Basketball Football Swimming |
| Founded | 26 May 1938 |
| Based in | Kjalarnes, Reykjavík |
| Website | umfk.is |
Ungmennafélag Kjalnesinga, commonly known as UMFK, is an Icelandic multi-sports club based in Kjalarnes, Reykjavík, in the capital area of Iceland. The club fields departments in athletics, basketball, football, and swimming. It was founded on 26 May 1938. [1]
Basketball
The club fields junior teams [2] and a senior women's team. The clubs girls junior teams where featured in the 2021 documentary Raise the bar. [3]
Women's basketball
The club fielded a women's basketball team in collaboration with Aþena Basketball, named Aþena-UMFK, in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna and the Icelandic Cup. [4] After initially being allowed to play their home games at the Álftanes stadium for the 2021-2022 season, the team was denied its use by Garðabær officials at the behest of rival club Stjarnan. [5] [6] The team later received and accepted an offer from Akranes to play their games at Vesturgata. [7]
On 7 May 2024, Aþena achieved promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in its history. [8]
References
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"50 ára afmæli UMFK".
Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 December 1988. p. 60. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via
Tímarit.is.
- ^ Kristjón Kormákur Guðjónsson (24 November 2019). "Draumur 10 ára barna varð að engu: Sátu heima grátandi". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Kristín Ólafsdóttir (18 February 2021). ""Umdeildasti körfuboltaþjálfari landsins" og stelpurnar hans". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (5 July 2021). "Fjandsamlegt umhverfi fyrir nýja klúbba". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (24 August 2021). "Aþena án heimavallar og segir "óvild" Stjörnumanna um að kenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (26 August 2021). "Hefur ekkert með einhverja óvild að gera". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Akranes: Tímabundinn heimavöllur". Athena Basketball (in Icelandic). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Aþena í úrvalsdeild í fyrsta skipti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
| Full name | Ungmennafélag Kjalnesinga |
|---|---|
| Short name | UMFK |
| Sport |
Athletics Basketball Football Swimming |
| Founded | 26 May 1938 |
| Based in | Kjalarnes, Reykjavík |
| Website | umfk.is |
Ungmennafélag Kjalnesinga, commonly known as UMFK, is an Icelandic multi-sports club based in Kjalarnes, Reykjavík, in the capital area of Iceland. The club fields departments in athletics, basketball, football, and swimming. It was founded on 26 May 1938. [1]
Basketball
The club fields junior teams [2] and a senior women's team. The clubs girls junior teams where featured in the 2021 documentary Raise the bar. [3]
Women's basketball
The club fielded a women's basketball team in collaboration with Aþena Basketball, named Aþena-UMFK, in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna and the Icelandic Cup. [4] After initially being allowed to play their home games at the Álftanes stadium for the 2021-2022 season, the team was denied its use by Garðabær officials at the behest of rival club Stjarnan. [5] [6] The team later received and accepted an offer from Akranes to play their games at Vesturgata. [7]
On 7 May 2024, Aþena achieved promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in its history. [8]
References
-
^
"50 ára afmæli UMFK".
Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 December 1988. p. 60. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via
Tímarit.is.
- ^ Kristjón Kormákur Guðjónsson (24 November 2019). "Draumur 10 ára barna varð að engu: Sátu heima grátandi". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Kristín Ólafsdóttir (18 February 2021). ""Umdeildasti körfuboltaþjálfari landsins" og stelpurnar hans". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (5 July 2021). "Fjandsamlegt umhverfi fyrir nýja klúbba". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (24 August 2021). "Aþena án heimavallar og segir "óvild" Stjörnumanna um að kenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (26 August 2021). "Hefur ekkert með einhverja óvild að gera". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Akranes: Tímabundinn heimavöllur". Athena Basketball (in Icelandic). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Aþena í úrvalsdeild í fyrsta skipti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.