Ungmennafélag Kjalnesinga

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UMFK
Full nameUngmennafélag Kjalnesinga
Short nameUMFK
SportAthletics
Basketball
Football
Swimming
Founded26 May 1938; 85 years ago (1938-05-26)
Based inKjalarnes, Reykjavík
Websiteumfk.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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "50 ára afmæli UMFK". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 December 1988. p. 60. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  2. ^ Kristjón Kormákur Guðjónsson (24 November 2019). "Draumur 10 ára barna varð að engu: Sátu heima grátandi". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ Kristín Ólafsdóttir (18 February 2021). ""Umdeildasti körfuboltaþjálfari landsins" og stelpurnar hans". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (5 July 2021). "Fjandsamlegt umhverfi fyrir nýja klúbba". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (24 August 2021). "Aþena án heimavallar og segir "óvild" Stjörnumanna um að kenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (26 August 2021). "Hefur ekkert með einhverja óvild að gera". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Akranes: Tímabundinn heimavöllur". Athena Basketball (in Icelandic). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Aþena í úrvalsdeild í fyrsta skipti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.