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]
| Full name | Ungmennafélag Kjalnesinga |
|---|---|
| Short name | UMFK |
| Sport | Athletics Basketball Football Swimming |
| Founded | 26 May 1938 |
| Based in | Kjalarnes, Reykjavík |
| Website | umfk.is |
Basketball
editThe 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
editThe 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- ^ "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.
