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.
| Full name | Ungmennafélag Kjalnesinga |
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| Short name | UMFK |
| Sport | Athletics Basketball Football Swimming |
| Founded | 26 May 1938 |
| Based in | Kjalarnes, Reykjavík |
| Website | umfk.is |
Basketball edit
| Aþena-UMFK | |
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| Leagues | 1. deild kvenna |
| Founded | 19 June 2019 |
| History | Aþena-UMFK (2019–present) |
| Arena | Íþróttahúsið Austurbergi |
| Head coach | (W) Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson |
| Website | athenabasketball.com |
The club fields junior teams[1] and a senior women's team. The clubs girls junior teams where featured in the 2021 documentary Raise the bar.[2]
Women's basketball edit
The club fields a women's basketball team, named Aþena-UMFK, that plays in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna and the Icelandic Cup.[3] 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.[4][5] The team later received and accepted an offer from Akranes to play their games at Vesturgata.[6]
Notable players edit
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Bergþóra Holton Tómasdóttir- Fanney Lind Thomas
Jordan Danberry
Coaches edit
- Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson 2021–present
References edit
- ^ 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.