Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur
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]
Basketball[]
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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Men's basketball[]
History[]
UMFB's basketball department was founded in 1989.[4]
Honours[]
- 2. deild karla (1):
- 1991-92
Head coaches[]
Managers since 1989:
- Guðjón Már Þorsteinsson
- Richard R. Clark
- Helgi Pálsson 2000-2002
- Sigurður Þ. Stefánsson 2002-2003
- Karl Jónsson 2003-2004
- Birgir Olgeirsson 2004-2005
- Neil Shiran Þórisson 2010, 2011-2012
- Þórir Guðmundsson 2010-2011
- Borce Ilievski 2012
Notable players[]
- Baldur Ingi Jónasson
- Birgir Örn Birgisson
- Hjörtur Oddsson
- Jón Oddsson
- Pétur Már Sigurðsson
Esports[]
History[]
In January 2021, UMFB started an Esports department.[5][6]
Football[]
Men's football[]
History[]
From 2006 to 2016, UMFB fielded a joint team with Boltafélag Ísafjarðar, called BÍ/Bolungarvík.[7] In 2008 the team was promoted to 2. deild karla[8] and in 2010 to 1. deild karla.[9] In October 2010 the team hired Guðjón Þórðarson as their manager.[10] In 2016 Boltafélag Ísafjarðar merged into Íþróttafélagið Vestri along with Skellur (Volleyball), Sundfélagið Vestri (Swim) and KFÍ (Basketball).[11][12][13]
Notable players[]
Women's football[]
History[]
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.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Fréttatilkynning frá Ungmf. Bolungarvíkur". Skinfaxi (in Icelandic). 1 February 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Ungmennafélagar önnuðust húslestra í prestsleysinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 April 1982. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Mikill skákáhugi á Bolungarvík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 September 1978. p. 8. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Bolvíkingar hyggjast stofna körfudeild". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 April 1989. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Rafíþróttafélag Bolungavíkur stofnað". Bæjarins Besta (in Icelandic). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Gígja Hólmgeirsdóttir; Halla Ólafsdóttir (22 January 2021). "Rafíþróttadeildir: „Spretta núna upp eins og gorkúlur"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
- ^ "BÍ Bolungarvík tryggði sér sæti í 2. deild". Vísir.is. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "BÍ/Bolungarvík komið upp í 1. deild". Vísir.is. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Guðjón þjálfar BÍ/Bolungarvík". Vísir.is.
- ^ "Vestri ræður ríkjum á Vestfjörðum". mbl.is. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "/ Fréttir / Íþróttafélagið Vestri". Hsv.is. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ "Vestri kemur í stað BÍ/Bolungarvíkur – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (18 May 2015). "ÍR og BÍ/Bolungarvík með sameiginlegt lið". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External links[]
- 1907 establishments in Iceland
- Basketball teams in Iceland
- Basketball teams established in 1989
- Football clubs in Iceland
- Multi-sport clubs in Iceland