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Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll

Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll

Multi-sport club in Iceland


Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll, commonly known as Tindastóll, is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1907 and based in Sauðárkrókur. Tindastóll is a multisport club and is best known for its men's basketball team which plays in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.

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Basketball

Tindastóll men's basketball team advanced to the Úrvalsdeild karla Finals in 2015 and 2018, losing to KR both times.[1][2] On January 13, 2018, the club won its first major title when it beat KR in the Icelandic Basketball Cup finals.[3][4]

Football

Tindastóll's football department fields teams in both the men's and women's league.[5] In September 2020, Tindastóll women's team achieved promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in its history.[6]


References

  1. Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. Anton Ingi Leifsson (13 January 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Tindastóll 69-96 - Tindastóll bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (14 January 2018). "Komnir með titlauppskriftina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. "Aðildarfélag - Tindastóll". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. "Sögulegt afrek Tindastóls". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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