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Ungmennafélag Álftaness

Ungmennafélag Álftaness

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Ungmennafélag Álftaness, also known as Álftanes, is a multi-sports club in Álftanes, Iceland. It has active departments in basketball, football, golf, track and field and volleyball.[1]

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History

The club was founded in 1946 as Ungmennafélag Bessastaðahrepps. In 2004 it changed its name to Ungmennafélag Álftaness, or Álftanes for short.[1]

Home court

The home court of the club is Íþróttamiðstöð Álftaness. Its indoor arena is commonly known as Forsetahöllin (English: The President's Palace)[2][3][4] while its football field is known as the Forsetavöllurinn (English: The President's field).[5]

Basketball

Main article: Álftanes men's basketball

Álftanes basketball was founded in 2007. In 2023, its men's team won promotion to the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla for the first time in its history.

Football

Men's football

Álftanes men's football team plays in 4. deild karla as of 2021.[6]

Trophies and achievements

Women's football

Álftanes women's football team plays in 2. deild kvenna as of 2021.[6]

Volleyball

Álftanes women's volleyball team has played in the top tier Úrvalsdeild since the 2018–2019 season.[7] The team's best season was during the 2022–2023 season when the team finished second in the league.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "UMFÁ". umfa.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 February 2021). "Barist um Arnarnesið í beinni úr Forsetahöllinni í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Forsetahöllin hall in Álftanes » matches :: Volleybox.net". volleybox.net. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Hrafn áfram hjá Álftanesi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. [5]
    Mist Rúnarsdóttir (27 November 2011). "Guðleif Edda: Tuttugu ár á milli elsta og yngsta leikmanns". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Aðildarfélag - Álftanes". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. [7]
    "MIZUNODEILD kvenna 2018-2019". bli-web.dataproject.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Unbrokendeild kvenna 2023-2024". bli-web.dataproject.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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