Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur
Founded1 April 1907 (1907-04-01)
LocationBolungarvík, Iceland
ColorsRed, blue, white
     
Websiteumfb.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
UMFB Basketball logo
Founded1989
HistoryUMFB Basketball
(1989–present)
ArenaÍþróttarmiðstöðin Árbær
LocationBolungarvík, Iceland
Team colorsRed, blue, white
     
Championships1 Division II (1992)
WebsiteUMFB-Basketball.com

Men's basketball

History

UMFB's basketball department was founded in 1989.[4] In 1992, it won the 2. deild karla after beating Gnúpverjar in the playoffs.[5][6] ÍFL had originally defeated UMFB during the group stage of the playoffs and Gnúpverjar in the finals.[7] However, ÍFL had used an illegal player and as an result of an official complaint, UMFB was awarded a 2–0 victory which meant they finished with the best record in their group and faced Gnúpverjar in the finals rematch.[8][9]

Honours

Head coaches

Managers since 1989:

  • Guðjón Már Þorsteinsson
  • Richard Ray 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

Esports

History

In January 2021, UMFB started an Esports department.[10][11]

Football

Men's football

History

From 2006 to 2016, UMFB fielded a joint team with Boltafélag Ísafjarðar, called BÍ/Bolungarvík.[12] In 2008 the team was promoted to 2. deild karla[13] and in 2010 to 1. deild karla.[14] In October 2010 the team hired Guðjón Þórðarson as their manager.[15] In 2016 Boltafélag Ísafjarðar merged into Íþróttafélagið Vestri along with Skellur (Volleyball), Sundfélagið Vestri (Swim) and KFÍ (Basketball).[16][17][18]

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.[19]

References

  1. "Fréttatilkynning frá Ungmf. Bolungarvíkur". Skinfaxi (in Icelandic). 1 February 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. "Ungmennafélagar önnuðust húslestra í prestsleysinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 April 1982. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. "Mikill skákáhugi á Bolungarvík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 September 1978. p. 8. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. "Bolvíkingar hyggjast stofna körfudeild". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 April 1989. Retrieved 2 April 2018 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  5. "Bolvíkingar í 1. deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 May 1992. Retrieved 28 August 2018 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  6. "Bolvíkingar unnu sér sæti í 1. deild". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 20 May 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 7 April 2022 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  7. "Laugaskóli sigraði en fékk á sig kæru". Dagur (in Icelandic). 14 April 1992. Retrieved 28 August 2018 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  8. "Laugaskóli missir 1. deildarsætið vegna ólöglegs leikmanns". Dagur (in Icelandic). 1 May 1992. Retrieved 28 August 2018 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  9. "Laugaskóli áfrýjar ekki". Dagur (in Icelandic). 12 May 1992. Retrieved 28 August 2018 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  10. "Rafíþróttafélag Bolungavíkur stofnað". Bæjarins Besta (in Icelandic). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  11. Gígja Hólmgeirsdóttir; Halla Ólafsdóttir (22 January 2021). "Rafíþróttadeildir: „Spretta núna upp eins og gorkúlur"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  12. Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
  13. "BÍ Bolungarvík tryggði sér sæti í 2. deild". Vísir.is. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  14. "BÍ/Bolungarvík komið upp í 1. deild". Vísir.is. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  15. "Guðjón þjálfar BÍ/Bolungarvík". Vísir.is.
  16. "Vestri ræður ríkjum á Vestfjörðum". mbl.is. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  17. "/ Fréttir / Íþróttafélagið Vestri". Hsv.is. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  18. "Vestri kemur í stað BÍ/Bolungarvíkur – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  19. Magnús Már Einarsson (18 May 2015). "ÍR og BÍ/Bolungarvík með sameiginlegt lið". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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