Ungmennafélagið Víkingur

Ungmennafélagið Víkingur, also known as U.M.F. Víkingur or Víkingur Ólafsvík, is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Ólafsvík located on the west coast of Iceland situated on the western end of the Snæfellsnes. It was founded on 6 October 1928.[1][2]

U.M.F. Víkingur
Full nameUngmennafélagið Víkingur
Founded6 October 1928; 96 years ago (6 October 1928)
GroundÓlafsvíkurvöllur, Ólafsvík
Capacity1,130
ChairmanJóhann Pétursson
ManagerBrynjar Kristmundsson
League2. deild karla
20242. deild karla, 4th of 12

Football

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Men's football

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Víkingur men's football team played in the Úrvalsdeild karla, the Icelandic top tier, for the first time in 2013.

History

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The team has spent most of its history in the lowest league, but were promoted to the second tier for the 1975 season, but were instantly relegated back to the third tier, then the lowest tier. They didn't participate every season until recently, sending a merged team with other clubs from Snæfellsnes on occasion, and were last part of such a merger in the 2002 season. They sent a team under their name for the 2003 season and were instantly promoted to 2. deild karla, where they played in 2004 and were promoted again. They finished the 2005 1. deild karla season in a respectable fifth and stayed in that division until 2009, when they were relegated. They won the 2. deild in 2010 to bounce straight back up, finishing 4th, their best ever, in 2011. In the 2012 season Víkingur finished 2nd in the league, 9 points ahead of 3rd, to be promoted to the top tier for the first time. They played in the Úrvalsdeild for the first time in 2013. The team got relegated the following season but will play again in the top division in 2016, after having won the 2015 1. deild karla.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 31 July 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ISL Kristall Blǣr Barkarson
FW   ISL Asmer Begić
GK   ISL Ómar Castaldo Einarsson
MF   BIH Anel Crnac
  ESP Luis Alberto Diez
FW   ISL Eyþór Örn Eyþórsson
FW   ISL Björn Axel Guðjónsson
GK   ISL Stefán Óli Hallgrímsson
DF   ISL Ellert Gauti Heiðarsson
DF   ISL Brynjar Óttar Jóhannsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ISL Daði Kárason
FW   ENG Gary Martin
DF   ARG Ivan Morán
  ISL Daniel Arnaud Ndi
MF   ISL Þorsteinn Már Ragnarsson
MF   ESP Luis Romero Jorge
MF   ISL Arnór Siggeirsson
DF   ISL Gabriel Þór Þórðarson
MF   ISL Ingvar Freyr Þorsteinsson
MF   ENG Luke Williams

For details of current and former players, see Category:Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players.

Basketball

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Men's basketball

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Víkingur men's basketball team last played in the 2. deild karla during the 2012–2013 season when it finished last in Group A.[3]

Seasons

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Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W L PTS F A Pos Playoffs Icelandic Cup
League
2010-2011[4] 2. deild Group B 14 6 8 12 1013/ 1142 5th DNQ R2
2011-2012[5] 2. deild Group A 16 8 8 16 1093 1125 1st R1 R2
2012-2013[3] 2. deild Group A 14 0 14 0 687 1109 1st DNQ N/A

References

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  1. ^ "Ungmennafélagið Víkingur er 90 ára". Skessuhorn (in Icelandic). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. ^ Rúnar Marvinsson (28 November 1973). "Starfsemin hefur margfaldazt síðustu árin!". Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 10. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2. deild karla (2013 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ^ "2. deild karla (2011 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ "2. deild karla (2012 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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