Ungmennafélag Kjalnesinga, commonly known as UMFK, is an Icelandic multi-sports club based in Kjalarnes, Reykjavík, in the capital area of Iceland. The club fields departments in athletics, basketball, football, and swimming.
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Full name | Ungmennafélag Kjalnesinga |
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Short name | UMFK |
Sport | Athletics Basketball Football Swimming |
Founded | 26 May 1938; 84 years ago (1938-05-26) |
Based in | Kjalarnes, Reykjavík |
Website | umfk.is |
Aþena-UMFK | |
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Leagues | 1. deild kvenna |
Founded | 19 June 2019; 2 years ago (2019-06-19) |
History | Aþena-UMFK (2019–present) |
Arena | Vesturgata, Akranes |
Head coach | (W) Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson |
Website | athenabasketball.com |
The club fields junior teams[1] and a senior women's team. The clubs girls junior teams where featured in the 2021 documentary Raise the bar.[2]
The club fields a women's basketball team, named Aþena-UMFK, that plays in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna and the Icelandic Cup.[3] After initially being allowed to play their home games at the Álftanes stadium for the 2021-2022 season, the team was denied its use by Garðabær officials at the behest of rival club Stjarnan.[4][5] The team later received and accepted an offer from Akranes to play their games at Vesturgata.[6]
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