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]
Full name | Ungmennafélag Álftaness |
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Sports | Basketball, Football, Golf, Track and field, Volleyball |
Founded | 1946 |
Team history | Ungmennafélag Bessastaðahrepps 1946–2004 Ungmennafélag Álftaness 2004–present |
Based in | Álftanes, Iceland |
Colours | Red, White, Blue |
Website | umfa.is |
The club was founded in 1946 as Ungmennafélag Bessastaðahrepps. In 2004 it changed its name to Ungmennafélag Álftaness, or Álftanes for short.[1]
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]
Álftanes | |||
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Leagues | (M) 1. deild karla | ||
Founded | 2007 | ||
Arena | Forsetahöllin | ||
Head coach | (M) Kjartan Atli Kjartansson | ||
Affiliation(s) | Stjarnan | ||
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On April 8, 2018, Álftanes star player, Kjartan Atli Kjartansson, hit a go-ahead three-pointer in the waning seconds of its game against Stál-úlfur in the 3. deild karla semi-finals, helping them to victory and promotion to 2. deild karla.[6] In the finals, Álftanes beat Vestri-b for the 3. deild championship.[7][8]
On July 20, 2018, the club hired Hrafn Kristjánsson, who guided KR to the national championship in 2011, as its head coach.[9] On 17 September 2018, it was reported that former 1. deild karla scoring champion and two-time Icelandic Cup winner, Marvin Valdimarsson, had signed with the team.[10] They started the 2. deild season with a bang, thrashing former 1. deild karla club Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA with 64 points, 136–72.[11] On 16 April 2019, Álftanes defeated ÍA in the 2. deild karla finals, 123–100, and achieved promotion to the 1. deild karla.[12][13]
On 12 June 2019, Álftanes signed Úrvalsdeild karla all-time leader in assists, Justin Shouse.[14][15] On 22 July 2019, the team signed former 1. deild karla scoring champion Samuel Prescott Jr.[16] On 16 August 2019, the team signed former Úrvalsdeild players Birgir Björn Pétursson and Þorsteinn Finnbogason.[17] Two days later, the team signed 6-time national champion Vilhjálmur Kári Jensson from KR.[18]
On 2 October 2021, forward Þorsteinn Finnbogason scored 10 three pointers for Álftanes in a victory against Vestri. The team finished fifth in the league with a 9–7 record and bowed out in the first round of the promotion playoffs against Skallagrímur.
On 4 January 2022, the team signed Sinisa Bilic who had started the season with Breiðablik and played in the Úrvalsdeild since 2019.[19] Following Álftanes' loss against Höttur in the 1. deild promotion playoffs in April 2022, head coach Hrafn Kristjánsson announced his retirement from coaching.[20]
In May 2022, Kjartan Atli Kjartansson was hired as the head coach of the men's team.[21]
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Playoffs | Icelandic Cup |
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2009–10 | 3 | 2. deild karla Group B | 1st | 13–2 | 3rd place | 1st Round |
2010–11 | 3 | 2. deild karla Group B | 6th | 6–10 | DNQ | 1st Round |
2011–12 | 3 | 2. deild karla Group B | 6th | 7–9 | DNQ | 2nd Round |
2012–13 | Did not participate | |||||
2013–14 | 3 | 2. deild karla Group A | 4th | 6–6 | Runner-up | 1st Round |
2014–15 | 3 | 2. deild karla Group A | 6th | 5–9 | DNQ | 1st Round |
2015–16 | Did not participate | |||||
2016–17 | 4 | 3. deild karla | 4th | 6–8 | DNQ | 1st Round |
2017–18 | 4 | 3. deild karla | 4th | 8–4 | Champions | 1st Round |
2018–19 | 3 | 2. deild karla | 1st | 16–2 | Champions | 1st Round |
2019–20 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 5th | 12–11 | N/A1 | 2nd Round |
2020–21 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 5th | 9–7 | 1st Round | 2nd Round |
2021–22 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 4th | 16–11 | 3rd place | 1st Round |
Notes
1 The team had secured a spot in the playoffs when the season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.
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Álftanes men's football team plays in 4. deild karla as of 2021.[22]
Álftanes women's football team plays in 2. deild kvenna as of 2021.[22]