UMF Selfoss

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UMF Selfoss
UMF Selfoss.png
Full nameUngmennafélag Selfoss
NicknameSelfyssingar
Sport Athletics

Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Motocross
Weightlifting
Swimming

Contents

Taekwondo
Founded1 June 1936;88 years ago (1936-06-01)
Team historyUMF Tíbrá (1936-1937)
UMF Selfoss (1937-present)
ChairmanViktor Stefán Pálsson [1]
Website umfs.is

Ungmennafélag Selfoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈuŋkˌmɛnːaˌfjɛːˌlaːɣˈsɛlˌfɔsː] , lit.'Selfoss Youth Club'), commonly known as Selfoss or UMF Selfoss, is an Icelandic multisport club, located in the town of Selfoss in the Southern Region. In May 2019, the Selfoss men's handball team won the national handball championship for the first time. [2] In August 2019, the women's football team added the club's second major title in one year when it won the Icelandic Football Cup. [3]

History

Ungmennafélag Selfoss (English: Selfoss' Youth Club) was established on 1 June 1936, as a general sports club for young men and women under the name Ungmennafélagið Tíbrá. On 26 January 1937 its name was changed to Ungmennafélag Selfoss. [4] Today, the club has departments for nine sports activities (gymnastics, athletics, team handball, judo, association football, weightlifting, swimming, taekwondo and motocross).

Basketball

Men's basketball

Notable players

Women's basketball

In 2006, a joint team of Hamar and Selfoss, called Hamar/Selfoss, won the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.

Titles

Football

Men's football

The Selfoss men's football team has played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla two times, during the 2010 and 2012 seasons, being relegated both times.

Titles

Current squad

As of 11 September 2023

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Stefán Þór Ágústsson
2 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Ívan Breki Sigurðsson
3 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Reynir Freyr Sveinsson
4 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Oskar Wasilewski
5 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Jón Vignir Pétursson
6 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Adrián Sánchez
7 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Aron Darri Auðunsson
8 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Ingvi Rafn Óskarsson
10 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Gary Martin
11 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Albert Gatilov
12 GK Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Arnór Elí Kjartansson
14 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Aron Fannar Birgisson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Alexander Vokes
17 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Valdimar Jóhannsson
19 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Gonzalo Zamorano
20 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Guðmundur Tyrfingsson
21 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Aron Einarsson
22 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Þorsteinn Aron Antonsson
23 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Þór Llorens Þórðarson
24 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Elfar Ísak Halldórsson
25 FW Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Sesar Örn Harðarson
28 GK Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Þorkell Ingi Sigurdsson
45 FW Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Þorlákur Breki Þ. Baxter
77 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Hrannar Snær Magnússon
99 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Óliver Þorkelsson

Women's football

In August 2019, the Selfoss women's football team won its first major trophy when it defeated KR in the Icelandic Cup final. [5]

Titles

Handball

Men's handball

In 2019, the Selfoss men's handball team won it first Icelandic Championships title when they beat Haukar 3–1 in the championship finals series.

Titles

Women's handball

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References

  1. "Aðalstjórn UMF.Selfoss". selfoss.net. Ungmennafélag Selfoss. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. Valur Páll Eiríksson (22 May 2019). "Selfoss Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (17 August 2019). "Sjáðu sigurfögnuð Selfyssinga og bikarinn fara á loft". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. "Um félagið". selfoss.net (in Icelandic). Ungmennafélagið Selfoss. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (17 August 2019). "Sjáðu sigurfögnuð Selfyssinga og bikarinn fara á loft". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 August 2019.