Grindavík women's basketball

The Grindavík women's basketball team, commonly known as Grindavík or UMFG for short, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur multi-sport club, based in the town of Grindavík in Iceland. [2] It won the national championship in 1997[3][4] and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2008[5] and 2015.[6]

Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur
Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur logo
LeaguesÚrvalsdeild kvenna
ArenaRöstin
LocationGrindavík, Iceland
Team colorsYellow, blue, white
     
PresidentIngibergur Þór Jónasson [1]
Head coachÞorleifur Ólafsson
Championships1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna
2 Icelandic Basketball Cup
WebsiteUMFG.is

Recent history

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In April 2019, Grindavík defeated 1. deild kvenna champions Fjölnir, 3-0, in the promotion playoffs for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild.[7] With the worst record in the league, the team was relegated from the Úrvalsdeild in March 2020 after the final games of the season and the playoffs were canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.[8] In 2021, Grindavík defeated 1. deild kvenna champions Njarðvík, 3-2, in the promotion playoffs finals. After losing the first two games, the team mounted a improbable comeback by winning the next three games.[9][10]

Honors

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Úrvalsdeild

  • Winners (1): 1997

Icelandic Basketball Cup

  • Winners (2): 2008, 2015

Icelandic Super Cup

  • Winners (1): 1997

1. deild kvenna

  • Winners (1): 2012

Icelandic Company Cup

  • Winners (1): 2001

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Notable players

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Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ Stjórn UMFG
  2. ^ Félög - Grindavík
  3. ^ "Stúlkurnar í Grindavík fóru alla leið og unnu titilinn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 April 1997. p. 21. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. ^ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (2 April 1997). "Ævintýrin gerast enn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  5. ^ Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (25 February 2008). "Bikarinn til Grindavíkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 5. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (21 February 2015). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Grindavík - Keflavík 68-61 - Grindavík bikarmeistari kvenna 2015!". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  7. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (10 April 2019). "Grindavík í Dominos-deildina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  8. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (18 March 2020). "Körfuboltatímabilið blásið af - Engir Íslandsmeistarar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Grindavík upp í efstu deild eftir magnaða endurkomu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (12 June 2021). "Grindavík fullkomnaði endurkomuna með sigri í oddaleik og tryggði sér sæti í efstu deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2021.