Ungmennafélagið Snæfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈuŋkˌmɛnːaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈs(t)naiːˌfɛtl̥], lit. 'Snæfell Youth Club'[a]), simply known as Snæfell, is a sport club in Stykkishólmur, Iceland. There are four divisions: basketball, football, Swimming and Golf.[1]
| Full name | Ungmennafélagið Snæfell |
|---|---|
| Short name | Snæfell |
| Founded | 23 October 1938 |
| Based in | Stykkishólmur, Iceland |
| Colours | Red, White, Blue |
| Website | Snaefell |
Basketball
editMen's basketball
editSnæfell men's team made it to the Úrvalsdeild finals in 2004, 2005 and 2008 before winning the national championship in 2010.[2]
Women's basketball
editSnæfell women's team won the national championship three times in a row, in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[3] In 2017, it lost to Keflavík in the finals.[4]
Football
editSnæfell men's team plays in the 4. deild karla, the fifth tier of Icelandic football, and in the Icelandic Football Cup. On May 16, 2012, Snæfell lost to Haukar 0–31 in the Football Cup.[5][6]
Footnotes
edit- ^ Ungmennafélagið is the definite form of Ungmennafélag, meaning "the youth club".
References
edit- ^ Snæfell - Deildir
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (29 April 2010). "Umfjöllun: Snæfellingar tryggðu sér fyrsta meistaratitilinn með stæl". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (8 November 2017). "Margir héldu að þetta gæti ekki gengið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (26 April 2017). "Keflavík Íslandsmeistari kvenna í körfuknattleik". mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (16 May 2012). "Haukar unnu 31-0 í bikarkeppni KSÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (17 May 2012). "Þjálfari Snæfells eftir 0-31 tap: Þetta var mjög gaman". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
External links
edit- (in Icelandic) Official website
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