UMF Selfoss

UMF Selfoss

Full name	Ungmennafélag Selfoss
Nickname	Selfyssingar
Sport	Athletics Football Gymnastics Handball Judo Motocross Weightlifting Swimming Taekwondo
Founded	1 June 1936; 88 years ago (1936-06-01)
Team history	UMF Tíbrá (1936-1937) UMF Selfoss (1937-present)
Chairman	Viktor Stefán Pálsson[1]
Website	umfs.is

Ungmennafélag Selfoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈuŋkˌmɛnːaˌfjɛːˌlaːɣ ˈsɛlˌfɔsː], 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

• John Johnson
• Marvin Valdimarsson

Women's basketball

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

Titles

• 1. deild kvenna: 2006

Football

Men's football

Main article: Selfoss 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

• 1. deild karla: 2009
• 2. deild karla: 1966, 1978, 1985, 1993

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. Nation Player 1 GK  ISL Stefán Þór Ágústsson 2 MF  ISL Ívan Breki Sigurðsson 3 MF  ISL Reynir Freyr Sveinsson 4 DF  ISL Oskar Wasilewski 5 MF  ISL Jón Vignir Pétursson 6 DF  ESP Adrián Sánchez 7 MF  ISL Aron Darri Auðunsson 8 MF  ISL Ingvi Rafn Óskarsson 10 FW  ENG Gary Martin 11 MF  UKR Albert Gatilov 12 GK  ISL Arnór Elí Kjartansson 14 MF  ISL Aron Fannar Birgisson

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  ISL Alexander Vokes 17 MF  ISL Valdimar Jóhannsson 19 MF  ESP Gonzalo Zamorano 20 MF  ISL Guðmundur Tyrfingsson 21 MF  ISL Aron Einarsson 22 DF  ISL Þorsteinn Aron Antonsson 23 DF  ISL Þór Llorens Þórðarson 24 DF  ISL Elfar Ísak Halldórsson 25 FW  ISL Sesar Örn Harðarson 28 GK  ISL Þorkell Ingi Sigurdsson 45 FW  ISL Þorlákur Breki Þ. Baxter 77 DF  ISL Hrannar Snær Magnússon 99 MF  ISL Óliver Þorkelsson

Women's football

Main article: Selfoss 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

• Icelandic Cup: 2019

Handball

Men's handball

Main article: Selfoss 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

• Icelandic champions: 2019
• 1. deild karla: 1998, 2001, 2010
• 2. deild karla: 1987

Women's handball

Main article: Selfoss women's handball

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.

External links

• Official home page: Selfoss.net