Ungmennafélagið Katla

Ungmennafélagið Katla
Founded	20 June 1970; 54 years ago (1970-06-20) as Ungmennafélagið Drangur 17 May 2008; 16 years ago (2008-05-17) as Ungmennafélagið Katla
Location	Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland
Website	www.umfkatla.wix.com

Ungmennafélagið Katla (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈuŋkˌmɛnːaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈkʰahtla], lit. 'Katla Youth Club'[a]) is a sports club located in Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland.

History

Ungmennafélagið Katla was founded on 17 May 2008, when Ungmennafélagið Drangur and Ungmennafélagið Dyrhólaey merged.[1]

Basketball

In 2004, Ungmennafélagið Drangur won the 2. deild karla after beating ÍA in the playoffs final, 79–68, and gained promotion to the second-tier 1. deild karla.[2] The team played two seasons in the 1. deild karla, finishing with a 6–12 record in both the 2004-2005[3] and 2005–2006 season.[4]

Katla men's basketball team competed in the 2. deild karla during the 2011–2012 season. It finished 8th in group A.[5]

Recent seasons

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	W–L	Playoffs	Icelandic Cup
As Drangur
2003–04	3	2. deild karla Group 6	1st	11–1	Champions	DNP
2004–05	2	1. deild karla	7th	6–12	DNQ	1st Round
2005–06	2	1. deild karla	6th	6–12	DNQ	1st Round
2006–07	3	2. deild karla Group 5	5th	3–13	DNQ	1st Round
As Katla
2011–12	3	2. deild karla Group A	8th	4–12	DNQ	1st Round

Source

Notable players

• Björn Ægir Hjörleifsson
• Justin Shouse
• Jason Harden

Titles

• 2. deild karla
  • Winners: 2004^1

^1 as Ungmennafélagið Drangur

Footnotes

1. Ungmennafélagið is the definite form of Ungmennafélag, meaning "the youth club".

References

1. "Ungmennafélagið Katla". usvs.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
2. "Mikill fögnuður í Vík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 March 2004. p. 46. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
3. "1. deild karla 2005". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
4. "1. deild karla 2006". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
5. "2. deild karla (2012 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 24 June 2019.