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 Grindavík () is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula (Iceland), Southern Peninsula of Iceland not far from the tuya Þorbjörn (mountain), Þorbjörn. It is one of the few cities with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in ...

in Iceland. It won the

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

in 1997 and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2008 and 2015.

Recent history

In April 2019, Grindavík defeated 1. deild kvenna champions Fjölnir, 3-0, in the promotion playoffs for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild. 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

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. In 2021, Grindavík defeated 1. deild kvenna champions

Njarðvík Njarðvík () is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400. History In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær. T ...

, 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.

Honors

Úrvalsdeild * Winners (1): 1997 Icelandic Basketball Cup * Winners (2): 2008, 2015

Icelandic Super Cup The Icelandic Men's Super Cup (Icelandic: ''Meistarakeppni karla'') is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic Cup holders (or, if the same team holds both titles, between the title-holde ...

* Winners (1): 1997 1. deild kvenna * Winners (1): 2012 Icelandic Company Cup * Winners (1): 2001 Source
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Notable players

* Birna Valgarðsdóttir * Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir *

Embla Kristínardóttir Ingunn Embla Kristínardóttir (born 27 October 1995) is an Icelandic basketball player. She won the Icelandic championship in 2013 with Keflavík. The same year, she debuted for the Icelandic national basketball team. In 2023, she won her seco ...

* Erla Reynisdóttir * Erla Þorsteinsdóttir * Hildur Sigurðardóttir * Ingibjörg Jakobsdóttir * Íris Sverrisdóttir * Jessica Gaspar * Jovana Stefánsdóttir * Ólöf Helga Pálsdóttir * María Ben Erlingsdóttir * Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir *

Penny Peppas Penni Ann Peppas (born July 2, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first foreign born professional player in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna, where she won multiple national championships and scoring title ...

* Petrúnella Skúladóttir *

Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir (born 23 November 1988) is an Icelandic former basketball player. During her career, she has won the Icelandic championship two times, in 2006 and 2007, and the Icelandic Basketball Cup four times. She is the Úrv ...

* Svandís Anna Sigurðardóttir * Tamara Bowie *

Tamara Stocks Tamara Stocks Lee (born January 29, 1979), née Tamara Stocks, is an American former college and professional basketball player who was a forward (basketball), forward and center (basketball), center in the Women's National Basketball Association ...

Coaches

* Richard Ross 1986–1987 * Brad Casey 7-11 1987–1988 * Douglas Harvey 1988–1989 *

Guðmundur Bragason Guðmundur Bragason (born 21 April 1967) is a former Icelandic professional basketball player and coach. He spent most of his career with Grindavík in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild, winning the national championship there in 1996. Icelandic Natio ...

1989–1990 * Ellert S. Magnússon 1990–1991 * Dan Krebbs 1991–1992 * Pálmi Ingólfsson 1992 * Dan Krebbs 4-5 1992–1993 * Pálmi Ingólfsson 1993 * Nökkvi Már Jónsson 1993–1994 * Nökkvi Már Jónsson 1994–1995 *

Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson is an Icelandic former basketball coach and former basketball player. As a coach, he has won three Icelandic men's championships and has guided his team to the Icelandic national finals a record seven times. Friðrik was t ...

1995–1996 * Ellert S. Magnússon 1996–1997 * Jón Guðmundsson 1997–1998 * Pétur Rúrik Guðmundsson 1998 * Ellert S. Magnússon 1998–1999 * Alexander Ermolinskij 1999–2000 *

Páll Axel Vilbergsson Páll Axel Vilbergsson (born 4 January 1978) is an Icelandic former basketball player who played for 22 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla and was a two time national champion. He was also a member of the Icelandic national team from 1996 to 200 ...

2000 * Pétur Rúrik Guðmundsson2000–2001 * Unndór Sigurðsson 2001–2002 * Eyjólfur Guðlaugsson 2002–2003 * Pétur K. Guðmundsson 2003–2004 * Örvar Þór Kristjánsson 2004 * Henning Henningsson 2004–2005 * Unndór Sigurðsson 2005–2007 * Igor Beljanski 2007-08 * Pétur Rúrik Guðmundsson 2008–2009 * Jóhann Þór Ólafsson 2009–2011 * Unknown 2011–2012 * Bragi Magnússon 2012 * Ellert Magnússon 2012 * Crystal Smith 2012–2013 * Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson 2013–2014 * Lewis Clinch 2014 *

Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (born 23 May 1975) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player for the Icelandic national basketball team. He previously coached Keflavík women's team where he won the national championship in 2017. As a coach ...

2014–2015 * Daníel Guðni Guðmundsson 2015–2016 * Björn Steinar Brynjólfsson 2016 * Bjarni Magnússon 2016–2017 *

2017 * Angela Rodriguez 2017-2018 * Ólöf Helga Pálsdóttir 2018 * Jóhann Árni Ólafsson 2018–2020 * Ólöf Helga Pálsdóttir 2020–2021 * Þorleifur Ólafsson 2021–present Source
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References

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