Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur, also known as simply UMFB or Bolungarvík, is a multi-sport club based in Bolungarvík,

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. It was founded on 1 April 1907 and its first chairman was Jóhann Jónsson. During its history it has had departments in

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Basketball

Men's basketball

History

UMFB's basketball department was founded in 1989. It played in the second-tier 1. deild karla during the 1989–1990 season, finishing 9th. In 1992, it won the

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after beating Gnúpverjar in the playoffs. ÍFL had originally defeated UMFB during the group stage of the playoffs and Gnúpverjar in the finals. However, ÍFL had used an illegal player and as an result of an official complaint, UMFB was awarded a 2–0 victory which meant they finished with the best record in their group and faced Gnúpverjar in the finals rematch. It again played in the 1. deild for the 1992–1993 season but finished last and were relegated back to 2. deild.

Honours

(1): **1991-92

Head coaches

Managers since 1989: *Guðjón Már Þorsteinsson *Richard Ray Clark *Helgi Pálsson 2000–2002 *Sigurður Þ. Stefánsson 2002–2003 *Karl Jónsson 2003–2004 *Birgir Olgeirsson 2004–2005 *Neil Shiran Þórisson 2010, 2011–2012 *Þórir Guðmundsson 2010–2011 *

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2012

Notable players

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* Hjörtur Oddsson *

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* Pétur Már Sigurðsson

Esports

History

In January 2021, UMFB started an Esports department.

Football

Men's football

History

From 2006 to 2016, UMFB fielded a joint team with ''Boltafélag Ísafjarðar'', called

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(Basketball).

Notable players

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Women's football

History

UMFB fielded a joint team with ''Boltafélag Ísafjarðar'' periodically from 2006 under the name

. The team last played during the 2015 season in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna when it fielded a joint team with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur under the name ÍR/BÍ/Bolungarvík.

References

External links

Official web siteKKÍ.is team site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolungarvik 1907 establishments in Iceland Basketball teams in Iceland Basketball teams established in 1989 Football clubs in Iceland Multi-sport clubs in Iceland Sport in Westfjords