Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir, commonly known as Fjölnir, is a multi-sport club from
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
. The club is located in
Grafarvogur
Grafarvogur () is among the largest residential districts of Reykjavík, Iceland. It is a relatively new neighbourhood, major construction began in the late 1980s and continued well into the 1990s.
Neighbourhoods
The district includes 14 neighbour ...
,
Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...
. The club was founded in 1988 under the original name ; however, because another team already had the abbreviation UMFG, the name was changed to , commonly referred to as . A total of nine sports are practised at the club: football, basketball, handball, taekwondo, karate, tennis, swimming, athletics and gymnastics. Chess is also played at the club. Each one of these sports has their own department with their own board but all are under the main board and the club office.
Football
Men's football
Current squad
Out on loan
Trophies and achievements
*
1. deild karla (1):
**
2013
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Basketball
Men's basketball
Trophies and achievements
*
Icelandic Second Division:
**2001–02
Women's basketball
Trophies and achievements
*
Division I (2):
**2007, 2010
Ice hockey
On 28 September 2018,
Skautafélagið Björninn merged into Fjölnir who overtook all its departments, assets and debts.
References
External links
Official website
KKÍ: Fjölnir – kki.is
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Football clubs in Iceland
Football clubs in Reykjavík
Multi-sport clubs in Iceland
Sports clubs established in 1988
Sport in Reykjavík
1988 establishments in Iceland
Ice hockey teams in Iceland
Ice hockey clubs established in 1990
Icelandic Hockey League