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Ungmennafélagið Þróttur (, ), commonly known as Þróttur Vogum (), is an Icelandic
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from the town of Vogar.


Basketball


Men's basketball

In 2007, Þróttur men's team won the
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and were promoted to the second-tier 1. deild karla. The following season, it finished last in the 1. deild karla and were relegated back to 2. deild karla. After not fielding a team for several seasons, Þróttur returned to the national tournament in 2020 and registered a team in the
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. In 2022, the team finished as the runner-up in the
2. deild karla 2. deild karla () is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. The current champions are Afturelding from Mosfellsbær, who won their 1st title in 2018. The division was started in 1966 as th ...
. The following season, Þróttur went undefeated through the regular season and playoffs, winning the league and achieving promotion to the second-tier 1. deild karla.


Notable players


Honors

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2. deild karla 2. deild karla () is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. The current champions are Afturelding from Mosfellsbær, who won their 1st title in 2018. The division was started in 1966 as th ...
: **Winners: 2007, 2023


Football


Men's football

In 2017, the men's football team finished second in the
3. deild karla 3. deild karla (e. Men's Third division) is a football league in Iceland. It is the fourth level in the Icelandic football league system. The league was reformed into a 10-team double round-robin tournament for the 2013 season, with the introduc ...
and was promoted to the third tier of Icelandic football for the first time in the club's history. In July 2020, the team hired former Icelandic international player Hermann Hreiðarsson as its manager. Later that month, former English international player
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served as an assistant for Hermann during one game.


Honors

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3. deild karla 3. deild karla (e. Men's Third division) is a football league in Iceland. It is the fourth level in the Icelandic football league system. The league was reformed into a 10-team double round-robin tournament for the 2013 season, with the introduc ...
: **''Runner-up'': 2017


Current squad


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