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

Bolungarvík Bolungarvík (, regionally also ) is a small town and the only built-up area in the municipality of Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður in the northwest of Iceland, located on the Westfjords peninsula, approximately from the town of Ísafjörður and from ...

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

. 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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skiing Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International S ...

and

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amongst others.

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

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 ...

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 *

Borce Ilievski Borce Ilievski (born August 3, 1972) is a Macedonian-Icelandic professional basketball coach. In 2019 he was named the Úrvalsdeild karla Coach of the Year after guiding ÍR to the Úrvalsdeild finals. Coaching career In 2006, Ilievski was hired ...

2012

Notable players

Baldur Ingi Jónasson Baldur Ingi Jónasson (born 15 July 1972) is an Icelandic former basketball coach and player. He formerly coached Úrvalsdeild clubs Stjarnan and KFÍ. As a player, he spent 9 seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla with KFÍ and Þ ...

* Birgir Örn Birgisson * Hjörtur Oddsson *

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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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. In 2008 the team was promoted to 2. deild karla and in 2010 to 1. deild karla. In October 2010 the team hired

Guðjón Þórðarson Guðjón Þórðarson (; born 14 September 1955), known in the United Kingdom as Gudjon Thordarson, is an Icelandic football manager and former player. He has previously been manager of Iceland, Icelandic clubs ÍA, KA, KR, Keflavík, BÍ/Bo ...

as their manager. In 2016 Boltafélag Ísafjarðar merged into

Íþróttafélagið Vestri Íþróttafélagið Vestri (, ), known as Vestri, is an Icelandic multi-sports club based in northern Westfjords. The club was formed in 2016 from the merger of KFÍ The Vestri men's basketball team, commonly known as Vestri, is a basketball te ...

along with Skellur (Volleyball), Sundfélagið Vestri (Swim) and

KFÍ The Vestri men's basketball team, commonly known as Vestri, is a basketball team based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. The club was founded in 1965 as Körfuknattleiksfélag Ísafjarðar and held that name until it merged with newly founded Íþrótta ...

(Basketball).

Notable players

Andri Rúnar Bjarnason Andri Rúnar Bjarnason (born 12 November 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stjarnan. In 2017, he tied the Besta deild karla single season goal record with 19 goals. The following year, he debuted for the I ...

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 Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur (, ), commonly known as ÍR, is an Icelandic multi-sport club, based in the suburb of Breiðholt in Reykjavík. It has teams in football, handball, basketball, athletics, tenpin bowling, skiing, karate, taekwondo and ...

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