Ungmennafélagið Víkingur

Ungmennafélagið Víkingur, also known as U.M.F. Víkingur or Víkingur Ólafsvík, is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Ólafsvík located on the west coast of Iceland situated on the western end of the Snæfellsnes. It was founded on 6 October 1928.[1][2]

U.M.F. Víkingur
Full nameUngmennafélagið Víkingur
Founded6 October 1928
GroundÓlafsvíkurvöllur, Ólafsvík
Capacity1,130
ChairmanJóhann Pétursson
ManagerBrynjar Kristmundsson
League2. deild karla
20232. deild karla, 5th of 12

Football

Men's football

Víkingur men's football team played in the Úrvalsdeild karla, the Icelandic top tier, for the first time in 2013.

History

The team has spent most of its history in the lowest league, but were promoted to the second tier for the 1975 season, but were instantly relegated back to the third tier, then the lowest tier. They didn't participate every season until recently, sending a merged team with other clubs from Snæfellsnes on occasion, and were last part of such a merger in the 2002 season. They sent a team under their name for the 2003 season and were instantly promoted to 2. deild karla, where they played in 2004 and were promoted again. They finished the 2005 1. deild karla season in a respectable fifth and stayed in that division until 2009, when they were relegated. They won the 2. deild in 2010 to bounce straight back up, finishing 4th, their best ever, in 2011. In the 2012 season Víkingur finished 2nd in the league, 9 points ahead of 3rd, to be promoted to the top tier for the first time. They played in the Úrvalsdeild for the first time in 2013. The team got relegated the following season but will play again in the top division in 2016, after having won the 2015 1. deild karla.

Current squad

As of 14 August 2022

Former players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iceland ISL Konrað Ragnarsson
3 DF Iceland ISL Mikael Hrafn Helgason
5 DF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Eli Keke
25 DF Iceland ISL Brynjar Óttar Jóhannsson
4 DF Serbia SRB Uros Mladenović
2 DF Spain ESP Adrián Sánchez
7 MF Iceland ISL Ívar Reynir Antonsson
21 MF Iceland ISL Maxymilian Bochra
20 MF Spain ESP Carlos Casanovas
24 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Anel Crnac
23 MF Iceland ISL Ísak Máni Guðjónsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF Spain ESP Luis Romero Jorge
21 MF Iceland ISL Arnór Siggeirsson
9 MF Iceland ISL Andri Þór Sólbergsson
17 MF Iceland ISL Brynjar Vilhjálmsson
16 FW Iceland ISL Bjartur Bjarmi Barkarson
26 FW Iceland ISL Asmer Begić
22 FW Iceland ISL Björn Axel Guðjónsson
11 FW England ENG Reece Mitchell
 
18 Iceland ISL Leo Örn Þrastarson

For details of current and former players, see Category:Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players.

Basketball

Men's basketball

Víkingur men's basketball team last played in the 2. deild karla during the 2012-2013 season when it finished last in Group A.[3]

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W L PTS F A Pos Playoffs Icelandic Cup
League
2010-2011[4] 2. deild Group B 1468121013/1142 5th DNQ R2
2011-2012[5] 2. deild Group A 16881610931125 1st R1 R2
2012-2013[3] 2. deild Group A 1401406871109 1st DNQ N/A

References

  1. "Ungmennafélagið Víkingur er 90 ára". Skessuhorn (in Icelandic). 10 October 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  2. Rúnar Marvinsson (28 November 1973). "Starfsemin hefur margfaldazt síðustu árin!". Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 10. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. "2. deild karla (2013 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. "2. deild karla (2011 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. "2. deild karla (2012 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 30 January 2021.


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