Ungmennafélagið Snæfell

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Ungmennafélagið Snæfell
Full nameUngmennafélagið Snæfell
Short nameSnæfell
Founded23 October 1938; 85 years ago (1938-10-23)
Based inStykkishólmur, Iceland
ColoursRed, White, Blue
     
WebsiteSnaefell

Ungmennafélagið Snæfell, simply known as Snæfell, is a sport club in Stykkishólmur, Iceland. There are four divisions: basketball, football, Swimming and Golf.[1]

Basketball[edit]

Men's basketball[edit]

Snæfell men's team made it to the Úrvalsdeild finals in 2004, 2005 and 2008 before winning the national championship in 2010.[2]

Women's basketball[edit]

Snæfell women's team won the national championship three times in a row, in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[3] In 2017, it lost to Keflavík in the finals.[4]

Football[edit]

Snæfell men's team plays in the 4. deild karla, the fifth tier of Icelandic football, and in the Icelandic Football Cup. On May 16, 2012, Snæfell lost to Haukar 0-31 in the Football Cup.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Snæfell - Deildir
  2. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (29 April 2010). "Umfjöllun: Snæfellingar tryggðu sér fyrsta meistaratitilinn með stæl". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (8 November 2017). "Margir héldu að þetta gæti ekki gengið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ Kristján Jónsson (26 April 2017). "Keflavík Íslandsmeistari kvenna í körfuknattleik". mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  5. ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (16 May 2012). "Haukar unnu 31-0 í bikarkeppni KSÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (17 May 2012). "Þjálfari Snæfells eftir 0-31 tap: Þetta var mjög gaman". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 July 2018.

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