Ungmennafélagið Afturelding Explained

Clubname:Afturelding
Fullname:Ungmennafélagið Afturelding
Ground:Varmárvollur,
Mosfellsbær
Capacity:300
Manager:Magnús Már Einarsson
League:1. deild karla
Season:2023
Position:1. deild karla, 2nd of 12
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Ungmennafélagið Afturelding, commonly known as Afturelding or UMFA, is a professional Icelandic multi-sports club from the town of Mosfellsbær located just north of the capital Reykjavík. The club was founded in 1909 and today is primarily known for its handball, football and volleyball teams.

Football

The team plays their home games at artificial pitch Varmárvöllur in Mosfellsbær. The club played previously on a grass pitch at Varmárvöllur but since 2018 all home games have been on the artificial pitch. The club also has large grass training ground at Tungubakkar.

Men's football

History

In 2005, the club signed future national team goalkeeper Hannes Þór Halldórsson.[1]

In 2007, former Manchester United reserve player Aaron Burns[2] played two games for Afturelding and scored one goal[3] before returning to England.[4]

Afturelding got promoted to the first deild in 2008 but got relegated again in 2009. In 2012, Afturelding finished number five in 2. deild after having a chance of getting promoted before the last round of the league. The team also had a decent cup run which ended when Afturelding lost 3–2 against premier league club Fram at Varmárvöllur. After ten years in 2. deild Afturelding got promoted again by winning the 2. deild in 2018. In 2019 the team finished number eight in the 1. division.

Titles

2018

1986, 1999Source

Notable players

Current squad

Women's football

As of the 2018 season, Afturelding fields a joint team with Fram in the 1. deild kvenna.[5] In September 2021, the team was promoted to the top-tier Besta-deild kvenna after finishing second in the 1. deild kvenna.[6] In April 2022, former Afturelding player and singer Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir, known by her stage name GDRN, signed a 3-year deal to become one of Afturelding women's team primary sponsors.[7]

Titles

1995Source

Notable players

Handball

Men's handball

See main article: UMF Afturelding (men's handball). Afturelding's men's handball team won its only national championship in 1999.[8] As of the 2018–2019 season, it plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla.[9]

Titles

1999

1952, 1955, 1959, 1993, 2007, 2014

Source

Women's handball

As of the 2018–2019 season, Afturelding women's team plays in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.[10]

Volleyball

Men's volleyball

Titles

Women's volleyball

Afturelding women's team advanced to the Úrvalsdeild finals for the first time in 2012.[12] It won the national championship in 2012, 2014 and 2016.[13]

Titles

Notes and References

  1. News: Elvar Geir Magnússon . Hannes Þór í markið hjá Aftureldingu . 19 January 2023 . . 2 April 2005 . Icelandic . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119202535/https://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=23758 . live .
  2. News: Andri Fannar Stefánsson . Framherji Man Utd í raðir Aftureldingar (Staðfest) . 2 September 2018 . . 14 June 2007 . is . 3 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180903013326/https://fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=48646 . live .
  3. Web site: Aaron Burns – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands . ksi.is . . 2 September 2018 . is . 2 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220928/https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/$PlayerDetails/FirstTier/?leikmadur=205774 . live .
  4. News: Magnús Már Einarsson . Aaron Burns farinn frá Aftureldingu . 2 September 2018 . . 27 June 2007 . is . 2 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220904/https://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=48982 . live .
  5. Web site: Íslandsmót – Inkasso-deild kvenna – 2018 – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands . ksi.is . . 2 September 2018 . is . 19 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180619163856/https://www.ksi.is/mot/stakt-mot/?motnumer=37369 . live .
  6. News: KR og Afturelding upp í Pepsi Max deild kvenna . 27 February 2022 . ksi.is . . 10 September 2021 . Icelandic . 27 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227095031/https://www.ksi.is/um-ksi/frettir/frettasafn/frett/2021/09/10/KR-og-Afturelding-upp-i-Pepsi-Max-deild-kvenna/ . live .
  7. News: Aron Guðmundsson . GDRN og Afturelding gera þriggja ára samning . 9 April 2022 . . 7 April 2022 . Icelandic . 8 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220408180219/https://www.frettabladid.is/sport/gdrn-og-afturelding-gera-thriggja-ara-samning/ . live .
  8. News: Björn Ingi Hrafnsson . Bergsveinn reið baggamuninn . 2 September 2018 . . 27 April 1999 . B5 . is . 2 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220727/http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1933564 . live .
  9. Web site: Íslandsmót – Grill 66 deild karla . hsi.is . . 2 September 2018 . is . 2 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220755/http://hsi.is/motamal/motayfirlit/stodutafla/?mot=3080 . live .
  10. Web site: Íslandsmót – Grill 66 deild kvenna . hsi.is . . 2 September 2018 . is . 2 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220940/http://hsi.is/motamal/motayfirlit/stodutafla/?mot=3084 . live .
  11. News: Skúli Unnar Sveinsson . Afturelding bikarmeistari í blaki karla . 2 September 2018 . . 9 April 2017 . is . 3 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180903045646/https://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2017/04/09/afturelding_bikarmeistari_i_blaki_karla/ . live .
  12. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Afturelding komin í úrslit í blaki kvenna í fyrsta sinn . 2 September 2018 . . 17 April 2012 . is . 3 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180903013516/http://www.visir.is/g/2012120419147 . live .
  13. News: Skúli Unnar Sveinsson . Afturelding Íslandsmeistari . 2 September 2018 . . 26 April 2016 . is . 3 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180903013517/https://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2016/04/26/afturelding_islandsmeistari_4/ . live .

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