Ungmennafélagið Katla Explained

Ungmennafélagið Katla
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Founded:	as Ungmennafélagið Drangur as Ungmennafélagið Katla
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Location:	Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland

Ungmennafélagið Katla is a sports club located in Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland.

History

Ungmennafélagið Katla was founded on 17 May 2008, when Ungmennafélagið Drangur and Ungmennafélagið Dyrhólaey merged.^[1]

Basketball

In 2004, Ungmennafélagið Drangur won the 2. deild karla after beating ÍA in the playoffs final, 79–68, and gained promotion to the second-tier 1. deild karla.^[2] The team played two seasons in the 1. deild karla, finishing with a 6–12 record in both the 2004-2005^[3] and 2005–2006 season.^[4]

Katla men's basketball team competed in the 2. deild karla during the 2011–2012 season. It finished 8th in group A.^[5]

Recent seasons

Season	Tier	League				Icelandic Cup
As Drangur
2003–04	3	2. deild karla Group 6	1st	11–1	Champions	DNP
2004–05	2	1. deild karla	7th	6–12	DNQ	1st Round
2005–06	2	1. deild karla	6th	6–12	DNQ	1st Round
2006–07	3	2. deild karla Group 5	5th	3–13	DNQ	1st Round
As Katla
2011–12	3	2. deild karla Group A	8th	4–12	DNQ	1st Round

Source

Notable players

• Björn Ægir Hjörleifsson
• Justin Shouse
• Jason Harden

Titles

• 2. deild karla
  • Winners: 2004¹

¹ as Ungmennafélagið Drangur

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ungmennafélagið Katla . usvs.is . 24 June 2019 . Icelandic.
2. News: Mikill fögnuður í Vík . 25 August 2019 . . 30 March 2004 . 46 . Icelandic.
3. Web site: 1. deild karla 2005 . kki.is . . 25 August 2019 . Icelandic.
4. Web site: 1. deild karla 2006 . kki.is . . 25 August 2019 . Icelandic.
5. Web site: 2. deild karla (2012 Tímabil) . kki.is . . 24 June 2019 . Icelandic.