Ungmennafélagið Snæfell Explained

Clubname:Ungmennafélagið Snæfell
Fullname:Ungmennafélagið Snæfell
Shortname:Snæfell
City:Stykkishólmur, Iceland
Colours:Red, White, Blue
Website:Snaefell

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

Basketball

Men's basketball

See main article: Snæfell men's basketball. 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

See main article: Snæfell women's basketball. 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

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]

External links

Notes and References

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