Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir

Fjölnir
Full nameUngmennafélagið Fjölnir
Founded1988 (1988)
GroundFjölnisvöllur,
Reykjavík
Capacity1,030 (700 seated)
ChairmanJón Karl Ólafsson
ManagerÁsmundur Arnarsson
League1. deild karla
20241. deild karla, 3rd of 12
Websitehttp://www.fjolnir.is

Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈuŋkˌmɛnːaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈfjœlnɪr̥], lit.'Fjölnir Youth Club'[a]), commonly known as Fjölnir, is a multi-sport club from Iceland. The club is located in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík. The club was founded in 1988 under the original name Ungmennafélagið Grafarvogur (Grafarvogur Youth Club); however, because another team already had the abbreviation UMFG, the name was changed to Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir, commonly referred to as Fjölnir. A total of nine sports are practised at the club: football, basketball, handball, taekwondo, karate, tennis, swimming, athletics and gymnastics. Chess is also played at the club. Each one of these sports has their own department with their own board but all are under the main board and the club office.

Football

Men's football

Current squad

As of 13 May 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  ISL Reynir Haraldsson
4 MF  ISL Júlíus Már Júlíusson
5 DF  ISL Dagur Austmann Hilmarsson
6 MF  ISL Sigurvin Reynisson
7 MF  ISL Dagur Ingi Axelsson
8 MF  ISL Óliver Dagur Þórlacius
9 FW  ISL Máni Hilmarsson
10 MF  ISL Axel Freyr Hardarson
11 FW  ISL Jónatan Gudni Arnarsson
14 MF  ISL Daníel Ingvar Ingvarsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ISL Orri Þórhallsson
17 DF  ISL Vilhjálmur Yngvi Hjálmarsson
20 DF  ISL Bjarni Þór Hafstein
22 DF  ISL Baldvin Þór Berndsen
25 GK  ISL Sigurjón Daði Harðarson
26 GK  ISL Halldór Snær Georgsson
27 MF  ISL Sölvi Sigmarsson
29 MF  ISL Guðmundur Karl Guðmundsson
37 MF  ISL Mikael Breki Jörgensson
88 MF  ISL Kristófer Dagur Arnarsson

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Trophies and achievements

Women's football

As of 30 June 2023, Fjölnir women's football competes in 2. deild kvenna, the third tier of women's football in Iceland.[1]

Current squad

As of 30 June 2023.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
 ISL Alda Ólafsdóttir
 ISL Aldís Tinna Traustadóttir
 ISL Aníta Björg Sölvadóttir
 ISL Anna María Bergþórsdóttir
 ISL Elvý Rut Búadóttir
GK  ISL Elínóra Ýr Kristjánsdóttir
 ISL Emilía Sif Sævarsdóttir
 ISL Eva María Smáradóttir
 ISL Ester Lilja Harðardóttir
 ISL Freyja Dís Hreinsdóttir
 ISL Guðlaug Ásgeirsdóttir
30  ISL Guðrún Bára Sverrisdóttir
 ISL Harpa Sól Sigurðardóttir
 ISL Hrafnhildur Árnadóttir
No. Pos. Nation Player
 ISL Júlía Katrín Baldvinsdóttir
GK  USA Katelyn Kellogg
 ISL Lovísa María Hermannsdóttir
 ISL Lára Ósk Albertsdóttir
 ISL Marta Björgvinsdóttir
 ISL María Sól Magnúsdóttir
 ISL Oddný Sara Helgadóttir
 ISL Petra Hjartardóttir
 ISL Sara Sif Bulinh Jónsdóttir
 ISL Tinna Sól Þórsdóttir
 ISL Ísabella Sara Halldórsdóttir
 ISL Íris Pálsdóttir
 ISL Ólöf Kristjana Þorvaldsdóttir
 ISL Þórunn Eva Ármann

Trophies and achievements

Basketball

Men's basketball

Trophies and achievements

Women's basketball

Trophies and achievements

Ice hockey

On 28 September 2018, Skautafélagið Björninn folded with Fjölnir overtaking all its departments, assets and debts.[4] On 2 March 2024, Fjölnir women's team won its first national championship after beating SA Ásynjur, three games to one, in the championship finals.[5][6]

Women's ice hockey

Trophies and achievements

Footnotes

  1. ^ Ungmennafélagið is the definite form of Ungmennafélag, meaning "the youth club".

References

  1. ^ "Aðildarfélag - Fjölnir" [Membership association - Fjölnir]. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Okkar Leikmenn Tímabilið 2023" [Our players, 2023 season] (in Icelandic). Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Íslandsmeistarar í kvennaflokkum" [Icelandic champions in women's categories] (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (28 September 2018). "Fjölnir tekur við starfsemi Bjarnarins". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Fjölnir Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta skipti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ Almarr Ormarsson (2 March 2024). "Fjölnir er Íslandsmeistari kvenna í íshokkí". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 March 2024.