Grindavík women's basketball

The Grindavík women's basketball team, commonly known as Grindavík or UMFG for short, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur multi-sport club, based in the town of Grindavík in Iceland. [2] It won the national championship in 1997[3][4] and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2008[5] and 2015.[6]

Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur
Leagues1. deild kvenna
ArenaRöstin
LocationGrindavík, Iceland
Team colorsYellow, blue, white
     
PresidentIngibergur Þór Jónasson [1]
Head coachÓlöf Helga Pálsdóttir
Championships1 Úrvalsdeild kvenna
2 Icelandic Basketball Cup
WebsiteUMFG.is

History

In April 2019, Grindavík defeated 1. deild kvenna champions Fjölnir, 3-0, in the promotion playoffs for a seat in the Úrvalsdeild.[7]

Honors

Úrvalsdeild

  • Winners (1): 1997

Icelandic Basketball Cup

  • Winners (2): 2008, 2015

Icelandic Super Cup

  • Winners (1): 1997

1. deild kvenna

  • Winners (1): 2012

Icelandic Company Cup

  • Winners (1): 2001

Source

Notable players

Coaches

Source

References

  1. Stjórn UMFG
  2. Félög - Grindavík
  3. "Stúlkurnar í Grindavík fóru alla leið og unnu titilinn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 April 1997. p. 21. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (2 April 1997). "Ævintýrin gerast enn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  5. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (25 February 2008). "Bikarinn til Grindavíkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 5. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. Anton Ingi Leifsson (21 February 2015). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Grindavík - Keflavík 68-61 - Grindavík bikarmeistari kvenna 2015!". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  7. Anton Ingi Leifsson (10 April 2019). "Grindavík í Dominos-deildina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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