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Ungmennafélagið Afturelding

Ungmennafélagið Afturelding

Ungmennafélagið Afturelding, commonly known as Afturelding or UMFA, is an 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.

Afturelding
Full nameUngmennafélagið Afturelding
Founded11 April 1909 (1909-04-11)
GroundVarmárvollur,
Mosfellsbær
Capacity2,500
ChairmanPétur Magnússon
ManagerArnar Hallsson
League
  1. deild karla
20181st in 2. deild karla
Home colours
Away colours

Football

The team plays their home games at Varmárvöllur in Mosfellsbær. The club also has an artificial pitch which is used during the winter and also a large training ground at Tungubakkar.

Men's football

As of the 2018 season, the club's senior men's football team plays in the 2. deild karla, the third tier of Icelandic football.[1]

The club's senior men's team has played in the second deild for the last few years. The team 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.

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] Other notable former players at Afturelding are Icelandic national team keeper Hannes Þór Halldórsson and also Atli Heimisson, Boban Ristic, Gunnar Rafn Borgþórsson, Magnús Einarsson and Þorvaldur Árnason.

Titles

    1. deild karla: 1986, 1999

Source [13]

Women's football

As of the 2018 season, Afturelding fields a joint team with Fram in the 1. deild kvenna.[5]

Titles

    1. deild kvenna: 1995

Source [14]

Notable players

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x|Iceland|h15|w21|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir

Handball

Men's handball

Afturelding's men's handball team won its only national championship in 1999.[6] As of the 2018-2019 season, it plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla.[7]

Titles

  • Icelandic champions: 1999

    1. deild karla: 1952, 1955, 1959, 1993, 2007, 2014
    1. deild karla: 1985

Source [15]

Women's handball

As of the 2018-2019 season, Afturelding women's team plays in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.[8]

Volleyball

Men's volleyball

Titles

  • Icelandic Cup: 2017[9]

Women's volleyball

Afturelding women's team advanced to the Úrvalsdeild finals for the first time in 2012.[10] It won the national championship in 2012, 2014 and 2016.[11]

Titles

  • Icelandic champions: 2012, 2014, 2016

  • Icelandic Cup: 2015, 2016, 2017

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.ksi.is"Íslandsmót - 2. deild karla - 2018 - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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[2]
Citation Linkfotbolti.netAndri Fannar Stefánsson (14 June 2007). "Framherji Man Utd í raðir Aftureldingar (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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[3]
Citation Linkwww.ksi.is"Aaron Burns - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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[4]
Citation Linkwww.fotbolti.netMagnús Már Einarsson (27 June 2007). "Aaron Burns farinn frá Aftureldingu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
Oct 1, 2019, 5:57 PM
[5]
Citation Linkwww.ksi.is"Íslandsmót - Inkasso-deild kvenna - 2018 - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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[6]
Citation Linktimarit.isBjörn Ingi Hrafnsson (27 April 1999). "Bergsveinn reið baggamuninn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B5. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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[7]
Citation Linkhsi.is"Íslandsmót - Grill 66 deild karla". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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[8]
Citation Linkhsi.is"Íslandsmót - Grill 66 deild kvenna". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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[9]
Citation Linkwww.mbl.isSkúli Unnar Sveinsson (9 April 2017). "Afturelding bikarmeistari í blaki karla". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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[10]
Citation Linkwww.visir.isÓskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 April 2012). "Afturelding komin í úrslit í blaki kvenna í fyrsta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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[11]
Citation Linkwww.mbl.isSkúli Unnar Sveinsson (26 April 2016). "Afturelding Íslandsmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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[12]
Citation Linkwww.afturelding.isOfficial Website
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[13]
Citation Linkgamli.ksi.isSource
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[14]
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[15]
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[16]
Citation Linkwww.ksi.is"Íslandsmót - 2. deild karla - 2018 - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands"
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[17]
Citation Linkfotbolti.net"Framherji Man Utd í raðir Aftureldingar (Staðfest)"
Oct 1, 2019, 5:57 PM
[18]
Citation Linkwww.ksi.is"Aaron Burns - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands"
Oct 1, 2019, 5:57 PM
[19]
Citation Linkwww.fotbolti.net"Aaron Burns farinn frá Aftureldingu"
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[20]
Citation Linkwww.ksi.is"Íslandsmót - Inkasso-deild kvenna - 2018 - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands"
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