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UMF Selfoss
Full nameUngmennafélag Selfoss
NicknameSelfyssingar
SportAthletics

Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Motocross
Weightlifting
Swimming

Taekwondo
Founded1 June 1936; 88 years ago (1936-06-01)
Team historyUMF Tíbrá (1936-1937)
UMF Selfoss (1937-present)
ChairmanViktor Stefán Pálsson[1]
Websiteumfs.is

Ungmennafélag Selfoss, commonly known as Selfoss or UMF Selfoss, is an Icelandic multisport club, located in the town of Selfoss in the Southern Region. In May 2019, the Selfoss men's handball team won the national handball championship for the first time.[2] In August 2019, the women's football team added the club's second major title in one year when it won the Icelandic Football Cup.[3]

History

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Ungmennafélag Selfoss (English: Selfoss' Youth Club) was established on 1 June 1936, as a general sports club for young men and women under the name Ungmennafélagið Tíbrá. On 26 January 1937 its name was changed to Ungmennafélag Selfoss.[4] Today, the club has departments for nine sports activities (gymnastics, athletics, team handball, judo, association football, weightlifting, swimming, taekwondo and motocross).

Basketball

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Men's basketball

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Notable players

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Women's basketball

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In 2006, a joint team of Hamar and Selfoss, called Hamar/Selfoss, won the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.

Titles

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Football

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Men's football

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The Selfoss men's football team has played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla two times, during the 2010 and 2012 seasons, being relegated both times.

Titles

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Current squad

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As of 11 September 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iceland ISL Stefán Þór Ágústsson
2 MF Iceland ISL Ívan Breki Sigurðsson
3 MF Iceland ISL Reynir Freyr Sveinsson
4 DF Iceland ISL Oskar Wasilewski
5 MF Iceland ISL Jón Vignir Pétursson
6 DF Spain ESP Adrián Sánchez
7 MF Iceland ISL Aron Darri Auðunsson
8 MF Iceland ISL Ingvi Rafn Óskarsson
10 FW England ENG Gary Martin
11 MF Ukraine UKR Albert Gatilov
12 GK Iceland ISL Arnór Elí Kjartansson
14 MF Iceland ISL Aron Fannar Birgisson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Iceland ISL Alexander Vokes
17 MF Iceland ISL Valdimar Jóhannsson
19 MF Spain ESP Gonzalo Zamorano
20 MF Iceland ISL Guðmundur Tyrfingsson
21 MF Iceland ISL Aron Einarsson
22 DF Iceland ISL Þorsteinn Aron Antonsson
23 DF Iceland ISL Þór Llorens Þórðarson
24 DF Iceland ISL Elfar Ísak Halldórsson
25 FW Iceland ISL Sesar Örn Harðarson
28 GK Iceland ISL Þorkell Ingi Sigurdsson
45 FW Iceland ISL Þorlákur Breki Þ. Baxter
77 DF Iceland ISL Hrannar Snær Magnússon
99 MF Iceland ISL Óliver Þorkelsson

Women's football

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In August 2019, the Selfoss women's football team won its first major trophy when it defeated KR in the Icelandic Cup final.[5]

Titles

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Handball

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Men's handball

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In 2019, the Selfoss men's handball team won it first Icelandic Championships title when they beat Haukar 3–1 in the championship finals series.

Titles

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Women's handball

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References

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  1. ^ "Aðalstjórn UMF.Selfoss". selfoss.net. Ungmennafélag Selfoss. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (22 May 2019). "Selfoss Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (17 August 2019). "Sjáðu sigurfögnuð Selfyssinga og bikarinn fara á loft". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Um félagið". selfoss.net (in Icelandic). Ungmennafélagið Selfoss. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (17 August 2019). "Sjáðu sigurfögnuð Selfyssinga og bikarinn fara á loft". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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