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 name	Ungmennafélagið Afturelding
Founded	11 April 1909; 113 years ago (1909-04-11)
Ground	Varmárvollur, Mosfellsbær
Capacity	300
Manager	Magnús Már Einarsson
League	1. deild karla
2022	8th in 1. deild karla
Home colours Away colours

Football

The team plays their home games at artificial pitch Varmárvöllur in Mosfellsbær. The club played previously on a grass pitch at Varmárvöllur but since 2018 all home games have been on the artificial pitch. The club also has large grass training ground at Tungubakkar.

Men's football

History

In 2005, the club signed future national team goalkeeper Hannes Þór Halldórsson.^[1]

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]

Afturelding 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. After ten years in 2. deild Afturelding got promoted again by winning the 2. deild in 2018. In 2019 the team finished number eight in the 1. division.^{[citation needed]}

Titles

• 2. deild karla: 2018
• 3. deild karla: 1986, 1999

Source

Notable players

•   Hannes Þór Halldórsson
•   Helgi Sigurðsson

Current squad

As of 14 August 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   ESP Esteve Peña — DF   ISL Oliver Beck Bjarkason — DF   ISL Elmar Kári Enesson Cogic — DF   ISL Sigurður Kristján Friðriksson — DF   ISL Ísak Atli Kristjánsson — DF   ISL Aron Elí Sævarsson — DF   ISL Gísli Martin Sigurðsson — DF   ISL Sindri Sigurjónsson — MF   ISL Ásgeir Frank Ásgeirsson — MF   ISL Georg Bjarnason — MF   ISL Enes Þór Enesson Cogic — MF   ISL Hallur Flosason — MF   ISL Ýmir Halldórsson

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   ISL Kári Steinn Hlífarsson — MF   ISL Andi Hoti — MF   ISL Sævar Atli Hugason — MF   ISL Guðfinnur Þór Leósson — MF   ISL Gunnar Bergmann Sigmarsson — MF   ISL Sigurður Gísli Bond Snorrason — MF   ISL Jökull Jörvar Þórhallsson — FW   BEL Marciano Aziz (on loan from Eupen) — FW   ISL Hrafn Guðmundsson — FW   ESP Javier Ontiveros — FW   ESP Pedro Vázquez —   POL Oskar Wasilewski

Women's football

As of the 2018 season, Afturelding fields a joint team with Fram in the 1. deild kvenna.^[5] In September 2021, the team was promoted to the top-tier Besta-deild kvenna after finishing second in the 1. deild kvenna.^[6]

Titles

• 1. deild kvenna: 1995

Source

Notable players

•   Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir
•   Mist Edvardsdóttir

Handball

Men's handball

Afturelding's men's handball team won its only national championship in 1999.^[7] As of the 2018–2019 season, it plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla.^[8]

Titles

• Icelandic champions: 1999
• 1. deild karla: 1952, 1955, 1959, 1993, 2007, 2014
• 2. deild karla: 1985

Source

Women's handball

As of the 2018–2019 season, Afturelding women's team plays in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.^[9]

Volleyball

Men's volleyball

Titles

• Icelandic Cup: 2017^[10]

Women's volleyball

Afturelding women's team advanced to the Úrvalsdeild finals for the first time in 2012.^[11] It won the national championship in 2012, 2014 and 2016.^[12]

Titles

• Icelandic champions: 2012, 2014, 2016
• Icelandic Cup: 2015, 2016, 2017

References

1. Elvar Geir Magnússon (2 April 2005). "Hannes Þór í markið hjá Aftureldingu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
2. Andri Fannar Stefánsson (14 June 2007). "Framherji Man Utd í raðir Aftureldingar (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
3. "Aaron Burns - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
4. Magnús Már Einarsson (27 June 2007). "Aaron Burns farinn frá Aftureldingu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
5. "Íslandsmót - Inkasso-deild kvenna - 2018 - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
6. "KR og Afturelding upp í Pepsi Max deild kvenna". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
7. Björn Ingi Hrafnsson (27 April 1999). "Bergsveinn reið baggamuninn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B5. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
8. "Íslandsmót - Grill 66 deild karla". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
9. "Íslandsmót - Grill 66 deild kvenna". hsi.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
10. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (9 April 2017). "Afturelding bikarmeistari í blaki karla". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
11. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 April 2012). "Afturelding komin í úrslit í blaki kvenna í fyrsta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
12. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (26 April 2016). "Afturelding Íslandsmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.

External links

• Official Website