Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir

Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir, 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 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, these are football, basketball, handball, teakwondo, 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.

Fjölnir
Full nameUngmennafélagið Fjölnir
Founded1988
GroundFjölnisvöllur,
Reykjavík
Capacity1,030 (700 seated)
ChairmanJón Karl Ólafsson
ManagerÁsmundur Arnarsson
LeaguePepsi Deildin
2018Pepsi Deildin, 11th of 12th (Relegated)
WebsiteClub website

Football

Men's football

Current squad
As of 20 April 2017

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  CRO Mario Tadejević
4 MF  ISL Gunnar Már Gudmundsson
6 DF  SRB Igor Tasković
7 MF  ISL Bojan Stefán Ljubicic
8 MF  CRO Igor Jugović
9 FW  ISL Þórir Guðjónsson
10 FW  ISL Ægir Jarl Jónasson
11 MF  ISL Birnir Snær Ingason
12 GK  ISL Þórður Ingason
13 MF  ISL Anton Freyr Ársælsson
15 MF  ISL Tryggvi Magnússon
16 DF  ISL Tumi Guðjónsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  ISL Magnús Pétur Bjarnason
19 MF  ISL Hallvarður Óskar Sigurðarson
22 MF  ISL Kristján Örn Marko Stosic
23 MF  ISL Jónas Breki Svavarsson
24 DF  ISL Torfi Tímoteus Snorrason
25 MF  ISL Þorgeir Ingvarsson
26 MF  ISL Sigurjón Már Markússon
27 MF  ISL Ingimundur Níels Óskarsson
28 DF  ISL Hans Viktor Guðmundsson
30 GK  ISL Jökull Blængsson

Out on loan

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  ISL Steinar Örn Gunnarsson (at ÍR until 1 October 2017)
14 DF  ISL Ísak Atli Kristjánsson (at Leiknir R. until 1 October 2017)
20 MF  ISL Ásgrímur Þór Bjarnason (at Selfoss until 1 October 2017)
21 FW  ISL Ingibergur Kort Sigurðsson (at Njarðvík until 1 October 2017)

Trophies and achievements

Basketball

Men's basketball
Main article: Fjölnir men's basketball

Trophies and achievements

Women's basketball
Main article: Fjölnir women's basketball

Trophies and achievements

Ice Hockey

On 28 September 2018, Skautafélagið Björninn merged into Fjölnir who overtook all its departments, assets and debts.[1]

References
  1. Valur Páll Eiríksson (28 September 2018). "Fjölnir tekur við starfsemi Bjarnarins". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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