Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur
{{For|the settler of Borg á Mýrum, father of Egill Skallagrímsson|Skalla-Grímr}}
{{infobox sports club
| fullname = Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur
| short_name = Skallagrímur
| founded = 3 December 1916
| city = Borgarnes
| ground =
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Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur ({{IPA|is|ˈuŋkˌmɛnːaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈskatlaˌkriːmʏr̥}}, {{lit|Skallagrímur Youth Club}}{{efn|Ungmennafélagið is the definite form of Ungmennafélag, meaning "the youth club".}}), known as UMF Skallagrímur or just Skallagrímur, is a multi-sports club from Borgarnes, Iceland. It was founded on 3 December 1916.{{cite news |title=Fagnaður á laugardaginn í tilefni 100 ára afmælis Skallagríms |url=https://timarit.is/page/7159124 |access-date=4 May 2021 |work=Skessuhorn |date=30 November 2016 |page=23 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |title=Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur í Borgarnesi fimmtíu ára |url=https://timarit.is/page/2811793 |access-date=4 May 2021 |work=Þjóðviljinn |date=13 December 1966 |page=6 |language=Icelandic}} Each sport has its own division with a separate board, football, basketball, badminton, swimming, weightlifting and athletics. Unusually for a sports club, there is a non-sport division, for acting (theatre), with the club staging a play every year.
Basketball
Men's basketball
{{Main|Skallagrímur men's basketball}}
Skallagrímur men's basketball is the men's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur.
Women's basketball
{{Main|Skallagrímur women's basketball}}
Skallagrímur women's basketball is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur. It won the national championship in 1964. In 2017 it made it to the Icelandic Basketball Cup finals where it lost to Keflavík, 65–62.[http://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2017/02/11/keflavik_bikarmeistari_i_14_sinn/ Keflavík bikarmeistari í 14. sinn]
Football
=Men's football=
{{Main|Skallagrímur men's football}}
The men's football team won the third-tier 2. deild karla in 1983 and 1994. in 1996, the team was promoted to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla where it played one season before being relegated back to 1. deild karla.{{cite news |author1=Magnús Már Einarsson |title=Skallagrímur ekki með í þriðju deildinni í sumar |url=http://www.fotbolti.net/fullStory.php?id=124099 |access-date=4 June 2018 |work=fotbolti.net |date=4 April 2012 |language=is}}
Footnotes
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References
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External links
- {{in lang|is}} [http://www.skallagrimur.is Official website]
- {{in lang|is}} [http://www.kki.is/widgets_team.asp?league_id=191&season_id=11973&team_id=1735 KKÍ: Skallagrímur - kki.is]
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