Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur
Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur logo
LeaguesÚrvalsdeild karla
HistoryGrindavík
(1972–present)
ArenaRöstin
LocationGrindavík, Iceland
Team colorsYellow, blue, white
     
Head coachJóhann Þór Ólafsson
Assistant(s)Jóhann Árni Ólafsson
Championships3 Úrvalsdeild karla
WebsiteUMFG.is

The Grindavík men's basketball team, commonly known as Grindavík or UMFG for short, is the men's team of the basketball department of Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur multi-sport club, based in the town of Grindavík in Iceland. [1] It has won three national championships, in 1993, 2012 and 2013.[2]

Recent history

In February 2020, Grindavík went to the Icelandic Cup Finals where it lost to Stjarnan.[3]

Honors

Úrvalsdeild

  • Winners (3): 1996, 2012, 2013

Icelandic Basketball Cup

  • Winners (5): 1995, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2014

Company Cup

  • Winners (3): 2000, 2009, 2011

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

Managers since 1987:

Source

European record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1994–95 FIBA Korać Cup 1Q Sweden Borås Basket 96–108 105–97 201–205

References

  1. Félög - Grindavík
  2. Úrvalsdeild karla
  3. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2020). "Leik lokið: Grindavík - Stjarnan 75-89 - Stjörnumenn bikarmeistarar annað árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (16 April 2015). "Jóhann tekur við Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 April 2019). "Daníel Guðni tekur við karlaliði Grindavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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