Ungmennafélagið Sindri
Basketball team in Höfn, Iceland
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Ungmennafélagið Sindri (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈuŋkˌmɛnːaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈsɪntrɪ], lit. 'Sindri Youth Club'[a]), commonly known as Sindri, is an Icelandic multi-sports club from the town of Höfn located on the east coast of Iceland. It fields departments in basketball, football, gymnastics, swimming, track & field and volleyball.[2]
| Full name | Ungmennafélagið Sindri |
|---|---|
| Short name | Sindri |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Colours | Red, White |
| Chairman | Lárus Páll Pálsson [1] |
| Website | umfsindri.is |
Basketball
| Ungmennafélagið Sindri | |
|---|---|
| Leagues | (M) 1. deild karla (W) 2. deild kvenna |
| Arena | Ice Lagoon Höllin |
| Location | Höfn, Iceland |
| Team colors | Red, White |
| Head coach | (M) Israel Martín |
Men's basketball
History
After a hiatus, Sindri's basketball department was re-started in 2005 with the arrival of Arnar Guðjónsson and Skúli Ingibergur Þórarinsson.[3] On April 14, 2018, Sindri won Division II and achieved promotion to Division I.[4] In May 2018, the club hired Mike Smith, the former assistant coach of the Luxembourg men's national basketball team, as their head coach.[5] On 1 February 2019, the team parted ways with Smith after the team winning only 1 if its 15 games. Skúli Ingibergur Þórarinsson took over from Smith on interim basis.[6] In June 2021 the club hired former Úrvalsdeild Karla Coach of the Year Israel Martín as head coach.[7]
Trophies and achievements
- Division II
- Winners (1): 2018
- Division III
- Winners (1): 2017
Notable players
Andrée Michelsson
Gerald Robinson
Ivan Delgado
Coaches
- Arnar Guðjónsson 2005–2007
Yima Chia-Kur 2017- Hallmar Hallsson 2017–2018
- Mike Smith 2018–2019
- Skúli Ingibergur Þórarinsson 2019
- Halldór Steingrímsson 2019–2020[8]
Pedro Garcia Rosado 2020–2021[9]- Israel Martín 2021–present
Women's basketball
Sindri women's team currently played in 2. deild kvenna during the 2018–2019 season.[10]
Football
| Full name | Ungmennafélagið Sindri | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1934 | ||
| Ground | Jökulfellsvöllurinn, Höfn, Iceland | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Manager | (M) Óli Stefán Flóventsson (W) Vaselin K.Chilingirov | ||
| League | (M) 3. deild karla (W) 2. deild kvenna | ||
| (M) 2025 (W) 2023 | (M) 3. deild karla, 9th of 12 (W) 2. deild kvenna, 10th | ||
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Sindri's men's team currently plays in 3. deild karla while its women's team plays in 1. deild kvenna.
Men's football
Trophies and achievements
- Division III
- Winners (3): 1998, 2012, 2022
- Runner-up (1): 2005
Footnotes
- Ungmennafélagið is the definite form of Ungmennafélag, meaning "the youth club".
