UMF Selfoss
Encyclopedia
UMF Selfoss is an Icelandic football (soccer)
club. It is located in a town called Selfoss
in South-Iceland
with a population of approximately 6500.
, athletics, team handball
, judo
, football (soccer)
, weightlifting, swimming
, taekwondo
and motocross
).
The football division within the club was established in 1955. From 1955 to 1993 the team played in 1. deild karla
(2nd level in pyramid), 2. deild (3rd level in pyramid) and 3. deild (4th level in pyramid). From 1993 to 2007 the team played in 2. deild, but were always close to being promoted.
In the summer of 2007 the team were finally promoted to 1. deild. In the summer of 2008 (the football season in Iceland is played from May to September due to harsh winter) the team was 1 point and 8 goals from being promoted to Úrvalsdeild (1st level in pyramid).
In the summer of 2009 the team won 1. deild and were finally promoted to Úrvalsdeild for the first time. In the team's debut season in Úrvalsdeild, the 2010 season, the team was relegated to 1. deild. Before the 2010 season the club's board decided to hire a retired and well known Icelandic football player, Guðmundur Benediktsson, as the team's new head coach. Guðmundur had no experience as a football coach and the summer was very difficult for him and the unexperienced team which was based on young local players. For the spring transfer period in 2010 the team only received 2 young players which was not enough to bring the club to higher standard. On 13 October 2010 the club announced that former Icelandic national team coach Logi Ólafsson
had been signed as a new head coach on a two year contract. In his first season as the teams coach, in the summer of 2011, the team was promoted back to Úrvalsdeild, ending the season in 2nd place (2 teams are promoted in each division).
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club. It is located in a town called Selfoss
Selfoss (town)
Selfoss is a town in southern Iceland on the banks of Ölfusá river.It is part, and seat, of the municipality Árborg. The Ring Road runs through the town on its way between Hveragerði and Hella...
in South-Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
with a population of approximately 6500.
History
UMF Selfoss (simply known as Selfoss) was established in June 1st 1936 as a general sports club for young men and women. Today, the club has divisions for 9 sports activities (gymnasticsGymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, athletics, team handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
, football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, weightlifting, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
and motocross
Motocross
Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
).
The football division within the club was established in 1955. From 1955 to 1993 the team played in 1. deild karla
1. deild karla
1. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the second division in the Icelandic football league system. The league was founded in 1955 and current champions are ÍA....
(2nd level in pyramid), 2. deild (3rd level in pyramid) and 3. deild (4th level in pyramid). From 1993 to 2007 the team played in 2. deild, but were always close to being promoted.
In the summer of 2007 the team were finally promoted to 1. deild. In the summer of 2008 (the football season in Iceland is played from May to September due to harsh winter) the team was 1 point and 8 goals from being promoted to Úrvalsdeild (1st level in pyramid).
In the summer of 2009 the team won 1. deild and were finally promoted to Úrvalsdeild for the first time. In the team's debut season in Úrvalsdeild, the 2010 season, the team was relegated to 1. deild. Before the 2010 season the club's board decided to hire a retired and well known Icelandic football player, Guðmundur Benediktsson, as the team's new head coach. Guðmundur had no experience as a football coach and the summer was very difficult for him and the unexperienced team which was based on young local players. For the spring transfer period in 2010 the team only received 2 young players which was not enough to bring the club to higher standard. On 13 October 2010 the club announced that former Icelandic national team coach Logi Ólafsson
Logi Ólafsson
Logi Ólafsson is an Icelandic football coach. As of 13 October 2010 he is the head coach of top division football team Selfoss. His last position before was as the manager of KR Reykjavík in Iceland. He was also in charge of the Iceland national team between 1996 and 1997, and then as a joint...
had been signed as a new head coach on a two year contract. In his first season as the teams coach, in the summer of 2011, the team was promoted back to Úrvalsdeild, ending the season in 2nd place (2 teams are promoted in each division).
Players
(Captain)Links
- Official home page: www.umfs.is/knattspyrna
- Un-official supporters page: selfoss.org