Ungmennafélagið Afturelding

The club was founded in 1909 and today is primarily known for its handball, football and volleyball teams.

Afturelding

Full name	Ungmennafélagið Afturelding
Founded	11 April 1909; 115 years ago (1909-04-11)
Ground	Varmárvollur, Mosfellsbær
Capacity	300
Manager	Magnús Már Einarsson
League	1. deild karla
2023	1. deild karla, 2nd of 12
Home colours Away colours

The team plays their home games at artificial pitch Varmárvöllur in Mosfellsbær. The club played previously on a grass pitch at Varmárvöllur but since 2018 all home games have been on the artificial pitch. The club also has large grass training ground at Tungubakkar.

Men's football

History

In 2005, the club signed future national team goalkeeper Hannes Þór Halldórsson.

In 2007, former Manchester United reserve player Aaron Burns played two games for Afturelding and scored one goal before returning to England.

Afturelding got promoted to the first deild in 2008 but got relegated again in 2009. In 2012, Afturelding finished number five in 2. deild after having a chance of getting promoted before the last round of the league. The team also had a decent cup run which ended when Afturelding lost 3–2 against premier league club Fram at Varmárvöllur. After ten years in 2. deild Afturelding got promoted again by winning the 2. deild in 2018. In 2019 the team finished number eight in the 1. division.^{[citation needed]}

Titles

• 2. deild karla: 2018
• 3. deild karla: 1986, 1999

Source

Notable players

•   Hannes Þór Halldórsson
•   Helgi Sigurðsson

Current squad

As of 11 September 2023

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   UKR Yevhen Halchuk 2 MF   ISL Gunnar Bergmann Sigmarsson 4 MF   ISL Bjarni Páll Runólfsson 5 DF   ISL Rúrik Gunnarsson (on loan from KR) 6 DF   ISL Aron Elí Sævarsson 7 MF   ISL Ásgeir Marteinsson 8 MF   ISL Guðfinnur Þór Leósson 9 FW   ISL Andri Freyr Jónasson 10 MF   ISL Kári Steinn Hlífarsson 11 FW   ISL Arnór Gauti Ragnarsson 12 GK   ISL Arnar Dadi Jóhannesson 13 DF   DEN Rasmus Christiansen 14 MF   ISL Jökull Jörvar Þórhallsson

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF   ISL Hjörvar Sigurgeirsson 16 FW   ISL Bjartur Bjarmi Barkarson 17 MF   ISL Ásgeir Frank Ásgeirsson 19 DF   ISL Sævar Atli Hugason 21 MF   ISL Elmar Kári Enesson Cogic 22 MF   DEN Oliver Bjerrum Jensen (on loan from Randers FC) 25 MF   ISL Georg Bjarnason 26 FW   ISL Hrafn Guðmundsson 32 DF   ISL Sindri Sigurjónsson 34 DF   ISL Enes Þór Enesson Cogic 40 DF   ISL Rikhardur Smári Gröndal 77 MF   POR Ivo Braz — DF   ISL Oliver Beck Bjarkason

Women's football

As of the 2018 season, Afturelding fields a joint team with Fram in the 1. deild kvenna. In September 2021, the team was promoted to the top-tier Besta-deild kvenna after finishing second in the 1. deild kvenna. In April 2022, former Afturelding player and singer Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir, known by her stage name GDRN, signed a 3-year deal to become one of Afturelding women's team primary sponsors.

Titles

• 1. deild kvenna: 1995

Source Archived 22 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine

Notable players

•   Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir
•   Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir
•   Mist Edvardsdóttir
•   Brittany Matthews

Men's handball

Afturelding's men's handball team won its only national championship in 1999. As of the 2018–2019 season, it plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla.

Titles

• Icelandic champions: 1999
• 1. deild karla: 1952, 1955, 1959, 1993, 2007, 2014
• 2. deild karla: 1985

Source Archived 25 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine

Women's handball

As of the 2018–2019 season, Afturelding women's team plays in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.

Men's volleyball

Titles

• Icelandic Cup: 2017

Women's volleyball

Afturelding women's team advanced to the Úrvalsdeild finals for the first time in 2012. It won the national championship in 2012, 2014 and 2016.

Titles

• Icelandic champions: 2012, 2014, 2016
• Icelandic Cup: 2015, 2016, 2017