Snæfell
Leagues2. deild karla
Founded1964 (1964)
HistorySnæfell
1964–present
ArenaÍþróttahúsið Stykkishólmi
LocationStykkishólmur, Iceland
Team colorsRed, White, Blue
     
PresidentGunnar Svanlaugsson [1]
Head coachHalldór Steingrímsson
Championships1 Úrvalsdeild karla
Websitesnaefell.is

Snæfell men's basketball, commonly known as Snæfell, is the men's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Snæfell,[2] based in Stykkishólmur, Iceland.[3]

History

Snæfell won its first and only national championship in 2010, when it defeated Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild karla finals.[4] It won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2008[5] and 2010.[6] On 27 September 2020, Snæfell withdrew its men's team from competition due to lack of players and financial difficulties.[7]

Honors

European record

Season Competition Round Opponent Away Home Aggregate
1993–94 FIBA European Champions Cup 1Q Republic of Ireland St. Vincent's 75–78 79–77 154–155

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.

Coaches

References

  1. Félög Snæfell
  2. Deildir
  3. Félög Snæfell
  4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (29 April 2010). "Umfjöllun: Snæfellingar tryggðu sér fyrsta meistaratitilinn með stæl". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. "Snæfell bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 February 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  6. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (8 April 2014). "Níræðir herramenn sjá um að flagga á leikdögum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. Sindri Sverrisson (28 September 2020). "Snæfell hættir rétt fyrir mót - Erfiðleikar í rekstri og mönnun". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  8. "Meistaratitlar karla". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. "Saga Bikarúrslita KKÍ". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  10. "Meistarar meistaranna karla". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  11. "Saga Fyrirtækjabikars karla og kvenna". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  12. "1. deild karla". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  13. "Vladimir rekinn frá Snæfell". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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