Ungmennafélag BolungarvÃÂkur (, ), also known as simply UMFB or BolungarvÃÂk, is a multi-sport club based in BolungarvÃÂk, Iceland. It was founded on 1 April 1907 and its first chairman was Jóhann Jónsson. During its history it has had departments in basketball, chess, Esports, football, skiing and swimming amongst others.
UMFB's basketball department was founded in 1989. It played in the second-tier 1. deild karla during the 1989âÂÂ1990 season, finishing 9th. In 1992, it won the 2. deild karla after beating Gnúpverjar in the playoffs. ÃÂFL had originally defeated UMFB during the group stage of the playoffs and Gnúpverjar in the finals. However, ÃÂFL had used an illegal player and as an result of an official complaint, UMFB was awarded a 2âÂÂ0 victory which meant they finished with the best record in their group and faced Gnúpverjar in the finals rematch. It again played in the 1. deild for the 1992âÂÂ1993 season but finished last and were relegated back to 2. deild.
Managers since 1989:
In January 2021, UMFB started an Esports department.
From 2006 to 2016, UMFB fielded a joint team with Boltafélag ÃÂsafjarðar, called BÃÂ/BolungarvÃÂk. In 2008 the team was promoted to 2. deild karla and in 2010 to 1. deild karla. In October 2010 the team hired Guðjón ÃÂórðarson as their manager. In 2016 Boltafélag ÃÂsafjarðar merged into ÃÂþróttafélagið Vestri along with Skellur (Volleyball), Sundfélagið Vestri (Swim) and KFà(Basketball).
UMFB fielded a joint team with Boltafélag ÃÂsafjarðar periodically from 2006 under the name BÃÂ/BolungarvÃÂk. The team last played during the 2015 season in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna when it fielded a joint team with ÃÂþróttafélag ReykjavÃÂkur under the name ÃÂR/BÃÂ/BolungarvÃÂk.