Laugdælir

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Ungmennafélag Laugdæla
NicknameLaugdælir
Founded5 March 1908; 116 years ago (1908-03-05)
LocationLaugarvatn, Iceland
ArenaÍþróttahúsið á Laugarvatni
ColorsOrange, Black
   

Ungmennafélag Laugdæla, commonly known as Laugdælir, is a sports club located at Laugarvatn in the southern part of Iceland. It was founded on 5 March 1908.[1]

Basketball

Laugdælir
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
HistoryLaugdælir
1975–2002
Selfoss/Laugdælir
2002–2003
Laugdælir
2003–2016
Hrunamenn/Laugdælir

2016–2017
Laugdælir
2017–present
ArenaÍþróttahúsið á Laugarvatni
LocationLaugarvatn, Iceland
Team colorsOrange, Black
   

Men´s basketball

Recent history

In March 1983, Laugdælir finished first in its group in

Icelandic Basketball Federation decided that if the teams would once again finish tied, the team with the best scoring record would finish first.[4] The fourth playoff was held from 30 April to 2 May and there Laugdælir won both KFÍ and Breiðablik convincingly and were crowned 2. deild karla champions.[5]

In 2016 they finished with the best record in Division III[6] but lost to Gnúpverjar in the D3 finals. They still achieved promotion to Division II.[7]

In 2016-2017 they had a joint team with neighbouring club Hrunamenn and posted the best record in Division II[8] and defeated Gnúpverjar in the D2 Finals, claiming the Division II championship and a promotion to Division I.[9][10]

Laugdælir is the team that has won the most Division II championships (4).

Trophies

1As Laugdælir/Hrunamenn, a joint team with Hrunamenn

Notable players

Notable coaches

Women's basketball

Laugdælir women's team participated in the top-tier 1. deild kvenna during the 1981-1982 season.[12]

Notable players

External links

References

  1. ^ "Umf. Laugdælir". Héraðsskjalasafn (in Icelandic). 30 October 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Þrjú jöfn í Keflavík". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 15 March 1983. p. 9. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Aftur jafnt í 2. deild". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 29 March 1983. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Úrslit í 4. sinn í 2. deild í körfu". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 28 April 1983. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ^ Samúel Örn Erlingsson (3 May 1983). "Að lokum fóru Laugdælir upp". Tíminn (in Icelandic). p. 11. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  6. ^ 3. deild 2015-2016
  7. ^ Gnúpverjar Íslandsmeistarar 3. deildar karla í körfubolta í ár!
  8. ^ 2. deild karla 2016-2017
  9. ^ Iceland 2. deild karla - kki.is Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Hrunamenn/Laugdælir sigurvegarar í 2. deild karla
  11. ^ Samúel Örn Erlingsson (3 May 1983). "Að lokum fóru Laugdælir upp". Tíminn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Stórmót í körfubolta". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 October 1981. Retrieved 27 August 2018.