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Ungmennafélagið Katla
Ungmennafélagið Katla logo
Founded
  • 20 June 1970; 54 years ago (1970-06-20)
    as Ungmennafélagið Drangur
  • 17 May 2008; 16 years ago (2008-05-17)
    as Ungmennafélagið Katla
LocationVík í Mýrdal, Iceland
Websitewww.umfkatla.wix.com

Ungmennafélagið Katla is a sports club located in Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland.

History

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Ungmennafélagið Katla was founded on 17 May 2008, when Ungmennafélagið Drangur and Ungmennafélagið Dyrhólaey merged.[1]

Basketball

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In 2004, Ungmennafélagið Drangur won the 2. deild karla after beating ÍA in the playoffs final, 79–68, and gained promotion to the second-tier 1. deild karla.[2] The team played two seasons in the 1. deild karla, finishing with a 6–12 record in both the 2004-2005[3] and 2005–2006 season.[4]

Katla men's basketball team competed in the 2. deild karla during the 2011–2012 season. It finished 8th in group A.[5]

Recent seasons

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Season Tier League Pos. W–L Playoffs Icelandic Cup
As Drangur
2003–04 3 2. deild karla Group 6 1st 11–1 Champions DNP
2004–05 2 1. deild karla 7th 6–12 DNQ 1st Round
2005–06 2 1. deild karla 6th 6–12 DNQ 1st Round
2006–07 3 2. deild karla Group 5 5th 3–13 DNQ 1st Round
As Katla
2011–12 3 2. deild karla Group A 8th 4–12 DNQ 1st Round

Source

Notable players

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Titles

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1 as Ungmennafélagið Drangur

References

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  1. ^ "Ungmennafélagið Katla". usvs.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Mikill fögnuður í Vík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 30 March 2004. p. 46. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "1. deild karla 2005". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ^ "1. deild karla 2006". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ "2. deild karla (2012 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 24 June 2019.