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Snæfell men's basketball

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Snæfell
Leagues2. deild karla
Founded1964; 60 years ago (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

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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

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European record

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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

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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

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References

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  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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