Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll
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| Full name | Ungmennafélag Tindastóll |
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| Short name | Tindastóll |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Based in | Sauðárkrókur |
| Colours | Blue, Red, White |
| Website | tindastóll.is |
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Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈuŋkˌmɛnːaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈtʰɪntaˌstoutl̥], lit. 'Tindastóll Youth Club'[a]), commonly known as Tindastóll, is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1907 and based in Sauðárkrókur. Tindastóll is a multisport club and is best known for its men's basketball team which plays in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.
Basketball
[edit]Tindastóll men's basketball team advanced to the Úrvalsdeild karla Finals in 2015 and 2018, losing to KR both times.[1][2] On January 13, 2018, the club won its first major title when it beat KR in the Icelandic Basketball Cup finals.[3][4]
Football
[edit]Tindastóll's football department fields teams in both the men's and women's league.[5] In September 2020, Tindastóll women's team achieved promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in its history.[6]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Ungmennafélagið is the definite form of Ungmennafélag, meaning "the youth club".
References
[edit]- ^ Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Tindastóll - KR 81-88 | KR meistari annað árið í röð
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (13 January 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Tindastóll 69-96 - Tindastóll bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (14 January 2018). "Komnir með titlauppskriftina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Aðildarfélag - Tindastóll". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Sögulegt afrek Tindastóls". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
