# Ungmennafélagið Afturelding

Ungmennafélagið Afturelding (Icelandic pronunciation:, lit. 'Dawn Youth Club'), commonly known as Afturelding or UMFA, is a professional Icelandic multi-sports club from the town of Mosfellsbær located just north of the capital Reykjavík. The club was founded in 1909 and today is primarily known for its handball, football and volleyball teams.

## Football

The team plays their home games at artificial pitch Varmárvöllur in Mosfellsbær. The club played previously on a grass pitch at Varmárvöllur but since 2018 all home games have been on the artificial pitch. The club also has large grass training ground at Tungubakkar.

### Men's football
#### History

In 2005, the club signed future national team goalkeeper Hannes Þór Halldórsson.
In 2007, former Manchester United reserve player Aaron Burns played two games for Afturelding and scored one goal before returning to England.
Afturelding got promoted to the first deild in 2008 but got relegated again in 2009. In 2012, Afturelding finished number five in 2. deild after having a chance of getting promoted before the last round of the league. The team also had a decent cup run which ended when Afturelding lost 3–2 against premier league club Fram at Varmárvöllur. After ten years in 2. deild Afturelding got promoted again by winning the 2. deild in 2018. In 2019 the team finished number eight in the 1. division.

#### Titles

* 2. deild karla: 2018
* 3. deild karla: 1986, 1999
Source

#### Notable players

* Hannes Þór Halldórsson
* Helgi Sigurðsson

#### Current squad

    As of 1 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ISL | Arnar Dadi Jóhannesson |
| 2 | MF | ISL | Gunnar Bergmann Sigmarsson |
| 4 | MF | ISL | Bjarni Páll Runólfsson |
| 6 | DF | ISL | Aron Elí Sævarsson |
| 7 | MF | ISL | Aron Jóhannsson |
| 8 | DF | ISL | Aron Jónsson |
| 9 | FW | ISL | Andri Freyr Jónasson |
| 10 | MF | ISL | Elmar Kári Enesson Cogic |
| 11 | FW | ISL | Arnór Gauti Ragnarsson |
| 16 | FW | ISL | Bjartur Bjarmi Barkarson |
| 17 | MF | ISL | Ásgeir Frank Ásgeirsson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | ISL | Sævar Atli Hugason |
| 22 | MF | DEN | Oliver Bjerrum Jensen |
| 23 | MF | ISL | Sigurpáll Melberg Pálsson |
| 24 | GK | ISL | Jökull Andrésson (on loan from Reading) |
| 25 | MF | ISL | Georg Bjarnason |
| 26 | DF | ISL | Enes Þór Enesson Cogic |
| 34 | FW | ISL | Patrekur Orri Guðjónsson |
| 40 | DF | ISL | Rikhardur Smári Gröndal |
| 77 | DF | ISL | Hrannar Snær Magnússon |
| — | MF | ISL | Valgeir Árni Svansson |

#### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | MF | ISL | Breki Freyr Gíslason (at Hvíti) |
| 5 | DF | ISL | Oliver Beck Bjarkason (at Hvíti) |
| 12 | GK | ISL | Birkir Haraldsson (at Hvíti) |
| — | DF | ISL | Sindri Sigurjónsson (at Hvíti) |
| — | MF | ISL | Júlíus Valdimar Guðjónsson (at Hvíti) |
| — | MF | ISL | Trausti Þráinsson (at Hvíti) |

### Women's football

As of the 2018 season, Afturelding fields a joint team with Fram in the 1. deild kvenna. In September 2021, the team was promoted to the top-tier Besta-deild kvenna after finishing second in the 1. deild kvenna. In April 2022, former Afturelding player and singer Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir, known by her stage name GDRN, signed a 3-year deal to become one of Afturelding women's team primary sponsors.

#### Titles

* 1. deild kvenna: 1995
Source Archived 22 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine

#### Notable players

* Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir
* Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir
* Mist Edvardsdóttir
* Brittany Matthews
* Jade Gentile

## Handball
### Men's handball

Afturelding's men's handball team won its only national championship in 1999.

#### Titles

* Icelandic champions: 1999
* 1. deild karla: 1952, 1955, 1959, 1993, 2007, 2014
* 2. deild karla: 1985
Source Archived 25 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine

### Women's handball

As of the 2018–2019 season, Afturelding women's team plays in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.

## Volleyball
### Men's volleyball
#### Titles

* Icelandic Cup: 2017

### Women's volleyball

Afturelding women's team advanced to the Úrvalsdeild finals for the first time in 2012. It won the national championship in 2012, 2014 and 2016.

#### Titles

* Icelandic champions: 2012, 2014, 2016
* Icelandic Cup: 2015, 2016, 2017

## Footnotes

* ↑ Ungmennafélagið is the definite form of Ungmennafélag, meaning "the youth club".