Njarðvík men's basketball
The Njarðvík men's basketball team, commonly known as Njarðvík or UMFN, is the men's basketball department of Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur, based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. It is one of the most successful men's team in Icelandic basketball, winning 17 national championships. The team, then known as Íþróttafélag Keflavíkurflugvallar (ÍKF), was one of the founding members of the Icelandic top league in 1952 and won the first Icelandic men's championship that same year. In 1969 the team merged into Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur and became its basketball department. Njarðvík also has a men 's reserve team that plays in the amateur level Icelandic 3rd-tier Division II, called Njarðvík-b. Rivalries. Keflavík. The rivalry between the two teams from the neighbouring towns of Keflavík and Njarðvík began in earnest when Keflavík ÍF won its first national championship in 1989. From 1991 to 2010, the teams faced three times in the Úrvalsdeild finals and four times in the Icelandic Cup final. Colours. The original uniform colours of the club were blue and white. In late 1973 the basketball department was in need of new uniforms and due to lack of funds they decided to  select a colour that no other team was using, so they wouldn't have to buy two sets of uniforms. There were three colours to choose from but as the three selectors were all Boston Celtics fans they decided to choose green uniforms. The green colour has been in use since then, except for the 1989-90 season when they played in the orange colour of its biggest sponsor, Hagkaup. Arena. Njarðvík plays its home games at Íþróttahús Njarðvíkur, commonly nicknamed "Ljónagryfjan" (English: "The Lion's Den") since at least 1976. In July 2019, Njarðvík signed a 2-year sponsorship  deal with Njarðtak, naming the arena the "Njarðtaks-gryfjan" (English: "The Njarðtak's Den"). Trophies and awards. Trophies. Úrvalsdeild karla Icelandic Basketball Cup Icelandic Super Cup Company Cup Division I