Grindavik

The Grindavik men's football team is the men's football department of the Ungmennafelag Grindavikur multi-sport club. It is based in Grindavik in south-west Iceland, and currently plays in the Urvalsdeild karla, the top-tier men's football league in Iceland.

History

The club won its way slowly up the leagues, beginning in the third tier and spending some time there before promotion to the second tier and at last promotion to the first tier in 1994. The club established itself there, and for years was the only side in the top divisions to have never been relegated from any division. Sigurður Jonsson was appointed manager before the 2006 season, after a successful period at Vikingur. In that season, Grindavik got relegated for the first time in their history. In September 2006 with three rounds to go, Sigurður resigned as a manager and his assistants managers, Magni Fannberg Magnusson and Milan Stefan Jankovic took control. They made a draw against Fimleikafelag Hafnarfjarðar, 1:1, in the last round, but it was clear before the game that they needed to win. On September 22, 2007, Grindavik won a promotion back to the Urvalsdeild after a 6–0 win over Reynir Sandgerði, with still one round unplayed. They managed to stay in the top league from 2008 until 2012, when they were again relegated to 1. deild for the 2013 season.

In 2017, Grindavik finished 5th in the Urvalsdeild. Andri Runar Bjarnason finished as the league's top goalscorer and was named the player of the season.

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