Ungmennafélagið Afturelding

Afturelding
Full name	Ungmennafélagið Afturelding
Founded	11 April 1909; 117 years ago
Ground	Varmárvollur,; Mosfellsbær
Capacity	2500
Chairman	Tryggvi Willumsson
Manager	Magnús Már Einarsson
League	1. deild karla
2025	Besta deild karla, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Home colours	Away colours

Ungmennafélagið Afturelding (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈuŋkˌmɛnːaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈaftʏrˌɛltiŋk], 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.^{[citation needed]}

Titles

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

Source Archived 26 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine

Notable players

Current squad

As of 10 August 2026

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
2	MF	ISL	Birkir Már Sævarsson
3	DF	ISL	Axel Óskar Andrésson
4	DF	ISL	Gunnar Bergmann Sigmarsson
5	MF	ISL	Jón Vignir Pétursson
6	DF	ISL	Aron Elí Sævarsson
7	MF	ISL	Kristinn Freyr Sigurðsson
8	MF	NED	Bart Kooistra
9	FW	NOR	Joacim Holtan
10	MF	ISL	Elmar Kári Enesson Čogić
11	FW	ISL	Óðinn Bjarkason
12	GK	ISL	Arnar Dadi Jóhannesson
14	DF	ISL	Daníel Darri Þorkelsson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	FW	ISL	Bjartur Bjarmi Barkarson
17	DF	ISL	Haukur Örn Brink (On loan from Stjarnan)
19	DF	ISL	Sævar Atli Hugason
22	DF	ISL	Rikharður Smári Gröndal
24	MF	ISL	Trausti Þráinsson
25	MF	ISL	Georg Bjarnason
27	DF	ISL	Enes Þór Enesson Čogić
29	GK	ISL	Þórður Ingason
33	DF	ISL	Andi Hoti (On loan from Valur)
79	FW	ISL	Róbert Agnar Daðason
85	GK	ISL	Kristján Hjörvar Sigurkarlsson

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
—	MF	ISL	Júlíus Valdimar Guðjónsson (at Hvíti until 31 January 2027)

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.