Þróttur Vogum

Þróttur Vogum
Full name	Ungmennafélagið Þróttur
Short name	Þróttur V.
Sport	Basketball Football Judo Swimming
Founded	23 October 1932; 91 years ago (1932-10-23)
Based in	Vogar
Website	throtturvogum.is

Ungmennafélagið Þróttur, commonly known as Þróttur Vogum, is an Icelandic sports club from the town of Vogar.

Basketball

Men's basketball

In 2007, Þróttur men's team won the 2. deild karla and were promoted to the second-tier 1. deild karla.^[1] The following season, it finished last in the 1. deild karla^[2] and were relegated back to 2. deild karla. After not fielding a team for several seasons, Þróttur returned to the national tournament in 2020 and registered a team in the 3. deild karla.^[3] In 2022, the team finished as the runner-up in the 2. deild karla.^[4] The following season, Þróttur went undefeated through the regular season and playoffs, winning the league and achieving promotion to the second-tier 1. deild karla.^[5]

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Daníel Guðni Guðmundsson
Gunnar Einarsson^[6]
Hjörtur Harðarson^[7]

Honors

2. deild karla:
- Winners: 2007, 2023

Football

Football club

Þróttur V.

Ground

Vogabæjarvöllur,
Vogar, Iceland

Manager

Gunnar Júlíus Helgason

League

2. deild karla

2023

2. deild karla, 4th of 12

Home colours

Away colours

Men's football

In 2017, the men's football team finished second in the 3. deild karla and was promoted to the third tier of Icelandic football for the first time in the club's history.^[8] In July 2020, the team hired former Icelandic international player Hermann Hreiðarsson as its manager.^[9] Later that month, former English international player David James served as an assistant for Hermann during one game.^[10]

Honors

3. deild karla:
- Runner-up: 2017

Current squad

As of 31 July 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ISL	Julian Þór Arnarsson
—	DF	ISL	Róbert Bagguley
—	FW	ISL	Eiður Baldvin Baldvinsson
—	DF	ISL	Jóhannes Karl Bárðarson
—	GK	ISL	Jökull Blǣngsson
—	DF	ISL	Haukur Leifur Eiríksson
—	MF	ISL	Eiður Jack Erlingsson
—	MF	ISL	Ólafur Örn Eyjólfsson
—	MF	ISL	Julian Ingi Friðgeirsson
—	DF	ISL	Birkir Þór Guðmundsson
—	DF	ISL	Einar Örn Harðarson
—	MF	BIH	Mirza Hasečić
—	MF	ISL	Franz Bergmann Heimisson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ISL	Hilmar Starri Hilmarsson
—		ISL	Jón Jökull Hjaltason
—	MF	ISL	Jón Kristinn Ingason
—	MF	ISL	Þorgeir Ingvarsson
—	GK	ISL	Benjamín Jónsson
—	FW	ISL	Valdimar Ingi Jónsson
—	MF	ISL	Jón Veigar Kristjánsson
—	MF	ISL	Ásgeir Marteinsson
—	DF	ISL	Hrein Ingi Örnólfsson
—	MF	ISL	Haukur Darri Pálsson
—	DF	UKR	Kostyantyn Pikul
—	MF	ISL	Guðni Sigþórsson

References

^ "Þróttur sigurvegari í 2. deild". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 1 April 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ "1. deild ka. 2008". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ Jóhann Páll Kristbjörnsson (8 November 2020). "Þróttarar stofna meistaraflokk í körfubolta". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^ Davíð Eldur (6 April 2022). "Ármann upp í fyrstu deildina eftir fullkomið tímabil – Unnu 21 leik í röð í vetur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ "Þróttur Vogum meistarar í 2. deild karla 2023". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^ Davíð Eldur (31 August 2021). "Gunnar Einarsson tekur skóna fram á nýjan leik". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ "Haukar héldu Þrótturum stigalausum í fjórða leikhluta(Umfjöllun)". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 9 February 2008. Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (28 April 2018). "Spá fyrirliða og þjálfara í 2. deild: 7. sæti". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (9 July 2020). "Hermann tekinn við Þrótti Vogum". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (18 July 2020). "David James flýgur frá Íslandi með sigurleik á bakinu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 July 2020.