Icelandic sports club
Football club
ÍA |
Full name | Íþróttabandalag Akraness |
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Nickname(s) | Skagamenn, |
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Short name | ÍA |
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Founded | 1946; 78 years ago (1946) |
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Ground | Akranesvöllur, Akranes, Iceland |
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Capacity | 6,000 (852 seated) |
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Chairman | Eggert Hjelm Herbertsson |
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Manager | Jón Þór Hauksson |
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League | Besta deildin |
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2023 | 1. deild karla, 1st of 12 (promoted) |
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Website | Club website |
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Íþróttabandalag Akraness (abbreviated ÍA) is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, west Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are basketball, football, golf, horsemanship, gymnastics, volleyball, bowling, karate, badminton, swimming and powerlifting. The football team plays in yellow shirts and socks, and black shorts.
Honours
- Icelandic Championships: 18
- 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001
- Runner-up: 1952, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1997
- 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2003
- Runner-up: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1999, 2021
- 1996, 1999, 2003
- 2003
- 1968, 1991, 2011, 2018, 2023
Players
Current squad
- As of 4 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | — | MF | ISL | Arnór Valur Ágústsson (at Kári) | — | FW | ISL | Sigurður Hrannar Þorsteinsson (at Kári) | |
Managers
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2013) |
- Karl Guðmundsson (1948)
- Ríkharður Jónsson (1951–60)
- Guðjón Finnbogason (1960)
- Ríkharður Jónsson (1961–66)
- Helgi Hannesson (1967–68)
- Ríkharður Jónsson (1969–70)
- Magnús Kristjánsson (1971)
- Ríkharður Jónsson (1972–73)
- George Kirby (1974–75)
- Mike Ferguson (1976)
- George Kirby (1977–78)
- Klaus Hilpert (1979)
- George Kirby (1980)
- Steve Fleet (1981)
- George Kirby (1982)
- Hörður Helgason (1983–85)
- Jim Barron (1986)
- Guðjón Þórðarson (1987)
- Sigurður Lárusson (1988–89)
- George Kirby (1990)
- Guðjón Þórðarson (1991–93)
- Hörður Helgason (1994)
- Logi Ólafsson (1995)
- Guðjón Þórðarson (1996)
- Ivan Golac (1997)
- Logi Ólafsson (1997–99)
- Ólafur Þórðarson (1999–2006)
- Arnar Gunnlaugsson (2006)
- Bjarki Gunnlaugsson (2006)
- Guðjón Þórðarson (July 1, 2007 – July 21, 2008)
- Arnar Gunnlaugsson (July 2008 – July 9)
- Bjarki Gunnlaugsson (July 2008 – July 9)
- Þórður Þórðarson (July 16, 2009 – June 18, 2013)
- Þorvaldur Örlygsson (June 19, 2013 – Sept 28, 2013)
- Gunnlaugur Jónsson (Oct 10, 2013 - Aug 21, 2017)
- Jón Þór Hauksson (Aug 21, 2017 - Oct 1, 2017)
- Joey Guðjónsson (Oct 12, 2017 - Feb 1, 2022)
- Jón Þór Hauksson (Feb 1, 2022-)
European competition
Current squad
- As of 17 April 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 1 | GK | USA | Brooke Anne Jones | 2 | DF | ISL | Aníta Sól Ágústsdóttir | 3 | DF | USA | Jaclyn Árnason | 5 | DF | ISL | Anna Þóra Hannesdóttir | 7 | FW | ISL | Erla Karitas Jóhannesdóttir | 8 | MF | ISL | Lilja Björg Ólafsdóttir | 9 | FW | ISL | Erna Björt Elíasdóttir | 10 | MF | ISL | Bryndís Rún Þórólfsdóttir | 11 | MF | ISL | Dagný Halldórsdóttir | 12 | GK | ISL | Salka Hrafns Elvarsdóttir | 14 | MF | ISL | Dagbjört Líf Guðmundsdóttir | 15 | MF | ISL | Marey Edda Helgadóttir | 16 | DF | ISL | Arndís Lilja Eggertsdóttir | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 17 | FW | ISL | Unnur Ýr Haraldsdóttir | 18 | MF | ISL | Sunna Rún Sigurðardóttir | 19 | FW | ISL | Katrín María Ómarsdóttir | 20 | DF | ISL | Sandra Ósk Alfreðsdóttir | 21 | FW | ISL | Ylfa Laxdal Unnarsdóttir | 22 | DF | ISL | Selma Dögg Þorsteinsdóttir | 23 | FW | ISL | Andrea Ósk Hermóðsdóttir | 25 | DF | ISL | Sigrún Egla Unnarsdóttir | 26 | DF | ISL | Þorgerður Bjarnadóttir | 27 | DF | ISL | Elvíra Agla Gunnarsdóttir | 28 | FW | ISL | Thelma Björg Rafnkelsdóttir | 29 | FW | ISL | Kolfinna Eir Jónsdóttir | 99 | FW | GHA | Samira Suleman | |
Honours
- Icelandic Championships: 3
- 1984, 1985, 1987
- Runner-up: 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992
- 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993
Basketball
ÍA's men's team played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla from 1993 to 2000, making the playoffs in 1994, 1997 and 1998.[1] Its women's team played one season in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 1995–1996 season.[2]
References
- ^ "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta". kki.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar kvenna í körfubolta". kki.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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