Íþróttabandalag Akraness

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.

ÍA
Football kit (yellow jersey with two broad, black, vertical stripes; black shorts with side-stripes; and black socks).
Full nameÍþróttabandalag Akraness
Nickname(s)Skagamenn, Gulir og Glaðir (Yellow and happy)
Short nameÍA
Founded1946 (1946)
GroundAkranesvöllur,
Akranes, Iceland
Capacity6,000 (852 seated)
ChairmanEggert Hjelm Herbertsson
ManagerJón Þór Hauksson
League1. deild karla
20231. deild karla, 1st of 12 (promoted)

Men's football

Honours

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 11 September 2023

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 Iceland ISL Árni Marinó Einarsson
2 DF Iceland ISL Hákon Ingi Einarsson
3 DF Sweden SWE Johannes Vall
4 DF Iceland ISL Hlynur Sævar Jónsson
5 DF Iceland ISL Arnleifur Hjörleifsson
6 DF Iceland ISL Jón Gísli Eyland
7 MF Iceland ISL Ármann Ingi Finnbogason
8 MF Iceland ISL Ingi Þór Sigurðsson
9 FW Iceland ISL Viktor Jónsson
10 MF Iceland ISL Steinar Þorsteinsson
14 MF Iceland ISL Breki Þór Hermannsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Iceland ISL Marteinn Theodórsson
17 MF Iceland ISL Gísli Laxdal Unnarsson
18 MF Iceland ISL Albert Hafsteinsson
19 MF Iceland ISL Kristófer Áki Hlinason
20 MF Iceland ISL Indridi Áki Þorláksson
21 MF Iceland ISL Gabriel Þór Þórðarson
25 MF Iceland ISL Arnór Valur Ágústsson
27 MF Iceland ISL Árni Salvar Heimisson
28 DF Sweden SWE Pontus Lindgren (on loan from KR)
31 GK Croatia CRO Dino Hodzic
44 DF Scotland SCO Alex Davey
88 FW Iceland ISL Arnór Smárason
- MF Iceland ISL Björn Sigurdarson

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
22 MF Iceland ISL Jóhannes Breki Harðarson (at Ægir)
24 DF Iceland ISL Finnbogi Laxdal Aðalgeirsson (at Haukar)

Managers

European competition

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 0-6 0–9 0-15
1971–72 European Cup 1R Malta Sliema Wanderers 0-4 0–0 0-4
1975–76 European Cup 1R Cyprus Omonia 4-0 1-2 5–2
2R Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 0-3 0-5
1976–77 European Cup 1R Turkey Trabzonspor 1-3 2–3 3-6
1977–78 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Norway Brann 0-4 0-1 0-5
1978–79 European Cup 1R Germany Köln 1-1 1–4 2-5
1979–80 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Spain Barcelona 0-1 0-5 0-6
1980–81 UEFA Cup 1R Germany Köln 0-4 0–6 0-10
1983–84 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Scotland Aberdeen 1-2 1-1 2-3
1984–85 European Cup 1R Belgium Beveren 2-2 0–5 2-7
1985–86 European Cup 1R Scotland Aberdeen 1-3 1-4 2-7
1986–87 UEFA Cup 1R Portugal Sporting 0-9 0–6 0-15
1987–88 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Sweden Kalmar 0-0 0-1 (aet) 0-1
1988–89 UEFA Cup 1R Hungary Újpest 0-0 1–2 1-2
1989–90 UEFA Cup 1R Belgium RFC Liège 0-2 1–4 1-6
1993–94 UEFA Champions League PR Albania Partizani 3-0 0-0 3–0
1R Netherlands Feyenoord 1-0 0-3 1-3
1994–95 UEFA Cup PR Wales Bangor City 2-0 2-1 4–1
1R Germany Kaiserslautern 0-4 1-4 1-8
1995–96 UEFA Cup PR Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 3-0 3-0 6–0
1R Scotland Raith Rovers 1-0 1-3 2-3
1996–97 UEFA Cup PR North Macedonia Sileks 2-0 0-1 2–1
QR Russia CSKA Moscow 0-2 1-4 1-6
1997–98 UEFA Champions League 1R Slovakia Košice 0-1 0–3 0-4
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1QR Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius 3-2 0–1 3-3 (a)
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Albania Teuta Durrës 5-1 1-2 6–3
2R Belgium Lokeren 1-3 1-3 2-6
2000-01 UEFA Cup QR Belgium Gent 0-3 2–3 2-6
2001-02 UEFA Cup QR Belgium Club Brugge 1-6 0–4 1-10
2002-03 UEFA Champions League 1QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 0-1 0–3 0-4
2004-05 UEFA Cup 1QR Estonia TVMK 4-2 2-1 6–3
2QR Sweden Hammarby 1-2 0-2 1-4
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Finland Inter Turku 0-4 0–0 0-4
2006-07 UEFA Cup 1QR Denmark Randers 2-1 0–1 2-2 (a)
2008-09 UEFA Cup 1QR Finland Honka 2-1 0–3 2-4

Women's football

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 United States USA Brooke Anne Jones
2 DF Iceland ISL Aníta Sól Ágústsdóttir
3 DF United States USA Jaclyn Árnason
5 DF Iceland ISL Anna Þóra Hannesdóttir
7 FW Iceland ISL Erla Karitas Jóhannesdóttir
8 MF Iceland ISL Lilja Björg Ólafsdóttir
9 FW Iceland ISL Erna Björt Elíasdóttir
10 MF Iceland ISL Bryndís Rún Þórólfsdóttir
11 MF Iceland ISL Dagný Halldórsdóttir
12 GK Iceland ISL Salka Hrafns Elvarsdóttir
14 MF Iceland ISL Dagbjört Líf Guðmundsdóttir
15 MF Iceland ISL Marey Edda Helgadóttir
16 DF Iceland ISL Arndís Lilja Eggertsdóttir
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Iceland ISL Unnur Ýr Haraldsdóttir
18 MF Iceland ISL Sunna Rún Sigurðardóttir
19 FW Iceland ISL Katrín María Ómarsdóttir
20 DF Iceland ISL Sandra Ósk Alfreðsdóttir
21 FW Iceland ISL Ylfa Laxdal Unnarsdóttir
22 DF Iceland ISL Selma Dögg Þorsteinsdóttir
23 FW Iceland ISL Andrea Ósk Hermóðsdóttir
25 DF Iceland ISL Sigrún Egla Unnarsdóttir
26 DF Iceland ISL Þorgerður Bjarnadóttir
27 DF Iceland ISL Elvíra Agla Gunnarsdóttir
28 FW Iceland ISL Thelma Björg Rafnkelsdóttir
29 FW Iceland ISL Kolfinna Eir Jónsdóttir
99 FW Ghana GHA Samira Suleman

Honours

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

  1. "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar karla í körfubolta". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. "Þjálfarasaga úrvalsdeildar kvenna í körfubolta". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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