Íþróttabandalag Akraness

Íþróttabandalag Akraness (English: ÍA Akranes FC), commonly known simply as 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
Full nameÍþróttabandalag Akraness
Nickname(s)Skagamenn, Gulir og Glaðir (Yellow and happy)
Short nameÍA
Founded1946
GroundAkranesvöllur,
Akranes, Iceland
Capacity6,000 (852 seated)
ChairmanEggert Hjelm Herbertsson
ManagerJón Þór Hauksson
LeagueBesta deildin
20219th of 12

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

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  ISL Árni Marinó Einarsson
3 DF  SWE Johannes Vall
4 DF  ISL Oliver Stefánsson
6 DF  ISL Jón Gísli Eyland
7 MF  DEN Christian Køhler
8 DF  ISL Hallur Flosason
9 FW  ISL Viktor Jónsson
10 MF  ISL Steinar Þorsteinsson
11 MF  FRO Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu
12 GK  ISL Árni Snær Ólafsson
15 MF  ISL Breki Þór Hermannsson
16 MF  ISL Brynjar Snær Pálsson
17 MF  ISL Gísli Laxdal Unnarsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  ISL Aron Bjarki Jósepsson
19 FW  ISL Eyþór Aron Wöhler
20 MF  ISL Guðmundur Tyrfingsson
21 MF  ISL Haukur Andri Haraldsson
22 MF  ISL Benedikt Warén
23 MF  ISL Ingi Þór Sigurðsson
24 DF  ISL Hlynur Sævar Jónsson
44 DF  SCO Alex Davey
- DF  NED Wout Drouste
- MF  ISL Finnbogi Laxdal Aðalgeirsson
- MF  ISL Jóhannes Breki Harðarson
- MF  ISL Marteinn Theodórsson

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

Managers

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

Women's football

Honours
1984, 1985, 1987
Runner-up: 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992
1989, 1991, 1992, 1993

Basketball
Main article: Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA

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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