Íþróttabandalag Akraness

ÍA

Full name	Íþróttabandalag Akraness
Nickname(s)	Skagamenn, Gulir og Glaðir (Yellow and happy)
Short name	ÍA
Founded	1946
Ground	Akranesvöllur, Akranes, Iceland
Ground Capacity	6,000 (852 seated)
Chairman	Magnús Guðmundsson
Manager	Gunnlaugur Jónsson
League	Pepsi deildin
2015	8th
Home colours Away colours

Íþróttabandalag Akraness (English: Akranes S.C) 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 men's football team, the club's flagship, plays in yellow shirts and socks, and black shorts.

Football

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

• Icelandic Cups: 9

1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2003

Runner-up: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1999

• Icelandic League Cups: 7

1996, 1999, 2003

• Icelandic Super Cup: 1

2003

• Division one : 3

1968, 1991, 2011

Current squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Páll Gísli Jónsson 3 DF Sindri Snæfells Kristinsson 4 DF Arnór Snær Guðmundsson 5 DF Ármann Smári Björnsson (Captain) 6 MF Ingimar Elí Hlynsson 8 MF Hallur Flosason 9 FW Garðar Gunnlaugsson 10 MF Jón Vilhelm Ákason 11 MF Arnar Már Guðjónsson 12 GK Árni Snær Ólafsson 13 FW Arsenij Buinickij

No. Position Player 15 DF Teitur Pétursson 16 MF Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson 19 FW Eggert Kári Karlsson 20 DF Gylfi Veigar Gylfason 21 MF Jón Björgvin Kristjánsson 22 DF Steinar Thorsteinsson 23 MF Ásgeir Marteinsson 24 MF Árni Thór Árnason 27 DF Darren Lough 30 GK Marteinn Örn Halldórsson 31 MF Marko Anđelković

Managers

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• 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 09)
• Bjarki Gunnlaugsson (July 2008–July 09)
• Þórður Þórðarson (July 16, 2009–June 18, 2013)
• Þorvaldur Örlygsson (June 19, 2013–Sept 28, 2013)
• Gunnlaugur Jónsson (Oct 10, 2013–)

Women Football

Honours

• Icelandic Championships: 3

1984, 1985, 1987

Runner-up: 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992

• Icelandic Cups: 4

1989, 1991, 1992, 1993

Basketball

Trophies

• Icelandic First Division (1):

1992–93

• Icelandic Second Division (1):

2008–09

External links

• Official website (Icelandic)
• Football section (Icelandic)
• Supporters' site