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
Capacity	6,000 (852 seated)
Chairman	Magnús Guðmundsson
Manager	Gunnlaugur Jónsson
League	Úrvalsdeild
2015	7th
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 football team 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 4 DF Arnór Snær Guðmundsson 5 DF Ármann Smári Björnsson (C) 6 MF Iain Williamson 8 MF Hallur Flosason 9 FW Garðar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson 10 MF Jón Vilhelm Ákason 11 MF Arnar Már Guðjónsson 12 GK Árni Snær Ólafsson 14 MF Ólafur Valur Valdimarsson 13 FW Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 15 DF Hafþór Pétursson

No. Position Player 16 MF Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson 17 FW Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson 18 MF Albert Hafsteinsson 19 FW Eggert Kári Karlsson 20 DF Gylfi Veigar Gylfason 21 MF Arnór Sigurðsson 22 MF Steinar Þorsteinsson 23 MF Ásgeir Marteinsson 27 DF Darren Lough 28 DF Aron Ingi Kristinsson 31 DF Andri Geir Alexandersson

Managers

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–)

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