Íþróttabandalag Akraness

ÍA

Full name	Íþróttabandalag Akraness
Nickname(s)	Skagamenn,
Short name	ÍA
Founded	1946 (1946)
Ground	Akranesvöllur, Akranes, Iceland
Capacity	6,000 (852 seated)
Chairman	Eggert Hjelm Herbertsson
Manager	Jón Þór Hauksson
League	Besta deild karla
2024	Besta deild karla, 5th of 12
Website	https://ia.is/
Home colours Away colours

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.

Men's 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, 2021

• Icelandic League Cups: 3

1996, 1999, 2003

• Icelandic Super Cup: 1

2003

• Division One: 5

1968, 1991, 2011, 2018, 2023

Players

Current squad

As of 1 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. 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	Hlynur Sævar Jónsson
5	DF	ISL	Arnleifur Hjörleifsson
6	DF	ISL	Oliver Stefánsson
8	MF	ISL	Albert Hafsteinsson
9	FW	ISL	Viktor Jónsson
10	MF	ISL	Steinar Þorsteinsson
11	FW	ISL	Hinrik Harðarson
13	DF	NOR	Erik Tobias Sandberg
14	MF	ISL	Breki Þór Hermannsson
16	MF	ISL	Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ISL	Ingi Þór Sigurðsson
18	MF	ISL	Guðfinnur Þór Leósson
19	MF	SVN	Marko Vardić
20	DF	ISL	Ísak Máni Guðjónsson
22	MF	ISL	Árni Salvar Heimisson
23	DF	ISL	Hilmar Elís Hilmarsson
25	GK	ISL	Marvin Darri Steinarsson (on loan from Vestri)
31	GK	CRO	Dino Hodzic
66	DF	ISL	Jón Gísli Eyland
77	MF	ISL	Haukur Andri Haraldsson (on loan from Lille B)
88	MF	ISL	Arnór Smárason

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	MF	ISL	Ármann Ingi Finnbogason (Grindavík)
—	MF	ISL	Gabriel Þór Þórðarson (at Víkingur Ólafsvík)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ISL	Arnór Valur Ágústsson (at Kári)
—	FW	ISL	Sigurður Hrannar Þorsteinsson (at Kári)

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 - 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

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	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

Current squad

As of 17 April 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules, some limited exceptions apply. 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

• Icelandic Cups: 4

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. Its women's team played one season in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 1995–1996 season.

External links

• Official website (in Icelandic)
• Football section (in Icelandic)
• Supporters' site
• Official Twitter account