Íþróttabandalag Akraness (abbreviated ÍA), is an

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founded in 1946 and based in the town of

Akranes Akranes () is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around north of the capital Reykjavík. The area where Akranes is located was settled in the 9th century; however, it did not receive a municipal charter until 1942. His ...

, west Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are

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, football,

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, horsemanship,

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, swimming and

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. The football team plays in yellow shirts and socks, and black shorts.

Men's football

Honours

* Icelandic Championships: 18 ::

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

, 1953, 1954,

1957 1957 (Roman numerals, MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday, common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, t ...

, 1958, 1960, 1970,

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrati ...

, 1983,

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast As ...

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engines ...

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strike ...

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

::''Runner-up:'' 1952, 1955, 1959, 1961,

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1985,

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...

* Icelandic Cups: 9 ::1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996,

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...

::''Runner-up:'' 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1999, 2021 * Icelandic League Cups: 3 ::

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ...

Icelandic Super Cup The Icelandic Men's Super Cup (Icelandic: ''Meistarakeppni karla'') is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic Cup holders (or, if the same team holds both titles, between the title-holde ...

: 1 ::2003 * Division one : 4 ::1968,

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the ...

, 2011, 2018

Current squad

Out on loan

Managers

Karl Guðmundsson Karl M. Guðmundsson (28 January 1924 – 24 June 2012) was an Icelandic football manager and former player. He managed the Iceland national team from 1954 to 1956. He also coached Lillestrøm SK, KR, Fram Fram may refer to: Ships ...

(1948) * Ríkharður Jónsson (1951–60) *

Guðjón Finnbogason Guðjón Finnbogason (2 December 1927 – 26 February 2017) was an Icelandic footballer. He played in 16 matches for the Iceland national football team from 1953 to 1958. References External links * 1927 births 2017 deaths Gudj ...

(1960) * Ríkharður Jónsson (1961–66) * Helgi Hannesson (1967–68) * Ríkharður Jónsson (1969–70) * Magnús Kristjánsson (1971) * Ríkharður Jónsson (1972–73) *

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(1974–75) * Mike Ferguson (1976) *

(1977–78) * Klaus Hilpert (1979) *

(1980) *

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(1981) *

(1982) * Hörður Helgason (1983–85) *

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(1986) * Guðjón Þórðarson (1987) * Sigurður Lárusson (1988–89) *

(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 Þorvaldur "Toddy" Örlygsson (born 2 August 1966) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a midfielder. After retiring, he has worked as a manager, with his most recent side being Icelandic club Keflavík. He is the younger brother of ...

(June 19, 2013 – Sept 28, 2013) *

Gunnlaugur Jónsson Gunnlaugur Jónsson (born 29 November 1974) is an Icelandic football manager who last managed Þróttur in the 1. deild karla. In his early career he played for ÍA. After short spells with Motherwell, Kongsvinger and Örebro, he rejoined ...

(Oct 10, 2013 - Aug 21, 2017) *

Jón Þór Hauksson Jón Þór Hauksson (born 2 May 1978) is an Icelandic football coach and former player. He was the manager of the Icelandic women's national team from 2018 to 2020. He is currently the manager of Úrvaldsdeildar club ÍA Managing career Jó ...

(Aug 21, 2017 - Oct 1, 2017) * Joey Guðjónsson (Oct 12, 2017 - Feb 1, 2022) *

(Feb 1, 2022-)

European competition

Women's football

Current squad

Honours

* Icelandic Championships: 3 ::1984, 1985, 1987 ::''Runner-up:'' 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992 * Icelandic Cups: 4 ::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. Its women's team played one season in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 1995–1996 season.

References

External links

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

Official Twitter account
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