Icelandic sports club
Football club
Íþróttabandalag Akraness (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈiːˌθrouhtaˌpantaˌlaɣ ˈaːkraˌnɛs] ,lit. ' Akranes Sports Union ' ), commonly known asÍA , is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town ofAkranes , Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice arebasketball ,football ,golf ,horsemanship ,gymnastics ,volleyball ,bowling ,karate ,badminton ,swimming andpowerlifting . The football team plays in yellow shirts and socks, and black shorts.
ÍA is one of Iceland's most successful football teams with 18 Championships and 9 Cup wins to their name. The club is known for its academy and has produced many of Iceland's greatest talents, includingArnór Sigurðsson ,Hákon Haraldsson ,Joey Guðjónsson ,Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson ,Stefán Teitur Þórðarson and Iceland national team's coachArnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson .
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 ,2023 As of 15 August 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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 [ edit ] As of 17 April 2022 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
1984, 1985, 1987 Runner-up: 1981, 1988, 1989, 19921989, 1991, 1992, 1993 ÍA's men's team played in the top-tierÚrvalsdeild karla from 1993 to 2000, making the playoffs in 1994, 1997 and 1998.[ 1] Its women's team played one season in the top-tierÚrvalsdeild kvenna during the 1995–1996 season.[ 2]