Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar, abbreviated KA, is an Icelandic multi-sport club based in Akureyri in the north of Iceland. The club was founded in 1928. The football team currently plays in Besta deild karla and have won the top flight once in 1989.

Club

The club offers various sports including football, handball, judo, volleyball and racket sports. Its main rival is another sports club in Akureyri, Þór Akureyri. The two clubs merged to form ÍB Akureyri from 1928 to 1974. Before the 2006–2007 Icelandic handball season, they merged their handball clubs to form Akureyri Handboltafélag. In 2017, KA left the partnership and reinstated the KA Handball section.

Football

Men's football

They have once been the Icelandic champions, in 1989 after a tough fight against FH (Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar). FH were in the lead until their final match, against already relegated team Fylkir. FH lost and KA obtained the title for the first time in their history.

KA formerly played at Akureyrarvöllur close to downtown Akureyri but have since moved all games to Greifavöllurinn, a temporary arena at the club's training base, KA-Heimilið in the Lundarhverfi neighborhood where a new permanent stadium is also being built.

Current squad

( captain)

Out on loan

European record

= Matches

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;Notes
* PR: Preliminary Round
* 1R: First round
* 1Q: First qualifying round
* 2Q: Second qualifying round
* 3Q: Third qualifying round
* PO: Play-off round

Recent history

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Trophies and achievements

* Icelandic Champion:
** Gold medal: 1989
* Icelandic Cup:
**Runners-up: 1992, 2001, 2004
* Icelandic League Cup:
**Runners-up: 2015
* Icelandic Super Cup:
**Champions: 1990

Notable former players

* Þorvaldur Örlygsson
* Erlingur Kristjánsson
* Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson
* Hreinn Hringsson
* Dean Martin
* Sandor Matus
* Pálmi Rafn Pálmason
* Atli Sveinn Þórarinsson
* Haukur Heiðar Hauksson
* Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason

Player of the Season

Overall most appearances

Overall top scorers

Managerial History

* Einar Helgason (1975–76)
* Jóhannes Atlason (1977–79)
* Alex Willoughby (1980–82)
* Fritz Kissing (1983)
* Gústaf Baldvinsson (1984-1986)
* Hörður Helgason (1987)
* Guðjón Þórðarson (1988-1990)
* Ormar Örlygsson (1991)
* Gunnar Gíslason (1992)
* Njáll Eiðsson (1993)
* Erlingur Kristjánsson (1994)
* Pétur Ormslev (1995-1996)
* Sigurður Kristján Lárusson (1997)
* Einar Einarsson (1998-1999)
* Þorvaldur Örlygsson (2000-2005)
* Slobodan Milisic (2006-2007)
* Pétur Ólafsson (2007)
* Dean Martin (2008-2010)
* Gunnlaugur Jónsson (2011-2012)
* Bjarni Jóhannsson (2013-2015)
* Srdjan Tufegdzic (2015-2018)
* Óli Stefán Flóventsson (2019-2020)
* Arnar Grétarsson (2020- 2022)
* Hallgrímur Jónasson] (2022- present)

Kit

Women's Football

Since 1999, KA has fielded a joint women's team with neighbouring club Þór Akureyri under the name Þór/KA in the top-level league Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football), Úrvalsdeild. In 2006 the team finished 7th of 8 teams, 8th/9 in 2007, the reaching a good 4th/10 in 2008 and then bettering those results with 3rd/10 in 2009 and a second-place finish in 2010. As Iceland was in the top 8 leagues of UEFA, those second place was enough to qualify for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League. The team entered in the round of 32 but lost 14–2 on aggregate to German team Turbine Potsdam.

In 2010 the team also went to the semi-finals in the Icelandic cup, losing to the eventual winner Valur. In 1989 and 2013 they lost the cup final.

In 2012 Þór/KA finished first in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football), Úrvalsdeild and secured its first ever Icelandic championship.

On September 29, 2017, the club secured its second national championship by defeating FH, in the last game of the season, 2–0 with goals from Sandra Jessen and Sandra Stephany Mayor.

Trophies and achievements

* Úrvalsdeild kvenna (2):
**2012¹, 2017¹
* Icelandic Women's Football Cup:
**''Runner-up:'' 2013¹
* Icelandic Division I (2):
**1992², 1999¹

#'' As Þór/KA''
#'' As KA''

Handball

Men's handball

Trophies and achievements

* Icelandic Championships:
** Gold medal: 1997, 2002
* Icelandic Cup:
**Champions: 1995, 1996, 2004
*Icelandic League Cup:
**Champions: 1996, 1998, 2001

Women's handball

Trophies and achievements

* Icelandic championship:
** Gold medal:2021
* Icelandic Cup
** Gold medal:2021
*Icelandic Super Cup:
** Gold medal:2020
* 1. deild kvenna:
** Gold medal: 2018

Volleyball

Trophies and achievements

Men's volleyball

*Icelandic Championships:
** Gold medal: 1989, 1991, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019
*Icelandic Cup:
**Champions: 1991, 1992, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
*Icelandic League Cup:
**Champions: 1989, 1991, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019

Women's volleyball

*Icelandic Championships:
** Gold medal: 2019
*Icelandic Cup:
**Champions: 2019
*Icelandic League Cup:
**Champions: 2019

Club officials

''As of 22 August 2022''
�� KA.is, 4 January 2018

Current technical body

Club Board

Football Board

References

External links

Official website
(Icelandic)
supporters site
(Icelandic)

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Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar,
Football clubs in Iceland
Multi-sport clubs in Iceland
Association football clubs established in 1928
1928 establishments in Iceland
Sport in Akureyri