Skautafélag Akureyar, also known as SA for short, is an

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founded in 1937 and based in

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, Iceland. It is best known for its

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teams that compete in the Icelandic Men's Hockey League and the Icelandic Women's Hockey League.

Men's ice hockey

SA's men's team, known as SA Víkingar, has won 23 league titles, the most in its league's history.

Achievements

* Icelandic champion (23): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022.

Women's ice hockey

SA has fielded two teams in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, SA Ásynjur and SA Ynjur, the latter consisting of its U-20 players.

SA Ásynjur

SA Ásynjur is the most successful team in the history of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, winning 20 titles since 2001.

Achievements

* Icelandic champion (20): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.

SA Ynjur

SA Ynjur won its lone championship in 2017.

Achievements

* Icelandic champion (1): 2017

References

External links

Official Site

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