Íþróttabandalag Akraness

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Full name	Íþróttabandalag Akraness
Nickname(s)	Skagamenn
Founded	1946
Ground	Akranesvöllur, Akranes, Iceland (Capacity 4,850)
Chairman	Gísli Gíslason
Manager	Guðjón Þórðarson
League	Landsbankadeild
2007	Landsbankadeild, 3rd
Home colours 　 Away colours

Íþróttabandalag Akraness is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, north Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are basketball, football, golf, horsemanship, gymnastics, volleyball, bowling, karate, badminton and swimming. The men's football team, the club's flagship, plays in yellow shirts and socks, and black shorts.

Contents 1 Football 1.1 Honours 2 Current squad 3 Notable Players 4 External links

[edit] Football

[edit] 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)

• Icelandic League Cups: 3
  • 1996, 1999, 2003

• Icelandic Super Cups: 1
  • 2003

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Esben Madsen 2 MF Árni Thór Guðmundsson 3 DF Guðjón Heiðar Sveinsson 4 MF Bjarni Guðjónsson 5 DF Heimir Einarsson 6 MF Helgi Pétur Magnússon 7 FW Vjekoslav Svadjumovic 8 MF Igor Bilokapic 9 FW Stefán Þórðarson 10 MF Þórður Guðjónsson 11 DF Dario Cingel 12 GK Trausti Sigurbjörnsson

No. Position Player 13 FW Árni Ingi Pjétursson 14 MF Jón Vilhelm Ákason 15 FW Andri Júlíusson 16 FW Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson 17 FW Sölvi G. Gylfason 18 DF Atli Guðjónsson 19 DF Guðmundur Böðvar Guðjónsson 20 DF Hlynur Hauksson 21 MF Aron Ýmir Pétursson 22 FW Ragnar Leósson 30 GK Árni Snær Ólafsson

[edit] Notable Players

• Árni Gautur Arason
  • ÍA, Rosenborg, Man City, Vålerenga
• Joey Guðjónsson
  • ÍA, Genk, RKC Waalwijk, Real Betis, Aston Villa, Wolves, Leicester City, AZ Alkmaar, Burnley
• Þórður Guðjónsson
  • ÍA, VfL Bochum, Genk, Las Palmas, Derby County, Stoke City
• Bjarni Guðjónsson
  • ÍA, Newcastle United, Genk, Stoke City, Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle
• Arnar Gunnlaugsson
  • ÍA, Feyenoord, 1. FC Nuremberg, Sochaux, Bolton Wanderers, Leicester City, Dundee United, KR
• Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
  • ÍA, Feyenoord, 1. FC Nuremberg, VfR Mannheim, Molde, Preston, KR
• Garðar Gunnlaugsson
  • ÍA, Norrköping, Valur
• Sigurður Jónsson
  • ÍA, Sheffield Wednesday, Arsenal, Örebro, Dundee Utd, Djurgårdens IF (Manager)
• Petur Petursson
  • ÍA, Feyenoord, Anderlecht, Hércules, KR
• Guðjón Þórðarson
  • Former Manager of Stoke City, Barnsley and Notts County in England
• Ríkharður Jónsson
  • Played 33 games for the Icelandic national team, scoring 17 goals.
• Ólafur Þórðarson
  • ÍA, Brann
• Teitur Þórðarson
  • ÍA, Lens, Yverdon, Jönköpings Södra IF, Östers IF & Former Manager of Estonian National team
• Karl Þórðarson
  • ÍA, La Louvière, Laval
• Grétar Steinsson
  • ÍA, BSC Young Boys, AZ Alkmaar, Bolton Wanderers

[edit] External links

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

Úrvalsdeild (Landsbankadeildin) 2008 v • d • e
Breiðablik | FH Hafnarfjörður | Fram | Fjölnir | Fylkir | Grindavík | HK Kópavogur | ÍA Akranes | Keflavík | KR Reykjavík | Valur | Þróttur