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	Arnar Gunnlaugsson & Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
League	1. deild karla
2008	Landsbankadeild, 12th (Relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Íþróttabandalag Akraness is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, west 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 Cup: 1
  • 2003

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Trausti Sigurbjörnsson 2 MF Árni Thór Guðmundsson 3 DF Guðjón Heiðar Sveinsson 5 DF Heimir Einarsson 6 MF Helgi Pétur Magnússon 7 FW Vjekoslav Svadjumovic 8 MF Igor Bilokapic 10 MF Þórður Guðjónsson 11 DF Dario Cingel 13 FW Árni Ingi Pjétursson 14 MF Jón Vilhelm Ákason 15 FW Andri Júlíusson

No. Position Player 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 - DF Pálmi Haraldsson - FW Arnar Gunnlaugsson - FW Bjarki Gunnlaugsson

[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, FH
• Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
  • ÍA, Feyenoord, 1. FC Nuremberg, VfR Mannheim, Molde, Preston, KR, FH
• Garðar Gunnlaugsson
  • ÍA, Norrköping, Valur, CSKA Sofia
• 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