# Íþróttabandalag Akraness

Íþróttabandalag Akraness (Icelandic pronunciation:, lit. 'Akranes Sports Union'), commonly known as ÍA, is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are basketball, football, golf, horsemanship, gymnastics, volleyball, bowling, karate, badminton, swimming and powerlifting. The football team plays in yellow shirts and socks, and black shorts.

## Men's football

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, including Hákon Haraldsson, Joey Guðjónsson, Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson and Iceland national team's coach Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson.

### 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, 2021
* Icelandic League Cups: 3
       1996, 1999, 2003
* Icelandic Super Cup: 1
       2003
* Division One: 5
       1968, 1991, 2011, 2018, 2023

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 1 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ISL | Árni Marinó Einarsson |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Johannes Vall |
| 4 | DF | ISL | Hlynur Sævar Jónsson |
| 5 | DF | ISL | Arnleifur Hjörleifsson |
| 6 | DF | ISL | Oliver Stefánsson |
| 8 | MF | ISL | Albert Hafsteinsson |
| 9 | FW | ISL | Viktor Jónsson |
| 10 | MF | ISL | Steinar Þorsteinsson |
| 11 | FW | ISL | Hinrik Harðarson |
| 13 | DF | NOR | Erik Tobias Sandberg |
| 14 | MF | ISL | Breki Þór Hermannsson |
| 16 | MF | ISL | Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | ISL | Ingi Þór Sigurðsson |
| 18 | MF | ISL | Guðfinnur Þór Leósson |
| 19 | MF | SVN | Marko Vardić |
| 20 | DF | ISL | Ísak Máni Guðjónsson |
| 22 | MF | ISL | Árni Salvar Heimisson |
| 23 | DF | ISL | Hilmar Elís Hilmarsson |
| 25 | GK | ISL | Marvin Darri Steinarsson (on loan from Vestri) |
| 31 | GK | CRO | Dino Hodzic |
| 66 | DF | ISL | Jón Gísli Eyland |
| 77 | MF | ISL | Haukur Andri Haraldsson (on loan from Lille B) |
| 88 | MF | ISL | Arnór Smárason |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | ISL | Ármann Ingi Finnbogason (Grindavík) |
| — | MF | ISL | Gabriel Þór Þórðarson (at Víkingur Ólafsvík) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ISL | Arnór Valur Ágústsson (at Kári) |
| — | FW | ISL | Sigurður Hrannar Þorsteinsson (at Kári) |

### Managers

* 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

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1970–71 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1R | Sparta Rotterdam | 0–6 | 0–9 | 0-15 |
| 1971–72 | European Cup | 1R | Sliema Wanderers | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0-4 |
| 1975–76 | European Cup | 1R | Omonia | 4–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 |
| 1975–76 | European Cup | 2R | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0-5 |
| 1976–77 | European Cup | 1R | Trabzonspor | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3-6 |
| 1977–78 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Brann | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0-5 |
| 1978–79 | European Cup | 1R | Köln | 1-1 | 1–4 | 2-5 |
| 1979–80 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Barcelona | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0-6 |
| 1980–81 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Köln | 0–4 | 0–6 | 0-10 |
| 1983–84 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Aberdeen | 1–2 | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| 1984–85 | European Cup | 1R | Beveren | 2-2 | 0–5 | 2-7 |
| 1985–86 | European Cup | 1R | Aberdeen | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2-7 |
| 1986–87 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Sporting | 0–9 | 0–6 | 0-15 |
| 1987–88 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | Kalmar | 0-0 | 0-1 (aet) | 0-1 |
| 1988–89 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Újpest | 0-0 | 1–2 | 1-2 |
| 1989–90 | UEFA Cup | 1R | RFC Liège | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1-6 |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Champions League | PR | Partizani | 3–0 | 0-0 | 3–0 |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Champions League | 1R | Feyenoord | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1-3 |
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | PR | Bangor City | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Kaiserslautern | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1-8 |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | PR | Shelbourne | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2-3 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | PR | Sileks | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | QR | CSKA Moscow | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1-6 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Champions League | 1R | Košice | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0-4 |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | Žalgiris Vilnius | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3-3 (a) |
| 1999 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Teuta Durrës | 5–1 | 1–2 | 6–3 |
| 1999 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R | Lokeren | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2-6 |
| 2000-01 | UEFA Cup | QR | Gent | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2-6 |
| 2001-02 | UEFA Cup | QR | Club Brugge | 1–6 | 0–4 | 1-10 |
| 2002-03 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Željezničar | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0-4 |
| 2004-05 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | TVMK | 4–2 | 2–1 | 6–3 |
| 2004-05 | UEFA Cup | 2QR | Hammarby | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1-4 |
| 2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Inter Turku | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0-4 |
| 2006-07 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | Randers | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2-2 (a) |
| 2008-09 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | Honka | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2-4 |

## Women's football
### Current squad

    As of 17 April 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Brooke Anne Jones |
| 2 | DF | ISL | Aníta Sól Ágústsdóttir |
| 3 | DF | USA | Jaclyn Árnason |
| 5 | DF | ISL | Anna Þóra Hannesdóttir |
| 7 | FW | ISL | Erla Karitas Jóhannesdóttir |
| 8 | MF | ISL | Lilja Björg Ólafsdóttir |
| 9 | FW | ISL | Erna Björt Elíasdóttir |
| 10 | MF | ISL | Bryndís Rún Þórólfsdóttir |
| 11 | MF | ISL | Dagný Halldórsdóttir |
| 12 | GK | ISL | Salka Hrafns Elvarsdóttir |
| 14 | MF | ISL | Dagbjört Líf Guðmundsdóttir |
| 15 | MF | ISL | Marey Edda Helgadóttir |
| 16 | DF | ISL | Arndís Lilja Eggertsdóttir |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | ISL | Unnur Ýr Haraldsdóttir |
| 18 | MF | ISL | Sunna Rún Sigurðardóttir |
| 19 | FW | ISL | Katrín María Ómarsdóttir |
| 20 | DF | ISL | Sandra Ósk Alfreðsdóttir |
| 21 | FW | ISL | Ylfa Laxdal Unnarsdóttir |
| 22 | DF | ISL | Selma Dögg Þorsteinsdóttir |
| 23 | FW | ISL | Andrea Ósk Hermóðsdóttir |
| 25 | DF | ISL | Sigrún Egla Unnarsdóttir |
| 26 | DF | ISL | Þorgerður Bjarnadóttir |
| 27 | DF | ISL | Elvíra Agla Gunnarsdóttir |
| 28 | FW | ISL | Thelma Björg Rafnkelsdóttir |
| 29 | FW | ISL | Kolfinna Eir Jónsdóttir |
| 99 | FW | GHA | Samira Suleman |

### Honours

* Icelandic Championships: 3
       1984, 1985, 1987
       Runner-up: 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992
* Icelandic Cups: 4
       1989, 1991, 1992, 1993

## Basketball

ÍA's men's team played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla from 1993 to 2000, making the playoffs in 1994, 1997 and 1998. Its women's team played one season in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 1995–1996 season.