Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar 3573753 216854038 2008-06-03T14:54:23Z Warmuz 5207369 /* Current squad */ <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[image:Akureyrar.gif|frame|120px|left|Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar logo]] --> {{Football club infobox | clubname = KA Akureyri | image = | fullname = Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar | nickname = | founded = [[1928]] | ground = [[Akureyrarvöllur]], [[Akureyri]], [[Iceland]] | capacity = 2,000 | chairman = | manager = | league = [[1. deild karla]] | season = 2007 | position = [[1. deild karla]], 11th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1= | leftarm1=F7F950|body1=F7F950|rightarm1=F7F950|shorts1=0000FF|socks1=F7F950 | }} ==Sports club== There are other divisions aside from [[football (soccer)|football]] including [[Judo]] and [[Handball]]. Its main rivals is another sport club from Akureyri named Þór. KA and Þór emerged their handball clubs to [[Akureyri handboltafélag]] before the 2006-2007 handball season in Iceland. ==Football division== They have once been the Icelandic Champions, that was in the year of 1989 after a tough fight against FH ([[Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar]]). FH was in the lead before the final round, and were supposed to play against already relegated team [[Fylkir]]. FH lost and KA got the title for the first time in their history. KA currently plays on Akureyri municipal stadium, but will move in their new stadium, Nývangur (New Stadium, or in [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[Camp Nou]]) in a few years. They share the stadium with their local rivals, [[Þór Akureyri]]. == Current squad == {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Steinþór Már Auðunsson]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Hungary|name=[[Sándor Matus]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Hjalti Már Hauksson]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Ingi Freyr Hilmarsson]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Serbia|name=[[Aleksandar Linta]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Hjörvar Maronsson]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Baldvin Ólafsson]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Slovenia|name=[[Janez Vrenko]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Serbia|name=[[Srdjan Tufegdzic]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Kristinn Þór Björnsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Sigurður Skúli Eyjólfsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Arnar Már Gudjonsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Magnús Blöndal Gunnarsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Guðmundur Óli Steingrímsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Steinn Gunnarsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Sveinn Elías Jónsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=England|name=[[Dean Edward Martin|Dean Martin]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Almarr Ormarsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Andri Fannar Stefánsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Þórður Arnar Þórðarson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Þorsteinn Þorvaldsson]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Arnór Egill Hallsson]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Elmar Dan Sigþórsson]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Thorvaldur Sveinn Gudbjörnsson]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Steingrimur Örn Eidsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Thorvaldur Sigbjörnsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs end}} == Notable former players == * {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Steingrímur Birgisson]] * {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Gunnar Gíslason]] * {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Þórður Guðjónsson]] * {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Bjarni Jónsson]] * {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Steingrímur Birgisson]] * {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Ormarr Örlygsson]] * {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Þorvaldur Örlygsson]] ==External links== *[http://www.ka-sport.is/ Official site] (not in English) {{Iceland-footyclub-stub}} [[Category:Icelandic football clubs]] [[ca:KA Akureyri]] [[fr:KA Akureyri]] [[is:Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar]] [[lt:KA Akureyri]] [[nl:KA Akureyri]] [[pl:KA Akureyri]]