KA Handball

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Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar
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Full nameKnattspyrnufélag Akureyrar
Short nameKA
Founded1928
Arena
Capacity1,200
PresidentHaddur Júlíus Stefánsson
Head coachJónatan Magnússon
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
2020/20216th
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Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar is the handball section of Icelandic sports club KA from Akureyri.

History[]

KA currently plays in Úrvalsdeild karla. KA had a merged handball team with their rival team Þór Akureyri, from 2006 to 2017, the team was called Akureyri Handboltafélag.

Trophies[]

Men's team[]

Current squad[]

Squad for the 2021-22 season[1]

Technical staff[]

Staff for the 2021-22 season

Notable former players[]

Player of the Season[]

Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, two-time winner of the award
Alfreð Gíslason, won the award in 1993
Season Name Nationality Position
1992-1993 Alfreð Gíslason  Iceland Left back
1993-1994 Valdimar Grímsson  Iceland Right wing
1994-1995 Patrekur Jóhannesson  Iceland Left back
1995-1996 Roberto Julián Duranona  Cuba Left back
1996-1997 Björgvin Þór Björgvinsson  Iceland Left wing
1997-1998 Sigtryggur Albertsson  Iceland Goalkeeper
1998-1999 Lars Walther  Denmark Right back
1999-2000 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson  Iceland Left wing
2000-2001 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (2)  Iceland Left wing
2001-2002 Andrius Stelmokas  Lithuania Pivot
2002-2003 Jónatan Magnússon  Iceland Centre back
2003-2004 Arnór Atlason  Iceland Left back
2004-2005 Halldór Jóhann Sigfússon  Iceland Centre back
2005-2006 Jónatan Magnússon (2)  Iceland Centre back
2017-2018 Áki Egilsnes  Faroe Islands Right back
2018-2019 Áki Egilsnes (2)  Faroe Islands Right back
2019-2020 Andri Snær Stefánsson  Iceland Left wing
2020-2021 Árni Bragi Eyjólfsson  Iceland Right back

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Recent history[]

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Playoffs Cup Notes
1994-95 Úrvalsdeild 6 22 10 6 6 544 506 26 Runner-up    Champions   
1995-96 Úrvalsdeild 1 22 18 2 2 612 552 38 Runner-up    Champions    EHF Cup 2. round   
1996-97 Úrvalsdeild 3 22 13 1 8 575 562 27 Champions    Final EHF Cup Quarter finals   
1997-98 Úrvalsdeild 4 22 13 4 5 606 538 30 Semi-finals    First round EHF CL Group Stage   
1998-99 Úrvalsdeild 6 22 11 0 11 574 558 22 Quarter finals    Quarter-finals
1999-00 Úrvalsdeild 2 22 12 4 6 578 499 28 Semi-finals    Second round
2000-01 Úrvalsdeild 1 22 16 0 6 573 527 32 Runner-up    Quarter-finals
2001-02 Úrvalsdeild 5 26 11 8 7 677 629 30 Champions    Quarter-finals
2002-03 Úrvalsdeild 4 26 17 3 6 719 658 37 Semi-finals    Second round
2003-04 Úrvalsdeild 6 14 7 0 7 439 437 14 Semi-finals    Champions   
2004-05 Úrvalsdeild 6 14 5 3 6 412 417 13 Quarter finals    Quarter-finals
2005-06 Úrvalsdeild 6 26 12 3 11 731 717 27 Second round EHF Challenge Cup 2.round   
2017-18 1.deild promoted 2 18 15 0 3 457 369 30 Second round Promoted to Úrvalsdeild
2018-19 Úrvalsdeild 9 22 7 3 12 570 591 17   First round 
2019-20 Úrvalsdeild 10 20 5 1 14 524 581 11   Second round 
2020-21 Úrvalsdeild 6 22 9 7 6 587 571 25  First round Third round 

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European record[]

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
EHF Champions League 8 2 0 6 183 216
EHF Cup Winners' Cup 10 4 3 3 266 267
EHF Challenge Cup 4 3 0 1 148 75

Matches[]

Season Competition Round Opponents 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
1995-1996 EHF Cup Winners' Cup 1R Norway Viking HK 24–23 27–20 50–44 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Slovakia TJ VSZ Kosice 33–28 31–24 57–59 Symbol delete vote.svg
1996-1997 EHF Cup Winners' Cup 1R Austria Amicitia Zürich 27–27 29–29 56–56 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Belgium HC Herstal 26–20 23–23 49–43 Symbol keep vote.svg
QF Hungary Veszprém 32–31 34–22 54–65 Symbol delete vote.svg
1997-1998 EHF Champions League PR Lithuania Granitas Kaunas 27–23 28–19 51–46 Symbol keep vote.svg
GS Slovenia RK Celje 23–26 31–18 41–57
GS Croatia RK Zagreb 36–23 23–28 46–64
GS Italy Generali Trieste 30–24 21–19 45–49
2005-2006 EHF Challenge Cup 1R Georgia (country) Mamuli Tbilisi 50–15 15–45 95–30 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Romania CSA Steaua București 24–23 30–21 45–53 Symbol delete vote.svg

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Notes
  • PR: Preliminary Round
  • 1R: First round
  • 2R: Second round
  • QF: Quarter finals
  • GS: Group stage

Managerial History[]

  • Iceland Birgir Björnsson (1978–82)
  • Denmark Jan Larsen (1982–83)
  • Iceland Birgir Björnsson (1984–85)
  • Serbia Ljubo Lazic (1985–86)
  • Iceland Brynjar Kvaran (1986-1988)
  • Croatia Ivan Duranec (1988-1989)
  • Iceland Erlingur Kristjánsson (1989-1991)
  • Iceland Alfreð Gíslason (1991-1997)
  • Iceland Atli Hilmarsson (1997-2002)
  • Iceland Jóhannes Gunnar Bjarnason (2002-2005)
  • Iceland Reynir Stefánsson (2005-2006)
  • Iceland Stefán Árnason and Heimir Örn Árnason (2017-2019)
  • Iceland Stefán Árnason and Jónatan Magnússon (2019-2020)
  • Iceland Jónatan Magnússon (2020-)

Kit[]

Period Kit manufacturer
1995–1996 Adidas
1996-1999 Nike
1999-2002 Puma
2003-2006 Hummel
2017-2018 Diadora
2018- Hummel

Women's team[]

Main article: KA/Þór

KA currently has a joint women's team with Þór Akureyri. It goes by the name KA/Þór and as of 2018-2019 season plays in the first tier.

References[]

  1. ^ "HANDKNATTLEIKUR - LIÐSYFIRLIT" (in Icelandic). HSI official website. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Bestu leikmenn handboltans". ka.is (in Icelandic). KA. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Mótamál". hsi.is (in Icelandic). HSI. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  4. ^ "EVROPULEIKIR KA I HANDBOLTA". ka.is. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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