Íþróttabandalag Akraness


Íþróttabandalag Akraness, 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 Arnór Sigurðsson, Hákon Haraldsson, Joey Guðjónsson, Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, Stefán Teitur Þórðarson and Iceland national team's coach Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson.

Honours

  • Icelandic Championships: 18
  • Icelandic Cups: 9
  • Icelandic League Cups: 3
  • Icelandic Super Cup: 1
  • '''Division One: 5'''

    Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Managers

Women's football

Current squad

Honours

  • Icelandic Championships: 3
  • '''Icelandic Cups: 4'''

    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.