Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar

The club offers various sports including football, handball, judo, volleyball and weightlifting.

The club crest features a red shield overlaid on a blue shield. Within the red shield is a golden ball, with the letters 'KA' positioned above it in white. The team colours are yellow shirts and blue shorts.

Its main rival is another sports club in Akureyri, Þór Akureyri.

KA was founded on January 8, 1928, in the home of Margrét and Axel Schiöth, at Hafnarstræti 23, with the goal of promoting sports in Akureyri.

{{main|ÍB Akureyri}}

Between 1944 and 1974 the two most prominent football clubs in Akureyri, KA and Þór, sent a united team under the banner of ÍBA to the Icelandic first tier made up of a selection of players from the Akureyri clubs. The club played 17 seasons in the top flight of Icelandic football league, Úrvalsdeild karla.

The first time the two Akureyri clubs, KA and Þór, combined forces was against recent league champions Valur in the middle of July 1942. The teams played twice, the united team from Akureyri won one game but lost the other. The positive results gave impetus to unification ideas and in 1943 for the fourth time a team from Akureyri played in Úrvalsdeild karla. But now it sailed under the flag of Íþróttaráð Akureyrar (In english Akureyri Sports Council) and not KA as in all the previous times.[https://www.ka.is/fotbolti/sogulegt-yfirlit-knattspyrnu-i-ka/knattspyrnulid-iba-verdur-til]

The subsequent year, in 1944, saw the establishment of ÍB Akureyri. By 1946, a football team representing ÍBA competed in Úrvalsdeild karla, for the first time.

From 1955 to 1974, the ÍBA team always took part in the Icelandic men's football tournament. In 1974, the two respective sports clubs ended their collaboration and started sending teams separately as KA and Þór.[https://timarit.is/page/6211330?iabr=on#page/n5/mode/2up/search/%22Knattspyrnuli%C3%B0%20%C3%8DBA%22]

The summer of 2015 was filled with anticipation for KA. Despite losing some key players, the team demonstrated strength during preseason, reaching the final of the Icelandic Men's Football League Cup but ultimately losing to Breiðablik. Good signings, preseason success, and the experienced coach Bjarni Jóhannsson, who took over in 2013, led many pundits to predict that KA would be promoted to the top flight with ease.{{Cite web |title=Fótbolti.net |url=https://www.fotbolti.net/news/08-05-2015/b-style-color-green-spa-thjalfara-og-fyrirlida-i-1-deild-1-saeti-b |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=www.fotbolti.net |language=is}} However, the season failed to meet expectations, and the team finished in 3rd place, prompting the sacking of manager Jóhannsson, with his assistant Srdjan Tufegdzic taking over late in the season.{{Cite web |title=Keppnistímabilið 2015 |url=https://www.ka.is/fotbolti/sogulegt-yfirlit-knattspyrnu-i-ka/keppnistimabilid-2015 |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar |language=is}}

In 2016, KA finally reached the top flight. Under new management with Tufegdzic at the helm and notable acquisitions like Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson, Guðmann Þórisson, and Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson, the team comfortably won the second division. Expectations were high for KA's first match in the top division in thirteen years. The team faced Breiðablik and emerged victorious with a 1–3 scoreline. The first season in the top division since 2004 fared well as the team finished in 7th place.{{Cite web |title=Keppnistímabilið 2016 |url=https://www.ka.is/fotbolti/sogulegt-yfirlit-knattspyrnu-i-ka/keppnistimabilid-2016 |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar |language=is}}

The following year saw KA once again finish in 7th place, and at the end of the season, the club parted ways with Tufegdzic. Óli Stefán Flóventsson replaced him and managed to guide the team to 5th place, KA's best showing since 2002. Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson emerged as the team's top scorer with 13 goals. However, the subsequent season did not go as well for Flóventsson, who was let go after managing five games without a win.{{Cite web |title=Óli Stefán hættur með KA |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2020/07/15/oli_stefan_haettur_med_ka/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=www.mbl.is |language=is}} His replacement, Arnar Grétarsson, led the team to a 7th-place finish, although the season was cut short due to COVID-19. The season was notable for an unusual number of draws, with the team drawing 12 times. The team was praised for its solid defending and the homegrown player Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason had a breakout season.{{Cite web |last=Jónsson |first=Óskar Ófeigur |date=2020-09-25 |title=KA-menn farnir að nálgast met jafntefliskónga Gumma Ben - Vísir |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20202016580d/ka-menn-farnir-ad-nalgast-met-jafntefliskonga-gumma-ben |access-date=2024-03-02 |website=visir.is |language=is}}

The 2021 season marked Grétarsson's first full season as head coach, during which significant acquisitions like Jonathan Hendrickx, Dušan Brković, and the return of homegrown player Daníel Hafsteinsson bolstered the team's roster.{{Cite web |last=Sverrisson |first=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson, Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson, Sindri |date=2021-04-26 |title=Pepsi Max-spáin 2021: Belgísk áhrif á Brekkunni - Vísir |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212099836d/pepsi-max-spain-2021-belgisk-ahrif-a-brekkunni |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=visir.is |language=is}} On 29 May 2021, Bjarnason made his international debut for the Icelandic national team before being sold to Lecce midway through the season.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-29 |title=Brynjar Ingi seldur til Lecce - RÚV.is |url=https://www.ruv.is/frettir/ithrottir/2021-06-29-brynjar-ingi-seldur-til-lecce/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=RÚV}} Despite the loss of Bjarnason, KA achieved remarkable success, securing its best result since 2002 with a 4th-place finish.{{Cite web |title=Íslandsmót - Pepsi Max deild karla - 2021 |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/stakt-mot/$TournamentDetails/Table/?motnumer=42373 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}} Moving into the 2022 season, KA continued its upward trajectory, clinching its second-best result ever in the Besta deild karla. This achievement qualified them for the UEFA Europa Conference League. Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson showcased an outstanding performance throughout the season, earning recognition as the league's best player and top scorer with 17 goals. Notably, his remarkable achievements came despite his transfer to K Beerschot VA before the season concluded.{{Cite web |last=Vikublaðið |title=Nökkvi Freyr Þórisson til Beerschot |url=https://www.vikubladid.is/is/frettir/nokkvi-freyr-thorisson-til-beerschot |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Vikublaðið |language=is}} Grétarsson's assistant and former KA player, Hallgrímur Jónasson, assumed managerial duties for the team towards the end of the season, following the departure of Grétarsson.{{Cite web |title=Arnar hættur og Hallgrímur tekur við |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/efstadeild/2022/09/23/arnar_haettur_og_hallgrimur_tekur_vid/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.mbl.is |language=is}} Jónasson successfully navigated the team through the playoffs and a second-place finish.{{Cite web |title=Íslandsmót KSÍ - Besta deild karla - Efri hluti - 2022 |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/stakt-mot/$TournamentDetails/Table/?motnumer=43525 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}}

In 2023, KA finished 7th{{Cite web |title=Íslandsmót KSÍ - Besta deild karla - Neðri hluti - 2023 |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/stakt-mot/$TournamentDetails/Table/?motnumer=46262 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}} in the league and made it to the cup final against Víkingur R., ultimately losing 3-1.{{Cite web |title=Leikskýrsla: Víkingur R. - KA - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikskyrsla/?leikur=606515 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.ksi.is |language=is}} The team also had a relatively successful UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, defeating Connah's Quay Nomads and Dundalk, with their journey coming to an end against Club Brugge.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=KA-Club Brugge |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2038989--ka-vs-club-brugge/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=UEFA |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=akureyri.net |title=KA tekur á móti Club Brugge í Laugardalnum |url=https://www.akureyri.net/is/moya/news/ka-tekur-a-moti-club-brugge-i-laugardalnum |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=akureyri.net |language=is}}

They have once been the Icelandic champions, in 1989 after a tough fight against FH (Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar). FH were in the lead until their final match, against already relegated team Fylkir. FH lost and KA obtained the title for the first time in their history.

KA formerly played at Akureyrarvöllur close to downtown Akureyri but have since moved all games to Greifavöllurinn, a temporary arena at the club's training base, KA-Heimilið in the Lundarhverfi neighborhood where a new permanent stadium is also being built.

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{{Fs player|no=99|nat=Iceland|name=Jóhann Mikael Ingólfsson|pos=GK|other=}}

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;Notes

• PR: Preliminary Round
• 1R: First round
• 1Q: First qualifying round
• 2Q: Second qualifying round
• 3Q: Third qualifying round
• PO: Play-off round

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{{cite web |url=http://ksi.is/mot/motalisti/ |language=is |title=Mótalisti |work=ksi.is |publisher=KSI |access-date=18 January 2018}}

• Icelandic Champion:
• Winners: 1989
• Icelandic Cup:
• Winners: 2024
• Icelandic League Cup:
• Runners-up: 2015
• Icelandic Super Cup:
• Champions: 1990

• {{flagicon|ISL}} Þorvaldur Örlygsson
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Erlingur Kristjánsson
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Þorvaldur Makan Sigbjörnsson
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Hreinn Hringsson
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Dean Martin
• {{flagicon|HUN}} Sandor Matus
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Pálmi Rafn Pálmason
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Atli Sveinn Þórarinsson
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Haukur Heiðar Hauksson
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson

File:Haukur Hauksson (AIK-Halmstads BK, 2015, cropped).jpg, two-time winner of the award]]

File:Gudmann Thorisson.jpg, won the award in 2016]]

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• {{flagicon|ISL}} Einar Helgason (1975–76)
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Jóhannes Atlason (1977–79)
• {{flagicon|Scotland}} Alex Willoughby (1980–82)
• {{flagicon|Germany}} Fritz Kissing (1983)
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Gústaf Baldvinsson (1984–1986)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Hörður Helgason (1987)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Guðjón Þórðarson (1988–1990)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Ormar Örlygsson (1991)
• {{flagicon|ISL}} Gunnar Gíslason (1992)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Njáll Eiðsson (1993)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Erlingur Kristjánsson (1994)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Pétur Ormslev (1995–1996)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Sigurður Kristján Lárusson (1997)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Einar Einarsson (1998–1999)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Þorvaldur Örlygsson (2000–2005)
• {{flagicon|Serbia}} Slobodan Milisic (2006–2007)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Pétur Ólafsson (2007)
• {{flagicon|England}} Dean Martin (2008–2010)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Gunnlaugur Jónsson (2011–2012)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Bjarni Jóhannsson (2013–2015)
• {{flagicon|Serbia}} Srdjan Tufegdzic (2015–2018)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Óli Stefán Flóventsson (2019–2020)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Arnar Grétarsson (2020–2022)
• {{flagicon|Iceland}} Hallgrímur Jónasson (2022–present)

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{{main|Þór/KA}}

Since 1999, KA has fielded a joint women's team with neighbouring club Þór Akureyri under the name Þór/KA in the top-level league Úrvalsdeild. In 2006 the team finished 7th of 8 teams, 8th/9 in 2007, the reaching a good 4th/10 in 2008 and then bettering those results with 3rd/10 in 2009 and a second-place finish in 2010. As Iceland was in the top 8 leagues of UEFA,[https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/General/01/54/65/09/1546509_DOWNLOAD.pdf UEFA rankings for 2011/12], retrieved 21 October 2010 those second place was enough to qualify for the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League.[http://www.thorsport.is/thorsport/?D10cID=ReadNews&ID=4904&sportID=6&CI=0&backto=sportoverview&groupID=30 Thor/KA is champion], own website, retrieved 21 October 2010 The team entered in the round of 32 but lost 14–2 on aggregate to German team Turbine Potsdam.

In 2010 the team also went to the semi-finals in the Icelandic cup, losing to the eventual winner Valur.[https://int.soccerway.com/national/iceland/visa-bikar-kvenna/2010/final-stages/ women.soccerway.com], 2010 Cup results In 1989 and 2013 they lost the cup final.

In 2012 Þór/KA finished first in the Úrvalsdeild and secured its first ever Icelandic championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/urslit-stada/?MotNumer=26464|title=Úrslit – staða – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands|website=ksi.is|access-date=25 September 2017}}

On 29 September 2017, the club secured its second national championship by defeating FH, in the last game of the season, 2–0 with goals from Sandra Jessen and Sandra Stephany Mayor.{{cite web|title=Þór/KA – FH: Bein lýsing|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017170928883/i-beinni-thor-ka-fh-fer-bikarinn-a-loft-fyrir-nordan-|website=Vísir.is|date=28 September 2017 |access-date=28 September 2017|language=is}}

• Úrvalsdeild kvenna (2):
• 2012¹, 2017¹
• Icelandic Women's Football Cup:
• Runner-up: 2013¹
• Icelandic Division I (2):
• 1992², 1999¹{{Cite web |url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/fra-upphafi/greinar/nr/57 |title=Frá upphafi |access-date=23 September 2017 |archive-date=20 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320134038/http://www.ksi.is/mot/fra-upphafi/greinar/nr/57 |url-status=dead }}

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1. As Þór/KA
2. As KA

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{{main|KA Handball}}

Before the 2006–2007 Icelandic handball season, they merged their handball clubs to form Akureyri Handboltafélag. In 2017, KA left the partnership and reinstated the KA Handball section.

• Icelandic Championships:
• {{Gold1}} Gold medal: 1997, 2002
• Icelandic Cup:
• Champions: 1995, 1996, 2004
• Icelandic League Cup:
• Champions: 1996, 1998, 2001

{{main|KA/Þór}}

• Icelandic championship:
• {{Gold1}} Gold medal:2021
• Icelandic Cup
• {{Gold1}} Gold medal:2021
• Icelandic Super Cup:
• {{Gold1}} Gold medal:2020
• 1. deild kvenna:
• {{Gold1}} Gold medal: 2018

• Icelandic Championships:
• {{Gold1}} Gold medal: 1989, 1991, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019
• Icelandic Cup:
• Champions: 1991, 1992, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
• Icelandic League Cup:
• Champions: 1989, 1991, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019

• Icelandic Championships:
• {{Gold1}} Gold medal: 2019
• Icelandic Cup:
• Champions: 2019
• Icelandic League Cup:
• Champions: 2019

{{Updated|29 February 2024}}[http://www.ka.is/ka/um-k-a/adalstjorn-k-a]‚ KA.is, 4 January 2018

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• [http://www.ka-sport.is/ Official website] (Icelandic)
• [http://lififyrirka.is/ supporters site] (Icelandic)

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