KA Handball
Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar is the handball section of Icelandic sports club KA from Akureyri.
Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar | |||
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Full name | Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar | ||
Short name | KA | ||
Founded | 1928 | ||
Arena | KA heimilið | ||
Capacity | 1,200 | ||
President | Haddur Júlíus Stefánsson | ||
Head coach | Jónatan Magnússon | ||
League | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
2019/2020 | 10th | ||
Club colours | |||
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Website Official site |
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
- Icelandic Championships (2):
Gold: 1997, 2002
- Icelandic Cup: (3):
Gold: 1995, 1996, 2004
- Icelandic League Cup : (3):
Gold: 1996, 1998, 2001
Men's team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2020-21 season[1]
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Technical staff
- Staff for the 2020-21 season
- Head Coach:
Jónatan Magnússon - Assistant coach:
Sverre Andreas Jakobsson
Notable former players
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Player of the Season
Season | Name | Nationality | Position |
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1992-1993 | Alfreð Gíslason | Left back | |
1993-1994 | Valdimar Grímsson | Right wing | |
1994-1995 | Patrekur Jóhannesson | Left back | |
1995-1996 | Roberto Julián Duranona | Left back | |
1996-1997 | Björgvin Þór Björgvinsson | Left wing | |
1997-1998 | Sigtryggur Albertsson | Goalkeeper | |
1998-1999 | Lars Walther | Right back | |
1999-2000 | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson | Left wing | |
2000-2001 | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (2) | Left wing | |
2001-2002 | Andrius Stelmokas | Pivot | |
2002-2003 | Jónatan Magnússon | Centre back | |
2003-2004 | Arnór Atlason | Left back | |
2004-2005 | Halldór Jóhann Sigfússon | Centre back | |
2005-2006 | Jónatan Magnússon (2) | Centre back | |
2017-2018 | Áki Egilsnes | Right back | |
2018-2019 | Áki Egilsnes (2) | Right back |
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 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
European record
Competition | Matches | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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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 | |
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1995-1996 | EHF Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | 24–23 | 27–20 | 50–44 | ||
2R | 33–28 | 31–24 | 57–59 | ||||
1996-1997 | EHF Cup Winners' Cup | 1R | 27–27 | 29–29 | 56–56 | ||
2R | 26–20 | 23–23 | 49–43 | ||||
QF | 32–31 | 34–22 | 54–65 | ||||
1997-1998 | EHF Champions League | PR | 27–23 | 28–19 | 51–46 | ||
GS | 23–26 | 31–18 | 41–57 | ||||
GS | 36–23 | 23–28 | 46–64 | ||||
GS | 30–24 | 21–19 | 45–49 | ||||
2005-2006 | EHF Challenge Cup | 1R | 50–15 | 15–45 | 95–30 | ||
2R | 24–23 | 30–21 | 45–53 | ||||
- Notes
- PR: Preliminary Round
- 1R: First round
- 2R: Second round
- QF: Quarter finals
- GS: Group stage
Managerial History
Birgir Björnsson (1978–82) Jan Larsen (1982–83) Birgir Björnsson (1984–85) Ljubo Lazic (1985–86) Brynjar Kvaran (1986-1988) Ivan Duranec (1988-1989) Erlingur Kristjánsson (1989-1991) Alfreð Gíslason (1991-1997) Atli Hilmarsson (1997-2002) Jóhannes Gunnar Bjarnason (2002-2005) Reynir Stefánsson (2005-2006) Stefán Árnason and Heimir Örn Árnason (2017-2019) Stefán Árnason and Jónatan Magnússon (2019-2020) Jónatan Magnússon (2020-)
Kit
Period | Kit manufacturer |
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1995–1996 | Adidas |
1996-1999 | Nike |
1999-2002 | Puma |
2003-2006 | Hummel |
2017-2018 | Diadora |
2018- | Hummel |
Women's team
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
- "HANDKNATTLEIKUR - LIÐSYFIRLIT" (in Icelandic). HSI official website. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- "Bestu leikmenn handboltans". ka.is (in Icelandic). KA. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- "Mótamál". hsi.is (in Icelandic). HSI. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- "EVROPULEIKIR KA I HANDBOLTA". ka.is. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
External links
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- Official website
- KA Akureyri at EHF (in English)
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