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

  1. 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001

  2. Runner-up: 1952, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1997

  Icelandic Cupss: 9

  1. 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2003

  2. Runner-up: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1999, 2021

  Icelandic League Cups: 3

  1. 1996, 1999, 2003

  Icelandic Super Cup: 1

  1. 2003

  Division One: 5

  1. 1968, 1991, 2011, 2018, 2023

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Managers

• Karl Guðmundsson (1948)

• Ríkharður Jónsson (1951–60)

• Guðjón Finnbogason (1960)

• Ríkharður Jónsson (1961–66)

• Helgi Hannesson (1967–68)

• Ríkharður Jónsson (1969–70)

• Magnús Kristjánsson (1971)

• Ríkharður Jónsson (1972–73)

• George Kirby (1974–75)

• Mike Ferguson (1976)

• George Kirby (1977–78)

• Klaus Hilpert (1979)

• George Kirby (1980)

• Steve Fleet (1981)

• George Kirby (1982)

• Hörður Helgason (1983–85)

• Jim Barron (1986)

• Guðjón Þórðarson (1987)

• Sigurður Lárusson (1988–89)

• George Kirby (1990)

• Guðjón Þórðarson (1991–93)

• Hörður Helgason (1994)

• Logi Ólafsson (1995)

• Guðjón Þórðarson (1996)

• Ivan Golac (1997)

• Logi Ólafsson (1997–99)

• Ólafur Þórðarson (1999–2006)

• Arnar Gunnlaugsson (2006)

• Bjarki Gunnlaugsson (2006)

• Guðjón Þórðarson (July 1, 2007– July 21, 2008)

• Arnar Gunnlaugsson (July 2008– July 9)

• Bjarki Gunnlaugsson (July 2008– July 9)

• Þórður Þórðarson (July 16, 2009– June 18, 2013)

• Þorvaldur Örlygsson (June 19, 2013– Sept 28, 2013)

• Gunnlaugur Jónsson (Oct 10, 2013- Aug 21, 2017)

• Jón Þór Hauksson (Aug 21, 2017- Oct 1, 2017)

• Joey Guðjónsson (Oct 12, 2017- Feb 1, 2022)

• Jón Þór Hauksson (Feb 1, 2022-)

European competition

Women's football

Current squad

Honours

• Icelandic Championships: 3

  1. 1984, 1985, 1987

  2. Runner-up: 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992

  Icelandic Cups: 4

  1. 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993

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.

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