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 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001 Runner-up: 1952, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1997

Icelandic Cups: 9 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2003 Runner-up: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1999, 2021

Icelandic League Cups: 3 1996, 1999, 2003

Icelandic Super Cup: 1 2003

Division One: 5 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 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R Sparta Rotterdam 0–6 0–9 0-15 1971–72 European Cup 1R Sliema Wanderers 0–4 0–0 0-4 1975–76 European Cup 1R Omonia 4–0 1–2 5–2 2R Dynamo Kyiv 0–2 0–3 0-5 1976–77 European Cup 1R Trabzonspor 1–3 2–3 3-6 1977–78 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Brann 0–4 0–1 0-5 1978–79 European Cup 1R Köln 1-1 1–4 2-5 1979–80 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Barcelona 0–1 0–5 0-6 1980–81 UEFA Cup 1R Köln 0–4 0–6 0-10 1983–84 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Aberdeen 1–2 1-1 2-3 1984–85 European Cup 1R Beveren 2-2 0–5 2-7 1985–86 European Cup 1R Aberdeen 1–3 1–4 2-7 1986–87 UEFA Cup 1R Sporting 0–9 0–6 0-15 1987–88 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Kalmar 0-0 0-1 (aet) 0-1 1988–89 UEFA Cup 1R Újpest 0-0 1–2 1-2 1989–90 UEFA Cup 1R RFC Liège 0–2 1–4 1-6 1993–94 UEFA Champions League PR Partizani 3–0 0-0 3–0 1R Feyenoord 1–0 0–3 1-3 1994–95 UEFA Cup PR Bangor City 2–0 2–1 4–1 1R Kaiserslautern 0–4 1–4 1-8 1995–96 UEFA Cup PR Shelbourne 3–0 3–0 6–0 1R Raith Rovers 1–0 1–3 2-3 1996–97 UEFA Cup PR Sileks 2–0 0–1 2–1 QR CSKA Moscow 0–2 1–4 1-6 1997–98 UEFA Champions League 1R Košice 0–1 0–3 0-4 1998–99 UEFA Cup 1QR Žalgiris Vilnius 3–2 0–1 3-3 (a) 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Teuta Durrës 5–1 1–2 6–3 2R Lokeren 1–3 1–3 2-6 2000-01 UEFA Cup QR Gent 0–3 2–3 2-6 2001-02 UEFA Cup QR Club Brugge 1–6 0–4 1-10 2002-03 UEFA Champions League 1QR Željezničar 0–1 0–3 0-4 2004-05 UEFA Cup 1QR TVMK 4–2 2–1 6–3 2QR Hammarby 1–2 0–2 1-4 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Inter Turku 0–4 0–0 0-4 2006-07 UEFA Cup 1QR Randers 2–1 0–1 2-2 (a) 2008-09 UEFA Cup 1QR Honka 2–1 0–3 2-4

Women's football

Current squad

Honours

Icelandic Championships: 3 1984, 1985, 1987 Runner-up: 1981, 1988, 1989, 1992

Icelandic Cups: 4 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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