KA/Þór

KA/Þór is a women's handball team located in Akureyri, Iceland. It is a joint team of Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar (KA) and Þór Akureyri. As of the 2018-2019 season, they play in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

This article is about the handball team KA/Þór. For the football team, see Þór/KA.
KA/Þór
Full nameKA/Þór
Head coachJónatan Magnússon
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Club colours   
Home
Away
Website
Official site

History

Prior to the 2012-2013 season, the team withdrew from play in Úrvalsdeild kvenna after five of its most experienced players left the team during the summer.[1] In January 2017, the board of KA declared that it intended to break the cooperation between the clubs in handball and women's football. The clubs had been sending a joint team in men's and women's handball called Akureyri Handboltafélag and KA/Þór, and in women's football under the name Þór/KA.[2] In the end, KA reversed on its decision regarding the women's teams[3] but withdrew from the cooperation of the men´s handball team.[4][5] The football team, Þór/KA went on to win the 2017 national championship[6] while the handball team, KA/Þór, won the second-tier 1. deild kvenna in 2018 and gained promotion to Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[7]

On 6 September 2020, KA/Þór won the Super Cup by beating Fram 30-23.[8]

Coaches
  • Jónatan Magnússon 2016-2019[9]

Trophies and achievements

Titles

1. deild kvenna Player of the Year
  • 2017 - Martha Hermannsdóttir[10]
  • 2018 - Martha Hermannsdóttir[11]

1. deild kvenna Coach of the Year
  • 2017 - Jónatan Þór Magnússon[10]
  • 2018 - Jónatan Þór Magnússon[11]

Source

References
  1. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (14 September 2012). "Annað árið í röð dregur lið sig úr keppni korteri fyrir mót - KA/Þór ekki með". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (18 January 2017). "KA sleit samstarfinu við Þór: Þetta var ekki létt ákvörðun". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. Egill Páll Egilsson (13 June 2017). "KA og Þór áfram með sameiginlegt lið í kvennahandboltanum". Vikudagur (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. "Yfirlýsing - Samstarfi KA og Þórs um rekstur AHF lokið". Icelandic Handball Association (in Icelandic). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 May 2017). "KA hættir samstarfi við Þór í karlahandboltanum en útilokar ekki samstarf hjá konunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  6. "Þór/KA - FH: Bein lýsing". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. "KA/Þór upp í efstu deild á ný". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. Orri Freyr Rúnarsson (6 September 2020). "Fyrsti titill KA/Þórs í handbolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. Einar Örn Jónsson (18 April 2018). "Jónatan áfram með KA/Þór". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  10. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 May 2017). "Steinunn og Theodór kosin leikmenn ársins í handboltanum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  11. "Elvar Örn og Ester þóttu skara fram úr". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.