KA Handball

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar is the handball section of Icelandic sports club KA from Akureyri.

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar
Full nameKnattspyrnufélag Akureyrar
Short nameKA
Founded1928
ArenaKA heimilið
Capacity1,200
PresidentHaddur Júlíus Stefánsson
Head coachJónatan Magnússon
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
2019/202010th
Club colours   
Home
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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

Men's team

Current squad
Squad for the 2020-21 season[1]

Technical staff
Staff for the 2020-21 season

Notable former players

Player of the Season
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, two-time winner of the award
Alfreð Gíslason, won the award in 1993
Season Name Nationality Position
1992-1993 Alfreð Gíslason IcelandLeft back
1993-1994 Valdimar Grímsson IcelandRight wing
1994-1995 Patrekur Jóhannesson IcelandLeft back
1995-1996 Roberto Julián Duranona CubaLeft back
1996-1997 Björgvin Þór Björgvinsson IcelandLeft wing
1997-1998 Sigtryggur Albertsson IcelandGoalkeeper
1998-1999 Lars Walther DenmarkRight back
1999-2000 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson IcelandLeft wing
2000-2001 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (2) IcelandLeft wing
2001-2002 Andrius Stelmokas LithuaniaPivot
2002-2003 Jónatan Magnússon IcelandCentre back
2003-2004 Arnór Atlason IcelandLeft back
2004-2005 Halldór Jóhann Sigfússon IcelandCentre back
2005-2006 Jónatan Magnússon (2) IcelandCentre back
2017-2018 Áki Egilsnes Faroe IslandsRight back
2018-2019 Áki Egilsnes (2) Faroe IslandsRight back

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Recent history
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Playoffs Cup Notes
1994-95 Úrvalsdeild 6 221066 54450626 Runner-up    Champions   
1995-96 Úrvalsdeild 1 221822 61255238 Runner-up    Champions    EHF Cup 2. round   
1996-97 Úrvalsdeild 3 221318 57556227 Champions    Final EHF Cup Quarter finals   
1997-98 Úrvalsdeild 4 221345 60653830 Semi-finals    First round EHF CL Group Stage   
1998-99 Úrvalsdeild 6 2211011 57455822 Quarter finals    Quarter-finals
1999-00 Úrvalsdeild 2 221246 57849928 Semi-finals    Second round
2000-01 Úrvalsdeild 1 221606 57352732 Runner-up    Quarter-finals
2001-02 Úrvalsdeild 5 261187 67762930 Champions    Quarter-finals
2002-03 Úrvalsdeild 4 261736 71965837 Semi-finals    Second round
2003-04 Úrvalsdeild 6 14707 43943714 Semi-finals    Champions   
2004-05 Úrvalsdeild 6 14536 41241713 Quarter finals    Quarter-finals
2005-06 Úrvalsdeild 6 2612311 73171727 Second round EHF Challenge Cup 2.round   
2017-18 1.deild 2 181503 45736930 Second round Promoted to Úrvalsdeild
2018-19 Úrvalsdeild 9 227312 57059117   First round 

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European record
Competition Matches W D L GF GA
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
1995-1996 EHF Cup Winners' Cup 1R Viking HK 24–23 27–20 50–44
2R TJ VSZ Kosice 33–28 31–24 57–59
1996-1997 EHF Cup Winners' Cup 1R Amicitia Zürich 27–27 29–29 56–56
2R HC Herstal 26–20 23–23 49–43
QF Veszprém 32–31 34–22 54–65
1997-1998 EHF Champions League PR Granitas Kaunas 27–23 28–19 51–46
GS RK Celje 23–26 31–18 41–57
GS RK Zagreb 36–23 23–28 46–64
GS Generali Trieste 30–24 21–19 45–49
2005-2006 EHF Challenge Cup 1R Mamuli Tbilisi 50–15 15–45 95–30
2R CSA Steaua București 24–23 30–21 45–53

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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
1995–1996 Adidas
1996-1999 Nike
1999-2002 Puma
2003-2006 Hummel
2017-2018 Diadora
2018- Hummel

Women's team
Main article: KA/Þór

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
  1. "HANDKNATTLEIKUR - LIÐSYFIRLIT" (in Icelandic). HSI official website. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. "Bestu leikmenn handboltans". ka.is (in Icelandic). KA. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. "Mótamál". hsi.is (in Icelandic). HSI. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  4. "EVROPULEIKIR KA I HANDBOLTA". ka.is. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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