2016 Íþróttabandalag Akraness season

The 2016 season will be ÍA's 64th season in the top-flight of Icelandic football.

Íþróttabandalag Akraness (ÍA)

2016 season
Manager	Gunnlaugur Jónsson
Stadium	Norðurálsvöllur
Lengjubikarinn	Group Stages
Top goalscorer	League: Garðar Gunnlaugsson (3) All: Garðar Gunnlaugsson (7)
Home colours Away colours

Gunnlaugur Jónsson will head coach the team for the third season running. He will be assisted by Jón Þór Hauksson.

Along with Úrvalsdeild, ÍA will compete in the Lengjubikarinn and Borgunarbikarinn.

First Team

As of 16 May 2016. These players competed in Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikarinn, Lengjubikarinn[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ISL Páll Gísli Jónsson 4 DF  ISL Arnór Snær Guðmundsson 5 DF  ISL Ármann Smári Björnsson (C) 6 MF  SCO Iain Williamson 7 FW  NOR Martin Hummervoll 8 MF  ISL Hallur Flosason 9 FW  ISL Garðar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson 10 MF  ISL Jón Vilhelm Ákason 11 MF  ISL Arnar Már Guðjónsson 12 GK  ISL Árni Snær Ólafsson 14 MF  ISL Ólafur Valur Valdimarsson 15 DF  ISL Hafþór Pétursson

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  ISL Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson 17 FW  ISL Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson 18 MF  ISL Albert Hafsteinsson 19 FW  ISL Eggert Kári Karlsson 20 DF  ISL Gylfi Veigar Gylfason 21 MF  ISL Arnór Sigurðsson 22 MF  ISL Steinar Þorsteinsson 23 MF  ISL Ásgeir Marteinsson 25 DF  ISL Andri Geir Alexandersson 27 DF  ENG Darren Lough 28 DF  ISL Aron Ingi Kristinsson 31 FW  ISL Stefán Teitur Þórðarson

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Other	Ref
16 October 2015	DF		Hákon Ingi Einarsson	Kári	Was on loan	[2]
16 October 2015	DF		Sverrir Mar Smárason	Kári	Was on loan	[3]
9 November 2015	DF	25	Andri Geir Alexandersson	HK		[4]
12 January 2016	DF	28	Aron Ingi Kristinsson	Kári		[5]
12 October 2016	FW	31	Stefán Teitur Þórðarson	Kári		[6]
14 January 2016	DF	15	Hafþór Pétursson	Kári		[7]
14 January 2016	MF	22	Steinar Þorsteinsson	Kári		[8]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Other	Ref
17 October 2015	FW	13	Arsenij Buinickij	FK Utenis Utena		[9]
27 October 2015	MF	6	Ingimar Elí Hlynsson	HK		[10]
25 November 2015	DF	15	Teitur Pétursson	HK		[11]
1 January 2016	FW	3	Ragnar Már Lárusson	Brighton	Was on loan	[12]
13 February 2016	MF	31	Marko Andelkovic	Released		[13]
22 February 2016	GK	30	Marteinn Örn Halldórsson	Leiknir R.		[14]
23 February 2016	DF		Hákon Ingi Einarsson	Þór		[15]
23 February 2016	DF		Sverrir Mar Smárason	Fjarðabyggð		[16]

Loans in

Start Date	End Date	Position	No.	Player	From Club	Ref
7 April 2016	16 October 2016	FW	7	Martin Hummervoll	Viking FK	[17]
16 May 2016	16 October 2016	MF	6	Iain Williamson	Víkingur R.	[18]

Pre-season

Fótbolti.net Cup

ÍA took part in the 2016 Fótbolti.net Cup, a pre-season tournament. The team played in Group 1 along with KR, FH and Þróttur R. ÍA finished second in the group and played Stjarnan for the third place.[19] ÍA won the game 6–1 with Steinar Þorsteinsson scoring a hattrick, earning them the bronze.

Date	Round	Opponents	Stadium	Result F–A	Scorers
9 January 2015	Group Stage	Þróttur R	Akraneshöllin	3–1	Jón Vilhelm 45' Arnar Már 90+3' Stefán Teitur 90+5'
16 January 2015	Group Stage	FH	Akraneshöllin	2–1	Arnór Snær 80' Steinar Þ 90'
23 January 2015	Group Stage	KR	Akraneshöllin	2–4	Garðar Gunnl. 5' Jón Vilhelm 40'
28 January 2015	3rd place final	Stjarnan	Samsung-völlurinn	6–1	Hallur 20' Arnar Már 40' 55' Steinar Þ 44' 71' 80'(pen.)

Lengjubikarinn

ÍA were drawn in group 3 in the Icelandic league cup, Lengjubikarinn, along with Víkingur R., KR, HK, Grindavík and Haukar.[20] ÍA finished the group in 3rd place and did not qualify for the knockout stages.

Date	Round	Opponents	Stadium	Result F–A	Scorers
14 February 2016	Group Stage	Grindavík	Akraneshöllin	5–0	Ásgeir M. 14' Garðar G. 49' 59' 88' Stefán Teitur 90'
5 March 2016	Group Stage	Haukar	Akraneshöllin	3–3	Darren 30' Garðar G. 43' Steinar Þ. 68'
19 March 2016	Group Stage	HK	Akraneshöllin	4–2	Albert H. 6' Ásgeir M. 33' Arnór Snær 45' Ármann Smári 79'
23 March 2016	Group Stage	KR	Akraneshöllin	0–4
31 March 2016	Group Stage	Víkingur R.	Egilshöll	3–2	Albert 39' Arnar Már 84' Steinar 90+3'

Úrvalsdeild

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Breiðablik	22	10	5	7	27	20	+7	35
7	Víkingur Reykjavík	22	9	5	8	29	32	−3	32
8	ÍA	22	10	1	11	28	33	−5	31
9	ÍBV	22	6	5	11	23	27	−4	23
10	Víkingur Ólafsvík	22	5	6	11	23	38	−15	21

Source: KSÍ (in Icelandic), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off (only for deciding champion); 9) Draw.[21]

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

1 May 2015 1	ÍBV	4–0	ÍA	Vestmannaeyjar
17:00 GMT	Simon Kollerud Smidt  9' Aron Bjarnason  15' Sindri Snær Magnússon  36'  38' Charles Vernam  82' Jonathan Patrick Barden  39' Hafsteinn Briem  60' Mees Siers  90+5'	Report	Darren Lough  16' Arnór Snær Guðmundsson  36' Arnar Már Guðjónsson  65' Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson  90'	Stadium: Hásteinsvöllur Attendance: 914 Referee: Pétur Guðmundsson

8 May 2015 2	FH	2–1	ÍA	Hafnarfjörður
19:15 GMT	Bjarni Þór Viðarsson  41' Atli Viðar Björnsson  87' Atli Guðnason  22' Steven Lennon  57' Emil Pálsson  66' Kristján Flóki Finnbogason  83'	Report	Jón Vilhelm Ákason  82'  80' Albert Hafsteinsson  90'	Stadium: Kaplakrikavöllur Attendance: 1789 Referee: Valdimar Pálsson

12 May 2015 3	ÍA	1–0	Fjölnir	Akranes
19:15 GMT	Garðar Gunnlaugsson  17' Eggert Kári Karlsson  27'	Report	Viðar Ari Jónsson  30' Gunnar Már Guðmundsson  45+1' Mario Tadejevic  71'	Stadium: Norðurálsvöllurinn Attendance: 987 Referee: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson

16 May 2015 4	Víkingur Ó.	3–0	ÍA	Ólafsvík
20:00 GMT	William Dominguez Da Silva  6' Hrvoje Tokic  37' Aleix Egea Acame  83' Emir Dokara  75' Pontus Nordenberg  85' Óttar Ásbjörnsson  89'	Report	Ólafur Valur Valdimarsson  71'	Stadium: Ólafsvíkurvöllur Referee: Gunnar Sverrir Gunnarsson

21 May 2015 5	ÍA	1–1	Fylkir	Akranes
16:00 GMT	Garðar Gunnlaugsson  36'	Report	Albert Brynjar Ingason  28' Oddur Ingi Guðmundsson  90+2'	Stadium: Norðurálsvöllurinn Attendance: 832 Referee: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson

29 May 2015 6	Víkingur R.	3–2	ÍA	Reykjavík
19:15 GMT	Vladimir Tufegdzic  4'  59' Óttar Magnús Karlsson  55' Ívar Örn Jónsson  90+2' Viktor Bjarki Arnarsson  90'	Report	Jón Vilhelm Ákason  2' Garðar Gunnlaugsson  5'  82'	Stadium: Víkingsvöllur Attendance: 1050 Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson

5 June 2015 7	ÍA	0–1	Þróttur R.	Akranes
19:15 GMT	Ármann Smári Björnsson  44' Iain Williamson  90' Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson  90'	Report	Aron Þórður Albertsson  90' Viktor Unnar Illugason  47' Aron Lloyd Green  72'	Stadium: Norðurálsvöllurinn Attendance: 1030 Referee: Valdimar Pálsson

23 June 2015 8	KR	v	ÍA	Reykjavík
19:15 GMT				Stadium: Alvogenvöllurinn

29 June 2015 9	ÍA	v	Stjarnan	Akranes
19:15 GMT				Stadium: Norðurálsvöllurinn

10 July 2015 10	Breiðablik	v	ÍA	Kópavogur
16:00 GMT				Stadium: Kópavogsvöllur

17 July 2015 11	ÍA	v	Valur	Akranes
19:15 GMT				Stadium: Norðurálsvöllurinn

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	L	D	L	L
Position	12	12	9	10	10	10	11

Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2016. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Summary of results

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	1	1	5	5	14	−9	4	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	4	3	12	−9

Last updated: 5 June 2016.
Source:

Points breakdown

• Points at home: 4
• Points away from home: 0
• 6 Points:
• 4 Points:
• 3 Points:
• 2 Points:
• 1 Point:
• 0 Points:

Borgunarbikarinn

ÍA was drawn against 1. deild karla team KV in the Round of 32 in the Icelandic Cup, Borgunarbikarinn. ÍA dominated the game but only scored one goal through Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson.[22]

Matches

25 May 2016 Round of 32	ÍA	1–0	KV	Akranes
19:15 GMT	Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson  4' Darren Lough  45+1' Albert Hafsteinsson 80'	Report	Hugi Jóhannesson  79'	Stadium: Norðurálsvöllurinn Attendance: 496 Referee: Þorvaldur Árnason

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 5 June 2016[23]

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Úrvalsdeild	Borgunarbikar	Lengjubikar	Total
1	FW	9	Garðar Gunnlaugsson	3	0	4	7
2	MF	23	Ásgeir Marteinsson	0	0	2	2
3	MF	22	Steinar Þorsteinsson	0	0	2	2
4	MF	18	Albert Hafsteinsson	0	0	2	2
5	MF	10	Jón Vilhelm Ákason	2	0	0	2
6	FW	31	Stefán Teitur Þórðarson	0	0	1	1
7	DF	27	Darren Lough	0	0	1	1
8	DF	4	Arnór Snær Guðmundsson	0	0	1	1
9	DF	5	Ármann Smári Björnsson	0	0	1	1
10	MF	11	Arnar Már Guðjónsson	0	0	1	1
11	DF	16	Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson	0	1	0	1

Goalkeeping

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 5 June 2016[24]

Pos.	No.	Player	Clean Sheets	Goals Against	Penalties Saved
GK	1	Páll Gísli Jónsson	0	2	0
GK	12	Árni Snær Ólafsson	3	24	0

Appearances

Includes all competitive matches. Numbers in parentheses are sub-appearances.

As of match played 5 June 2016[25]

No.	Pos.	Player	Úrvalsdeild	Borgunarbikar	Lengjubikar	Total
1	GK	Páll Gísli Jónsson	0	0	1	1
4	DF	Arnór Snær Guðmundsson	7	0	4	11
5	DF	Ármann Smári Björnsson	7	0	4	11
6	MF	Iain Williamson	2 (1)	1	0	4
7	FW	Martin Hummervoll	4	1	0	5
8	MF	Hallur Flosason	1 (1)	(1)	1 (1)	5
9	FW	Garðar Gunnlaugsson	7	(1)	2 (1)	11
10	MF	Jón Vilhelm Ákason	3 (3)	1	1 (2)	10
11	MF	Arnar Már Guðjónsson	4	0	4	8
12	GK	Árni Snær Ólafsson	7	1	4	12
14	MF	Ólafur Valur Valdimarsson	2 (2)	1	2 (1)	8
15	DF	Hafþór Pétursson	0	0	1	1
16	MF	Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarsson	7	1	4 (1)	13
17	FW	Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson	1	0	0	1
18	MF	Albert Hafsteinsson	6	(1)	5	12
19	FW	Eggert Kári Karlsson	4 (3)	0	1 (2)	10
20	DF	Gylfi Veigar Gylfason	3 (2)	1	3	9
21	MF	Arnór Sigurðsson	(1)	1	2	4
22	MF	Steinar Þorsteinsson	2 (3)	1	4 (1)	11
23	MF	Ásgeir Marteinsson	3 (2)	0	5	10
25	DF	Andri Geir Alexandersson	0	1	1 (1)	3
27	DF	Darren Lough	6	1	3	10
28	DF	Aron Ingi Kristinsson	1 (2)	0	2 (3)	8
31	FW	Stefán Teitur Þórðarson	(1)	0	1 (3)	5

Disciplinary

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 5 June 2016[26]

No.	Pos.	Player
4	DF	Arnór Snær Guðmundsson	1	0	0
5	DF	Ármann Smári Björnsson	2	0	0
6	MF	Iain Williamson	1	0	0
9	FW	Garðar Gunnlaugsson	1	0	0
10	MF	Jón Vilhelm Ákason	1	0	0
11	MF	Arnar Már Guðjónsson	3	1	0
14	MF	Ólafur Valur Valdimarsson	2	1	0
16	DF	Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson	3	0	0
18	MF	Albert Hafsteinsson	1	0	0
18	FW	Eggert Kári Karlsson	1	0	0
21	MF	Arnór Sigurðsson	1	0	0
27	DF	Darren Lough	3	0	0
28	DF	Aron Ingi Kristinsson	1	0	0

Squad Stats

Includes all competitive matches; Úrvalsdeild, Borgunarbikar and Lengjubikar.

	Úrvalsdeild	Borgunarbikar	Lengjubikar	Total
Games played	7	1	5	13
Games won	1	1	3	5 (39%)
Games drawn	1	0	1	2 (15%)
Games lost	5	0	1	6 (46%)
Goals scored	5	1	15	21
Goals conceded	14	0	11	25
Clean sheets	1	1	1	3
Yellow cards	12	1	7	20
Red cards	0	0	2	2

Last updated: 5 June 2016
Source:

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