2018 Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar season

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar 2018 football season
Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar
2018 season
ChairmanEiríkur S. Jóhannsson
ManagerSrdjan Tufegdzic
StadiumAkureyrarvöllur
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The 2018 season was KA's second season back in top tier football in Iceland following their relegation in 2004. This was their 17th season in the top flight of Icelandic football.[1] KA finished the previous season in 7th place.

Squad

As of 25 February 2018

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 Spain ESP Cristian Martinez Liberato
3 DF England ENG Callum Williams
4 MF Iceland ISL Ólafur Aron Pétursson
5 DF Iceland ISL Guðmann Þórisson (captain)
6 DF Iceland ISL Hallgrímur Jónasson
7 DF Iceland ISL Hjörvar Sigurgeirsson
8 FW Iceland ISL Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
9 FW Iceland ISL Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson
10 FW Iceland ISL Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson
11 FW Iceland ISL Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson
12 DF Serbia SRB Milan Joksimović
16 DF Iceland ISL Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK Iceland ISL Aron Elí Gíslason
20 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Trninic
21 DF Iceland ISL Ívar Örn Árnason
22 DF Iceland ISL Hrannar Björn Steingrímsson
24 MF Iceland ISL Daníel Hafsteinsson
25 MF England ENG Archange Nkumu
27 FW Iceland ISL Angantýr Máni Gautason
28 FW Iceland ISL Sæþór Olgeirsson
30 MF Iceland ISL Ýmir Már Geirsson
35 FW Iceland ISL Frosti Brynjólfsson
49 MF Iceland ISL Áki Sölvason

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Iceland ISL Aron Dagur Jóhannsson (at Völsungur until 1 October 2018)
MF Iceland ISL Bjarni Aðalsteinsson (at Magni until 1 October 2018)

Transfers

Winter

In: 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 Spain ESP Cristian Martinez (from Iceland Víkingur Ó.)[2]
6 DF Iceland ISL Hallgrímur Jónasson (from Denmark Lyngby BK)[3]
12 DF Serbia SRB Milan Joksimovic (from Belarus FC Gorodeya)[4]
28 FW Iceland ISL Sæþór Olgeirsson (from Iceland Völsungur)

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF Iceland ISL Almarr Ormarsson (to Iceland Fjölnir)[5]
16 DF Iceland ISL Davíð Rúnar Bjarnason (to Iceland Magni)
19 DF Montenegro MNE Darko Bulatovic (to Serbia FK Voždovac)
23 GK Serbia SRB Srdjan Rajkovic (Retired)
26 DF Croatia CRO Vedran Turkalj (Contract expiration)
28 FW Denmark DEN Emil Lyng (to Scotland Dundee United F.C.)
30 DF Iceland ISL Bjarki Þór Viðarsson (to Iceland Þór)

Summer

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Competitions

[6]

Table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 FH 22 10 7 5 36 28 +8 37
6 ÍBV 22 8 5 9 29 31 −2 29
7 KA 22 7 7 8 36 34 +2 28
8 Fylkir 22 7 5 10 31 37 −6 26
9 Víkingur R. 22 6 7 9 29 38 −9 25
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.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Hvað veist þú um Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar?". Kaffið.is (in Icelandic). 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. ^ "Cristian Martinez til KA". www.ka.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Hallgrímur Jónasson í KA (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Fotbolti.net. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Milan Joksimovic semur við KA". www.ka.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Almarr Ormarsson í Fjölni (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Football - Soccer - Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar (Iceland) : palmares, results and name". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  7. ^ "Úrvalsdeild 2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

External links

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