2018 Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar season

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar

2018 season
Chairman	Eiríkur S. Jóhannsson
Manager	Srdjan Tufegdzic
Stadium	Akureyrarvöllur
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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. Position Player 1 GK Cristian Martinez Liberato 3 DF Callum Williams 4 MF Ólafur Aron Pétursson 5 DF Guðmann Þórisson (captain) 6 DF Hallgrímur Jónasson 7 DF Hjörvar Sigurgeirsson 8 FW Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson 9 FW Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson 10 FW Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson 11 FW Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson 12 DF Milan Joksimović 16 DF Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason

No. Position Player 18 GK Aron Elí Gíslason 20 DF Aleksandar Trninic 21 DF Ívar Örn Árnason 22 DF Hrannar Björn Steingrímsson 24 MF Daníel Hafsteinsson 25 MF Archange Nkumu 27 FW Angantýr Máni Gautason 28 FW Sæþór Olgeirsson 30 MF Ýmir Már Geirsson 35 FW Frosti Brynjólfsson 49 MF 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. Position Player GK Aron Dagur Jóhannsson(at Völsungur until 1 October 2018) MF 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. Position Player 1 GK Cristian Martinez(from Víkingur Ó.) [2] 6 DF Hallgrímur Jónasson (from Lyngby BK) [3] 12 DF Milan Joksimovic (from FC Gorodeya) [4] 28 FW Sæþór Olgeirsson(from Völsungur)

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 7 MF Almarr Ormarsson(to Fjölnir) [5] 16 DF Davíð Rúnar Bjarnason(to Magni) 19 DF Darko Bulatovic(to FK Voždovac) 23 GK Srdjan Rajkovic(Retired) 26 DF Vedran Turkalj(Contract expiration) 28 FW Emil Lyng(to Dundee United F.C.) 30 DF Bjarki Þór Viðarsson(to Þór)

Summer

In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player

Competitions

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Table

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	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

Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 2018. 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. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

External links

• (in Icelandic) Official website