2017 KA Fotball season

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar
2017 season
Chairman	Eiríkur S. Jóhannsson
Manager	Srdjan Tufegdzic
Stadium	Akureyrarvöllur
Úrvalsdeild	7th
Icelandic Cup	Third round vs ÍR
Top goalscorer	League: ; Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson, Emil Lyng (9); All: ; Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson (10)
Highest home attendance	1044 vs. Fjölnir
Lowest home attendance	640 vs. Víkingur R.
Average home league attendance	791
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2017 season was KA's first season back in the Úrvalsdeild following their relegation in 2004, their 16th season in the top flight of Icelandic football. KA finished the previous season in the first place in 1.deild which secured them a place in the 2017 season of the Úrvalsdeild.

Squad

As of 5 January 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	ISL	Aron Dagur Jóhannsson
2	DF	ISL	Baldvin Ólafsson
3	DF	ENG	Callum Williams
4	MF	ISL	Ólafur Aron Pétursson
5	DF	ISL	Guðmann Þórisson (captain)
6	MF	ISL	Halldór Hermann Jónsson
7	MF	ISL	Almarr Ormarsson
8	FW	ISL	Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
9	FW	ISL	Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson
10	FW	ISL	Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson
11	FW	ISL	Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson
16	DF	ISL	Davíð Rúnar Bjarnason
17	MF	ISL	Kristófer Páll Viðarsson (on loan from Víkingur)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	MNE	Darko Bulatovic
20	DF	SRB	Aleksandar Trninic
21	DF	ISL	Ívar Örn Árnason
22	DF	ISL	Hrannar Björn Steingrímsson
23	GK	SRB	Srdjan Rajkovic
24	MF	ISL	Daníel Hafsteinsson
25	MF	ENG	Archange Nkumu
26	DF	CRO	Vedran Turkalj
28	FW	DEN	Emil Lyng
29	MF	ISL	Bjarni Aðalsteinsson
30	DF	ISL	Bjarki Þór Viðarsson
35	FW	ISL	Frosti Brynjólfsson
49	MF	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
—	MF	ISL	Tómas Veigar Kristjánsson (at KF until 1 October 2017)
—	DF	ISL	Kristján Freyr Óðinsson (at Dalvík/Reynir until 1 October 2017)

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
28	FW	DEN	Emil Lyng (from Silkeborg)^[1]
19	DF	MNE	Darko Bulatovic (from Cukaricki)^[2]
8	FW	ISL	Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson (from Sandnes Ulf)
11	FW	ISL	Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson (from Stabæk)^[3]
5	DF	ISL	Guðmann Þórisson (from FH)^[4]

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
10	FW	CRO	Juraj Grizelj (to Keflavík)^[5]
17	FW	ISL	Pétur Heiðar Kristjánsson (to Magni)

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
26	DF	CRO	Vedran Turkalj (from NK Aluminij)^[6]

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
2	DF	ISL	Balvin Ólafsson (to Magni)
6	MF	ISL	Halldór Hermann Jónsson (to Magni)

Competitions

Úrvalsdeild

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	7	8	7	37	31	+6	29	4	5	2	23	15	+8	3	3	5	14	16	−2

Last updated: 26 November 2017.
Source: see below

Results by round

Round	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	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	L
Position	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	6	7	5	6	8	8	9	7	6	6	5	6	5	7

Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2017. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Valur (C)	22	15	5	2	43	20	+23	50	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Stjarnan	22	10	8	4	46	25	+21	38	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	FH	22	9	8	5	33	25	+8	35	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	KR	22	8	7	7	31	29	+2	31
5	Grindavík	22	9	4	9	31	39	−8	31
6	Breiðablik	22	9	3	10	34	35	−1	30
7	KA	22	7	8	7	37	31	+6	29
8	Víkingur R.	22	7	6	9	32	36	−4	27
9	ÍBV	22	7	4	11	32	38	−6	25	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
10	Fjölnir	22	6	7	9	32	40	−8	25
11	Víkingur Ó. (R)	22	6	4	12	24	44	−20	22	Relegation to 1. deild karla
12	ÍA (R)	22	3	8	11	28	41	−13	17	Relegation to 1. deild karla

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]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ÍBV qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017 Icelandic Cup.

Icelandic cup

17 May 2017 Third round	Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar	1-3	Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur	Akureyri
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson 51' Ívar Örn Árnason 83'	Report	Jón Gísli Ström 7' Viktor Örn Guðmundsson 31' Jóhann Arnar Sigurþórsson 50' Andri Jónasson 36' Jón Arnar Barðdal 111 '	Stadium: KA-völlur Attendance: 241 Referee: Þóroddur Hjaltalín

Squad statistics

As of match played 26 November 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Úrvalsdeild		Icelandic Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ISL	Aron Dagur Jóhannsson	2	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF	ENG	Callum Williams	20	0	20	0	0	0
4	MF	ISL	Ólafur Aron Pétursson	16	0	4+11	0	1	0
5	DF	ISL	Guðmann Þórisson	9	0	8+1	0	0	0
7	MF	ISL	Almarr Ormarsson	21	3	19+1	3	1	0
8	FW	ISL	Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson	17	0	8+9	0	0	0
9	FW	ISL	Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson	23	10	19+3	9	0+1	1
10	FW	ISL	Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson	23	7	22	7	1	0
11	FW	ISL	Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson	23	5	19+3	5	0+1	0
16	DF	ISL	Davíð Rúnar Bjarnason	9	1	3+6	1	0	0
19	DF	MNE	Darko Bulatovic	18	1	18	1	0	0
20	MF	SRB	Aleksandar Trninic	20	0	20	0	0	0
21	DF	ISL	Ívar Örn Árnason	7	0	3+3	0	1	0
22	DF	ISL	Hrannar Björn Steingrímsson	20	1	17+2	1	1	0
23	GK	SRB	Srdjan Rajkovic	21	0	21	0	0	0
24	MF	ISL	Daníel Hafsteinsson	9	0	0+8	0	1	0
25	MF	ENG	Archange Nkumu	12	0	6+5	0	1	0
26	DF	CRO	Vedran Turkalj	10	1	10	1	0	0
28	FW	DEN	Emil Lyng	21	9	19+1	9	1	0
30	DF	ISL	Bjarki Þór Viðarsson	11	0	5+5	0	1	0
49	MF	ISL	Áki Sölvason	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who left KA during the season:
2	DF	ISL	Baldvin Ólafsson	5	0	0+4	0	1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Úrvalsdeild	Icelandic Cup	Total
1	FW	9	Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson	9	1	10
2	FW	28	Emil Lyng	9	0	9
3	MF	10	Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson	7	0	7
4	FW	11	Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson	5	0	5
5	MF	7	Almarr Ormarsson	3	0	3
6	DF	16	Davíð Rúnar Bjarnason	1	0	1
	DF	19	Darko Bulatovic	1	0	1
	DF	22	Hrannar Björn Steingrímsson	1	0	1
	DF	26	Vedran Turkalj	1	0	1
			TOTALS	37	1	38

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Úrvalsdeild		Icelandic Cup
1		GK	Aron Dagur Jóhannsson	0	0	0	0	0	0
2		DF	Baldvin Ólafsson	0	0	0	0	0	0
3		DF	Callum Williams	2	1	0	0	2	1
4		MF	Ólafur Aron Pétursson	3	0	0	0	3	0
5		DF	Guðmann Þórisson	3	1	0	0	3	1
6		MF	Halldór Hermann Jónsson	0	0	0	0	0	0
7		MF	Almarr Ormarsson	2	0	0	0	2	0
8		FW	Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson	2	0	0	0	2	0
9		FW	Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson	4	0	0	0	4	0
10		FW	Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson	2	0	0	0	2	0
11		FW	Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson	3	0	0	0	3	0
16		DF	Davíð Rúnar Bjarnason	0	0	0	0	0	0
19		DF	Darko Bulatovic	2	0	0	0	2	0
20		MF	Aleksandar Trninic	6	1	0	0	6	1
21		DF	Ívar Örn Árnason	1	0	1	0	2	0
22		DF	Hrannar Björn Steingrímsson	3	0	0	0	3	0
23		GK	Srdjan Rajkovic	1	0	0	0	1	0
24		MF	Daníel Hafsteinsson	0	0	0	0	0	0
25		MF	Archange Nkumu	4	0	0	0	4	0
26		DF	Vedran Turkalj	2	0	0	0	2	0
28		FW	Emil Lyng	5	0	0	0	5	0
30		DF	Bjarki Þór Viðarsson	2	1	0	0	2	1
			TOTALS	47	4	1	0	48	4

References

^ "Emil Lyng í KA (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Fotbolti.net. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "Darko Bulatovic semur við KA". www.ka.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson semur við KA til tveggja ára". www.ka.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "Guðmann Þórisson gerir tveggja ára samning við KA". www.ka.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "Juraj Grizelj í Keflavík (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ "Vedran Turkalj semur við KA". www.ka.is (in Icelandic). KA. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
^ "Úrvalsdeild 2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

External links

(in Icelandic) Official website

[table_note_res_EL1Qcup0.65099237842997-7] ÍBV qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017 Icelandic Cup.

[1] "Emil Lyng í KA (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Fotbolti.net. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[2] "Darko Bulatovic semur við KA". www.ka.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[3] "Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson semur við KA til tveggja ára". www.ka.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[4] "Guðmann Þórisson gerir tveggja ára samning við KA". www.ka.is (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[fotbolti.net-5] "Juraj Grizelj í Keflavík (Staðfest)". www.fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[6] "Vedran Turkalj semur við KA". www.ka.is (in Icelandic). KA. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[8] "Úrvalsdeild 2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

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