2017 KA Fotball season

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar 2017 football season

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar2017 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

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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

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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.

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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)
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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

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

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-- | MF |  ISL | Tómas Veigar Kristjánsson (at KF until 1 October 2017)
-- | DF |  ISL | Kristján Freyr Óðinsson (at Dalvík/Reynir until 1 October 2017)

## Transfers

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### Winter

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

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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.

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

### Summer

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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.

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

## Competitions

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### Úrvalsdeild

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Main article: 2017 Úrvalsdeild

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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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

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Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22

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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

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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
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

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:

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

### Icelandic cup

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Main article: 2017 Icelandic Cup

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar v Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur 17 May 2017 Third round|  Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar | 1-3|  Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur | Akureyri

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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

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As of match played 26 November 2017

### Appearances and goals

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No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Úrvalsdeild | Icelandic Cup

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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

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Place  | Position  | Nation  | Number  | Name  | Úrvalsdeild | Icelandic Cup | Total

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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

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Number | Nation | Position | Name | Úrvalsdeild | Icelandic Cup |

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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

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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.
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.
7. ^ "Úrvalsdeild 2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

## External links

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* (in Icelandic) Official website

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