2017 KA Fotball season

ChairmanEiríkur S. Jóhannsson

ManagerSrdjan Tufegdzic

StadiumAkureyrarvöllur

Úrvalsdeild7th

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar

2017 season

Chairman

Eiríkur S. Jóhannsson

Manager

Stadium

7th

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.

Out on loan

As of 5 January 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

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Domestic cups	Icelandic Cup Deildabikar Icelandic Super Cup Icelandic Women's Cup
Annual tournaments	Fótbolti.net Cup Reykjavik Tournament
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Related to national team	Results 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I
Club seasons
Úrvalsdeild	Breiðablik FH Fjölnir Grindavík ÍA ÍBV KA KR Stjarnan Valur Víkingur Reykjavík Víkingur Ólafsvík

2017 KA Fotball season

Out on loan

Transfers

Winter

Summer

Competitions

Úrvalsdeild

Results summary

Results by round

Table

Icelandic cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Disciplinary record

References

External links

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