KA/Þór
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| KA/Þór | |||
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| Full name | KA/Þór | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| Arena | KA heimilið | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Erlingur Kristjánsson | ||
| Head coach | Andri Snær Stefánsson | ||
| League | Úrvalsdeild kvenna | ||
| 2021–22 | 3rd | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site | |||
KA/Þór is a women's handball team located in Akureyri, Iceland. It is a joint team of Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar (KA) and Þór Akureyri. In 2021, the team won the Icelandic championship for the first time.
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Prior to the 2012-2013 season, the team withdrew from play in Úrvalsdeild kvenna after five of its most experienced players left the team during the summer.[1] In January 2017, the board of KA declared that it intended to break the cooperation between the clubs in handball and women's football. The clubs had been sending a joint team in men's and women's handball called Akureyri Handboltafélag and KA/Þór, and in women's football under the name Þór/KA.[2] In the end, KA reversed on its decision regarding the women's teams[3] but withdrew from the cooperation of the men´s handball team.[4][5] The football team, Þór/KA went on to win the 2017 national championship[6] while the handball team, KA/Þór, won the second-tier 1. deild kvenna in 2018 and gained promotion to Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[7]
On 6 September 2020, KA/Þór won the Super Cup by beating Fram 30-23.[8] In May 2021, the team posted the best record in the Úrvalsdeild for the first time.[9] On 6 June 2021, the team won its first national championship after beating Valur in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[10]
On 2 October 2021, KA/Þór won the Icelandic Cup for the first time after beating Fram in the Cup finals.[11]
Coaches
- Jónatan Magnússon 2016-2019[12]
- Andri Snær Stefánsson 2019-
Trophies and achievements
Titles
- Icelandic championship:
- 2021
- Icelandic Cup
- 2021
- Icelandic Super Cup:
- 2020
- 1. deild kvenna:
- 2018
Awards
Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP
- 2021 - Martha Hermannsdóttir[13]
1. deild kvenna Player of the Year
- 2017 - Martha Hermannsdóttir[14]
- 2018 - Martha Hermannsdóttir[15]
1. deild kvenna Coach of the Year
Source Archived 2017-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
