2018 Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar season

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar
2018 season
Chairman Eiríkur S. Jóhannsson
Manager Srdjan Tufegdzic
Stadium Akureyrarvöllur
Home colours
Away colours

The 2018 season will be KA's second season back in top tier football in Iceland following their relegation in 2004. This will be 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 Spain GK Cristian Martinez Liberato
3 England DF Callum Williams
4 Iceland MF Ólafur Aron Pétursson
5 Iceland DF Guðmann Þórisson (captain)
6 Iceland DF Hallgrímur Jónasson
7 Iceland DF Hjörvar Sigurgeirsson
8 Iceland FW Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
9 Iceland FW Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson
10 Iceland FW Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson
11 Iceland FW Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson
12 Serbia DF Milan Joksimović
16 Iceland DF Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason
No. Position Player
18 Iceland GK Aron Elí Gíslason
20 Serbia DF Aleksandar Trninic
21 Iceland DF Ívar Örn Árnason
22 Iceland DF Hrannar Björn Steingrímsson
24 Iceland MF Daníel Hafsteinsson
25 England MF Archange Nkumu
27 Iceland FW Angantýr Máni Gautason
28 Iceland FW Sæþór Olgeirsson
30 Iceland MF Ýmir Már Geirsson
35 Iceland FW Frosti Brynjólfsson
49 Iceland 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
Iceland GK Aron Dagur Jóhannsson (at Völsungur until 1 October 2018)
Iceland MF Bjarni Aðalsteinsson (at Magni until 1 October 2018)


Transfers

Winter

Summer

Competitions

[6]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Valur (C, Q) 22 13 7 2 46 23 +23 46 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Breiðablik (Q) 22 13 5 4 35 17 +18 44 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Stjarnan (Q) 22 11 7 4 45 25 +20 40
4 KR (Q) 22 10 7 5 33 23 +10 37
5 FH 22 10 7 5 35 28 +7 37
6 ÍBV 22 8 5 9 24 29 −5 29
7 KA 22 7 7 8 36 30 +6 28
8 Fylkir 22 7 5 10 24 37 −13 26
9 Víkingur R. 22 6 7 9 27 35 −8 25
10 Grindavík 22 7 4 11 24 32 −8 25
11 Fjölnir (R) 22 4 7 11 22 37 −15 19 Relegation to 1. deild karla
12 Keflavík (R) 22 0 4 18 10 45 −35 4
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]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since the winners of 2018 Icelandic Cup, Stjarnan, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the next best-placed team (the fourth-placed team).

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.


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