Akureyri Handboltafélag was a men's handball club, located in Akureyri, Iceland.
| Akureyri Handboltafélag | |||
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| Full name | Akureyri Handboltafélag | ||
| Short name | Akureyri | ||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Dissolved | 2019 | ||
| Arena | Íþróttahöllin á Akureyri | ||
| Capacity | 1110 | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
History edit
Akureyri Handboltafélag was founded in 2006 as a joint team between KA and Þór Akureyri. In 2011 it posted the best record in the Úrvalsdeild karla[1][2] and finished as the runner-up to the Icelandic Cup.[3] It made it to the 2011 Úrvalsdeild finals where it lost to FH in front of a record crowd of 2950 people in Kaplakriki.[4]
In 2017, the club was relegated from the Úrvalsdeild.[5] and shortly after, KA decided to break off from the cooperation and fielded their own team starting from 2017–2018. Þór continued to run its men's team under the Akureyri name[6] and in 2018, the team finished first in 1. deild karla and was promoted back to the Úrvalsdeild along with KA, which finished second.[7]
On 28 December 2018, the club fired head coach Sverre Jakobsson.[8] and hired former national coach, Geir Sveinsson.[9] After losing their final game of the season, Akureyri was relegated back to 1. deild karla.[10]
On 17 April 2019, it was announced that Akureyri Handboltafélag would be dissolved[11] and Þór Akureyri would take over all their operations for the 2019–2020 season.[12]
Trophies edit
- 2018
League Champions (Icelandic: Deildarmeistarar)1:
- 2011
1 Awarded for best regular season record
References edit
- ^ "Akureyri deildarmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 29 March 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (28 March 2011). "Akureyri er deildarmeistari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Fögnuður hjá Valsmönnum í Höllinni (myndskeið)". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 February 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "FH Íslandsmeistari". RÚV (in Icelandic). 4 May 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (4 April 2017). "Akureyri átt handboltalið í efstu deild síðustu 33 ár". kaffid.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Akureyri handboltafélag tekur þátt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Akureyri aftur upp í efstu deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Akureyri staðfestir brotthvarf Sverre". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Jónatan Friðriksson (5 January 2019). "Geir Sveinsson nýr þjálfari Akureyri Handboltafélags". Kaffid,is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Einar Sigtryggsson (6 April 2019). "Akureyri féll úr efstu deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Handboltinn aftur undir merkjum Þórs". Þór Akureyri (in Icelandic). 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (17 April 2019). "Handboltinn aftur undir merkjum Þórs". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
External links edit
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