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{{about|the handball team KA/Þór|the football team|Þór/KA}}
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| founded     = 1999
| ground      = KA heimilið
| capacity    = 1,000
| chairman    = Erlingur Kristjánsson
| chrtitle    = Chairman
| manager     = Andri Snær Stefánsson
| league      = [[Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball)|Úrvalsdeild kvenna]]
| season      = 2021–22
| position    = 3rd
| website     = http://www.ka.is/handbolti
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'''KA/Þór''' is a women's [[handball]] team located in [[Akureyri]], Iceland. It is a joint team of [[KA Handball|Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar]] (KA) and [[Þór Akureyri]]. In 2021, the team won the [[Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball)|Icelandic championship]] for the first time.
==History==
{{Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar departments}}
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.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson |title=Annað árið í röð dregur lið sig úr keppni korteri fyrir mót - KA/Þór ekki með |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2012120919369/-annad-arid-i-rod-dregur-lid-sig-ur-keppni-korteri-fyrir-mot-ka-thor-ekki-med |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=14 September 2012 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson |title=KA sleit samstarfinu við Þór: Þetta var ekki létt ákvörðun |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017170118719 |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=18 January 2017 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> In the end, KA reversed on its decision regarding the women's teams<ref>{{cite news |author1=Egill Páll Egilsson |title=KA og Þór áfram með sameiginlegt lið í kvennahandboltanum |url=https://www.vikudagur.is/is/frettir/ka-og-thor-afram-med-sameiginlegt-lid-i-kvennahandboltanum |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=Vikudagur |date=13 June 2017 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> but withdrew from the cooperation of the men´s handball team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yfirlýsing - Samstarfi KA og Þórs um rekstur AHF lokið |url=http://hsi.is/frettir/frett/2017/05/16/Yfirlysing-Samstarfi-KA-og-Thors-um-rekstur-AHF-lokid/ |accessdate=25 July 2018 |work=[[Icelandic Handball Association]] |date=16 May 2017 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson |title=KA hættir samstarfi við Þór í karlahandboltanum en útilokar ekki samstarf hjá konunum |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017170519915 |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=10 May 2017 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> The football team, [[Þór/KA]] went on to win the [[2017 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football)|2017 national championship]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Þór/KA - FH: Bein lýsing|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017170928883/i-beinni-thor-ka-fh-fer-bikarinn-a-loft-fyrir-nordan-|website=[[Vísir.is]]|date=28 September 2017 |accessdate=28 September 2017|language=Icelandic}}</ref> while the handball team, KA/Þór, won the second-tier [[1. deild kvenna (handball)|1. deild kvenna]] in 2018 and gained promotion to [[Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball)|Úrvalsdeild kvenna]].<ref>{{cite news |title=KA/Þór upp í efstu deild á ný |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/handbolti/2018/03/17/ka_thor_upp_i_efstu_deild_a_ny/ |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=17 March 2018 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
On 6 September 2020, KA/Þór won the [[Icelandic Women's Handball Super Cup|Super Cup]] by beating [[Fram women's handball|Fram]] 30-23.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Orri Freyr Rúnarsson |title=Fyrsti titill KA/Þórs í handbolta |url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/2020/09/06/fyrsti-titill-kathors-i-handbolta |accessdate=6 September 2020 |work=[[RÚV]] |date=6 September 2020 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> In May 2021, the team posted the best record in the Úrvalsdeild for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Sindri Sverrisson |title=Fagnaðarlæti í flugstöðinni í meistaramyndbandi KA/Þórs |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212107788d/fagnadarlaeti-i-flugstodinni-i-meistaramyndbandi-ka-thors |access-date=11 May 2021 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=11 May 2021 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> On 6 June 2021, the team won its first national championship after beating [[Valur women's handball|Valur]] in the Úrvalsdeild finals.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |author2=Andri Már Eggertsson |title=Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Valur - KA/Þór 23-25 - KA/Þór Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212118436d/umfjollun-vidtol-og-myndir-valur-ka-thor-23-25-ka-thor-islandsmeistari-i-fyrsta-sinn |access-date=7 June 2021 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=6 June 2021 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
On 2 October 2021, KA/Þór won the [[Icelandic Women's Handball Cup|Icelandic Cup]] for the first time after beating [[Fram women's handball|Fram]] in the Cup finals.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Dagbjört Lena Sigurðardóttir |title=Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Fram - KA/Þór 20-26 - KA/Þór er Íslands- og bikarmeistari |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212164317d/um-fjollun-vidtol-og-myndir-fram-ka-thor-20-26-ka-thor-er-is-lands-og-bikar-meistari |access-date=3 October 2021 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=2 October 2021 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
==Coaches==
*Jónatan Magnússon 2016-2019<ref>{{cite news |author1=Einar Örn Jónsson |title=Jónatan áfram með KA/Þór |url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/jonatan-afram-med-kathor |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=[[RÚV]] |date=18 April 2018 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
*Andri Snær Stefánsson 2019-
==Trophies and achievements==
===Titles===
*'''[[Úrvalsdeild kvenna (handball)|Icelandic championship]]''':
**2021
*'''[[Icelandic Women's Handball Cup|Icelandic Cup]]'''
**2021
*'''[[Icelandic Women's Handball Super Cup|Icelandic Super Cup]]''':
**2020
* '''[[1. deild kvenna (handball)|1. deild kvenna]]''':
** 2018
===Awards===
====Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP====
*2021 - [[Martha Hermannsdóttir]]<ref>{{cite news |author1=Kristófer Kristjánsson |title=Þetta er draumur í dós! |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/handbolti/2021/06/06/thetta_er_draumur_i_dos/ |access-date=7 June 2021 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=6 June 2021 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
====1. deild kvenna Player of the Year====
*2017 - [[Martha Hermannsdóttir]]<ref name="visir-awards-2017">{{cite news |author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson |title=Steinunn og Theodór kosin leikmenn ársins í handboltanum |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017170529371 |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=24 May 2017 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
*2018 - [[Martha Hermannsdóttir]]<ref name="mbl-awards-2018">{{cite news |title=Elvar Örn og Ester þóttu skara fram úr |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/handbolti/2018/05/25/elvar_orn_og_ester_thottu_skara_fram_ur/ |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=25 May 2018 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
====1. deild kvenna Coach of the Year====
*2017 - Jónatan Þór Magnússon<ref name="visir-awards-2017"/>
*2018 - Jónatan Þór  Magnússon<ref name="mbl-awards-2018"/>
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== Team ==
===Current squad===
:''Squad for the 2022-23 season''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/club/FBTQahFX4qESl0gZfU8Hcw/ka-por/|title=KA/Þór - Players. Team & Statistics|publisher= [[European Handball Federation]]|access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref>
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;Goalkeepers
* {{0}}1 {{flagicon|CRO}} Matea Lonac
* 16 {{flagicon|ISL}} Telma Ósk Þórhallsdóttir
;Wingers
;RW
* {{0}}6 {{flagicon|ISL}} Telma Lísa Elmarsdóttir
;LW
* {{0}}5 {{flagicon|ISL}} Anna Mary Jónsdóttir
* {{0}}7 {{flagicon|ISL}} Katrín Vilhjálmsdóttir
* 11 {{flagicon|ISL}} Kristín Aðalheiður Jóhannsdóttir
* 17 {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Unnur Ómarsdóttir]]
;Line players
* {{0}}4 {{flagicon|ISL}} Júlía Sóley Björnsdóttir
* {{0}}5 {{flagicon|ISL}} Hrafnhildur Irma Jónsdóttir
* 13 {{flagicon|ISL}} Anna Þyrí Halldórsdóttir
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;Back players
;LB
* 23 {{flagicon|ISL}} Lydia GunnÞórsdóttir
* 34 {{flagicon|ISL}} Svala Svavarsdóttir
;CB
* 18 {{flagicon|BRA}} Nathalia Soares
* 19 {{flagicon|ISL}} Hildur Marin Andrésdóttir
* 29 {{flagicon|ISL}} Agnes Tryggvadóttir
;RB
* {{0}}9 {{flagicon|ISL}} Aþena Sif Einvarðsdóttir
* 25 {{Flagicon|ISL}} [[Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir]]
* 27 {{Flagicon|ISL}} Hildur Jónsdóttir
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===Transfers===
:''Transfers for the season 2023-24''
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;[[Image:Arrow-up.gif]] Joining
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;[[Image:Arrow-down.gif]] Leaving
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===Technical staff===
* {{flagicon|ISL}} '''Head Coach:''' Andri Snær Stefánsson
* {{flagicon|ISL}} '''Assistant coach:''' Sigþór Árni Heimisson
* {{flagicon|ISL}} '''Chairman:''' Erlingur Kristjánsson
* {{flagicon|ISL}} '''Sportdirector:''' Siguról Sigurðsson
* {{flagicon|ISL}} '''Team Leader:''' Erla Hleiður Tryggvadóttir
==References==
{{reflist|33em}}
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.ka.is/handbolti}}
[[Category:1999 establishments in Iceland]]
[[Category:Women's handball clubs in Iceland]]
[[Category:Handball clubs established in 1999]]
[[Category:Sport in Akureyri]]
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