Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða, commonly known as just KFA, is an Icelandic football club from the municipality of Fjarðabyggð located on the east coast of Iceland.
| Full name | Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða | |
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| Founded | 2022 | |
| Ground | Fjarðabyggðarhöllin, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð | |
| Manager | Brynjar Skúlason | |
| League | 2. deild karla | |
| 2024 | 2. deild karla, 5th of 12 | |
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The club was founded in 2022 with a merger of two clubs, Leiknir Fáskrúðsfjörður and Fjarðabyggð[1][2] and was named Eastfjords (Austfjarða) Football Club.[3]
History
editKFA is composed of the following clubs in Fjarðabyggð:
- Íþróttafélagið Þróttur (Neskaupsstaður)
- Ungmennafélagið Austri (Eskifjörður)
- Ungmennafélagið Valur (Reyðarfjörður)
- Ungmennafélagið Leiknir (Fáskrúðsfjörður)
- Ungmennafélagið Súlan (Stöðvarfjörður) and
- Ungmennafélagið Hrafnkell Freysgoði (Breiðdalsvík).
With the establishment of KFA all the main sports clubs in the municipality have banded together in fielding a football team.[4]
Current squad
edit- As of 22 June 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ "Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða verður til". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Nafn er fundið á hið nýja lið í Fjarðabyggð: "Þátttakan var alveg með ólíkindum"". Mannlíf.is (in Icelandic). 5 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Sameinaða félagið mun heita Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða - Fotbolti (in Icelandic)
- ^ Albert Örn Eyþórsson (4 March 2022). "Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða mun nýtt sameinað lið heita". Austurfrétt (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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