Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða
| 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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Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰnahtˌspɪ(r)tnʏˌfjɛːˌlaːɣ ˈœystˌfjarða], lit. 'Eastfjords Football Club'), commonly known as just KFA, is an Icelandic football club from the municipality of Fjarðabyggð located on the east coast of Iceland.
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
KFA 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
- As of 22 June 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ "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.