Football Association of Iceland

Football Association of Iceland
UEFA
Founded 1947
FIFA affiliation 1947
UEFA affiliation 1954
President Geir Þorsteinsson

The Football Association of Iceland (Icelandic: Knattspyrnusamband Íslands, KSÍ) is the governing body of football in Iceland. It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954.[1][2] It organises the football league, Úrvalsdeild, and the Iceland national football team and Iceland women's national football team.[3][4][5] It is based in Reykjavík.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Iceland coming in from the cold". UEFA.org. UEFA. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSÍ)". KSI.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Iceland's success is no laughing matter | Reuters". In.reuters.com. 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  4. ↑ "Iceland stars set up academy –". Uefa.com. 2003-10-07. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  5. ↑ "Scotland should look to Iceland as inspiration to arrest talent freeze | International | Sport | STV". Sport. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

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