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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