Football Association of Iceland

Football Association of Iceland
UEFA
FoundedMarch 26, 1947 (March 26, 1947)[1]
FIFA affiliation1947[1]
UEFA affiliation1954
PresidentÞorvaldur Örlygsson
Websitehttps://www.ksi.is

The Football Association of Iceland (Icelandic: Knattspyrnusamband Íslands, KSÍ) is the governing body of football in Iceland.[2] It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954.[3][4] It organises the football league, Úrvalsdeild, and the Iceland men's national football team and Iceland women's national football team.[5][6][7] It is based in Reykjavík.

  1. ^ a b "History". KSÍ. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Iceland and the journey to Russia 2018: an inside perspective". Thesefootballtimes.co. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Iceland coming in from the cold". UEFA.org. UEFA. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSÍ)". KSI.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Iceland's success is no laughing matter | Reuters". In.reuters.com. 2013-10-21. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  6. ^ "Iceland stars set up academy –". Uefa.com. 2003-10-07. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  7. ^ "Scotland should look to Iceland as inspiration to arrest talent freeze | International | Sport |". STV Sport. 2012-03-23. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

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