Football Association of Iceland

The Football Association of Iceland (Icelandic: Knattspyrnusamband Íslands, KSÍ) is the governing body of football in Iceland.[5] It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954.[6][7] It organises the football league, Úrvalsdeild, and the Iceland men's national football team and Iceland women's national football team.[8][9][10] It is based in Reykjavík.

Football Association of Iceland
UEFA
FoundedMarch 26, 1947[1]
FIFA affiliation1947[2]
UEFA affiliation1954[3]
PresidentGuðni Bergsson[4]
Websitehttps://www.ksi.is

Presidents

National teams

References
  1. "History". KSÍ. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "History". KSÍ. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "History". KSÍ. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. Magnússon, Elvar Geir (11 February 2017). "Guðni Bergs er nýr formaður KSÍ (Staðfest)" [Guðni Bergsson is the new chairman of Football Association (PA)] (in Icelandic). fótbolti.net. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. "Iceland and the journey to Russia 2018: an inside perspective". Thesefootballtimes.co. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. "Iceland coming in from the cold". UEFA.org. UEFA. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  7. "Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSÍ)". KSI.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  8. "Iceland's success is no laughing matter | Reuters". In.reuters.com. 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  9. "Iceland stars set up academy –". Uefa.com. 2003-10-07. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  10. "Scotland should look to Iceland as inspiration to arrest talent freeze | International | Sport |". STV Sport. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  11. "Formenn KSÍ frá upphafi" [FA Presidents since the beginning] (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  12. "Eggert Magnússon hættir sem formaður KSÍ" [Eggert Magnusson resigns as chairman ksi] (in Icelandic). KSÍ. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  13. Einarsson, Magnús Már (11 February 2017). "Geir kosinn heiðursformaður KSÍ" [Geir elected honorary chairman of the Football Association] (in Icelandic). fótbolti.net. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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