Football Association of Iceland
The Football Association of Iceland (Icelandic: Knattspyrnusamband Íslands, KSÍ) is the governing body of association 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.
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Founded | 1947 |
FIFA affiliation | 1947 |
UEFA affiliation | 1954 |
President | Guðni Bergsson[1] |
Website | https://www.ksi.is |
Presidents
- Agnar K. Jónsson (1947–1948)[8]
- Jón Sigurðsson (1948–1952)[8]
- Sigurjón Jónsson (1952–1954)[8]
- Björgvin Schram (1954–1968)[8]
- Albert Guðmundsson (1968–1973)[8]
- Ellert B. Schram (1973–1989)[8]
- Eggert Magnússon (1989–2007)[9][10]
- Geir Þorsteinsson (2007–2017)[10]
- Guðni Bergsson (2017–)[1]
National teams
- Iceland men's national under-17 football team
- Iceland men's national under-19 football team
- Iceland men's national under-21 football team
- Iceland men's national football team
- Iceland women's national football team
- Iceland national futsal team
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References
- Magnússon, Elvar Geir (11 February 2017). "Guðni Bergs er nýr formaður KSÍ (Staðfest)" [Guðni Bergs is the new chairman of Football Association (PA)] (in Icelandic). fótbolti.net. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Iceland and the journey to Russia 2018: an inside perspective". Thesefootballtimes.co. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- "Iceland coming in from the cold". UEFA.org. UEFA. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- "Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (KSÍ)". KSI.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- "Iceland's success is no laughing matter | Reuters". In.reuters.com. 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
- "Iceland stars set up academy –". Uefa.com. 2003-10-07. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
- "Scotland should look to Iceland as inspiration to arrest talent freeze | International | Sport |". STV Sport. 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
- "Formenn KSÍ frá upphafi" [FA Presidents since the beginning] (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Eggert Magnússon hættir sem formaður KSÍ" [Eggert Magnusson resigns as chairman ksi] (in Icelandic). KSÍ. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- 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.
External links
- Official website
- Iceland at FIFA site
- Iceland at UEFA site
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