Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða Explained

Fullname:	Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða
Founded:	2022
Manager:	Brynjar Skúlason
League:	2. deild karla
Season:	2024
Position:	2. deild karla, 5th of 12
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Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða, commonly known as just KFA, is an Icelandic football club from the municipality of Fjarðabyggð located on the east coast of Iceland.

The club was founded in 2022 with a merger of two clubs, and ^{[1] [2]} and was named Eastfjords (Austfjarða) Football Club.^[3]

History

KFA is composed of the following clubs in Fjarðabyggð:

• (Neskaupsstaður)
• (Eskifjörður)
• (Reyðarfjörður)
• (Fáskrúðsfjörður)
• (Stöðvarfjörður) and
• (Breiðdalsvík).

With the establishment of KFA all the main sports clubs in the municipality have banded together in fielding a football team.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða verður til . www.mbl.is . . 15 June 2022 . is.
2. Web site: Nafn er fundið á hið nýja lið í Fjarðabyggð: "Þátttakan var alveg með ólíkindum" . Mannlíf.is . 15 June 2022 . is . 5 March 2022.
3. https://fotbolti.net/news/04-03-2022/sameinada-felagid-mun-heita-knattspyrnufelag-austfjarda Sameinaða félagið mun heita Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða
4. News: Albert Örn Eyþórsson . Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða mun nýtt sameinað lið heita . 13 July 2022 . Austurfrétt . 4 March 2022 . Icelandic.