Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða, commonly known as just KFA, is an
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
ic football club from the municipality of
Fjarðabyggð
Fjarðabyggð () is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.
History
The municipality was formed in 1998 with the union of the former municipalities of Eskifjörður, Neskaupstaður and Reyðarfjörður. Austurbyggð, Fá ...
located on the east coast of Iceland.
The club was founded in 2022 with a merger of two clubs, and and was named Eastfjords (Austfjarða) Football Club.
History
KFA is composed of the following clubs in Fjarðabyggð:
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Neskaupsstaður)
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Eskifjörður
Eskifjörður (in original spelling; ), or Eskifjördur is a town and port in eastern Iceland with a large fishing industry. With a population of 1,043 it is one of the most populous towns in the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.
History
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Reyðarfjörður
Reyðarfjörður () is a town in Iceland. It has a population of 1,350 and is one of the most populated villages that constitute the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.
History
The town is at the bottom of the eponymous fjord, the largest on the east ...
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Fáskrúðsfjörður
Fáskrúðsfjörður (; previously named also Búðir ) is a village (''þorp'') in eastern Iceland.
It has a population of 662 (as of 2011) and constitutes one of the villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.
Geography
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Stöðvarfjörður
Stöðvarfjörður (; formerly Kirkjuból ) is a village in east Iceland. It sits on the Northern shore of the fjord of the same name, is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and has less than 200 inhabitants.
History
Stöðvarfjörður is r ...
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Breiðdalsvík
Breiðdalsvík () is a young fishing town in Iceland.
It is part of the municipality of Breiðdalshreppur and is located near Egilsstaðir and Breiðdalsheiði on a very large cove with the same name. With a population of only 139, the town con ...
).
With the establishment of KFA all the main sports clubs in the municipality have banded together in fielding a football team.
Current squad
References
Football clubs in Iceland
Association football clubs established in 2022
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