Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða (, ), commonly known as just KFA, is an
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
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, ...
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 1,368 (2024) 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
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Fáskrúðsfjörður
Fáskrúðsfjörður (; previously named also Búðir ) is a village (''þorp'') in eastern Iceland.
It has a population of 735 (as of 2024) 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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BreiðdalsvÃk
BreiðdalsvÃk () is a fishing town in Iceland, located on a large cove of the same name.
It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð in the Eastern Region, and is at the mouth of , the valley of the river Breiðdalsá. Route 95 branches off ...
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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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