Knattspyrnufélag Fjallabyggðar
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| Nickname(s) | KF |
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| Founded | 1931 (as Íþróttafélagið Leiftur) |
| Ground | Ólafsfjarðarvöllur, Ólafsfjörður, Iceland |
| Capacity | 1,200 (306 seated) |
| Chairman | Kristján Ragnar Ásgeirsson |
| Manager | Slobodan Milo Milisic |
| League | 3. deild karla |
| 2016 | 2. deild karla, 12th (relegated) |
| Website | Club home page |
Knattspyrnufélag Fjallabyggðar (KF) is an Icelandic football club from the towns Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður who form the municipality Fjallabyggð, currently playing in the 3. deild karla. Their main colours are blue and white as a tertiary.
Íþróttafélagið Leiftur, from Ólafsfjörður, having spent most of their history in the lower leagues, were promoted to the Úrvalsdeild karla for the 1988 season, but went straight back down to the 1. deild karla (at the time, the 2.deild). They were promoted again in 1994 to the top league for the 1995 Úrvalsdeild season having missed out by a point in 1993.
Leiftur finished 5th in the Úrvalsdeild in their first season, finishing in 3rd the next two seasons, having some European adventures. In 1998 they finished 5th, but were runners-up in the cup to ÍBV who won the league, qualifying the team for the UEFA Cup 1999-00. The team lost to RSC Anderlecht 9–1 on aggregate in the first round, but managed to finish third for the third time in four years, qualifying them for a fourth season of European football.
The year after, in 2000, the team was relegated from the Úrvalsdeild. After a mid-table finish in the 1.deild in 2001, the team merged with the club of neighbouring town Dalvík to become Leiftur/Dalvík, but this did not lead to success on the pitch as the team was relegated into the third tier of Icelandic football in 2003, and to the fourth tier in 2005. After that season Leiftur left the merger and merged with the team of another neighbouring town, Siglufjörður's Knattspyrnufélag Siglufjarðar (Siglufjörður Football Club), KS for short, to remain in the third tier, KS becoming KS/Leiftur. KS had previously had a few seasons in the second tier and produced future international players, but the most recent seasons in the second tier were not successful, with the club mostly staying in the third tier. Their last season in the second tier was a single season in 2005, merging with Leiftur after the season for the 2006 2. deild karla. Their best result in the second tier was a 3rd place in 1984 and a 4th place in 1985.
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