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Football is the most popular sport in Iceland. [1] [2] [3] Iceland hosted the U-18 European Championship in 1997, but an Icelandic national team has qualified for the final competition of a major tournament only five times—three times by the women's national team at UEFA Women's Euro in 2009, 2013 and 2017, and twice by the men's team at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Although Úrvalsdeild, the Icelandic Football League, was founded in 1912, [10] the country's first international match was played on 29 July 1930, against the Faroe Islands. [11] Although Iceland won 1–0 away, both teams were at the time unaffiliated with FIFA . [ 12 ]
Lough Arrow (Irish: Loch Arbhach) [6] is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. This large, scenic lake covers an area of 12.47 square kilometres (4.8 sq mi) and lies mostly in County Sligo with a smaller part in County Roscommon .
The Football Association of Iceland (Icelandic: Knattspyrnusamband Íslands, pronounced [ˈkʰnahtˌspɪ(r)tnʏˌsampant ˈistlan(t)s], KSÍ) is the governing body of football in Iceland. [2] It was founded on 26 March 1947, joined FIFA the same year, and UEFA in 1954.
Geevagh: Carrane Hill with Lough Bo in the left foreground Lough Arrow with some of its many islands Lough Nasool, making a reappearance Nov 2006 2008 marked a centenary in the history of Geevagh. As of 1908, widespread evictions from the local Keogh estate meant many poor families eked out an existence of sorts on the rough barren slopes of ...
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Ballyfarnon (historically Bellafernan, from Irish: Béal Átha Fearnáin, meaning 'ford-mouth of the alders') [2] is a village in northern County Roscommon, Ireland.Built on the River Feorish at the foot of Arigna Mountain, it lies between Loughs Skean and Meelagh with Lough Arrow, Lough Allen, Lough Bo and Lough-na-Sool nearby.
Loughgall Football Club is a semi-professional Northern Irish football club currently playing in the NIFL Premiership. The club has been managed by Dean Smith since 2016. The club has been managed by Dean Smith since 2016.