Iraqi Kurdistan Football Association

Iraqi Kurdistan Football Association
Sport Football
Futsal
Beach football
Jurisdiction Independent Republic of Iraqi Kurdistan
Abbreviation IKFA
Founded 2006 (2006)
Headquarters Erbil
Location Erbil
Official website
www.kurdistan-fa.net
Iraqi Kurdistan

The Kurdistan Football Association (Kurdish: یەکێتی ناوەندی تۆپی پێی کوردستان) is the football governing body in Iraqi Kurdistan controlling the Iraqi Kurdistan national football team[1]. It also organizes Kurdistan Premier League.

Official Kurdistan FA Emblem

The Kurdistan FA emblem was designed by Kurdish artist Rawand Sirwan Nawroly (Kurdish: ره‌وه‌ند سیروان نه‌ورڕۆڵی) based in London-UK in the year 2005. The emblem represents the Kurdistan flag colours, where the red represents the Kurdish Newroz fire, the yellow football represents the Kurdish sun and the green banner represents the green Kurdistan scenery.

References

  1. Takatsuki, YO (14 December 2006). "Kurdish football prospers". news.bbc.co.uk.
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