Английская Википедия:Cyprus national football team
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The Cyprus national football team (Шаблон:Lang-el) represents Cyprus in men's international football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is currently the AEK Arena in Larnaca, and the current coach is Temur Ketsbaia.
History
The team's first match took place on 23 July 1949, one year after becoming a member of the world governing body FIFA: a friendly against Maccabi Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, ending in a 3–3 draw. Seven days later, the team had its first international game: a 3–1 defeat by Israel in the same city.
In November 1960, following independence from British rule, Cyprus drew its first post-independence official match 1–1 against Israel, as part of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament. Cyprus' first international victory was a 3–1 win over Greece on 27 November 1963 in a friendly. On 17 February 1968, Cyprus recorded their first competitive win, beating Switzerland 2–1 in a European Championship qualifying match in Old GSP Stadium in Nicosia.
In 1974, the national team enjoyed one of their most famous victories when they beat Northern Ireland 1–0 in Nicosia. On 12 February 1983, as part of the Euro 1984 qualifiers, Cyprus held world champions Italy to a 1–1 draw in Tsirio Stadium in Limassol, followed a month later by the same result against Czechoslovakia. Four years later, in the Euro 1988 qualification, Cyprus recorded their first ever point achieved in an away match, against Poland. In 1989 they drew 1–1 with France in the World Cup qualifying match. Despite a number of triumphs on home soil, Cyprus had to wait until 1992 to record their first away win: a 2–0 victory against the Faroe Islands.
Results in qualifying tournaments have also improved considerably in recent times. In the qualifying stages for the 1996 UEFA European Championship, Cyprus drew 1–1 with holders Denmark. Four years later, they missed out on a place in the UEFA Euro 2000 despite 3–2 victories against both Spain and Israel and a 4–0 win over San Marino.
On 15 November 2000, Cyprus scored their biggest win in history by beating Andorra in Limassol 5–0 in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 7 October 2006, as part of the Euro 2008 qualifiers, Cyprus caused a major upset by beating the Republic of Ireland 5–2 at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, with Michalis Konstantinou and Constantinos Charalambidis each scoring two goals and Alexandros Garpozis finishing off the match. Just one month later, on 15 November 2006, they caused another surprise by holding the previous World Cup's hosts Germany to a 1–1 draw at home. On 13 October 2007, they beat Wales 3–1 in Nicosia. On 17 October 2007, Cyprus came close to a historic away victory in Dublin against the Republic of Ireland, but the hosts equalised in the last minute of the game and the match ended 1–1. On 3 September 2010, as part of the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Cyprus claimed a historic 4–4 draw against Portugal in Guimarães.
During the Euro 2016 qualification phase, Cyprus, managed by Pambos Christodoulou, claimed one of their most historic victories by defeating 2014 World Cup participant Bosnia 2–1 in Zenica. In the last group match, the team faced Bosnia, needing a victory to finish 3rd and rely on Belgium to beat Israel in Brussels. As fate would have it, the Bosnians won the reverse leg 3–2 and qualified to the play-offs at the expense of the home team, who at one point took a 2–1 lead during the first half and for a number of minutes held onto 3rd place and a berth in the play-offs for the first time in history, as Belgium, a soon to be world number 1 side, were comfortably beating Israel at home.[1]
Cyprus would finish behind Estonia and ahead of Gibraltar to place 5th of 6 teams in Group H in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[2] Their qualification run would include an impressive 3–2 home victory over Bosnia.[3]
In the Euro 2020 qualifiers, Cyprus beat San Marino 5–0 but they lost to Belgium and Scotland. Even though they beat Kazakhstan 1–2 away from home, they lost their last three games and finished 4th out of 6 teams in the group, just ahead of Kazakhstan and San Marino.
The 2020–21 UEFA Nations League was a big disappointment for Cyprus. They lost their first three games against Montenegro 0–2, Azerbaijan 0–1 and Luxembourg 2–0 and drew with Azerbaijan 0–0 in the fourth game. Even though they beat Luxembourg 2–1 at home, they were crushed 4–0 by Montenegro in their last game and finished last in their group. This meant that they had to face Estonia in the relegation play-offs. They defeated Estonia 2–0 on aggregate, with goals from Marinos Tzionis and Pieros Sotiriou.
The 2022–2023 Nations League ended in another big disappointment for Cyprus. In their opening game, Cyprus lost 2–0 to Kosovo with Kosovo scoring two late second half goals then after a quite good performance failed to score against Northern Ireland with the game ending in a scoreless draw 0-0. In the next game, Cyprus got crushed by Greece 3-0. Cyprus got a 0–2 lead against Northern Ireland with Andronikos Kakoullis scoring twice but Cyprus could not hold the lead as Northern Ireland equalised with a 94th minute goal by Jonny Evans, with Cyprus failing to win for the 4th time in the UEFA Nations League. In spite of all odds being stacked against them, Cyprus pulled off a miracle win against top of the group Greece which had won all their games in the group at Larnaca with an early first half goal from Marinos Tzionis. In the final game of the group, Cyprus was defeated by Kosovo 5-1, finishing in the last place of their group.
Kit
On 7 October 2006, Diadora unveiled Cyprus' new kit. It outlines a map of Cyprus in amber from the shoulder to the sleeve, with a green line running down the middle to indicate the division of the island. This controversial kit was used for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying phase. Then, Adidas made Cyprus' kits for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying and the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification phases. In 2018, Macron replaced Adidas as part of UEFA's Kit Assistance Scheme.
| Kit provider | Period |
|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Lotto | Шаблон:0–2000 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Errea | 2000–2002 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Umbro | 2002–2006 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Diadora | 2006–2008 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Adidas | 2008–2018 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Macron | 2018–2022 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Errea | 2022–present |
Home stadium
Since late 2021, Cyprus have played their home matches at the Georgios Karapatakis AEK Arena in Larnaca.
Home matches had previously been staged at different stadiums all around the country. Until 1974, Cyprus used either the old GSP Stadium in central Nicosia or the GSE Stadium in Famagusta. After the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, some matches were played at the Tsirion Stadium in Limassol and the Makario Stadium in Nicosia. In 1999, the building of the New GSP Stadium in Nicosia provided a new home for the national team but in 2008, a change of sponsorship forced home fixtures of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification phase to be played at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca. However, Cyprus returned to the GSP Stadium for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying phase however have not played there since September 2021.
Results and fixtures
Шаблон:Main The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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2023
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2024
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Coaching staff
| Manager | Шаблон:Flagicon Temur Ketsbaia |
| Assistant Manager | Шаблон:Flagicon Mamuka Chakvetadze |
| Assistant Manager | Шаблон:Flagicon Aleksandre Chanturishvili |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Irakli Kuchava |
| Physical Trainer | Шаблон:Flagicon Giorgi Papunashvili |
| Match Analyst | Шаблон:Flagicon Davit Arveladze |
Coaching history
- Шаблон:Flagicon Argyrios Gavalas (1960–1967)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pambos Avraamidis (1968–1969)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Wood (1970–1971)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Sima Milovanov (1972)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pambos Avraamidis (1972–1974)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Panikos Iakovou (1974)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pambos Avraamidis (1975)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kostas Talianos (1976)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Panikos Krystallis (1976–1977)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andreas Lazarides (1977)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kostas Talianos (1978–1982)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Vasil Spasov (1982–1984)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Panikos Iakovou (1984–1987)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Takis Charalambous (1987)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Panikos Iakovou (1988–1991)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andreas Michaelides (1991–1996)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stavros Papadopoulos (1997)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Panikos Georgiou (1997–1999)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stavros Papadopoulos (1999–2001)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Takis Charalambous (2001)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Momčilo Vukotić (2001–2004)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Angelos Anastasiadis (2005–2011)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Nikos Nioplias (2011–2013)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pambos Christodoulou (2014–2015)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Christakis Christoforou (2015–2017)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ran Ben Shimon (2017–2020)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Johan Walem (2020–2021)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Nikos Kostenoglou (2021–2022)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Temur Ketsbaia (2022–)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Шаблон:Fb and friendly game against Шаблон:Fb on 16 and 19 November 2023, respectively.[6]
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2023, after the match against Шаблон:Fb.
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Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Cyprus squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection. Шаблон:Nat fs r start Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs break Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs break Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs break Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs r player Шаблон:Nat fs break
- INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
- PRE Preliminary squad.
- RET Retired from international football.
- SUS Suspended
Player records
- Шаблон:Updated[7]
- Players in bold are still active with Cyprus.
Most appearances
| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ioannis Okkas | 103 | 27 | 1997–2011 |
| 2 | Constantinos Charalambidis | 93 | 12 | 2003–2017 |
| 3 | Michalis Konstantinou | 84 | 32 | 1997–2012 |
| 4 | Pambos Pittas | 82 | 7 | 1987–1999 |
| 5 | Constantinos Makrides | 77 | 5 | 2004–2016 |
| 6 | Nicos Panayiotou | 74 | 0 | 1994–2006 |
| 7 | Demetris Christofi | 72 | 9 | 2008–present |
| 8 | Elias Charalambous | 69 | 0 | 2002–2017 |
| Chrysis Michael | 69 | 7 | 2000–2017 | |
| Giorgos Theodotou | 69 | 0 | 1996–2008 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michalis Konstantinou | 32 | 86 | 0.37 | 1997–2012 |
| 2 | Ioannis Okkas | 27 | 103 | 0.26 | 1997–2011 |
| 3 | Pieros Sotiriou | 12 | 60 | 0.2 | 2012–present |
| Constantinos Charalambidis | 12 | 93 | 0.13 | 2003–2017 | |
| 5 | Efstathios Aloneftis | 10 | 62 | 0.11 | 2005–2017 |
| 6 | Marios Agathokleous | 9 | 38 | 0.24 | 1994–2003 |
| Demetris Christofi | 9 | 72 | 0.13 | 2008–present | |
| 8 | Fivos Vrahimis | 8 | 18 | 0.44 | 1977–1982 |
| Milenko Špoljarić | 8 | 21 | 0.38 | 1997–2001 | |
| Siniša Gogić | 8 | 37 | 0.22 | 1994–1999 | |
| Andreas Sotiriou | 8 | 39 | 0.21 | 1991–1999 |
Competitive record
All-time record
| Competition | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 124 | 16 | 15 | 93 | 91 | 320 |
| European Championship qualification | 122 | 19 | 15 | 88 | 101 | 316 |
| Friendly matches | 133 | 37 | 33 | 63 | 140 | 200 |
| UEFA Nations League | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
| Total | 399 | 76 | 69 | 255 | 345 | 867 |
FIFA World Cup
UEFA European Championship
UEFA Nations League
| UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Division | Group | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Rank |
| 2018–19 | C | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | Шаблон:Same position | 36th |
| 2020–21 | C | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Шаблон:Same position | 46th |
| 2022–23 | C | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | Шаблон:Same position | 45th |
| 2024–25 | C | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 36th | |||
Head-to-head record
As of 19 November 2023.
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| Opponent | P | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Fb | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Fb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
References
- Notes
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External links
- Шаблон:Official website
- Cyprus at UEFA
- Cyprus at FIFA
- RSSSF archive of results 1949–
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- RSSSF archive of coaches 1929–
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