Cyprus national football team
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{{Infobox National football team
|Name = Cyprus
|Badge = CyprusFA.png
|FIFA Trigramme = CYP
|Nickname =
|Association = [[Cyprus Football Association]]
|Confederation = [[UEFA]] (Europe)
|Coach = {{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Angelos Anastasiadis]] (2004-)
|Most caps = [[Pambos Pittas]] & [[Ioannis Okkas]] (82)
|Top scorer = [[Michalis Konstantinou]] (24)
|Home Stadium = [[Neo GSP Stadium]]
|FIFA Rank = 63
|FIFA max = 57
|FIFA max date = October 2007
|FIFA min = 113
|FIFA min date = March 2005
|Elo Rank = 81
|Elo max = 64
|Elo max date = July 1949
|Elo min = 141
|Elo min date = March 1992
|Captain = [[Ioannis Okkas]]
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|First game = {{Flagicon|Israel}} [[Israel national football team|Israel]] 3 - 1 '''Cyprus''' {{Flagicon|Cyprus}}<br />([[Tel-Aviv]], [[Israel]]; [[July 30]], [[1949]])
|Largest win = {{Flagicon|Cyprus}} '''Cyprus''' 5 - 0 [[Andorra national football team|Andorra]] {{Flagicon|Andorra}}<br />([[Limassol]], [[Cyprus]]; [[November 15]], [[2000]])
|Largest loss = {{Flagicon|West Germany}} [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] 12 - 0 '''Cyprus''' {{Flagicon|Cyprus}}<br />([[Essen, Germany|Essen]], [[Germany]]; [[May 21]], [[1969]])
|no World cup apps = none
|World cup first =
|World cup best =
|Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]]
|no Regional cup apps = none
|Regional cup first =
|Regional cup best =
}}
The '''Cyprus national football team''' is the national [[football (soccer)|football]] team of the island of [[Cyprus]] and is controlled by the [[Cyprus Football Association]]. They have never reached the finals of either the [[UEFA European Championship|European Championships]] or the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]].
==History==
Their first match was a friendly on [[23 July]] [[1949]], against [[Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC|Maccabi Tel-Aviv]] in [[Tel Aviv]] which ended in a 3-3 draw, one year after becoming a member of the world governing body [[FIFA]]. Seven days later the team had its first international game, a 3-1 defeat against [[Israel national football team|Israel]] in the same city. In November 1960, following independence from [[United Kingdom|British rule]], Cyprus drew its first post-independence official match 1-1 against [[Israel national football team|Israel]], as part of the [[Football World Cup 1962 (qualification)|1962 FIFA World Cup]] qualifying tournament.
Cyprus' first international victory was a 3-1 win against beating [[Greece national football team|Greece]] on [[27 November]] in a friendly. On [[17 February]] [[1968]] Cyprus recorded their first competitive win, beating [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] 2-1 in a European Championship qualifying match in [[Nicosia]].
In 1974, the national team enjoyed one of their most famous victories when they beat a [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] side 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 [[Nicosia]], followed a month later by the same result against [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]. In 1989 they drew 1-1 with [[France national football team|France]] in 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 in the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]].
Results in qualifying tournaments have also improved considerably in recent times. In the qualifying stages for the [[1996 UEFA European Championship (qualifying)|1996 UEFA European Championship]], Cyprus drew 1-1 with holders [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]. Four years later, they missed out on a place in the [[2000 European Football Championship]] by a solitary point, 3-2 victories against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] and [[Israel national football team|Israel]] and a 4-0 defeat of [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] contributing to the team finishing on 12 points, just one point behind Israel and Austria.
On [[7 October]] [[2006]], as part of the Euro 2008 qualifiers Cyprus caused a major upset by beating [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] 5-2 at home with [[Michalis Konstantinou]] and [[Constantinos Charalambides]] each scoring two goals and [[Alexandros Garpozis]] one goal. On [[15 November]] 2006, they caused another surprise by holding the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] semi-finalists [[Germany national football team|Germany]] to a 1-1 draw at home. On [[13 October]] 2007, they won over Wales.
==Kit==
On [[7 October]] [[2006]] the [[Cypriot]] squad debuted their new [[Diadora]] kit. The new white kit displays part of the map of [[Cyprus]] in amber from the shoulder to the sleeve with a green line running down the middle indicating the [[Cyprus dispute|division of the island]].
==Home stadium==
Cyprus currently plays home matches at the [[New GSP Stadium]], in Nicosia. 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 stadium in [[Famagusta]]. After the Turkish invasion, some matches were played at [[Limassol]]. In 1999, the building of the New GSP Stadium in Nicosia provided a new home for the national team. Since then all competitive games have been played there, with friendlies sometimes played at other stadiums.
==World Cup record==
*[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1954|1954]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1958|1958]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[Football World Cup 1962|1962]] to [[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''
==European Championship record==
*[[1960 European Football Championship|1960]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[1964 European Football Championship|1964]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[1968 European Football Championship|1968]] to [[2008 European Football Championship|2008]] - ''Did not qualify''
==[[FIFA World Cup qualification]]==
{{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 8
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==European Championship 2008==
'''Key''':
*Teams highlighted in green are certain of qualification.
*Teams highlighted in red are unable to qualify.
{{UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D
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==Last match==
{{footballbox|date = [[November 21]], [[2007]]<br />18:15 [[Eastern European Time|EET]]|team1 = {{fb-rt|Cyprus}}|score = 0 – 2 |team2 = {{fb|Czech Republic}} |goals1 = |goals2 =[[Daniel Pudil|Pudil]] {{goal|11}} </br> [[Jan Koller|Koller]] {{goal|74}}|stadium = [[GSP Stadium]], [[Nicosia]] <br />'''Attendance:''' 8,000 <br />'''Referee:''' Levan Paniashvili ([[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]) |report = [http://euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/qualifying/matches/match=83659/index.html Report]}}
==Managers==
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Name
!Career
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Angelos Anastasiadis]]
|2004 - current
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Momčilo Vukotić]]
|2001 - 2004
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Stavros Papadopoulos]]
|1999 - 2001
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Panikos Georgiou ]]
|1997 - 1999
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Andreas Michailidis]]
|1991 - 1997
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Panikos Ioakovou]]
|1984 - 1991
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Bazile Spasov]]
|1982 - 1984
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Kostas Talianos]]
|1977 - 1982
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Panikos Krystalis]]
|1976 - 1977
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Pambos Avraamidis]]
|1972 - 1976
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ray Wood ]]
|1970 - 1972
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Pambos Avraamidis]]
|1968 - 1970
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Argyrios Gavalas]]
|1960 - 1968
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Gyula Zsengellér]]
|1958 - 1959
|-
|}
==Squad==
The following players named for the friendly match against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] on [[February 6]], [[2008]].
Caps and goals as of [[7 February]] [[2008]], included against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]].
====Goalkeepers====
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Antonis Georgallides]]|caps=18|goals=0|age=[[January 30]] [[1982]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[AC Omonoia|Omonoia Nicosia]]}}
{{nat fs end}}
====Defenders====
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Georgos Theodotou]]|caps=69|goals=0|age=[[1 January]] [[1974]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Lambros Lambrou]]|caps=28|goals=0|age=[[9 September]] [[1977]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Stelios Okkarides]]|caps=30|goals=1|age=[[15 November]] [[1977]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Apollon Limassol]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Alexandros Garpozis]]|caps=23|goals=1|age=[[5 September]] [[1980]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Apollon Limassol]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Paraskevas Christou]]|caps=9|goals=0|age=[[2 February]] [[1984]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[APOEL F.C.|APOEL]]}}
{{nat fs end}}
====Midfielders====
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Elias Charalambous]]|caps=29|goals=0|age=[[25 September]] [[1980]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[AC Omonoia|Omonoia Nicosia]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Marinos Satsias]]|caps=40|goals=0|age=[[24 May]] [[1978]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[APOEL F.C.|APOEL]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Efstathios Aloneftis]]|caps=22|goals=5|age=[[29 March]] [[1983]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[AC Omonoia|Omonoia Nicosia]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Constantinos Charalambides]]|caps=38|goals=8|age=[[25 July]] [[1981]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[APOEL F.C.|APOEL]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Constantinos Makrides]]|caps=33|goals=1|age=[[13 January]] [[1982]]|club={{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[FC Metalurh Donetsk|Metalurh Donetsk]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Simos Krassas]]|caps=18|goals=1|age=[[10 July]] [[1982]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[AEL Limassol]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Marios Nicolaou (footballer born 1983)|Marios Nicolaou]]|caps=8|goals=0|age=[[4 October]] [[1983]]|club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panionios]]}}
{{nat fs end}}
====Strikers====
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Nektarios Alexandrou]]|caps=|goals=|age=[[19 December]] [[1983]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[AE Larissa]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Yiasoumis Yiasoumi]]|caps=51|goals=7|age=[[31 May]] [[1975]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Aris Limassol F.C.|Aris Limassol]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Dimitris Christofi]]|caps=0|goals=0|age=[[31 April]] [[1988]]|club={{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[AC Omonoia|Omonoia Nicosia]]}}
{{nat fs g end}}
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://rsssf.com/tablesc/cyp-intres.html RSSSF archive of results 1949-]
*[http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/cyp-recintlp.html RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers]
*[http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/cyp-coach.html RSSSF archive of coaches 1929-]
*[http://www.kypros.org/Soccer/national/cyp_nat_en.htm Cyprus national football team]
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