Northern Cyprus national football team
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{{Infobox National football team
|Name = Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti
|Badge = Logo_ncy.gif
|Nickname = -
|Association = [[Cyprus Turkish Football Federation|''Kıbrıs Türk Futbol Federasyonu'']]
|Confederation = [[NF-Board]]
|Coach = {{flagicon|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}} [[İlker Ertemel]] {{smaller|(since 2006)}}
|Captain = [[Hüseyin Amcaoğlu]]
|Most Caps = [[Serkan Önet]] (13)
|Top Scorer = [[Yasin Kansu]] (7)
|FIFA Trigramme = TNC
|NF-Board Rank = 1
|Elo Rank = 113
|Elo max = 88
|Elo max date = 1962
|Elo min = 113
|Elo min date = July 2008
|Home Stadium = [[20 Temmuz Stadı]]
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|First game = {{flagicon|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}} Turkish Cypriots 0 - 5 [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}}<br />([[1962]])
|Largest win = {{flagicon|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}} TR Northern Cyprus 10 - 0 [[Tibet national football team|Tibet]] {{flagicon|Tibet}} <br />([[Gazimağusa]], [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus|TR Northern Cyprus]]; [[November 21]], [[2006]])
|Largest loss = {{flagicon|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}} Turkish Cypriots 0 - 5 [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] {{flagicon|Turkey}}<br />([[1962]])<br />{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] 5 - 0 TFS North Cyprus {{flagicon|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}<br />([[İzmir]], [[Turkey]]; [[September 28]], [[1980]])
}}
The '''Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus national football team''' is the national side of the [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]], a [[Cyprus dispute|de facto]] country and a member of the [[NF-Board|New Federations Board]] for non-FIFA-affiliated nations. They are the current [[FIFI Wild Cup]] champions, having won the [[2006 FIFI Wild Cup|event]] in [[Germany]] on [[June 2006]]. They are also the current [[ELF Cup]] champions, having won the [[ELF Cup|event]] at [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus|home]] on [[November 2006]].
==History==
===Origins (1955-1984)===
Though the [[Cyprus Turkish Football Federation]] ({{lang-tr|Kıbrıs Türk Futbol Federasyonu}}, '''KTFF''') was formed as early as [[1955]] - a consequence of Turkish Cypriot clubs withdrawing from playing in [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] sport competitions - the national side did not play its first match until [[1962]], against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. This was a result of former-[[FIFA]] General Secretary [[Helmut Käser|Dr. Helmut Käser]]'s decision to allow TRNC to play against teams from other national associations, to the exception of official matches. Though this agreement is still in place, FIFA President [[Sepp Blatter]] is still resistant to calls to grant TRNC full membership.
Turkish Federative State of North Cyprus played in the [[Islamic Games]] of [[1980]] in [[İzmir]], their first tournament. They suffered a 5-0 defeat against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], their worst to date. Other results were a 2-0 loss against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], 2-1 victory against [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]], and a 1-1 tie with [[Libya national football team|Libya]].
===After the foundation of TRNC (1984-2004)===
After the foundation of the [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]], the KTFF hosted [[Sport Games Football Federation]] in [[1999]], winning the event.
===NF-Board (2004-Present)===
KTFF joined the [[NF-Board]] in [[2004]], expanding the horizons of the national team. KTFF hosted the [[KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup]] in [[2005]], winning the event. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus won the first NF-Board tournament, the [[FIFI Wild Cup]], in [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]] on [[June 2006]] after defeating [[Zanzibar national football team|Zanzibar]] 4-1 on penalties after a goalless draw. KTFF was set to host the [[VIVA World Cup]] during [[November 2006]], however due to issues between the sides the KTFF chose to host its own tournament, the [[ELF Cup]] at that time. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus opened the tournament against [[Crimea national football team|Crimea]], winning 5-0, beating their previous 'largest win' record of 6-2 against [[Sápmi national football team|Sápmi]]. Soon after the opener, they beat the new record with a 10-0 victory against [[Tibet national football team|Tibet]].
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus defeated [[Crimea national football team|Crimea]] 3-1 in the [[ELF Cup]] finals to lift their second [[NF-Board]] cup in the same year.
==Tournament History==
[[Image:TRNC FIFI Cup winners.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Captain (football)|Captain]] [[Hüseyin Amcaoğlu]] raises the [[FIFI Wild Cup]] trophy]]
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus have taken part in five international tournaments and won four. [[KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup]], organised to celebrate 50 years of the KTFF, involved national teams from [[Kosovo national football team|Kosovo]] and the [[Sápmi national football team|Sápmi]] region of northern Scandinavia, and was won by the hosts with maximum points. NF-Board invited Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to take part in the first [[2006 FIFI Wild Cup|FIFI Wild Cup]], held in [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]. This also featured teams from [[Greenland national football team|Greenland]], [[Tibet national football team|Tibet]], [[Gibraltar national football team|Gibraltar]], [[Zanzibar national football team|Zanzibar]], and a team representing "The Republic of St. Pauli", amateur players drawn from the [[St. Pauli|St Pauli]] district of Hamburg. TRNC defeated Zanzibar on penalties in the final after a goalless draw to lift the trophy. KTFF hosted and won the [[ELF Cup]] beating in the final Crimea, in 2006. In 1999 hosted and won the [[Sport Games Football Association]]. The only one tournament lost is the 1980 [[Islamic Games]] in Turkey, where they lost 2 matches on 4.
==FIFI Wild Cup record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!Matches
!Wins
!Draws*
!Losses
!Goals Scored
!Goals Against
!Scorers
|-
|[[2006 FIFI Wild Cup|2006]]||'''Champions''' ||'''1st'''||4||3||1||0||6||1||Oraloğlu (2), Kolcu, Çerkez, Dylan (og), Morris (og)
|-
|'''Total'''||'''1/1'''||'''1st'''||'''4'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''6'''||'''1'''||Top scorer: Oraloğlu (2)
|}
*Draws include knockout matches decided on [[penalty kick]]s.
==ELF Cup record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!Matches
!Wins
!Draws
!Losses
!Goals Scored
!Goals Against
!Scorers
|-
|[[ELF Cup|2006]]||'''Champions''' ||'''1st'''||5||5||0||0||28||2||Ertaç Taşkıran (6), Hamis Çakır (5), Kemal Uçaner (3), Ediz Çukurovalı (3), Derviş Kolcu (2), Sabri Selden (2), Coşkun Ulusoy (2), Atkun Arıkbuka, Yasin Kansu, Ekrem Keleşzade, Hasan Sapsızoğlu, Rizvan Abıltarov (og)
|-
|'''Total'''||'''1/1'''||'''1st'''||'''5'''||'''5'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''28'''||'''2'''||Top scorer: Ertaç Taşkıran (6)
|}
==Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Squad 2006/07==
Caps as of [[18 November]] [[2006]], only including games played under the auspices of the [[NF-Board|New Federations Board]] since [[2004]].
===Goalkeepers===
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=GK|name=[[Hasan Piro]]|age=[[2 October]] [[1983]]|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Troyes AC]]|clubnat=France}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=GK|name=[[Ali Duvarci]]|age=[[26 April]] [[1981]]|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[FC Etzella Ettelbruck]]|clubnat=Luxembourg}}
{{nat fs end}}
===Defenders===
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=DF|name=[[Abbas Osum]]|age=[[26 August]] [[1982]]|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[PFC Cherno More Varna]]|clubnat=Bulgaria}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=DF|name=[[Ayhan Demir]]|age=[[14 January]] [[1977]]|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[FK SIAD Most]]|clubnat=Czech Republic}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=DF|name=[[Hasan Tamel]]|age=[[16 February]] [[1976]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Karlsruher SC]]|clubnat=Germany}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=DF|name=[[Hüseyin Amcaoğlu]]|age=[[25 April]] [[1975]]|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[FK Ekranas]]|clubnat=Lithuania}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=DF|name=[[Hüseyin Sadıklar]]|age=[[15 November]] [[1975]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Silkeborg IF]]|clubnat=Denmark}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=DF|name=[[Serkan Önet]]|age=[[8 August]] [[1980]]|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Yenicami Ağdelen S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=DF|name=[[Tarık Tilki]]|age=Unknown|caps=3|goals=1|club=[[Doğan Türk Birliği S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=DF|name=[[Uğur Sönmez]]|age=Unknown|caps=2|goals=1|club=[[Yenicami Ağdelen S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs end}}
===Midfielders===
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=MF|name=[[Derviş Kolcu]]|age=[[15 November]] [[1975]]|caps=8|goals=2|club=[[Düzkaya S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=MF|name=[[Erdinç Börekçi]]|age=[[30 November]] [[1978]]|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Hamitköy S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=MF|name=[[Hamis Çakır]]|age=[[7 January]] [[1980]]|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Türk Ocağı Limasol S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=MF|name=[[Hüseyin Adal]]|age=[[29 June]] [[1987]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Küçük Kaymaklı Türk S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=MF|name=[[İrfan Sancak]]|age=Unknown|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Yenicami Ağdelen S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=MF|name=[[Mustafa Kılıç]]|age=[[5 November]] [[1985]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Baf Ülkü Yurdu S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=MF|name=[[Nazım Aktunç]]|age=[[3 July]] [[1979]]|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Küçük Kaymaklı Türk S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=MF|name=[[Rüstem Özmusalar]]|age=[[25 August]] [[1977]]|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Yeni Boğaziçi S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs end}}
===Strikers===
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=FW|name=[[Ali Oraloğlu]]|age=[[9 August]] [[1971]]|caps=4|goals=5|club=[[Mağusa Türk Gücü S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=FW|name=[[Çoskun Ulusoy]]|age=[[24 June]] [[1977]]|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=FW|name=[[Hakan Altın]]|age=Unknown|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=FW|name=[[Hüseyin Kayalılar]]|age=Unknown|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Düzkaya S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=FW|name=[[Kemal Uçaner]]|age=[[17 August]] [[1978]]|caps=6|goals=2|club=[[Binatlı Yılmaz S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=FW|name=[[Kayhan Bulut]]|age=Unknown|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g player|no=NA|pos=FW|name=[[Yasin Kansu]]|age=[[3 January]] [[1976]]|caps=2|goals=6|club=[[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.]]|clubnat=Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}}
{{nat fs g end}}
==Trivia==
* TRNC is currently the highest ranked non-FIFA team in the ELO rankings, above many [[FIFA]], all [[NF-Board]], and all non-affiliated teams.
==External links==
* {{en icon}} [http://www.ktffnet.org/engindex.php Official site]
* {{en icon}} [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/ncyp-intres.html All-time results from RSSSF]
* {{en icon}} [http://www.embargoed.org/press_releases.php?id=61 "Footballers Reveal ‘Strip’ Poster to Highlight their 50 Year Ban from International Football"]
* {{en icon}} [http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,419651,00.html Details of FIFI Wild Cup final]
* {{en icon}} [http://www.thenewanatolian.com/tna-8147.html Article about the FIFI Wild Cup final]
* {{en icon}} [http://www.turkishcypyouth.org/forums/index.php?s=43c206394f3253caec2f994985861a07&showtopic=443 2006 FIFI Wild Cup Pictures of TRNC Team]
* {{en icon}} {{gr icon}} {{tr icon}} [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cyprussoccer Cyprus Soccer E-Group]
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