Cyprus national football team - Definition and Overview

Cyprus

Cyprus_FA.gif Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname	-
Association	Cyprus Football Association
Coach	Angelos Anastasiadis (2004-)
Most caps	Pambos Pitta (82)
Top scorer	Michalis Konstandinou (16)
Home colours 　 Away colours
First International Cyprus 1 - 1 Israel (Nicosia, Cyprus; November 13, 1960)
Largest win Cyprus 5 - 0 Andorra (Limassol, Cyprus; November 15, 2000)
Worst defeat West Germany 12 - 0 Cyprus (Essen, Germany; May 21, 1969)
World Cup
Appearances	none (First in -)
Best result	-
European Championship
Appearances	none (First in -)
Best result	-

The Cyprus national football team is the national team of Cyprus and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association. It is one of the weakest members of UEFA, having never made the finals of any major international tournament. Their first official international came in 1960, a 1-1 draw against Israel.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1954 - Did not enter
• 1958 - Withdrew
• 1962 to 2002 - Did not qualify

European Championship record

• 1960 - Did not enter
• 1964 - Did not enter
• 1968 to 2004 - Did not qualify

External links

• RSSSF archive of results 1949- (http://rsssf.com/tablesc/cyp-intres.html)
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers (http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/cyp-recintlp.html)
• RSSSF archive of coaches 1929- (http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/cyp-coach.html)