Cyprus football

In 1974, the national side gained one of their most famous wins when a team of part-timers beat a Northern Ireland side featuring the great goalkeeper Pat Jennings, 1-0 in Nicosia. In 1989 they drew 1-1 with France in World Cup qualifying game. A score which resulted that the French did not qualify for the World Cup in Italy. Despite other similar successes on home soil, Cyprus had to wait until 1992 to record their first away triumph, a 2-0 win in the Faroe Islands.

Results in qualifying tournaments have also bettered in recent years. In the qualifying phase for the 1996 UEFA European Championships, Cyprus drew 1-1 with reigning champions Denmark, ending the table on seven points. Four years later, they missed out on a birth in the 2000 European Football Championship by a single point. They beat Spain and Israel and a 4-0 defeat of San Marino passed to the team finishing on twelve points, just one point behind Israel and Austria, but two consecutive losses, an 8-0 away thrashing to Spain and 3-1 in Austria, meant the team ended in fourth place. Cyprus win over Spain signalled the end of Javier Clemente's time as the Spanish coach.

 

Cyprus world cup record

Cyprus have not qualified for a major tournament

1930 to 1954 - Did not enter
1958 - Withdrew
1962 to 2006 - Did not qualify

European Championship record
1960 - Did not enter
1964 - Did not enter
1968 to 2004 - Did not qualify

Cyprus football clubs

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