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Cyprus national football team

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Men's association football team
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, seeCyprus women's national football team.
Cyprus
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AssociationCyprus Football Association (CFA)
Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου
Kıbrıs Futbol Federasyonu
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAkis Mantzios
CaptainKostakis Artymatas
MostcapsIoannis Okkas (103)
Top scorerMichalis Konstantinou (32)
Home stadiumAEK Arena
FIFA codeCYP
Firstcolours
Secondcolours
FIFA ranking
Current 128Decrease 3 (19 November 2025)[1]
Highest43 (September 2010)
Lowest142 (June 2014)
First international
Unofficial:
 Israel 3–1Cyprus 
(Tel Aviv,Israel; 30 July 1949)
Official:
 Cyprus 1–1Israel 
(Nicosia, Cyprus; 13 November 1960)
Biggest win
 Cyprus 5–0Andorra 
(Limassol, Cyprus; 15 November 2000)
 Cyprus 5–0Andorra 
(Nicosia, Cyprus; 16 November 2014)
 Cyprus 5–0San Marino 
(Nicosia, Cyprus; 21 March 2019)
Biggest defeat
 West Germany 12–0Cyprus 
(Essen,West Germany; 21 May 1969)

TheCyprus national football team (Greek:Εθνική ομάδα ποδοσφαίρου της Κύπρου,romanized: Ethnikí omáda podosfaírou tis Kýprou, representsCyprus in men's internationalfootball and is controlled by theCyprus Football Association. The team's home ground is theAEK Arena inLarnaca.

History

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Early history

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The team's first match took place on 23 July 1949, one year after becoming a member of the world governing bodyFIFA: a friendly againstMaccabi Tel Aviv inTel Aviv, ending in a 3–3 draw. Seven days later, the team had its first international game: a 3–1 defeat byIsrael in the same city.

In November 1960, following independence fromBritish rule, Cyprus drew its first post-independence official match 1–1 againstIsrael, as part of the1962 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament. Cyprus' first international victory was a 3–1 win overGreece on 27 November 1963 in a friendly. On 17 February 1968, Cyprus recorded their first competitive win, beatingSwitzerland 2–1 in a European Championship qualifying match inOld GSP Stadium inNicosia.

In 1974, the national team enjoyed one of their most famous victories when they beatNorthern Ireland 1–0 in Nicosia. On 12 February 1983, as part of the Euro 1984 qualifiers, Cyprus held defending World Cup championsItaly to a 1–1 draw inTsirio Stadium inLimassol, followed a month later by the same result againstCzechoslovakia. Four years later, in the Euro 1988 qualification, Cyprus recorded their first ever point achieved in an away match, againstPoland. In 1989 they drew 1–1 withFrance 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 theFaroe Islands.

Results in qualifying tournaments had improved considerably in the following years; In the qualifying stages for the1996 UEFA European Championship, Cyprus drew 1–1 with holdersDenmark. Four years later, they missed out on a place in theUEFA Euro 2000 despite 3–2 victories against bothSpain andIsrael and a 4–0 win overSan Marino.

2000s

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Cyprus national team against Bulgaria in 2012.

On 15 November 2000, Cyprus scored their biggest win in history by beatingAndorra inLimassol 5–0 in the2002 FIFA World Cup qualification. On 7 October 2006, as part of the Euro 2008 qualifiers, Cyprus caused a major upset by beating theRepublic of Ireland 5–2 atGSP Stadium inNicosia, withMichalis Konstantinou andConstantinos Charalambidis each scoring two goals andAlexandros Garpozis finishing off the match. Just one month later, on 15 November 2006, they caused another surprise by holding theprevious World Cup's hostsGermany to a 1–1 draw at home. On 13 October 2007, they beatWales 3–1 inNicosia. On 17 October 2007, Cyprus came close to a historic away victory inDublin against theRepublic of Ireland, but the hosts equalised in the last minute of the game and the match ended 1–1.

2010s

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On 3 September 2010, as part of the Euro 2012 qualifiers, Cyprus claimed a historic 4–4 draw againstPortugal inGuimarães.

During theEuro 2016 qualification phase, managed byPambos Christodoulou, Cyprus claimed one of their most historic victories by defeating2014 World Cup participantBosnia 2–1 inZenica. 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.[3]

Cyprus would finish behindEstonia and ahead ofGibraltar to place 5th of 6 teams in Group H in the2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[4] Their qualification run would include an impressive 3–2 home victory overBosnia.[5]

2020s

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In theEuro 2020 qualifiers, Cyprus beat San Marino 5–0 but lost to Belgium and Scotland. Despite a 2–1 away win against Kazakhstan, they lost their last three games and finished 4th out of 6 teams in the group, just ahead of Kazakhstan and San Marino.

The2020–21 UEFA Nations League ended a big disappointment for Cyprus. They lost their first three games againstMontenegro,Azerbaijan, andLuxembourg, before drawing 0–0 with Azerbaijan in the fourth game. Even though they beat Luxembourg 2–1 at home, they were crushed 4–0 by Montenegro in the last game and finished last in their group. This meant that they had to faceEstonia in the relegation play-offs, whom they defeated 2–0 on aggregate, with goals fromMarinos Tzionis andPieros Sotiriou. Results hardly improved inthe next edition of the competition, as Cyprus finished last in their group with Greece,Kosovo, andNorthern Ireland, earning five points (through a win against Greece and two draws against Northern Ireland).

Cyprus lost all eight of their games in the2024 Euro qualifiers, finishing last in their group and marking their worst ever Euro qualification campaign in terms of points per game and goal difference.

Kit

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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 thedivision of the island. This controversial kit was used for theUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying phase.Adidas then made Cyprus' kits for the2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, theUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, and the2014 FIFA World Cup qualification phases. In 2018,Macron replaced Adidas as part ofUEFA's Kit Assistance Scheme.

Kit providerPeriod
ItalyLotto–2000
ItalyErrea2000–2002
EnglandUmbro2002–2006
ItalyDiadora2006–2008
GermanyAdidas2008–2018
ItalyMacron2018–2022
ItalyErrea2022–present

Home stadium

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Since late 2021, Cyprus have played most of their home matches at theGeorgios Karapatakis AEK Arena inLarnaca.

Home matches had previously been staged at different stadiums all around the country. Until 1974, Cyprus used either theold GSP Stadium in centralNicosia or theGSE Stadium inFamagusta. After theTurkish invasion of Cyprus, some matches were played at theTsirion Stadium inLimassol and theMakario Stadium in Nicosia. In 1999, the building of theNew GSP Stadium inNicosia provided a new home for the national team but in 2008, a change of sponsorship forced home fixtures of the2010 FIFA World Cup qualification phase to be played at theAntonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca. However, Cyprus returned to the GSP Stadium for theUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying phase, but have only played there once since September 2021. They also occasionally play atAlphamega Stadium in Limassol.

Results and fixtures

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Main article:Cyprus national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

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Romania  v Cyprus
18 November 20242024–25 Nations LeagueRomania 4–1 CyprusBucharest, Romania
21:45
Report
Stadium:Arena Națională
Attendance: 45,318
Referee:Luca Pairetto (Italy)

2025

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Cyprus  v San Marino
21 March 20252026 FIFA World Cup qualificationCyprus 2–0 San MarinoLarnaca, Cyprus
19:00EETReportStadium:AEK Arena
Attendance: 2,336
Referee:Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  v Cyprus
24 March 20252026 FIFA World Cup qualificationBosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 CyprusZenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45Report
Stadium:Stadion Bilino Polje
Attendance: 7,464
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Bulgaria  v Cyprus
6 June 2025FriendlyBulgaria 2–2 CyprusPlovdiv, Bulgaria
19:00
ReportStadium:Hristo Botev Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)
Romania  v Cyprus
10 June 20252026 FIFA World Cup qualificationRomania 2–0 CyprusBucharest, Romania
21:45
ReportStadium:National Arena
Attendance: 43,524
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
Austria  v Cyprus
6 September 20252026 FIFA World Cup qualificationAustria 1–0 CyprusLinz, Austria
20:45
ReportStadium:Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 16,300
Referee:Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Cyprus  v Romania
9 September 20252026 FIFA World Cup qualificationCyprus 2–2 RomaniaNicosia, Cyprus
21:45Report
Stadium:GSP Stadium
Attendance: 4,875
Referee:Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Cyprus  v Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 October 20252026 FIFA World Cup qualificationCyprus 2–2 Bosnia and HerzegovinaLarnaca, Cyprus
21:45
Report
Stadium:AEK Arena
Attendance: 2,355
Referee:Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
San Marino  v Cyprus
12 October 20252026 FIFA World Cup qualificationSan Marino 0–4 CyprusSerravalle, San Marino
15:00ReportStadium:San Marino Stadium
Attendance: 598
Referee:Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
Cyprus  v Austria
15 November 20252026 FIFA World Cup qualificationCyprus 0–2 AustriaLimassol, Cyprus
19:00Report
Stadium:Alphamega Stadium
Attendance: 6,012
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
Cyprus  v Estonia
18 November 2025FriendlyCyprus 2–4 EstoniaLimassol, Cyprus
21:45 (UTC+3)Report
Stadium:Alphamega Stadium
Referee:Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Coaching staff

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ManagerGreeceAkis Mantzios
Assistant ManagerGreece Pavlos Sokratidis
Assistant ManagerCyprusPanayiotis Engomitis
Goalkeeping CoachCyprus Nicos Constantinidis
Physical TrainerCyprus Panicos Sakki
Physical TrainerCyprus Ioakim Ioakim
Match AnalystCyprus Giorgos Christodoulou

Coaching history

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As of 7 Oct 2024.[6][7]

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match againstAustria on 15 November and a friendly againstEstonia on November 18.[8]

Caps and goals updated as of 15 November 2025, after the match againstAustria.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GKJoël Mall (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (age 34)190Swiss Football AssociationServette
121GKFabiano (1988-02-29)29 February 1988 (age 37)30Cyprus Football AssociationOmonia
221GKNeofytos Michail (1993-12-16)16 December 1993 (age 31)160Cyprus Football AssociationPafos
22DFAndreas Shikkis (2002-01-13)13 January 2002 (age 23)60Cyprus Football AssociationApollon Limassol
32DFNikolas Panagiotou (2000-05-12)12 May 2000 (age 25)180Cyprus Football AssociationOmonia
72DFAnderson Correia (1991-05-06)6 May 1991 (age 34)190Cyprus Football AssociationAris Limassol
152DFChristos Sielis (2000-02-02)2 February 2000 (age 25)120Hellenic Football FederationPanetolikos
162DFStelios Andreou (2002-07-24)24 July 2002 (age 23)271Polish Football AssociationWidzew Łódź
182DFPetros Ioannou (1999-01-20)20 January 1999 (age 26)00Cyprus Football AssociationAEK Larnaca
2DFKonstantinos Laifis (1993-05-19)19 May 1993 (age 32)705Cyprus Football AssociationAPOEL
2DFKostas Pileas (1998-12-11)11 December 1998 (age 26)141Cyprus Football AssociationPafos
43MFHector Kyprianou (2001-05-27)27 May 2001 (age 24)110The Football AssociationWatford
53MFCharalampos Charalampous (2002-04-04)4 April 2002 (age 23)272Cyprus Football AssociationAris Limassol
63MFGiannis Satsias (2002-12-28)28 December 2002 (age 22)91Cyprus Football AssociationAPOEL
83MFIoannis Kousoulos (1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (age 29)484Cyprus Football AssociationOmonia
133MFIoannis Kosti (2000-03-17)17 March 2000 (age 25)160Hellenic Football FederationLevadiakos
193MFAntonio Foti (2003-11-03)3 November 2003 (age 22)20German Football AssociationBorussia Dortmund II
203MFGrigoris Kastanos (1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (age 27)768Italian Football FederationHellas Verona
233MFCharalampos Kyriakou (1995-02-20)20 February 1995 (age 30)730Romanian Football FederationDinamo București
3MFKostakis Artymatas (1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (age 32)801Cyprus Football AssociationAnorthosis Famagusta
94FWNikolas Koutsakos (2003-11-14)14 November 2003 (age 22)61Cyprus Football AssociationAPOEL
104FWPieros Sotiriou (1993-01-13)13 January 1993 (age 32)6712Cyprus Football AssociationAPOEL
114FWAndronikos Kakoullis (2001-05-03)3 May 2001 (age 24)336Cyprus Football AssociationAris Limassol
144FWEvangelos Andreou (2002-09-24)24 September 2002 (age 23)10Cyprus Football AssociationOmonia
174FWLoizos Loizou (2003-07-18)18 July 2003 (age 22)453Israel Football AssociationHapoel Tel Aviv
214FWMarinos Tzionis (2001-07-16)16 July 2001 (age 24)403Romanian Football FederationUTA Arad
4FWIoannis Pittas (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (age 29)5311Bulgarian Football UnionCSKA Sofia

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the Cyprus squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GKDemetris Demetriou (1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (age 26)120CyprusApollon Limassolv. Romania, 10 June 2025
DFGiorgos Malekkidis (1997-07-14)14 July 1997 (age 28)80CyprusApollon Limassolv. Romania, 9 September 2025
DFEvagoras Antoniou (2002-11-04)4 November 2002 (age 23)00CyprusAPOELv. Romania, 10 June 2025
MFRafail Mamas (2001-03-04)4 March 2001 (age 24)20CyprusAEL Limassolv. Romania, 10 June 2025
FWMarios Ilia (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (age 29)161CyprusPafosv. Romania, 10 June 2025
FWStavros Gavriel (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (age 23)40BelgiumZulte Waregemv. Romania, 10 June 2025
FWRuel Sotiriou (2000-08-24)24 August 2000 (age 25)10EnglandBristol Roversv. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 24 March 2025
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.
  • RET Retired from international football.
  • SUS Suspended

Player records

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As of 15 October 2025[9]
Players inbold are still active with Cyprus.

Most appearances

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Ioannis Okkas is Cyprus' most capped player with 103 appearances.
RankNameCapsGoalsCareer
1Ioannis Okkas103271997–2011
2Constantinos Charalambidis93122003–2017
3Michalis Konstantinou84321997–2012
4Pambos Pittas8271987–1999
5Kostakis Artymatas8012012-present
6Constantinos Makrides7752004–2016
7Grigoris Kastanos7672015-present
8Nicos Panayiotou7401994–2006
9Charalampos Kyriakou7302014-present
10Demetris Christofi7292008–2023

Top goalscorers

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RankNameGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1Michalis Konstantinou32860.371997–2012
2Ioannis Okkas271030.261997–2011
3Pieros Sotiriou12670.182012–present
Constantinos Charalambidis12930.132003–2017
5Ioannis Pittas11530.212019–present
Efstathios Aloneftis10620.112005–2017
7Marios Agathokleous9380.241994–2003
Demetris Christofi9720.132008–2023
9Fivos Vrahimis8180.441977–1982
Milenko Špoljarić8210.381997–2001
Siniša Gogić8370.221994–1999
Andreas Sotiriou8390.211991–1999
Grigoris Kastanos8760.112015–present

Competitive record

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All-time record

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As of 18 November 2025
CompetitionPlayedWonDrawLostGFGA
FIFA World Cup qualification132181797102331
European Championship qualification122191588101316
Friendly matches139383566151212
UEFA Nations League2666141746
Total4208173265372905

FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup recordQualification record
YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Uruguay1930Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member
Italy1934
France1938
Brazil1950Did not enterDid not enter
Switzerland1954
Sweden1958WithdrewWithdrew
Chile1962Did not qualify201127
England19664004019
Mexico19706006235
West Germany19746105114
Argentina19786006324
Spain19828008429
Mexico19866006318
Italy19908017620
United States199410217818
France199883141015
South KoreaJapan2002102261331
Germany200610118820
South Africa2010102351416
Brazil201410127415
Russia201810316918
Qatar202210127421
CanadaMexicoUnited States202682241111
MoroccoPortugalSpain2030To be determinedTo be determined
Saudi Arabia2034
Total0/19132181797102331

UEFA European Championship

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UEFA European Championship recordQualifying record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
France1960Not a UEFA memberNot a UEFA member
Spain1964Did not enterDid not enter
Italy1968Did not qualify6105325
Belgium19726006226
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia19766006016
Italy19806015219
France19848026421
West Germany19888017316
Sweden19928008225
England199610145620
BelgiumNetherlands200084041221
Portugal20048224918
AustriaSwitzerland2008124261724
PolandUkraine20128026720
France2016104061617
Europe2020103161520
Germany20248008328
United KingdomRepublic of Ireland2028To be determinedTo be determined
ItalyTurkey2032
Total0/16122191588101316

UEFA Nations League

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UEFA Nations League record
SeasonDivisionGroupPldWDLGFGAP/RRank
2018–19C3612359Same position36th
2020–21C18224410Same position46th
2022–23C26123412Same position45th
2024–25C26204415Same position43rd
Total266614174636th

Head-to-head record

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As of 18 November 2025.

  Positive record  Neutral record  Negative record

OpponentPWDL
 Albania6222
 Andorra5500
 Armenia7421
 Austria9018
 Azerbaijan2011
 Belarus2101
 Belgium130112
 Bosnia and Herzegovina6213
 Bulgaria171214
 Canada2011
 Croatia3003
 Czech Republic4004
 Czechoslovakia6024
 Denmark6015
 England2002
 Estonia12543
 Faroe Islands4310
 Finland4112
 France8017
 Georgia8314
 Germany6015
 Gibraltar2200
 Greece315620
 Hungary8107
 Iceland7133
 Iran1010
 Iraq1100
 Israel16439
 Italy8017
 Japan1001
 Jordan5122
 Kazakhstan4310
 Kosovo4004
 Kuwait2110
 Latvia3210
 Lebanon2101
 Lithuania6501
 Luxembourg5401
 North Macedonia2011
 Malta8332
 Moldova2101
 Montenegro5032
 Netherlands8008
 Northern Ireland8143
 Norway130013
 Poland7034
 Portugal110110
 Republic of Ireland10118
 Romania171412
 Russia7016
 San Marino9900
 Saudi Arabia1010
 Scotland9009
 Serbia5014
 Slovakia6114
 Slovenia12336
 Soviet Union4004
 Spain10109
 Sweden6015
  Switzerland8125
 Syria1100
 Ukraine4112
 Wales7205
 Yugoslavia4004
 Zambia3003

Honours

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Friendly

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References

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Notes
Citation
  1. ^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking".FIFA. 19 November 2025. Retrieved19 November 2025.
  2. ^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago."World Football Elo Ratings".eloratings.net. 23 November 2025. Retrieved23 November 2025.
  3. ^uefa.com (13 October 2015)."Bosnia and Herzegovina in play-offs, Cyprus out".Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved13 October 2015.
  4. ^FIFA.com."2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Qualifiers – Europe".FIFA.com. Archived fromthe original on September 26, 2015.
  5. ^"Cyprus vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Football Match Summary – August 31, 2017 – ESPN".ESPN.com.Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. RetrievedOctober 16, 2018.
  6. ^"Cyprus Football Association – Εθνική Ανδρών: Προπονητές". Archived fromthe original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved2014-05-29.
  7. ^"Cyprus National Team Coaches".RSSSF.Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved2023-02-02.
  8. ^"CΑρχίζει προετοιμασία η Εθνική Ανδρών, κλήση για Πέτρο Ιωάννου".Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved10 November 2025.
  9. ^Mamrud, Roberto."Cyprus – Record International Players".RSSSF.Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved2023-02-02.

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