Cyprus national football team results (1960–1969)

The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), the governing body of the sport in the country.

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The first match Cyprus played between 1960 and 1969 was a 1–1 defeat against Israel.[1][2] There latest match between 1960 and 1969 was a 12–0 defeat against West Germany.[1][2] This match is also a heavy defeat on Cyprus.[3]

Results

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1960

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13 November 1960 1962 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Group 7
Cyprus   1-1   Israel Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00) Sialis   29' Report Kofman   31' Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Živko Bajić (Yugoslavia)
Note: This was the first official match for Cyprus.
Mihalis Sialis scored the first goal for Cyprus and set the goal scoring record. (1 goal)
27 November 1960 1962 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Group 7
Israel   6-1   Cyprus Ramat Gan, Israel
14:30 (UTC+2:00) Levi   14', 30', 34', 66'
Stelmach   61', 88'
Report Sialas   89' (pen.) Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Živko Bajić (Yugoslavia)
Note: Mihalis Sialis set the goal scoring record for Cyprus. (2 goals)

1963

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27 November 1963 Friendly Cyprus   3-1   Greece Nicosia, Cyprus
15:00 (UTC+2:00) Hristodoulou   22'
Krystallis   51', 68'
Report Domazos   72' (pen.) Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Yiannos Angelis (Cyprus)

1965

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20 March 1965 Friendly Cyprus   2-0   Lebanon Nicosia, Cyprus
15:45 (UTC+2:00) Krystallis   20', 44' Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Referee: Mihalis Kiriakidis (Cyprus)
Note: Panikos Krystallis set the goal scoring record for Cyprus. (4 goals)
24 April 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Group 2
West Germany   5-0   Cyprus Karlsruhe, West Germany
16:00 (UTC+1:00) Sieloff   16' (pen.), 69'
Overath   22', 85'
Strehl   69'
Report Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 39,675
Referee: Norman Mootz (Luxembourg)
5 May 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Group 2
Sweden   3-0   Cyprus Norrköping, Sweden
18:00 (UTC+1:00) Simonsson   24', 71'
Jonsson   53'
Report Stadium: Norrköpings Idrottspark
Attendance: 15,976
Referee: Magnús Pétursson (Iceland)
7 November 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Group 2
Cyprus   0-5   Sweden Famagusta, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00) Report Granström   24', 25'
Kindvall   35'
Larsson   42', 85'
Stadium: GSE Stadium
Attendance: 2,716
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)
14 November 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Group 2
Cyprus   0-6   West Germany Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00) Report Heiß   30'
Krämer   32'
Szymaniak   57'
Brunnenmeier   82', 88'
Panayiotou   87' (o.g.)
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 3,412
Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

1966

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3 December 1966 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
Group 6
Cyprus   1-5   Romania Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00) Pieridis   32' Report Dridea   49', 51', 82'
Frăţilă   65', 74'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 4,823
Referee: Arthur Lentini (Malta)

1967

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22 March 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
Group 6
Cyprus   0-2   Italy Nicosia, Cyprus
15:45 (UTC+2:00) Report Domenghini   76'
Facchetti   88'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 11,105
Referee: Atanas Stavrev (Bulgaria)
23 April 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
Group 6
Romania   7-0   Cyprus Bucharest, Romania
16:00 (UTC+2:00) Lucescu   4'
Martinovici   15'
Dumitriu   24', 27', 52', 77', 84'
Report Stadium: Stadionul 23 August
Attendance: 9,412
Referee: Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)
1 November 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
Group 6
Italy   5-0   Cyprus Cosenza, Italy
14:30 (UTC+1:00) Mazzola   12', 22'
Riva   46', 55', 59'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Vito
Attendance: 22,059
Referee: Antoine Queudeville (Luxembourg)
8 November 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
Group 6
Switzerland   5-0   Cyprus Lugano, Switzerland
20:30 (UTC+1:00) Blättler   30', 55'
Künzli   41'
Dürr   56' (pen.)
Odermatt   72'
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Cornaredo
Attendance: 3,737
Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

1968

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17 February 1968 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying
Group 6
Cyprus   2-1    Switzerland Nicosia, Cyprus
15:30 (UTC+2:00) Asprou   22'
Papdopoulos   46'
Report Panayiotou   9' (o.g.) Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pavel Špoták (Czechoslovakia)
19 May 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 7
Austria   7-1   Cyprus Vienna, Austria
15:00 (UTC+1:00) Hof   4', 42', 53', 68', 73'
Redl   25'
Siber   73'
Report Kantzilieris   47' Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 27,171
Referee: János Biróczky (Hungary)
23 November 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 7
Cyprus   0-1   West Germany Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00) Report Müller   90' Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 6,080
Referee: Alexandru Pîrvu (Romania)
11 December 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 7
Cyprus   0-5   Scotland Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00) Report Gilzean   2', 33', 41', 43'
Murdoch   23'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 5,895
Referee: Paul Bonett (Malta)

1969

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19 April 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 7
Cyprus   1-2   Austria Nicosia, Cyprus
16:00 (UTC+2:00) Euthimiadis   90' Report Kruez   27'
Redl   55'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 5,247
Referee: Gocho Rusev (Bulgaria)
17 May 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 7
Scotland   8-0   Cyprus Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 (UTC+1:00) Gray   16'
McNeill   25'
Stein   28', 49', 61', 67'
Henderson   72'
Gemmell   75'
Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 39,095
Referee: Peter Coates (Republic of Ireland)
19 May 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group 7
West Germany   12-0   Cyprus Essen, West Germany
19:00 (UTC+1:00) Müller   3', 43', 49', 85'
Overath   5', 12', 63'
Haller   14', 47'
Lorenz   38'
Held   41'
Höttges   51'
Report Stadium: Georg-Melches-Stadion
Attendance: 36,036
Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)
Note: This was the heaviest defeat for Cyprus.

Record by opponent

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
  Austria 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0.00
  Greece 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
  Israel 2 0 1 1 2 7 −5 0.00
  Italy 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0.00
  Lebanon 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
  Romania 2 0 0 2 1 12 −11 0.00
  Scotland 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0.00
  Sweden 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0.00
   Switzerland 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4 50.00
  West Germany 4 0 0 4 0 24 −24 0.00
Total 20 3 1 16 12 87 −75 15.00
Source: Results

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cyprus football team results". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Cyprus - International Matches - Overview". Roberto Di Maggio. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ "West Germany 12-0 Cyprus". eu.football.info. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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