Cyprus International Football Tournament
Founded | 1997 |
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Region | Cyprus (UEFA) |
Number of teams | 4 |
Current champions | Ukraine |
Most successful team(s) | Romania (3 titles) |
The Cyprus International Football Tournament was an annual winter association football friendly competition for national teams that takes place in Cyprus. It was traditionally held in February as a friendly tournament since at least 1997, and last played in 2011.[1] The 2006 tournament was played in two parallel groups.
History
[edit]Of various matches played in February 1995 and 1996 it is not clear whether they were part of a tournament or not (most likely they were just a collection of unrelated friendlies).[1]
1995
[edit]- Norway 7–0 Estonia[2]
Jakobsen ( 4', 73'), Bohinen ( 13', 58'), Brattbakk ( 48', 89'), Halle ( 57')
- Cyprus 0–2 Norway[3]
Leonhardsen ( 21'), Flo ( 24')
- Cyprus 3–1 Estonia[4]
Gogić ( 16'), Engomitis ( 83'), Larkou ( 85')
Reim ( 76' (pen.))
1996
[edit]- Estonia 0–0 Azerbaijan
- Cyprus 1–0 Estonia[5]
Konstantinou ( 21')
- Estonia 2–2 Faroe Islands[6]
Kristal ( 13'), Rajala ( 45+1')
Johannesen ( 30'), Jarnskor ( 45')
- Azerbaijan 3–0 Faroe Islands[7]
Lychkin ( 10'), Hüseynov ( 23' (pen.)), Qurbanov ( 30')
Winners
[edit]Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Ref |
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1997 | Poland | Cyprus | [8] | |
1998 | Cyprus | 1–0 | Slovenia | [9] |
1999 | Greece | 1–0 | Belgium | [10] |
2000 | Cyprus | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Romania | [11] |
2001 | Romania | 3–0 | Lithuania | [12] |
2002 | Czech Republic | 4–3 | Cyprus | [13] |
2003 | Russia | 4–2 | Romania | [14] |
2004 | Romania | 3–0 | Hungary | [15] |
2005 | Finland | 2–1 | Cyprus | [16] |
2006 | Greece | 2–0 | Kazakhstan | [17] |
Romania | 2–0 | Slovenia | [18] | |
2007 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | Cyprus | [19] |
2008 | Apparently not as tournament (see Cyprus Four Nations Football Tournament 2008) |
[20] | ||
2009 | Ukraine | 1–0 | Serbia | [21] |
2011 | Ukraine | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) | Sweden | [22] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cyprus International Tournaments". RSSSF. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Estonia vs Norway international football match report". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus vs Norway international football match report". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus vs Estonia, 15 February 1995". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus vs Estonia, 20 February 1996". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Estonia vs Faroe Islands, 24 February 1996". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Azerbaijan vs Faroe Islands, 27 February 1996". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 1997". RSSSF. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 1998". RSSSF. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 1999". RSSSF. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2000". RSSSF. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2001". RSSSF. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2002". RSSSF. 15 February 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2003". RSSSF. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2004". RSSSF. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2005". RSSSF. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2006". RSSSF. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2006". RSSSF. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2007". RSSSF. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2008". RSSSF. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2009". RSSSF. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 2011 results". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
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