Cyprus International Football Tournament

Cyprus International Football Tournament

Founded	1997
Region	Cyprus (UEFA)
Teams	4
Current champions	Ukraine
Most championships	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

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

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

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

Season	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Ref
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

1. "Cyprus International Tournaments". RSSSF. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
2. "Estonia vs Norway international football match report". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
3. "Cyprus vs Norway international football match report". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
4. "Cyprus vs Estonia, 15 February 1995". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
5. "Cyprus vs Estonia, 20 February 1996". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
6. "Estonia vs Faroe Islands, 24 February 1996". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
7. "Azerbaijan vs Faroe Islands, 27 February 1996". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
8. "Cyprus International Tournament 1997". RSSSF. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
9. "Cyprus International Tournament 1998". RSSSF. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
10. "Cyprus International Tournament 1999". RSSSF. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
11. "Cyprus International Tournament 2000". RSSSF. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
12. "Cyprus International Tournament 2001". RSSSF. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
13. "Cyprus International Tournament 2002". RSSSF. 15 February 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
14. "Cyprus International Tournament 2003". RSSSF. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
15. "Cyprus International Tournament 2004". RSSSF. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
16. "Cyprus International Tournament 2005". RSSSF. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
17. "Cyprus International Tournament 2006". RSSSF. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
18. "Cyprus International Tournament 2006". RSSSF. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
19. "Cyprus International Tournament 2007". RSSSF. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
20. "Cyprus International Tournament 2008". RSSSF. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
21. "Cyprus International Tournament 2009". RSSSF. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
22. "Cyprus International Tournament 2011 results". football.eu. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

External links

• Cyprus International Tournament at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation