List of foreign football players in Cypriot First Division

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This is a list of foreign players that have played in the Cypriot First Division . The following players:

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  1. have played at least one Cypriot First Division game for the respective club.
  2. have been born in Cyprus and were capped by a foreign national team. This includes players who have dual citizenship with Cyprus.

The players written with bold text have at least one cap for their national team.

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Australia

Austria

Argentina

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belgium

Belarus

Bolivia

Benin

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chile

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Congo DR

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Curaçao

Czech Republic

Denmark

Egypt

El Salvador

England

Equatorial Guinea

Estonia

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guadeloupe

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Korea Republic

Kosovo

Latvia

Lebanon

Liberia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau

Malawi

Mali

Malta

Martinique

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Montenegro

Montserrat

Morocco

Mozambique

Netherlands

Netherlands Antilles

New Zealand

Nigeria

North Macedonia

Northern Ireland

Norway

Palestine

Panama

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Paraguay

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

São Tomé and Príncipe

Scotland

Senegal

Serbia

Sierra Leone

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

Soviet Union

Spain

Suriname

Sweden

Switzerland

Togo

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Ukraine

United States

Uruguay

Venezuela

Wales

Yugoslavia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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