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 Poland Cyprus Cyprus [8]
1998 Cyprus Cyprus 1–0 Slovenia Slovenia [9]
1999 Greece Greece 1–0 Belgium Belgium [10]
2000 Cyprus Cyprus 3–2 (a.e.t.) Romania Romania [11]
2001 Romania Romania 3–0 Lithuania Lithuania [12]
2002 Czech Republic Czech Republic 4–3 Cyprus Cyprus [13]
2003 Russia Russia 4–2 Romania Romania [14]
2004 Romania Romania 3–0 Hungary Hungary [15]
2005 Finland Finland 2–1 Cyprus Cyprus [16]
2006 Greece Greece 2–0 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan [17]
Romania Romania 2–0 Slovenia Slovenia [18]
2007 Bulgaria Bulgaria 3–0 Cyprus Cyprus [19]
2008 Apparently not as tournament
(see Cyprus Four Nations Football Tournament 2008)
[20]
2009 Ukraine Ukraine 1–0 Serbia Serbia [21]
2011 Ukraine Ukraine 1–1 (5–4 pen.) Sweden Sweden [22]

References

  1. ^ a b "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.


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