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Cyprus (2011)

Kýpros

Matches: 10; 10 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 1-1-8; 1 W · 1 D · 8 L
Goals: 7; 20 against
Goal difference: -13

General Information

Kypriakí Omospondía Podosfaírou

Founded: 1934
FIFA entry: 1948
Average height in 2011: 1.79 m
Average age in 2011: 27.7 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2011

Nikos Nioplias(Coach)

Date of birth: 17 January 1965
Place of birth: Galatiní, Greece
Height: 1.73 m
Matches: 6 (4 official · 2 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Tsipras

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Angelos Anastasiadis(Coach)

Date of birth: 10 March 1953
Place of birth: Thessaloníki, Greece
Matches: 4 (1 official · 3 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Players of Cyprus in 2011

34 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G	M	S	G
				FIFA			Non-FIFA
Goalkeepers3
Antonis Giorgallides	30 January 1982	Goalkeeper	Omonia Lefkosias	6	0	0	1	0	0
Anastasios Kissas	18 January 1988	Goalkeeper	APOEL Lefkosias	3	1	0	0	1	0
Michalis Morphis	15 January 1979	Goalkeeper	PAEEK Kerynia	0	1	0	0	0	0
Defenders11
Siniša Dobrašinović	17 February 1977	Centre Back	Alki Larnakas	8	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Demetriou	18 November 1987	Right Back	AEK Larnakas	7	2	0	0	1	0
Giorgos Merkis	30 July 1984	Centre Back	Apollon Lemesou	7	1	0	1	0	0
Savvas Poursaitidis	23 June 1976	Right Back	APOEL Lefkosias	5	0	0	1	0	0
Marios Elia	14 April 1979	Right Back	APOEL Lefkosias	3	1	0	0	1	0
Valentinos Sielis	1 March 1990	Centre Back	Anorthosis Ammochostou	2	1	0	0	0	0
Elias Charalambous	25 September 1980	Centre Back	Karlsruher SC	2	0	0	0	0	0
Paraskevas Christou	2 February 1984	Centre Back	Alki Larnakas	2	0	0	0	0	0
Giorgos Pelagias	10 May 1985	Centre Back	SS Barletta	2	0	0	0	0	0
Stelios Parpas	25 July 1985	Centre Back	AEL Lemesou	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nikos Katsavakis	16 May 1979	Centre Back	Apollon Lemesou	0	0	0	1	0	0
Midfielders13
Andreas Avraam	6 June 1987	Left Midfielder	Omonia Lefkosias	8	1	3	0	1	0
Giorgos Efrem	5 July 1988	Right Midfielder	Omonia Lefkosias	5	2	0	0	1	0
Marinos Satsias	24 May 1978	Defensive Midfielder	APOEL Lefkosias	5	1	0	1	0	0
Nektarios Alexandrou	19 December 1983	Left Midfielder	APOEL Lefkosias	4	3	0	0	0	0
Konstantinos Makrides	13 January 1982	Centre Midfielder	Omonia Lefkosias	3	2	0	1	0	0
Chrysis Michail	26 May 1977	Defensive Midfielder	EN Paralimniou	3	1	0	1	0	0
Athos Solomou	30 November 1985	Right Midfielder	APOEL Lefkosias	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alexandros Garpozis	5 September 1980	Left Midfielder	AE Paphou	1	0	0	1	0	0
Marios Nikolaou	4 October 1983	Defensive Midfielder	AEL Lemesou	0	3	0	0	0	0
Andreas Stavrou	27 October 1988	Right Midfielder	Apollon Lemesou	0	2	0	0	0	0
Giorgos Panagi	3 November 1986	Centre Midfielder	Anagennisi Derynias	0	1	0	0	1	0
Antonis Katsis	6 September 1989	Centre Midfielder	Alki Larnakas	0	1	0	0	0	0
Giorgos Vasiliou	12 June 1984	Left Midfielder	Aris Lemesou	0	1	0	0	0	0
Forwards7
Kostas Charalambides	25 July 1981	Right Winger	APOEL Lefkosias	6	2	0	1	0	0
Demetris Christofi	28 September 1988	Right Winger	Omonia Lefkosias	4	4	1	0	0	0
Giannis Okkas	11 February 1977	Centre Forward	Anorthosis Ammochostou	4	0	1	1	0	0
Kyriakos Pavlou	4 September 1986	Left Winger	AEK Larnakas	2	2	0	0	0	0
Michalis Konstantinou	19 February 1978	Centre Forward	Anorthosis Ammochostou	2	0	1	0	0	0
Nestoras Mytides	1 June 1991	Centre Forward	AEK Larnakas	1	2	0	0	1	0
Stathis Aloneftis	29 March 1983	Left Winger	Omonia Lefkosias	1	1	0	1	0	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Cyprus in 2011

10 matches

11 Nov 2011Friendly · Antonis Papadopoulos StadiumHvs.ScotlandMatch report: Cyprus vs. Scotland 1–2Defeat
11 Oct 2011European Championship 2012 · Group H · Ullevaal StadionAvs.NorwayMatch report: Norway vs. Cyprus 3–1Defeat
7 Oct 2011European Championship 2012 · Group H · GSP StadiumHvs.DenmarkMatch report: Cyprus vs. Denmark 1–4Defeat
6 Sept 2011European Championship 2012 · Group H · LaugardalsvöllurAvs.IcelandMatch report: Iceland vs. Cyprus 1–0Defeat
2 Sept 2011European Championship 2012 · Group H · GSP StadiumHvs.PortugalMatch report: Cyprus vs. Portugal 0–4Defeat
10 Aug 2011Friendly · GSP StadiumHvs.MoldovaMatch report: Cyprus vs. Moldova 3–2Win
29 Mar 2011Friendly · Antonis Papadopoulos StadiumHvs.BulgariaMatch report: Cyprus vs. Bulgaria 0–1Defeat
26 Mar 2011European Championship 2012 · Group H · GSP StadiumHvs.IcelandMatch report: Cyprus vs. Iceland 0–0Draw
9 Feb 2011Friendly · Paralimni Municipal Stadium "Tasos Markou"Hvs.RomaniaMatch report: Cyprus vs. Romania 1–14–5 pensDefeat
8 Feb 2011Friendly · GSP Stadiumnon-FIFAHvs.SwedenMatch report: Cyprus vs. Sweden 0–2Defeat

Match Progress for Cyprus

1 W · 1 D · 8 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Cyprus

65 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Greece	24	3	5	16	21
Romania	17	1	3	13	14
Israel	16	4	3	9	22
Slovenia	13	3	4	6	12
Bulgaria	13	1	2	10	10
Belgium	13	0	1	12	4
Norway	13	0	0	13	5
Estonia	11	4	4	3	15
Portugal	11	0	1	10	6
Ireland	10	1	1	8	9
Spain	10	1	0	9	6
San Marino	9	9	0	0	28
Hungary	9	1	0	8	6
Austria	9	1	0	8	5
Scotland	9	0	0	9	6
Netherlands	9	0	0	9	1
Armenia	8	5	2	1	16
Malta	8	3	3	2	10
Georgia	8	3	1	4	8
Switzerland	8	2	1	5	5
Northern Ireland	8	1	4	3	3
Italy	8	0	1	7	5
France	8	0	1	7	2
Wales	7	2	0	5	6
Iceland	7	1	3	3	3
Poland	7	0	3	4	5
Russia	7	0	1	6	1
Lithuania	6	5	0	1	8
Albania	6	2	2	2	7
Bosnia & Herzegovina	6	2	1	3	10
Slovakia	6	1	1	4	6
Montenegro	6	0	3	3	4
Czechoslovakia	6	0	2	4	2
Denmark	6	0	1	5	3
Sweden	6	0	1	5	3
Germany	6	0	1	5	1
Andorra	5	5	0	0	17
Luxembourg	5	4	0	1	8
Jordan	5	1	2	2	3
Serbia	5	0	1	4	2
Faroe Islands	4	3	1	0	10
Kazakhstan	4	3	1	0	8
Latvia	4	2	2	0	4
Ukraine	4	1	1	2	5
Finland	4	1	1	2	4
Czechia	4	0	0	4	4
Soviet Union	4	0	0	4	2
Kosovo	4	0	0	4	1
Yugoslavia	4	0	0	4	1
Moldova	3	2	0	1	8
Belarus	3	1	0	2	2
Croatia	3	0	0	3	0
Gibraltar	2	2	0	0	5
Kuwait	2	1	1	0	6
North Macedonia	2	0	1	1	1
Azerbaijan	2	0	1	1	0
Canada	2	0	1	1	0
England	2	0	0	2	0
Iraq	1	1	0	0	2
Liechtenstein	1	1	0	0	2
Syria	1	1	0	0	1
Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	2
Iran	1	0	1	0	0
Japan	1	0	0	1	0
Lebanon	1	0	0	1	0
Total	418	85	71	262	376

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Cyprus

Games Total: 132
Goals: 102
Goals Against: 330
Games W/D/L: 18/17/97
Avg. Goals / Match: 0.77
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 2.50

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 14; Michalis Konstantinou
Most Matches: 31; Giannis Okkas
Most Yellow Cards: 7; Elias Charalambous
Most Red Cards: 1; Nikos Panagiotou

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Cyprus

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Okkas, Giannis	Centre Forward	1997–2011	102	82	20	27	0	14	0	0
2	Charalambides, Kostas	Right Winger	2003–2017	91	72	19	12	6	8	0	0
3	Konstantinou, Michalis	Centre Forward	1997–2012	84	71	13	32	3	9	0	0
4	Kastanos, Grigoris	Attacking Midfielder	2015–2026	83	70	13	9	6	14	1	0
5	Pittas, Pambos	Defender	1987–1999	82	81	1	7	0	1	0	0
6	Artymatas, Kostas	Centre Midfielder	2012–2026	82	67	15	1	1	9	0	1
7	Kyriakou, Chambos	Defensive Midfielder	2016–2026	77	50	27	0	5	2	0	0
8	Makrides, Konstantinos	Centre Midfielder	2004–2016	75	65	10	5	7	12	0	0
9	Panagiotou, Nikos	Goalkeeper	1994–2006	74	69	5	0	0	0	0	1
10	Christofi, Demetris	Right Winger	2008–2023	72	44	28	9	8	4	0	0
11	Laifis, Konstantinos	Centre Back	2014–2026	71	65	6	5	1	12	1	1
12	Theodotou, Georgios	Right Back	1996–2008	70	52	18	0	0	4	0	0
13	Charalambous, Elias	Centre Back	2002–2017	69	52	17	0	0	12	0	0
14	Sotiriou, Pieros	Centre Forward	2012–2025	67	51	16	12	3	9	0	0
15	Michail, Chrysis	Defensive Midfielder	2000–2011	67	45	22	7	0	0	0	0
16	Giangoudakis, Giannakis	Defender	1980–1993	66	65	1	1	0	3	0	0
17	Giorgallides, Antonis	Goalkeeper	2005–2017	64	57	7	0	0	0	0	0
18	Giasoumi, Giasoumis	Centre Forward	1998–2009	63	24	39	8	2	3	0	0
19	Satsias, Marinos	Defensive Midfielder	2000–2012	63	48	15	0	0	9	0	0
20	Charalambous, Marios	Defender	1991–2002	62	60	2	2	0	12	0	1
21	Pittas, Ioannis	Left Winger	2019–2026	61	48	13	11	4	10	1	0
22	Aloneftis, Stathis	Left Winger	2005–2016	61	48	13	10	5	6	0	0
23	Nikolaou, Marios	Defensive Midfielder	2007–2017	55	38	17	1	1	5	0	0
24	Merkis, Giorgos	Centre Back	2006–2019	52	45	7	1	0	11	0	0
25	Ioannou, Nicholas	Left Back	2017–2024	51	46	5	2	3	11	1	0
26	Efrem, Giorgos	Right Midfielder	2009–2023	50	30	20	5	2	2	0	0
27	Kousoulos, Ioannis	Defensive Midfielder	2018–2026	50	40	10	4	1	10	0	0
28	Ioannou, Demetris	Defender	1991–2000	50	46	4	3	0	7	1	0
29	Loizou, Loizos	Right Winger	2020–2026	50	30	20	3	5	5	0	0
30	Demetriou, Jason	Right Back	2009–2019	50	40	10	1	3	10	0	1
31	Elia, Marios	Right Back	2003–2011	49	42	7	2	0	9	0	1
32	Pantziaras, Nikos	Midfielder	1974–1987	48	48	0	1	0	2	0	0
33	Avraam, Andreas	Left Midfielder	2008–2022	47	30	17	5	1	8	0	0
34	Savvidis, Giorgos	Striker	1982–1995	46	43	3	2	0	1	0	0
35	Tzionis, Marinos	Left Winger	2020–2026	45	30	15	5	3	1	0	0
36	Engomitis, Panagiotis	Right Midfielder	1994–2003	44	36	8	7	0	4	0	0
37	Malekkos, Kostas	Midfielder	1992–2002	43	32	11	4	0	6	0	0
38	Ioannou, Giannos	Striker	1986–1999	42	30	12	6	0	1	0	0
39	Larkou, Neophytos	Midfielder	1991–1997	41	29	12	2	0	2	1	0
40	Kakoullis, Andronikos	Centre Forward	2020–2026	40	14	26	8	2	6	0	0
41	Sotiriou, Andreas	Striker	1991–1999	39	31	8	8	0	2	0	0
42	Nikolaou, Floros	Midfielder	1985–1992	39	35	4	2	0	2	0	0
43	Christodoulou, Giorgos	Defender	1987–1999	39	37	2	0	0	2	0	0
44	Alexandrou, Nektarios	Left Midfielder	2006–2017	39	22	17	0	0	0	0	0
45	Agathokleous, Marios	Centre Forward	1994–2003	38	16	22	9	0	6	0	0
46	Papavasiliou, Nikodemos	Midfielder	1990–1999	38	33	5	5	0	4	0	0
47	Gogić, Siniša	Striker	1994–1999	37	36	1	8	0	5	0	0
48	Garpozis, Alexandros	Left Midfielder	2003–2011	37	31	6	1	0	5	0	0
49	Miamiliotis, Kostas	Defender	1980–1990	37	37	0	0	0	2	0	0
50	Christodoulou, Marios	Midfielder	1995–2003	36	31	5	3	0	3	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Cyprus

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Demetriou, Jason	Sotiriou, Pieros	2017–2019	3	25
2	Konstantinou, Michalis	Charalambides, Kostas	2006–2009	2	17
3	Makrides, Konstantinos	Charalambides, Kostas	2006–2015	2	17
4	Aloneftis, Stathis	Okkas, Giannis	2006–2007	2	7
5	Mytides, Nestoras	Efrem, Giorgos	2014–2019	2	40
6	Makrides, Konstantinos	Mytides, Nestoras	2015	2	40
7	Christofi, Demetris	Mytides, Nestoras	2015	2	40
8	Papoulis, Fotis	Sotiriou, Pieros	2018–2022	2	17
9	Georgiou, Anthony	Kousoulos, Ioannis	2019	2	50
10	Elia, Marios	Kastanos, Grigoris	2020	2	22

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 109 of 361 goals.