Cyprus
UEFA. Played 429 since 30 Jul 1949: won 83, drawn 73, lost 273. Elo 1403, ranked 147 in the world; peak 1578 in 2010.
Coming fixtures
- 2026-11-12 17:00ArmeniavCyprusGroup C2 · Republican Stadium after Vazgen SargsyanArmenia 47% · Draw 26% · Cyprus 27%Expected goals 1.6–1.2Likeliest 1–1 (12%)Preview & head to head
- 2026-11-15 14:00CyprusvMontenegroGroup C2 · Limassol StadiumCyprus 28% · Draw 27% · Montenegro 45%Expected goals 1.1–1.5Likeliest 1–1 (13%)Preview & head to head
Latest results
- 2026-10-05WCyprus2–1LatviaUEFA Nations League · Group C2 · Nicosia75%
- 2026-10-02WCyprus2–0ArmeniaUEFA Nations League · Group C2 · Nicosia56%
- 2026-09-28DLatvia0–0CyprusUEFA Nations League · Group C2 · Riga42%
- 2026-09-25LMontenegro2–1CyprusUEFA Nations League · Group C2 · Podgorica19%
- 2026-06-07WLiechtenstein0–2CyprusFriendly · Vaduz84%
- 2026-06-04DSlovenia1–1CyprusFriendly · Ljubljana6%
- 2026-03-30WCyprus3–2MoldovaFriendly · Nicosia68%
- 2026-03-26LCyprus0–1BelarusFriendly · Nicosia37%
- 2025-11-18LCyprus2–4EstoniaFriendly · Limassol61%
- 2025-11-15LCyprus0–2AustriaFIFA World Cup qualification · Limassol9%
Squad
The following players were called up for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League games against Montenegro, Latvia and Armenia from 25 September to 6 October 2026.
- Players
- 28
- Average age
- 27.2
- Caps between them
- 727
- Most from one club
- Omonia (5)
Where they play
16 at home · 12 abroad in 7 other countries
- Cyprus 16
- England 3
- Romania 3
- Greece 2
- Bulgaria 1
- Poland 1
- Serbia 1
- Switzerland 1
Average club rating 1547 (ClubElo; 23 of 28 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Omonia, ranked 245 by ClubElo.
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Cyprus national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 5 October 2026; page last edited 21 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Nations League chances: Group C2
| Team | Promoted | Play-off B/C | Stays in C | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 92% | 8% | <1% | 14.1 |
| Cyprus | 8% | 60% | 32% | 9.2 |
| Armenia | <1% | 32% | 68% | 7.2 |
| Latvia | – | <1% | >99% | 2.6 |
The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.
Tournament history
Nations League: 5 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Cyprus v Greece: played 30, won 4, drawn 6, lost 20; goals 27–56. First met 27 Nov 1963, last 24 Sep 2022.
- 2022-09-24WCyprus1–0GreeceUpsetUEFA Nations League · Group C2 · Larnaca15%
- 2022-06-09LGreece3–0CyprusUEFA Nations League · Group C2 · Vólos5%
- 2020-11-11LGreece2–1CyprusFriendly · Athens9%
- 2017-10-07LCyprus1–2GreeceFIFA World Cup qualification · Nicosia34%
- 2016-10-07LGreece2–0CyprusFIFA World Cup qualification · Piraeus12%
- 2008-05-19LGreece2–0CyprusFriendly · Patras8%
- 2003-01-29LCyprus1–2GreeceFriendly · Larnaca43%
- 2002-05-15LGreece3–1CyprusFriendly · Rhodes19%
- 2001-11-14WGreece1–2CyprusUpsetFriendly · Athens17%
- 1997-08-19LGreece2–1CyprusFriendly · Heraklion12%
- 1997-03-12LCyprus0–4GreeceFriendly · Paralímni32%
- 1995-01-25LCyprus2–3GreeceFriendly · Larnaca24%
- 1992-09-02WGreece2–3CyprusUpsetFriendly · Salonica5%
- 1992-03-25LCyprus1–3GreeceFriendly · Limassol13%
- 1991-02-27DCyprus1–1GreeceFriendly · Limassol10%
Latest 15 of 30 meetings.
Record by competition
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 132 | 18 | 17 | 97 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 123 | 19 | 15 | 89 |
| Friendly | 116 | 26 | 30 | 60 |
| UEFA Nations League | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Cyprus International Tournament | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 |
Top scorers
- Michalis Konstantinou 22
- Ioannis Okkas 17
- Pieros Sotiriou 11
- Efstathios Aloneftis 9
- Ioannis Pittas 7
- Andreas Sotiriou 6
- Milenko Špoljarić 6
- Constantinos Charalambides 6
- Grigoris Kastanos 6
- Marios Agathokleous 5
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.