Jump to content

Cyprus women's national football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cyprus
AssociationCyprus Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAggelos Tsolakis
Home stadiumMakario Stadium, Nicosia
FIFA codeCYP
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 133 Decrease 6 (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest93 (December 2017)
Lowest133 (August 2024)
First international
 Cyprus 2–4 Greece 
(Paralimni, Cyprus; 25 April 2002)
Biggest win
 Cyprus 7–1 Bahrain 
(Parekklisia, Cyprus; 15 March 2017)
 Armenia 0–6 Cyprus 
(Yerevan, Armenia; 6 April 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 12–0 Cyprus 
(Groningen, Netherlands; 8 April 2022)

The Cyprus women's national football team represents Cyprus in international women's football.

Team image

[edit]

Home stadium

[edit]

The Cyprus women's national football team plays their home matches on the Makario Stadium.

Results and fixtures

[edit]
  • The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

[edit]
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) Nations League C Azerbaijan  1–1  Cyprus Baku, Azerbaijan
15:00 (17:00 AZT) Jafarzade 46' Report Aristodimou 66' Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 165
Referee: Elena Gobjila (Moldova)
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) Nations League C Cyprus  1–0  Faroe Islands Dasaki Achnas, Cyprus
18:00 (19:00 EEST) Violari 65' Report Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
Referee: Maika Vanderstichel (France)
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) Nations League C Cyprus  0–2  Montenegro Dasaki Achnas, Cyprus
17:00 (18:00 EEST) Report
Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kateryna Usova (Ukraine)
31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) Nations League C Faroe Islands  0–1  Cyprus Tórshavn
18:00 (19:00 EEST) Report
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 530[2]
Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands)
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Nations League C Cyprus  0–1  Azerbaijan Limassol
18:00 (19:00 EET) Report Stadium: Alphamega Stadium
Attendance: 283
Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Nations League C Montenegro  2–0  Cyprus Podgorica
16:00 Report Stadium: DG Arena
Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal)

2024

[edit]
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Cyprus  0–3  Belarus Dasaki Achnas
Report
Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
Referee: Stacey Pearson (England)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Lithuania  1–0  Cyprus Vilnius
Report Stadium: LFF Stadium
Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland)
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Cyprus  0–2  Georgia Dasaki Achnas
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) Report Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
Attendance: 270
Referee: Karoline Marie Jensen (Norway)
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying Georgia  1–0  Cyprus Tbilisi
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) Bakradze 13' Report Stadium: M. Meskhi II Stadium
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Farida Lutfaliyeva (Azerbaijan)
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Belarus  5–0  Cyprus TBD[note 1]
19:00 Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
  1. ^ Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus is required to play its home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, until further notice.[3]

Coaching staff

[edit]

Current coaching staff

[edit]
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Stefanos Voskarides

Manager history

[edit]

Players

[edit]

Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Current squad

[edit]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maria Matthaiou (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 27) 27 0 Cyprus Apollon
12 1GK Antriana Mila (2006-10-14) 14 October 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Cyprus Apollon
22 1GK Constantina Kouzali (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28) 2 0 Cyprus Omonia

4 2DF Andria Efstratiou (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 19) 7 0 Cyprus Aris Limassol
5 2DF Andrea Cusick (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 17) 4 0 England Chelsea U21
16 2DF Sara Papadopoulou (captain) (1987-10-16) 16 October 1987 (age 37) 26 0 Austria SV Horn
19 2DF Filippa Savva (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 25) 32 1 Cyprus Apollon
2DF Chrystalla Charalambous (1994-03-12) 12 March 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Cyprus Lakatamia

3 3MF Chryso Michael (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 23) 11 2 Cyprus Aris Limassol
6 3MF Christina Kyriakidi (2005-11-06) 6 November 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Cyprus Aris Limassol
7 3MF Maria Panagiotou (2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 19) 7 0 Greece AEK
8 3MF Antriana Tsoukka (2007-06-15) 15 June 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
13 3MF Efthalia Siakalli (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 21) 19 0 Cyprus Lefkothea
17 3MF Marilena Georgiou (1996-06-19) 19 June 1996 (age 28) 23 0 Cyprus Apollon
21 3MF Estela Eleftheriou (2007-05-22) 22 May 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
23 3MF Nastazia Nikolaou (2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Cyprus Aris Limassol
3MF Chara Charalambous (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24) 21 0 Cyprus Lefkothea

9 4FW Antri Violari (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 28) 28 5 Greece AEK
10 4FW Elena Aristodimou (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 22) 28 2 Poland Medyk Konin
11 4FW Sophie Dionissiou (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19) 5 0 England Watford U21
15 4FW Elina Panayiotou (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 26) 9 0 Cyprus Omonia
18 4FW Anna Matsoukari (2007-01-28) 28 January 2007 (age 17) 4 1 Cyprus Omonia
20 3MF Eirini Michail (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) 20 0 Cyprus Lefkothea

Recent call ups

[edit]
  • The following players have been called up to a Cyprus squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Georgia Katsonouri (2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Greece AE Mykonos v. Lithuania, 9 April 2024
GK Alexandra Tomazou (1990-05-14) 14 May 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Cyprus Lefkothea v. Faroe Islands, 31 October 2023

DF Steffi Hardy (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Cyprus Apollon v. Lithuania, 9 April 2024
DF Chara Neofytou (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 28) 6 0 Greece Asteras Tripolis v. Faroe Islands, 31 October 2023
DF Chariklia Costa (1996-11-22) 22 November 1996 (age 27) 1 0 Cyprus Lefkothea v. Faroe Islands, 26 September 2023

MF Antria Michail (1991-12-19) 19 December 1991 (age 32) 18 0 Cyprus Lefkothea v. Lithuania, 9 April 2024
MF Loucretia Chrysostomou (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 32) 25 3 Cyprus Aris Limassol v. Lithuania, 9 April 2024
MF Stella Oikonomidou (1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Cyprus Aris Limassol v. Faroe Islands, 31 October 2023

FW Krystyna Freda (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31) 19 8 Cyprus Apollon v. Lithuania, 9 April 2024
FW Eleni Giannou (1993-09-16) 16 September 1993 (age 31) 24 1 Cyprus Apollon v. Lithuania, 9 April 2024
FW Marilia Constantinou (2006-07-20) 20 July 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Cyprus Lefkothea v. Faroe Islands, 26 September 2023
FW Stefania Iosifaki (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Cyprus Ermis Aradippou v. Georgia, 4 June 2024

Records

[edit]
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup

[edit]
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Did not qualify 8 0 1 7 2 48 −46
Brazil 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total - - - - - - - - 8 0 1 7 2 48 −46
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

[edit]
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
EnglandSweden 1984 to Germany 2001 Did not exist Did not exist
England 2005 Did not enter Did not enter
Finland 2009
Sweden 2013
Netherlands 2017
England 2022 Did not qualify 8 0 0 8 0 37 −37
Switzerland 2025 To be determined To be determined
Total - - - - - - - - 8 0 0 8 0 37 −37
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

[edit]
UEFA Women's Nations League record
Season Division Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2023–24 C 3 3rd 4 0 1 3 1 6 46th
2025–26 C To be determined
Total 18th

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Faroe Islands v Cyprus" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ^ Appel de l'équipe nationale féminine 2025 pour la catégorie 3 de la phase qualificative de l'EURO féminin 2025 de l'UEFA.
[edit]