80% of people consider Cyprus football dishonest

A massive 80 per cent of people on the island consider Cyprus football to be dishonest, believing that there is a major problem of collusion regarding fixed matches and refereeing.

These are some of the findings of a survey carried out by the company L.S. Prime Market Research & Consulting Ltd on behalf of the PASP (Footballer’s Association).

In a press conference in Nicosia, the results of the research were presented. PASP Executive President Spyros Neofitides said that the research enriches the information about football in Cyprus, noting that the association’s target for conducting the research is to improve the sport.

According to the findings, a series of conclusions are drawn. Firstly, Cypriot sports fans are mainly men. Secondly, sports fans overwhelmingly believe that there is a lot that is wrong with football in Cyprus while they also believe that there is a huge problem with fixed matches and officiating.

Also, there is a great lack of trust in the institutions of football, but at the same time they trust the management of their teams.

In addition, the survey showed that Cypriots consider football in Cyprus and in Greece as unreliable. Specifically, Cyprus and Greece retain low levels of reliability, while England, Germany and Spain enjoy trust at a rate of 80-90%.

The sample size was 1044 successful (telephone) interviews. Sampling was multistage random. Coverage was pan-Cypriot, including both urban and rural areas.

Participants were people aged 18 and over. The data collection period was 25–29 of July 2022.