Cyprus football

Around 20 people working for Aris Limassol, including players and members of the coaching staff, have suffered from severe food poisoning, resulting in some being hospitalised, according to the press and ...

Two Apoel fans are facing stadium bans after being identified via CCTV as using prohibited laser pens to distract Ethnikos Achnas goalkeeper Martin Bogadinov during a football league match last ...

Omonia’s Tahsin Ozler has earned a call-up to the Cyprus national U-19 football team for the next two training sessions, becoming the first Turkish Cypriot to be called up ...

Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) Hasan Sertoglu on Tuesday denied reports that his association has applied to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). He said an application to join the ...

The Cyprus Cup football game between Apollon and AEL will take place without the presence of fans, sports judge Aristotelis Vryonides deliberated on Friday. The derby, initially scheduled for January 24 ...

Turkish Cypriot footballer Tahsin Ozler signed his first professional contract with Omonia on Thursday. Ozler, 18, is now contracted to the club until the end of the 2026/27 season. He made history ...

The government intends to hold all matches without the presence of fans if the violence in the stadiums continues, President Nikos Christodoulides emphasised on Saturday. Following last week’s incidents ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) and the Footballers’ Association (Pasp) both called for radical measures to combat football violence following a meeting on Thursday. A set of suggested measures were ...

Football players in Cyprus have renewed calls for their safety at fixtures after a first division player was injured by a flare during a match on Tuesday night. The top ...

A firecracker thrown from the stands hit a player and resulted in the cancellation of a match, it emerged on Wednesday. Police spokesman Christos Andreou told state media that CCTV ...

A total of 80 football teams have travelled to Cyprus as part of their mid-season training camps, Tourism Deputy Minister Costas Koumis said on Thursday. He said it is “nothing new” ...

In a move anticipated by many in the past days, Apoel on Friday unveiled plans for a new stadium during the team’s Christmas event, as revealed by the club’...

One thousand eight hundred teddy bears were thrown onto the pitch during Saturday’s top flight football match between Aek Larnaca and Aris Limassol. The gesture marked the successful execution ...

The sports ethics committee on Tuesday handed their findings on the conduct of Cyprus Football Association (CFA) president Giorgos Koumas, accused of breach of duty, to the attorney-general. Speaking to ...

Football referees will return to the pitch this weekend, they announced on Wednesday following a meeting with the Cyprus Football Association and internal meetings. Earlier this week, they had called ...

Inside the game, my month-long election campaign experience in the Cyprus Football Association By Demos Georgiades Stepping into the political labyrinth of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), I had expectations. ...

Omonia president Stavros Papastavrou on Thursday night announced his resignation from the Nicosia giants in a surprise move that is set to bring about significant changes within the club. In ...

By Panayiotis Koulloupas For Omonia Ultras, May 29, 2018 was the fateful day that they lost their club, and then decided to create a new one in its place – one that in ...

Convictions imposed on football fans for recent incidents both inside and outside sports venues are “utterly futile”, the independent union of Cyprus’ public employees (ASDYK) and its police branch said ...

The sports ethics committee appointed four investigators on Tuesday, tasked with looking into four top-flight matches, which were played in the last fortnight following claims of suspicious betting activity. Vice ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday called on football fans in Cyprus to put an end to the violence in stadiums and on officials to avoid getting mixed up in cases ...

Ahead of Wednesday’s Cypriot cup final between Omonia and Ael Limassol, unknown perpetrators have vandalised the walls of the Ayios Ioannis school in Limassol with football-related graffiti. The act ...

Apollon on Thursday slammed the decision of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) to reject the appeal filed by the club over the decision to hold the derby against Ael behind ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Tuesday rejected the appeal filed by Apollon over the decision to hold the derby against Ael behind closed doors following the incidents provoked by ...