Cyprus football

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 ...

The new Limassol stadium will be inaugurated on November 25, the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) said on Tuesday. According to the CFA, an agreement has so far been signed with Aris ...

All three games involving Cypriot teams on Thursday will represent the final curtain on their European ambitions for this season. Despite a sense of veiled optimism at the start of ...

Following the violent scenes that marred the football match between Apollon and Apoel at the Tsirion stadium in Limassol on Sunday night, director of Olympia Sports Organisation (GSO) Giorgos Zachariades ...

Omonia announced the sacking of their coach, former Northern Ireland and Celtic midfielder Neil Lennon soon after their fourth defeat to Nea Salamina in the Cyprus championship. Neil Lennon, was ...

Works and renovations have begun on the Cetinkaya football pitch located in the buffer zone, after the north struck an agreement with Unficyp, reports said on Tuesday. The Cetinkaya field, ...

A 17-year-old AEK fan was arrested for throwing dangerous objects into the field, following the AEK-Fenerbahce match on Thursday night, police said on Friday. According to police, after the match ...

Fake fan cards are not the reason football violence has broken out over the last couple of weeks, head of the Cyprus Sports Organisation (Koa) Mary Papamiltiadi said on Tuesday ...

The ongoing debate over Limassol’s new football stadium and the problems regarding its use by the district’s main clubs will continue next week before the House Education Committee ...

Football corruption is an ‘open wound’ in Cyprus, main opposition party Akel said on Saturday during the presentation of a survey that showed most fans believe match-fixing is a huge ...

Former Europa League champions Manchester United will take on Nicosia giants Omonia and Spaniards Real Sociedad while fellow English side Arsenal will meet PSV Eindhoven in the group stage following ...