Organized football was introduced to Cyprus early in the 20th century by the British.[2] Initially played in the island's schools, it proved hugely popular and a number of clubs were duly formed. As football became established, the clubs were united in agreeing that an official body was needed to regulate the sport. On 23 September 1934, the Cyprus Football Association was founded by the following eight clubs: AEL Limassol, Anorthosis Famagusta, APOEL, Aris Limassol, EPA Larnaca, Olympiakos Nicosia, Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü and Trust.[3][4] After Cyprus Football Association's establishment football began to be played on an official basis with the CFA organizing various championships for its member clubs. It became FIFA member in 1948 and UEFA member in 1962.
In 2007, Cyprus Football Association moved to its new headquarters in Nicosia. The opening ceremony was attended by UEFA president Michel Platini, and the president of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos.[5]
Over the last decade more and more teams often criticize the organisation about setting up fixed games and having biased referees at fixtures. Most of the football fans in Cyprus dislike the organisation mostly because their own teams criticize the association. The teams and fans often exaggerate referee mistakes although some so called mistakes do raise questions. [6]
^"Cypriot stock continues to rise". UEFA. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^ (in Greek). CFA. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^"HISTORY OF CFA". CFA. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^. Cyprus Mail. June 9, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
^"New Cypriot sponsor deal aims to fight problems". Reuters. June 15, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-16.[dead link]
External links
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cyprus, football, association, greek, Κυπριακή, Ομοσπονδία, Ποδοσφαίρου, ΚΟΠ, romanized, kypriakí, omospondía, podosfaírou, governing, body, football, cyprus, based, nicosia, organizes, football, championships, whose, league, cypriot, first, division, also, or. The Cyprus Football Association CFA Greek Kypriakh Omospondia Podosfairoy KOP romanized Kypriaki Omospondia Podosfairou KOP is the governing body of football in Cyprus and is based in Nicosia It organizes the football championships whose top league is the Cypriot First Division It also organizes the Cypriot Cup the Cypriot Super Cup and the Cypriot national football team Cyprus Football Association is also responsible for organizing all the futsal competitions like the Cypriot Futsal league the Cypriot Futsal Cup and the Cypriot Futsal Super Cup Cyprus Football AssociationUEFAFounded23 September 1934 88 years ago 23 September 1934 HeadquartersNicosia Cyprus 1 FIFA affiliation1948UEFA affiliation1962PresidentGiorgos KoumasWebsitecfa com cyOrganized football was introduced to Cyprus early in the 20th century by the British 2 Initially played in the island s schools it proved hugely popular and a number of clubs were duly formed As football became established the clubs were united in agreeing that an official body was needed to regulate the sport On 23 September 1934 the Cyprus Football Association was founded by the following eight clubs AEL Limassol Anorthosis Famagusta APOEL Aris Limassol EPA Larnaca Olympiakos Nicosia Lefkosa Turk Spor Kulubu and Trust 3 4 After Cyprus Football Association s establishment football began to be played on an official basis with the CFA organizing various championships for its member clubs It became FIFA member in 1948 and UEFA member in 1962 In 2007 Cyprus Football Association moved to its new headquarters in Nicosia The opening ceremony was attended by UEFA president Michel Platini and the president of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos 5 Over the last decade more and more teams often criticize the organisation about setting up fixed games and having biased referees at fixtures Most of the football fans in Cyprus dislike the organisation mostly because their own teams criticize the association The teams and fans often exaggerate referee mistakes although some so called mistakes do raise questions 6 Notable people EditChris GeorgiadesReferences Edit Member Associations Archived from the original on August 11 2020 Cypriot stock continues to rise UEFA Retrieved 9 June 2015 Istoria ths KOP in Greek CFA 31 March 2015 Archived from the original on 7 October 2014 Retrieved 31 March 2015 HISTORY OF CFA CFA 31 March 2015 Retrieved 31 March 2015 Platini opens new CFA headquarters Cyprus Mail June 9 2007 Archived from the original on 2007 07 15 Retrieved 2007 06 09 New Cypriot sponsor deal aims to fight problems Reuters June 15 2007 Retrieved 2007 06 16 dead link External links EditOfficial Website Cyprus at UEFA com Cyprus at UEFA org Cyprus at FIFA com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cyprus Football Association amp oldid 1128640369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
