Cyprus women's national football team

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

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)

Team image

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Home stadium

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

Results and fixtures

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  • 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

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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

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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

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Current coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head coach Stefanos Voskarides

Manager history

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Players

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Caps and goals may be incorrect.

Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maria Matthaiou (1997-04-26) 26 April 1997 (age 27) 27 0   Apollon
12 1GK Antriana Mila (2006-10-14) 14 October 2006 (age 17) 1 0   Apollon
22 1GK Constantina Kouzali (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 28) 2 0   Omonia

4 2DF Andria Efstratiou (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 19) 7 0   Aris Limassol
5 2DF Andrea Cusick (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 17) 4 0   Chelsea U21
16 2DF Sara Papadopoulou (captain) (1987-10-16) 16 October 1987 (age 36) 26 0   SV Horn
19 2DF Filippa Savva (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 25) 32 1   Apollon
2DF Chrystalla Charalambous (1994-03-12) 12 March 1994 (age 30) 1 0   Lakatamia

3 3MF Chryso Michael (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 23) 11 2   Aris Limassol
6 3MF Christina Kyriakidi (2005-11-06) 6 November 2005 (age 18) 4 0   Aris Limassol
7 3MF Maria Panagiotou (2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 19) 7 0   AEK
8 3MF Antriana Tsoukka (2007-06-15) 15 June 2007 (age 17) 3 0   Anorthosis Famagusta
13 3MF Efthalia Siakalli (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 21) 19 0   Lefkothea
17 3MF Marilena Georgiou (1996-06-19) 19 June 1996 (age 28) 23 0   Apollon
21 3MF Estela Eleftheriou (2007-05-22) 22 May 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Anorthosis Famagusta
23 3MF Nastazia Nikolaou (2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Aris Limassol
3MF Chara Charalambous (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24) 21 0   Lefkothea

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

Recent call ups

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  • 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   AE Mykonos v.  Lithuania, 9 April 2024
GK Alexandra Tomazou (1990-05-14) 14 May 1990 (age 34) 0 0   Lefkothea v.  Faroe Islands, 31 October 2023

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

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

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

Records

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

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
  1991 Did not enter Did not enter
  1995
  1999
  2003
  2007
  2011
  2015
  2019
   2023 Did not qualify 8 0 1 7 2 48 −46
  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

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UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
   1984 to   2001 Did not exist Did not exist
  2005 Did not enter Did not enter
  2009
  2013
  2017
  2022 Did not qualify 8 0 0 8 0 37 −37
  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

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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

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References

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  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.
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