Northern Cyprus national football team
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The Northern Cyprus national football team (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Northern Cyprus, a de facto country, in association football. They were a member of the New Federations Board for non-FIFA-affiliated nations, until its dissolution in 2013. Northern Cyprus' home stadium is Nicosia Atatürk Stadium in North Nicosia and their head coach is Fırat Canova. They are the current FIFI Wild Cup champions, having won the event in Germany in June 2006. They are also the current ELF Cup champions, having won the event at home in November 2006.
Association | Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) | ||
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Confederation | CONIFA NF-Board | ||
Head coach | Caner Oshan[1] | ||
Most caps | Serkan Önet (25) | ||
Top scorer | Halil Turan (18) | ||
Home stadium | Nicosia Atatürk Stadium | ||
FIFA code | NCY (*Non-FIFA member) | ||
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First international | |||
Turkish Cypriots 0–5 Turkey (1962) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Northern Cyprus 15–0 Darfur (Arbil, Iraq; 4 June 2012) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Turkish Cypriots 0–5 Turkey (1962) Turkey 5–0 Turkish Cypriots (İzmir, Turkey; 28 September 1980) | |||
CONIFA World Football Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2018) | ||
CONIFA European Football Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2017) | ||
Website | ktff.org |
Due to an ongoing sports embargo against Northern Cyprus, the team cannot play international matches with FIFA members.