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Cyprus national under-21 football team

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Cyprus U21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Εθνική Ελπίδων
("National team of Hopes")
AssociationCyprus Football Association
Head coachVacant
CaptainAndreas Frangos
Most capsMarios Christodoulou (27)
Top scorerChristos Poyiatzis & Giorgos Nicolaou (5)
Home stadiumAEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis
First colours
Second colours
First international
Cyprus Cyprus 0 - 0 Spain Spain
(Nicosia, Cyprus; 1978)
Biggest win
Cyprus Cyprus 6 - 0 San Marino San Marino
(Nicosia, Cyprus; 2011)
Biggest defeat
France France 9 - 0 Cyprus Cyprus
(Grenoble, France; 2023)
UEFA U-21 Championship
AppearancesNone

The Cyprus national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Cyprus. It is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association.

The team drew their first official match 0–0 in 1978 at home to Spain in a qualifying match for the 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. They then drew 0–0 with the trophy holders Yugoslavia, also at home. They lost both away games though. And finished last in the group of three teams, with two points from four games, and so did not qualify for the Finals.

In the qualifying stages for the 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, Cyprus made history when they defeated France 2–1 in Cyprus as it was the countries first ever official victory at National or Under-21 football level. The scorer of the Cypriot goals was Islington born Kikis Kyriacou of Olympiakos Nicosia whose promising career was brought to a premature end following a horrific leg injury.

In the qualifying stages for the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, the team beat Greece 1-0 and drew 1–1 with Sweden who went on to reach the Final. Cyprus finished last in their qualifying group with three points, the same number as Greece.

The Under 21 team made gradual improvements and in September 1999, in a qualifying match for the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, drew 1–1 in Spain, the eventual winners of the competition. The team finished fourth out of five teams in their qualifying group, ahead of Austria.

The qualifying stages for the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship provided the greatest achievement for the Cyprus under-21 national team to date, when they finished second in Qualification Group One, with 15 points, winning five of their eight matches. France won the group with 22 points, seven points ahead of Cyprus.

In 2004, Cyprus joined the European Union, and Cypriot teams took advantage of the Bosman rule bringing in foreign players. This has meant that young Cypriot players are now not as common in the Cypriot First Division and is therefore also having an adverse effect on the under-21 national team.

European Championship record Under-21

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UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD
1978 did not enter -
1980[1] did not qualify 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4
1982[2] 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3
1984[3] 6 0 0 6 4 14 −10
1986[4] 6 0 2 4 3 13 -10
1988[5] 6 1 0 5 4 18 −14
1990[6] 4 0 1 3 0 3 −3
1992[7] 6 1 1 4 3 15 −12
France 1994[8] 8 0 0 8 4 21 −17
Spain 1996[9] 10 3 1 6 10 25 −15
Romania 1998[10] 8 3 1 4 16 15 +1
Slovakia 2000[11] 8 1 3 4 7 18 −11
Switzerland 2002[12] 8 3 0 5 9 17 −8
Germany 2004[13] 8 5 0 3 12 5 +7
Portugal 2006[14] 8 0 1 7 2 17 -15
Netherlands 2007[15] 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
Sweden 2009[16] 8 2 0 6 9 15 −6
Denmark 2011[17] 8 2 0 6 8 13 −5
Israel 2013[18] 10 4 0 6 16 20 −4
Czech Republic 2015[19] 8 2 0 6 7 21 −14
Poland 2017 5 0 1 4 2 12 −10
Italy San Marino 2019 Qualification in progress 8 2 0 6 7 18 -11
Total 0/21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139 32 19 99 132 286 −154

UEFA U-21 Euro 2019 qualification

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Main article: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 10 8 2 0 23 5 +18 26 Final tournament — 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–2 2–1
2  Sweden 10 6 2 2 19 8 +11 20 0–3 — 0–1 1–0 4–1 3–0
3  Turkey 10 5 2 3 14 10 +4 17 1–2 0–3 — 0–0 4–0 4–2
4  Hungary 10 3 2 5 12 14 −2 11 0–3 2–2 1–2 — 4–0 2–1
5  Cyprus 10 2 1 7 8 23 −15 7 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 — 2–1
6  Malta 10 1 1 8 8 24 −16 4 0–4 0–4 0–1 2–1 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
1 September 2017 (2017-09-01) Cyprus  2–1  Malta AEK Arena, Larnaca
18:00
Report
Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Bulgaria)
5 September 2017 (2017-09-05) Sweden  4–1  Cyprus Falkenbergs IP, Falkenberg
18:45
Report
Referee: Omar Pashayev (Azerbaijan)
5 October 2017 (2017-10-05) Cyprus  2–1  Turkey AEK Arena, Larnaca
16:00
Report
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) Cyprus  0–2  Belgium AEK Arena, Larnaca
16:00 Report
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)
9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) Belgium  3–2  Cyprus Den Dreef, Leuven
20:00
Report
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
14 November 2017 (2017-11-14) Cyprus  0–2  Hungary AEK Arena, Larnaca
15:00 Report
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
22 March 2018 (2018-03-22) Hungary  4–0  Cyprus Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest
20:00
Report Referee: Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) Cyprus  0–1  Sweden AEK Arena, Larnaca
14:00 Report
Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Portugal)
7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) Turkey  4–0  Cyprus Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Istanbul
18:00 (19:00 TRT)
Report Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) Malta  1–1  Cyprus Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali
17:00
Report
Referee: Admir Šehović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Friendly matches

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Coaching staff

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Position[20] Name
Coach Cyprus Nikos Andronikou
Assistant coach Cyprus Venizelos Tziambazis
Goalkeeper coach Cyprus Christoforos Loizou
Fitness coach Cyprus Constantinos Rostantis

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the friendly matches against  Bulgaria and  Israel on 20 and 24 March 2025 respectively.[21]

Caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2024, after the match against  Hungary.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Panagiotis Kyriakou (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 21) 5 0 Cyprus AEL Limassol
1GK Gabriel Ortelli (2006-06-19) 19 June 2006 (age 18) 0 0 England Watford
1GK Konstantinos Stylianou (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Cyprus APEA Akrotiri
2DF Konstantinos Venizelou (2004-07-05) 5 July 2004 (age 20) 6 0 Kazakhstan Zhenis
2DF Nearchos Zinonos (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 21) 4 1 Cyprus Doxa Katokopias
2DF David Djamas (2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 21) 4 0 Cyprus Achyronas-Onisilos
2DF Konstantinos Giannakou (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Cyprus Doxa Katokopias
2DF Konstantinos Panteli (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Cyprus AEZ Zakakiou
2DF Alexandros Kaiafas (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Cyprus MEAP Nisou
2DF Andreas Nikolaou (2006-03-31) 31 March 2006 (age 19) 0 0 Cyprus Omonia Nicosia
3MF Georgios Nikolas Angelopoulos (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 21) 7 0 Cyprus Ethnikos Achna
3MF Panagiotis Kattirtzis (2006-04-12) 12 April 2006 (age 19) 2 0 Cyprus APOEL
3MF Konstantinos Evripidou (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca
3MF Symeon Solomou (2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Cyprus Agia Napa
3MF Konstantinos Pattichis (2004-08-05) 5 August 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Cyprus PAC Omonia 29M
3MF Andreas Christou (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Cyprus Olympiakos Nicosia
4FW Themistoklis Themistokleous (2004-01-02) 2 January 2004 (age 21) 7 0 Cyprus AEL Limassol
4FW Dimitrios Spyridakis (2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 (age 20) 4 0 Cyprus Nea Salamis Famagusta
4FW Stavros Georgiou (2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 (age 20) 4 0 Cyprus Doxa Katokopias
4FW Titos Prokopiou (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Cyprus Nea Salamis Famagusta
4FW Evagoras Charalampous (2005-06-27) 27 June 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
4FW Savvas Christodoulou (2005-01-02) 2 January 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Cyprus AEL Limassol
4FW Angelos Neofytou (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 20) 0 0 Cyprus Omonia Nicosia

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up for Cyprus under-21's within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 1980
  2. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 1982
  3. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 1984
  4. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 1986
  5. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 1988
  6. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 1990
  7. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 1992
  8. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 1994
  9. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 1996
  10. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 1998
  11. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 2000
  12. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 2002
  13. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 2004
  14. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 2006
  15. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 2007
  16. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 2009
  17. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 2011
  18. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 2013
  19. ^ Europe U-21 Championship 2015
  20. ^ "Cyprus U21 staff". Cyprus FA. Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  21. ^ "Η κλήση για τους φιλικούς αγώνες με Βουλγαρία και Ισραήλ στην Κύπρο" (in Greek). Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
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