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The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), the governing body of the sport in the country.

The first match Cyprus played between 1960 and 1969 was a 1–1 defeat against Israel.^[1]^[2] There latest match between 1960 and 1969 was a 12–0 defeat against West Germany.^[1]^[2] This match is also a heavy defeat on Cyprus.^[3]

Results

1960

13 November 1960 1962 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 7	Cyprus	1-1	Israel	Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00)	Sialis 29'	Report	Kofman 31'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Živko Bajić (Yugoslavia)
Note: This was the first official match for Cyprus. Mihalis Sialis scored the first goal for Cyprus and set the goal scoring record. (1 goal)

27 November 1960 1962 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 7	Israel	6-1	Cyprus	Ramat Gan, Israel
14:30 (UTC+2:00)	Levi 14', 30', 34', 66' Stelmach 61', 88'	Report	Sialas 89' (pen.)	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Živko Bajić (Yugoslavia)
Note: Mihalis Sialis set the goal scoring record for Cyprus. (2 goals)

1963

27 November 1963 Friendly	Cyprus	3-1	Greece	Nicosia, Cyprus
15:00 (UTC+2:00)	Hristodoulou 22' Krystallis 51', 68'	Report	Domazos 72' (pen.)	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Yiannos Angelis (Cyprus)

1965

20 March 1965 Friendly	Cyprus	2-0	Lebanon	Nicosia, Cyprus
15:45 (UTC+2:00)	Krystallis 20', 44'	Report		Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Mihalis Kiriakidis (Cyprus)
Note: Panikos Krystallis set the goal scoring record for Cyprus. (4 goals)

24 April 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 2	West Germany	5-0	Cyprus	Karlsruhe, West Germany
16:00 (UTC+1:00)	Sieloff 16' (pen.), 69' Overath 22', 85' Strehl 69'	Report		Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 39,675 Referee: Norman Mootz (Luxembourg)

5 May 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 2	Sweden	3-0	Cyprus	Norrköping, Sweden
18:00 (UTC+1:00)	Simonsson 24', 71' Jonsson 53'	Report		Stadium: Norrköpings Idrottspark Attendance: 15,976 Referee: Magnús Pétursson (Iceland)

7 November 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 2	Cyprus	0-5	Sweden	Famagusta, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00)		Report	Granström 24', 25' Kindvall 35' Larsson 42', 85'	Stadium: GSE Stadium Attendance: 2,716 Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)

14 November 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup Qualification Group 2	Cyprus	0-6	West Germany	Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00)		Report	Heiß 30' Krämer 32' Szymaniak 57' Brunnenmeier 82', 88' Panayiotou 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

1966

3 December 1966 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 6	Cyprus	1-5	Romania	Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00)	Pieridis 32'	Report	Dridea 49', 51', 82' Frăţilă 65', 74'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 4,823 Referee: Arthur Lentini (Malta)

1967

22 March 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 6	Cyprus	0-2	Italy	Nicosia, Cyprus
15:45 (UTC+2:00)		Report	Domenghini 76' Facchetti 88'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 11,105 Referee: Atanas Stavrev (Bulgaria)

23 April 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 6	Romania	7-0	Cyprus	Bucharest, Romania
16:00 (UTC+2:00)	Lucescu 4' Martinovici 15' Dumitriu 24', 27', 52', 77', 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 9,412 Referee: Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)

1 November 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 6	Italy	5-0	Cyprus	Cosenza, Italy
14:30 (UTC+1:00)	Mazzola 12', 22' Riva 46', 55', 59'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Vito Attendance: 22,059 Referee: Antoine Queudeville (Luxembourg)

8 November 1967 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 6	Switzerland	5-0	Cyprus	Lugano, Switzerland
20:30 (UTC+1:00)	Blättler 30', 55' Künzli 41' Dürr 56' (pen.) Odermatt 72'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Cornaredo Attendance: 3,737 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

1968

17 February 1968 UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Group 6	Cyprus	2-1	Switzerland	Nicosia, Cyprus
15:30 (UTC+2:00)	Asprou 22' Papdopoulos 46'	Report	Panayiotou 9' (o.g.)	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Pavel Špoták (Czechoslovakia)

19 May 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 7	Austria	7-1	Cyprus	Vienna, Austria
15:00 (UTC+1:00)	Hof 4', 42', 53', 68', 73' Redl 25' Siber 73'	Report	Kantzilieris 47'	Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 27,171 Referee: János Biróczky (Hungary)

23 November 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 7	Cyprus	0-1	West Germany	Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00)		Report	Müller 90'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 6,080 Referee: Alexandru Pîrvu (Romania)

11 December 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 7	Cyprus	0-5	Scotland	Nicosia, Cyprus
14:30 (UTC+2:00)		Report	Gilzean 2', 33', 41', 43' Murdoch 23'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 5,895 Referee: Paul Bonett (Malta)

1969

19 April 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 7	Cyprus	1-2	Austria	Nicosia, Cyprus
16:00 (UTC+2:00)	Euthimiadis 90'	Report	Kruez 27' Redl 55'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 5,247 Referee: Gocho Rusev (Bulgaria)

17 May 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 7	Scotland	8-0	Cyprus	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 (UTC+1:00)	Gray 16' McNeill 25' Stein 28', 49', 61', 67' Henderson 72' Gemmell 75'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 39,095 Referee: Peter Coates (Republic of Ireland)

19 May 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 7	West Germany	12-0	Cyprus	Essen, West Germany
19:00 (UTC+1:00)	Müller 3', 43', 49', 85' Overath 5', 12', 63' Haller 14', 47' Lorenz 38' Held 41' Höttges 51'	Report		Stadium: Georg-Melches-Stadion Attendance: 36,036 Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)
Note: This was the heaviest defeat for Cyprus.

Record by opponent

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	WPCT
Austria	2	0	0	2	2	9	−7	0.00
Greece	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Israel	2	0	1	1	2	7	−5	0.00
Italy	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0.00
Lebanon	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Romania	2	0	0	2	1	12	−11	0.00
Scotland	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13	0.00
Sweden	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0.00
Switzerland	2	1	0	1	2	6	−4	50.00
West Germany	4	0	0	4	0	24	−24	0.00
Total	20	3	1	16	12	87	−75	15.00