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{{Short description|Governing body of association football in Cyprus}}
{{National football association
| Logo               = Cyprus Football Association logo.svg
| Badge size         = 200
| Founded            = {{start date and age|23 September 1934}}
| FIFA affiliation   = 1948
| Region             = [[UEFA]]
| Region affiliation = 1962
| Website            = {{URL|http://www.cfa.com.cy|cfa.com.cy}}
| President          = [[Giorgos Koumas]]
|Headquarters=[[Nicosia]], [[Cyprus]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/cyp/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811011250/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/cyp/about|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2020|title = Member Associations}}</ref>|Short name=CFA}}
The '''Cyprus Football Association''' ('''CFA''') ({{langx|el|Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου (ΚΟΠ)|Kypriakí Omospondía Podosfaírou (KOP)}}, {{langx|tr|Kıbrıs Futbol Federasyonu (KFF)}}) is the governing body of [[association football|football]] in [[Cyprus]] and is based in [[Nicosia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα |url=https://www.cfa.com.cy/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www.cfa.com.cy}}</ref> It organises Cyprus's football championships, whose top league is the [[Cypriot First Division]]. It also organises the [[Cypriot Cup]], the [[Cypriot Super Cup]] and the [[Cyprus national football team|Cypriot national football team]]. Cyprus Football Association is also responsible for organising [[futsal]] competitions, including the [[Cypriot Futsal First Division|Cypriot Futsal league]], the Cypriot Futsal Cup and the [[Cypriot Futsal Super Cup]].

== History ==
Organised football was introduced to Cyprus early in the 20th century by the [[United Kingdom|British]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/member-associations/association=cyp/index.html|title=Cypriot stock continues to rise|publisher=UEFA|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> 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 FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]], [[APOEL FC|APOEL]], [[Aris Limassol F.C.|Aris Limassol]], [[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]], [[Olympiakos Nicosia]], [[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.|Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü]] and [[Enosis Neon Trust|Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/historyevents|script-title=el: Ιστορία της ΚΟΠ|language=el|publisher=CFA|date=31 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007000358/http://www.cfa.com.cy/Gr/historyevents|archive-date=7 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfa.com.cy/En/page/131|title=HISTORY OF CFA|publisher=CFA|date=31 March 2015|access-date=31 March 2015}}</ref> After Cyprus Football Association's establishment, football began to be played on an official basis with the CFA [[Organizing model|organising]] various championships for its member clubs. 

Cyprus Football Association became a member of [[FIFA]] in 1948 and of [[UEFA]] 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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Platini opens new CFA headquarters |date=June 9, 2007 |url=http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=32891&cat_id=1 |work=[[Cyprus Mail]] |access-date=2007-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715025931/http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=32891&cat_id=1 |archive-date=2007-07-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cfa.com.cy Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100208164600/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=CYP/index.html  Cyprus] at UEFA.com
*[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/cyp/ Cyprus] at UEFA.org
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070616120258/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=cyp/index.html Cyprus] at FIFA.com

{{Football in Cyprus}}
{{Futsal in Cyprus}}
{{UEFA associations}}
{{Sports governing bodies in Cyprus}}

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