Located in Nicosa,
Cyprus Football Association is the official body of several football teams in Cyprus. The association organizes all the football tournaments of the country. The emergence and popularity of this game in Cyprus was seen in the late 1990s. Over the years, football has become one of the most popular sports in Cyprus. Several clubs have been formed under the
Cyprus Football Association. The most important clubs under the football associations of Cyprus are Cyprus Cup, Cyprus FA Shield, Cyprus First Division and Cypriot national football team.
With the popularity of the game, the clubs decided to have a governing body and thus there was the emergence of the Cyprus Football Association. In the year 1934, this association was formed and tournaments were organized in short span of time. Again in the year 1948, it became an active member of the FIFA organization and in 1962, a member of the UEFA.
The new headquarters of CFA (Cyprus Football Association) has been set up in Nicosa (capital of Cyprus). Following are few names of the football clubs in Cyprus under Cypriot Football League:
Cypriot First Division League:
- APOEL - Nicosia
- Apollon Limassol - Limassol
- APOP Kinyras Peyias - Peyia, Paphos
- Aris Limassol - Limassol
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Cypriot Second Division League:
- Digenis Morphou -Morphou
- Ermis Aradippou - Aradippou, Larnaca
- MEAP Nisou - Pera Chorio Nisou
- Enosis Neon THOI Lakatamia - Nicosia
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There are also several clubs under the third and fourth divisions of the Cypriot national football team.
