Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus national football team
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| Association | Kıbrıs Türk Futbol Federasyonu |
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| Confederation |
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| Head coach | Bülent Aytaç |
| Home stadium | Nicosia Atatürk Stadium |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 99  (7 May 2017)
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| First international | |
 Turkish Cypriots 0–5 Turkey (1962) |
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| Biggest win | |
 Northern Cyprus 15–0 Darfur  (Arbil, Iraq; June 4, 2012) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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Turkish Cypriots 0–5 Turkey (1962) Turkey 5–0 Turkish Cypriots (İzmir, Turkey; September 28, 1980) |
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| ConIFA World Football Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | 3rd (2016) |
The Northern Cyprus national football team (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Northern Cyprus, a de facto country, in association football. They are a member of the New Federations Board for non-FIFA-affiliated nations. 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.
Due to an ongoing sports embargo against Northern Cyprus, the team cannot play international matches with FIFA members.
The Cyprus Turkish Football Federation (Turkish: Kıbrıs Türk Futbol Federasyonu, KTFF) was formed as early as 1955 – a consequence of Turkish Cypriot clubs withdrawing from playing in Cypriot sport competitions. Northern Cyprus first played with a representative national side in 1962, against Turkey.
Despite not being considered an independent country, Northern Cyprus played in the 1980 Islamic Games football tournament, which was held in Izmir, Turkey. They suffered a 5–0 defeat against Turkey, their worst to date. Other results were a 2–0 loss against Saudi Arabia, 2–1 victory against Malaysia, and a 1–1 tie with Libya.
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