2000 Cyprus International Tournament

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2000 Cyprus International Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryCyprus
Dates2 – 6 February
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Cyprus (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored37 (3.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lithuania Arturas Fomenko
(3 goals)
1999
2001

The 2000 Cyprus International Tournament was an winter international football friendly tournament held in Cyprus, between 2 and 6 February 2000. Besides the host nation Cyprus, Lithuania, Romania, Latvia, Slovakia, Georgia, Armenia and Moldova participated in the tournament.[1][2]

Contests were held among the losers of the quarterfinal matches to determine the fifth to eighth places.[1]

Matches[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 February – Limassol
 
 
 Cyprus2
 
4 February – Nicosia
 
 Lithuania1
 
 Cyprus (a.e.t.)3
 
2 February – Larnaka
 
 Armenia2
 
 Armenia (a.e.t.)2
 
6 February – Nicosia
 
 Moldova1
 
 Cyprus (a.e.t.)3
 
2 February – Paphos
 
 Romania2
 
 Romania2
 
4 February – Nicosia
 
 Latvia0
 
 Romania (p)1 (4)
 
2 February – Larnaka
 
 Georgia1 (2) Third place
 
 Slovakia0
 
6 February – Limassol
 
 Georgia2
 
 Georgia2
 
 
 Armenia1
 

Consolation tournament[edit]

 
Semi-finals (Place 5-8)Fifth place
 
      
 
4 February – Larnaka
 
 
 Moldova2
 
6 February – Larnaka
 
 Lithuania1
 
 Moldova2
 
4 February – Paphos
 
 Slovakia0
 
 Slovakia3
 
 
 Latvia1
 
Seventh place
 
 
6 February – Larnaka
 
 
 Lithuania2
 
 
 Latvia1

Quarter-finals[edit]

Cyprus 2–1 Lithuania
Konstantinou 60', 88' Report Fomenko 86'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)
Armenia 2–1 Moldova
Nazaryan 45'
Dokhoyan gold-colored soccer ball 90+5'
Report Popovici 70'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Michael Papamichael (Cyprus)
 Romania2–0 Latvia
Roşu 18'
Nicolae 69'
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Michalis Karaaiskakis (Cyprus)
Slovakia 0–2 Georgia
Report Ketsbaia 83'
Kavelashvili 86'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kostas Theodotou (Cyprus)

Semi-finals[edit]

Cyprus 3–2 (a.e.t.) Armenia
Melanarkitis 36'
Špoljarić 43', 114'
Report Petrosyan 50'
Karamyan 74'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Andreas Georgiou (Cyprus)
Romania 1–1 (a.e.t.) Georgia
Hîldan 81' Report
Report 2
Ketsbaia 41'
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kostas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

Third place match[edit]

Georgia 2–1 Armenia
Janashia 7'
Menteshashvili 55'
Report Khachatryan 44'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kostas Konstantinou (Cyprus)

Final[edit]

Cyprus 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Romania
Okkas 5'
Poyiatzis 69'
Agathokleous 99'
Report Mara 16'
Stoica 55'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Yiannakis Kyprianides (Cyprus)

Winner[edit]

 2000 Cyprus International Tournament 

Cyprus

Second title

Consolation tournament[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Moldova 2–1 Lithuania
Rogaciov 13', 76' Report Fomenko 78'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dinos Gudman (Cyprus)
Slovakia 3–1 Latvia
Kizel 30'
Mintál 48'
Babnic 51'
Report
Report
Stolcers 85'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Anastasios Papaioannou (Cyprus)

Seventh place match[edit]

 Lithuania2–1 Latvia
Trakys 54'
Fomenko 89'
Report Pelcis 4'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Panikos Kailis (Cyprus)

Fifth place match[edit]

 Moldova2–0 Slovakia
Testemitanu 77' (pen.)
Popovici 81'
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Louis Loizou (Cyprus)

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 37 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.7 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EU-Football[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Cyprus International Tournament 2000". RSSSF. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Cyprus International Tournament". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Cyprus International Tournament 1999 results". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

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