- Football in Northern Cyprus
Football is the
national sport ofNorthern Cyprus . [http://www.trncinfo.com/TANITMADAIRESI/2002/TURKCE/KKTCHAKKINDA/spor.htm KKTC Tanýtma Dairesi] ] It is governed by theCyprus Turkish Football Federation ( _tr. Kıbrıs Türk Futbol Federasyonu, KTFF), which was set up in1955 . The KTFF oversees the national team and the league system.History
Football was introduced to
Cyprus on1878 with the arrival of English troops. There are 2,500 licensed players in Nortern Cyprus.>http://www.ktffnet.org/indextarihce.php] The national team is currently ranked number one in theNF-Board standings, [http://www.nf-board.com/en8v.htm Rankings - N.F.-BOARD] ] and is ranked higher than all non-FIFA teams in theWorld Football Elo Ratings . [http://www.eloratings.net World Football Elo Ratings] ]References
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