Football in Northern Cyprus

Football is the national sport of Northern Cyprus. [http://www.trncinfo.com/TANITMADAIRESI/2002/TURKCE/KKTCHAKKINDA/spor.htm KKTC Tanýtma Dairesi] ] It is governed by the Cyprus Turkish Football Federation ( _tr. Kıbrıs Türk Futbol Federasyonu, KTFF), which was set up in 1955. The KTFF oversees the national team and the league system.

History

Football was introduced to Cyprus on 1878 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 the NF-Board standings, [http://www.nf-board.com/en8v.htm Rankings - N.F.-BOARD] ] and is ranked higher than all non-FIFA teams in the World Football Elo Ratings. [http://www.eloratings.net World Football Elo Ratings] ]

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