2000 Cyprus International Tournament

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]

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

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

Matches

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 February – Limassol
 
 
  Zypern2
 
4 February – Nicosia
 
  Litauen1
 
  Zypern (a.e.t.)3
 
2 February – Larnaka
 
  Armenien2
 
  Armenien (a.e.t.)2
 
6 February – Nicosia
 
  Moldawien1
 
  Zypern (a.e.t.)3
 
2 February – Paphos
 
  Rumänien2
 
  Rumänien2
 
4 February – Nicosia
 
  Lettland0
 
  Rumänien (p)1 (4)
 
2 February – Larnaka
 
  Georgien1 (2) Third place
 
  Slowakei0
 
6 February – Limassol
 
  Georgien2
 
  Georgien2
 
 
  Armenien1
 

Consolation tournament

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Semi-finals (Place 5-8)Fifth place
 
      
 
4 February – Larnaka
 
 
  Moldawien2
 
6 February – Larnaka
 
  Litauen1
 
  Moldawien2
 
4 February – Paphos
 
  Slowakei0
 
  Slowakei3
 
 
  Lettland1
 
Seventh place
 
 
6 February – Larnaka
 
 
  Litauen2
 
 
  Lettland1

Quarter-finals

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Zypern  2–1  Litauen
Konstantinou   60', 88' Bericht Fomenko   86'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)
Armenien  2–1  Moldawien
Nazaryan   45'
Dokhoyan   90+5'
Bericht Popovici   70'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Michael Papamichael (Cyprus)
  Rumänien2–0  Lettland
Roşu   18'
Nicolae   69'
Bericht
Attendance: 300
Referee: Michalis Karaaiskakis (Cyprus)
Slowakei  0–2  Georgien
Bericht Ketsbaia   83'
Kavelashvili   86'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kostas Theodotou (Cyprus)

Semi-finals

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

Third place match

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Georgien  2–1  Armenien
Janashia   7'
Menteshashvili   55'
Bericht Khachatryan   44'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kostas Konstantinou (Cyprus)

Final

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

Winner

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 2000 Cyprus International Tournament 
 
Zypern

Second title

Consolation tournament

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Semi-finals

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Moldawien  2–1  Litauen
Rogaciov   13', 76' Bericht Fomenko   78'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Dinos Gudman (Cyprus)
Slowakei  3–1  Lettland
Kizel   30'
Mintál   48'
Babnic   51'
Report
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Stolcers   85'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Anastasios Papaioannou (Cyprus)

Seventh place match

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  Litauen2–1  Lettland
Trakys   54'
Fomenko   89'
Bericht Pelcis   4'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Panikos Kailis (Cyprus)

Fifth place match

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  Moldawien2–0  Slowakei
Testemitanu   77' (pen.)
Popovici   81'
Bericht
Attendance: 100
Referee: Louis Loizou (Cyprus)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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

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References

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  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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