2000 Cyprus International Tournament

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) 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

 
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

 
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

Cyprus 2–1 Lithuania
Konstantinou 60', 88' Report Fomenko 86'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)
Armenia 2–1 Moldova
Nazaryan 45'
Dokhoyan 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

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

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

Final

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

 2000 Cyprus International Tournament 

Cyprus

Second title

Consolation tournament

Semi-finals

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

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

Fifth place match

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

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

References

  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.