The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) is the governing body of football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 in Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

. It organizes the football league, whose top league is Cypriot First Division

Cypriot First Division

The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...

, Cypriot Cup, Cyprus FA Shield

Cyprus FA Shield

The Cyprus Football Association Shield or the LTV Super Cup is a Cypriot association football trophy, contested in an annual match between the Cypriot Champion and the winners of the Cypriot Cup. If a team wins The Double , then the Double winner plays the Cypriot Cup finalist...

 and the Cypriot national football team

Cyprus national football team

The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias...

. It is based in Nicosia

Nicosia

Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...

. It Football was introduced to Cyprus early in the 20th century by the British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. Initially played in the island's schools, it proved hugely popular and a number of clubs were duly formed.

As football became established, the clubs were united in agreeing that an official body was needed to regulate the sport.