EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS City Stadium - Cardiff Monday 13 October 2014 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Wales Group B - Matchday -10 Last updated 12/07/2021 17:02CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13

1 Wales - Cyprus Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit , Cardiff

Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA EURO 2008 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Okkas 59, 68, 13/10/2007 QR (GS) Cyprus - Wales 3-1 Charalambides 79; Collins 21 Koumas 33, 11/10/2006 QR (GS) Wales - Cyprus 3-1 Cardiff Earnshaw 38, Bellamy 72; Okkas 83

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Saunders 70, Rush 13/10/1993 QR (GS) Wales - Cyprus 2-0 Cardiff 82 14/10/1992 QR (GS) Cyprus - Wales 0-1 Limassol Hughes 52

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Wales 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 1 0 1 4 4 Cyprus 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 1 0 1 4 4 FIFA* Wales 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 3 0 Cyprus 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 0 3 Friendlies Wales ------1 0 0 1 0 1 Cyprus ------1 1 0 0 1 0 Total Wales 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 - - - - 5 3 0 2 7 5 Cyprus 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 - - - - 5 2 0 3 5 7 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Wales - Cyprus Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Match background

Wales will hope that the results of their previous home games against Cyprus are a measure of what is to come as the sides convene for a sixth time in UEFA EURO 2016 Group B. Match background • Wales have had the better of their five meetings with Cyprus, recording three victories to their opponents' two. They have won their only two preceding home fixtures against Cyprus – both qualifiers – by two-goal margins. • Cyprus kicked off Group B with a shock 2-1 away triumph against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Prior to that match, they had not scored in nine outings (competitive and friendly). That result ended a run of 16 games without a competitive away victory (D4 L12) since a 1-0 success in San Marino on 22 August 2007. • Wales manager Chris Coleman played in his nation's sole win in Cyprus, 1-0 in FIFA World Cup qualifying on 14 October 1992. • Wales have won all three of the countries' encounters in UEFA age-group competitions. • The only past meetings between the nations' clubs in UEFA competition came in the 1970/71 season when Cardiff City FC beat Pezoporikos FC 8-0 at home and drew the return leg 0-0 in .

3 Wales - Cyprus Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Squad list

Wales Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers Crystal - Wayne Hennessey 24/01/1987 27 - 2 0 0 0 45 - Palace - Owain Williams 17/03/1987 27 Tranmere - 0 0 0 0 - - - Kyle Letheren 26/12/1987 26 Dundee - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Danny Gabbidon 08/08/1979 35 Cardiff - 0 0 0 0 49 - - David Edwards 03/02/1986 28 Wolves - 0 0 0 0 26 3 - Sam Ricketts 11/10/1981 33 Wolves - 0 0 0 0 52 - - Chris Gunter 21/07/1989 25 Reading - 2 0 0 0 55 - - Neil Taylor 07/02/1989 25 Swansea - 2 0 0 0 18 - - James Chester 23/01/1989 25 Hull - 2 0 0 0 3 - - Ashley Williams 23/08/1984 30 Swansea - 2 0 0 0 47 1 - Ben Davies 24/04/1993 21 Tottenham - 2 0 0 0 12 - Midfielders Crystal - Joe Ledley 23/01/1987 27 - 2 0 0 0 53 3 Palace Real - Gareth Bale 16/07/1989 25 - 2 2 0 0 46 14 Madrid - Andy King 29/10/1988 25 Leicester - 2 0 0 0 27 2 Crystal - Jonathan Williams 09/10/1993 21 - 1 0 0 0 7 - Palace - Tom Lawrence 13/01/1994 20 Leicester - 0 0 0 0 - - - Gwion Edwards 01/03/1993 21 Crawley - 0 0 0 0 26 3 Forwards - David Cotterrill 04/12/1987 26 Birmingham - 0 0 0 0 20 1 - Simon Church 10/12/1988 25 Charlton - 2 0 0 0 28 2 - Jake Taylor 01/12/1991 22 Reading - 0 0 0 0 - - - Hal Robson-Kanu 21/05/1989 25 Reading - 1 0 0 0 22 1 - Declan John 30/06/1995 19 Cardiff - 0 0 0 0 2 - - George Williams 07/09/1995 19 Fulham - 2 0 0 0 3 - Coach - Chris Coleman 10/06/1970 44 - 2 0 0 0 20 -

4 Wales - Cyprus Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Cyprus Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Antonis Giorgallides 30/01/1982 32 Omonia - 2 0 0 0 56 - - Tasos Kissas 18/01/1988 26 APOEL - 0 0 0 0 10 - Ethnikos - Giorgos Loizou 25/02/1992 22 - 0 0 0 0 - - Achnas Defenders - Giorgos Merkis 30/07/1984 30 Apollon - 2 0 0 0 28 - - Angelis Angelis 31/05/1989 25 Apollon - 0 0 0 0 8 - - Marios Antoniades 14/05/1990 24 APOEL - 2 0 0 0 4 - - Charis Kyriakou 15/10/1989 24 Omonia - 2 0 0 0 5 - - Valentinos Sielis 01/03/1990 24 AEL - 1 0 0 0 11 - - Dossa Júnior 28/07/1986 28 Legia - 2 0 0 0 13 - - Marios Stylianou 23/09/1993 21 Apollon - 1 0 0 0 2 - Midfielders - Constantinos Charalambides 25/07/1981 33 APOEL - 2 0 0 0 77 11 - Nektarios Alexandrou 19/12/1983 30 APOEL - 2 0 0 0 28 - Metalurh - Constantinos Makridis 13/01/1982 32 - 2 1 0 0 68 5 Donetsk - Vincent Laban 09/09/1984 30 Astra * 2 0 0 0 2 - - George Efrem 05/07/1989 25 APOEL - 1 0 0 0 25 - - Kostakis Artymatas 15/04/1993 21 APOEL - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Georgios Aresti 02/09/1994 20 Ayia Napa - 0 0 0 0 2 - Forwards - Marios Nikolaou 04/10/1983 31 AEL - 2 0 0 0 43 1 - Dimitris Christofi 28/09/1988 26 Sion - 2 2 0 0 34 5 - Georgios Kolokoudias 03/05/1989 25 Ayia Napa - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Andreas Papathanasiou 03/10/1983 31 Ermis - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Pieros Sotiriou 13/01/1993 21 APOEL - 1 0 0 0 10 - - Antreas Makris 27/11/1995 18 Anorthosis - 1 0 0 0 3 - Coach - Charalampos Christodoulou 17/10/1967 46 - 2 0 0 0 5 -

5 Wales - Cyprus Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Head coach Chris Coleman Date of birth: 10 June 1970 Nationality: Welsh Playing career: Manchester City FC, Swansea City AFC, Crystal Palace FC, Blackburn Rovers FC, Fulham FC Coaching career: Fulham FC, Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Coventry City FC, Larissa FC, Wales • A solid defender, Coleman came through the youth ranks at Manchester City but started his career in earnest with home-town team Swansea, where he won Welsh Cups in 1989 and 1991. • Picked up the first of 32 caps for Wales while at Crystal Palace, where he occasionally served as a makeshift striker, before joining then reigning English champions Blackburn in 1995 for an injury-ravaged two-year stay. • A broken leg sustained in a car crash in 2001 when Coleman was playing for Fulham effectively ended his playing days, but he was brought on to the club's coaching staff, taking the top job after a successful stint as caretaker in 2003. • After leaving Fulham in 2007, Coleman headed abroad to manage first Real Sociedad and then Larissa either side of a spell at Coventry. • Hired as Wales manager in January 2012 following the death of former team-mate Gary Speed, Coleman signed a two-year extension in November 2013, committing to lead the principality through UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying. Charalambos Christodoulou Date of birth: 17 October 1967 Nationality: Cypriot Playing career: Doxa Katokopia FC, FC, AEK Larnaca FC Coaching career: Doxa Katokopia FC, Olympiakos Nicosia FC, AEL Limassol FC, Anorthosis Famagusta FC • Had a modest career as a defensive midfielder in Cyprus, playing for second-tier Doxa between 1985 and 1989, before a five-year stint with Olympiakos where he reached the 1991 final. He finished his playing days with a solitary season at Larnaca. • Moved into coaching aged 39 and immediately steered Doxa to promotion to the top flight, where they stayed throughout Christodoulou's tenure. Earned a reputation for tactical astuteness and an eye for talent in the Portuguese lower leagues. • Guided Olympiakos to sixth in the First Division during his only campaign at the helm. Was rewarded with a switch to AEL, whom he led to a first Cypriot league title since 1968. Also took them to the 2012 Cypriot Cup final, where they suffered a 1-0 defeat by AC Omonia. • His side were ten minutes from the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League group stage, but RSC Anderlecht struck two late goals to send AEL into the UEFA Europa League. Left the club by mutual consent in October 2012. • Christodoulou's most recent post was a caretaker role at Anorthosis at the end of 2012/13, before his appointment as successor to Cyprus coach Nikos Nioplias in January 2014.

6 Wales - Cyprus Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Match officials

Referee Manuel Gräfe (GER) Assistant referees Guido Kleve (GER) , Holger Henschel (GER) Additional assistant referees Christian Dingert (GER) , Tobias Stieler (GER) Fourth official Thorsten Schiffner (GER) UEFA Delegate Sune Hellströmer (SWE) UEFA Referee observer Stefan Ormandjiev (BUL)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Manuel Gräfe 21/09/1973 3 41

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 23/03/2013 WC QR Cyprus Switzerland 0-0 Nicosia 28/11/2013 UEL GS Trabzonspor AŞ Apollon Limassol FC 4-2 Trabzon

7 Wales - Cyprus Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Competition facts

8 Wales - Cyprus Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Match-by-match lineups Wales

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (09/09/2014) Andorra 1-2 Wales Goals: 1-0 Ildefons Lima 6 (P) , 1-1 Bale 22, 1-2 Bale 81 Wales: Hennessey, Gunter, N. Taylor, Chester, Davies, A. Williams, Allen, King (77 G. Williams), Church (62 Ledley), Ramsey (94 Huws), Bale Matchday 2 (10/10/2014) Wales 0-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Wales: Hennessey, Gunter, N. Taylor, Chester, Davies, A. Williams, King, Church (65 Robson-Kanu), Bale, Ledley, J. Williams (83 G. Williams) Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Wales-Cyprus Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Belgium-Wales Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Israel-Wales Matchday 6 (12/06/2015) Wales-Belgium Matchday 7 (03/09/2015) Cyprus-Wales Matchday 8 (06/09/2015) Wales-Israel Matchday 9 (10/10/2015) Bosnia and Herzegovina-Wales Matchday 10 (13/10/2015) Wales-Andorra Cyprus

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (09/09/2014) Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-2 Cyprus Goals: 1-0 Ibišević 6, 1-1 Christofi 45, 1-2 Christofi 73 Cyprus: Giorgallides, Dossa Júnior, Merkis, Aloneftis (46 Charalambides), Kyriakou, Christofi, Makridis (83 Sielis), Laban, Antoniades, Efrem (71 Alexandrou), Nikolaou Matchday 2 (10/10/2014) Cyprus 1-2 Israel Goals: 0-1 Damari 38, 0-2 Ben Haim 45, 1-2 Makridis 67 Cyprus: Giorgallides, Dossa Júnior, Merkis, Christofi, Charalambides (46 Sotiriou), Makridis, Laban, Antoniades, Stylianou (46 Kyriakou), Makris (70 Alexandrou), Nikolaou Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Wales-Cyprus Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Cyprus-Andorra Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Belgium-Cyprus

9 Wales - Cyprus Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Matchday 6 (12/06/2015) Andorra-Cyprus Matchday 7 (03/09/2015) Cyprus-Wales Matchday 8 (06/09/2015) Cyprus-Belgium Matchday 9 (10/10/2015) Israel-Cyprus Matchday 10 (13/10/2015) Cyprus-Bosnia and Herzegovina

10 Wales - Cyprus Monday 13 October 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Wales History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not participate Qualifying win 7-0: Wales v Malta, 25/10/78 Qualifying loss 5-0: Georgia v Wales, 16/11/94 Overall appearances 29: Gary Speed 25: Neville Southall 24: Craig Bellamy 24: Ryan Giggs 23: Ian Rush Overall goals 7: Ian Rush 7: Gareth Bale 5: Craig Bellamy 5: Simon Davies 5: Dean Saunders 5: John Toshack

UEFA European Championship records: Cyprus History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not participate 1960 – did not participate Qualifying win 4-0: Cyprus v San Marino, 10/02/99 Qualifying loss 8-0: Spain v Cyprus, 08/09/99 8-0: Netherlands v Cyprus, 28/10/87

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Overall appearances 31: Ioannis Okkas 27: Charalambos Pittas 23: Nikos Pantziaras 23: Constantinos Charalambides 22: Yiannakis Yiangoudakis 21: 21: Nicos Panagiotou 20: Georgios Savvides Overall goals 10: Ioannis Okkas 8: Michalis Konstantinou 4: Stathis Aloneftis 4: Milenko Špoljarić 3: Marios Agathocleous 3: Constantinos Charalambides

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:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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