EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Cardiff City Stadium - Cardiff Monday 13 October 2014 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Wales Group B - Matchday -10 Cyprus Last updated 12/07/2021 17:02CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 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 City Stadium, 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 Nicosia 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 Larnaca. 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, Olympiakos Nicosia 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 Cypriot Cup 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.