The Cyprus Turkish Football Association ( tr, Kıbrıs Türk Futbol Federasyonu, KTFF) is the governing body of
football in the
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Reco ...
. Established on 29 October 1955, during
British colonial rule in Cyprus, it was affiliated with the
N.F.-Board from 2003 until the board's dissolution in 2013. Since 2013 the KTFF has been affiliated with the
Confederation of Independent Football Associations
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA.
Competitions
Women's football
All members of CONIFA are encouraged to in ...
.
League system
Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
is the top division of the
TRNC
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Reco ...
Football Federation.
The CTFA currently oversee the provision of 4 professional football leagues in the TRNC. The pyramid consists of the Süper Lig,
1. Lig,
BTM 1. Lig BTM may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
*British Tabulating Machine Company, former data-processing equipment company
*British Talent Management, a record label founded by Miles Copeland III
* Business Technology Management, a discipline in ...
and
BTM 2. Lig (top division to lowest division).
The leaders of the KTFF
List of presidents.
See also
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Sport in Northern Cyprus
There are 29 sports federations in Northern Cyprus and 13,838 people registered in them as of 2008. Taekwondo- karate-aikido-kurash is the most popular sport with 6054 athletes. It is followed by association football (2240 athletes), shooting (1 ...
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Cyprus Football Association
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA; el, Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου (ΚΟΠ), Kypriakí Omospondía Podosfaírou (KOP)) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Cyprus and is based in Nicosia. It ...
External links
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Official site
1955 establishments in Cyprus
Football federation
Association football governing bodies in Europe
Sports organizations established in 1955
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