Sport in Northern Cyprus

Badminton

• Badminton Federation of North Cyprus is an observer member of World Badminton Federation and European Badminton Confederation.

Basketball

• The men's basketball Super League operates since 1981.
• In May 2015, the national basketball team played two friendly matches against Abkhazia, losing the first one by 59–76^[3] and winning the second one by 59–47.^[4] Both matches were played in Northern Cyprus.
• In April 2017, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi became champions in the FIBA EuroCup Women. Since Northern Cyprus is not a member of FIBA, Northern Cypriot Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi registered in Turkey's basketball league to compete in FIBA Eurocup.^[5]

Billiards

• Billiards Federation of North Cyprus (BFNC) is a member of the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF).^[6] The national teams of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus played each other in an international sport tournament for the first time in the 2010 European billiards championships in Kielce, Poland.^[7][8] The country, North Cyprus, is also a member of World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and Union Mondial de Billard.^[9]
• 2014 Dynamic Billard European Championships (with 32 participating countries) was hosted by Northern Cyprus.^[10]

Bocce

• Bocce Federation of North Cyprus is a member of the International Bocce Association.

Bodybuilding

• Bodybuilding and Fitness: 2010: Yakup Çavuşgil became World Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (WBFF) champion in the championship in Canada.

Darts

• The team of Northern Cyprus Darts Federation became third in darts championship in Spain.^[11]

EasyKart

• EasyKart Federation of North Cyprus is a member of the International EasyKart Federation.^[12] 2008: Zeka Özteknik became International Easykart champion in 125cc.^[13]

Football

• In 1975, FIFA general-secretary Helmut Kaser granted permission for Cyprus Turkish Football Federation to play friendly internationals against FIFA countries, but not competitive games; this permission was abolished in 1983 when Northern Cyprus was declared.^[14][15]
• The Turkish Cypriot Football Federation administers a football league in Northern Cyprus.
• Northern Cyprus is among the countries listed by the FIFA Working Committee on Small Nations.^[16][17]
• Northern Cyprus is a member of Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA).^[18]
• In September 2014, Demetris Vasiliou became the first Greek Cypriot football player to sign for a team in the Northern Cypriot league. He plays for Değirmenlik (team of Kythrea).^[19][20] Greek Cypriot nationalists labelled him a "traitor" and surrounded his home, preventing him from attending his first match with the team.^[21][22] Vasiliou said he received death threats. He also lost his job as youth coach of Omonia Aradippou.^[23]
• CONIFA Euro 2017 will be hosted by Northern Cyprus.^[24]

Football Tennis

• Football Tennis Association of North Cyprus is a member of the Federation International de Footballtennis Association.^[25] Northern Cyprus placed 6th in the 9th World Footballtennis Championship^[26]
• The 2011 European FootballTennis Championship was hosted by Northern Cyprus.^[27]
• The 2014 World FootballTennis Championship was hosted by Northern Cyprus in 19–24 October.^[28]

Gymnastics

• Turkish Cypriot Gymnastic Federation administers the related activities in the country.

Handball

• Handball Federation of Northern Cyprus administers a league in the country.

Shooting

• Shooting: TRNC Shooting Federation participated in Airgun Championships 2011 in Bisley, UK and the team became 2nd.^[29]

Martial arts

• Federation of North Cyprus is a member of Global Taekwon-do Federation (GTF).^[30]
• The 9th GTF World Championship in 2013 was hosted by North Cyprus.^[31]
• The headquarters of "Eurasia Taekwondo Federations Union" is in Kyrenia of Northern Cyprus.^[32][33]
• Judo, Hapkido and Kickboxing federation of Northern Cyprus became a member of International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) in 2011.^[34]
• 14th Euro-Asia Taekwon-Do Championships and First World Budo Martialarts Championships will be organized in Northern Cyprus in 2014.^[35]
• Northern Cyprus participated to the World Kickboxing Championship organized by International Sport Kickboxing Association (ISKA) in 2015.^[36]

Tennis

• Eliz Maloney Yorganci from Tennis Federation of Northern Cyprus became champion in the 2014 UK Masters 14U Tennis Tournament.^[37]

Volleyball

• Volleyball Federation of Northern Cyprus administers a league in the country.

Wrestling

• Northern Cyprus is an associate a member of United World Wrestling, previously known as FILA.^[38] The UWW Bureau members raised no objection to the application of Northern Cyprus in 2008.^[39]

Multi-sport events

• On 18 May 2010 Northern Cyprus became a member of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF).^[40]

Northern Cyprus has gained membership of the following federations:

• Football in Northern Cyprus