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[SKI-preo]

Can I buy a jersey?

[kurupetos]

If as accordıng to Yfred, the Lurucına team were turned down, what hope has Lefka got? Good luck to them. I am not sure what the authorities in the north would do, but maybe they are sounding out the RoC football federation.

Still don't trust them though. Apparently they are withdrawing citizenship from the 644 TCs who voted in the latest RoC elections - as if they are in need of the northern status. Some of these TC's are not even allowed to enter the north. Winds of Change? God only knows.

IMO, we live in a nonsense country. Why allow TCs to vote for GCs MPs? Isn't this against the RoC Constitution?

[kurupetos]

ARTICLE 62
PART IV.-THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ARTICLE 61
The legislative power of the Republic shall be exercised by the House of Representatives in all matters except those expressly reserved to the Communal Chambers under this Constitution.


ARTICLE 62
1. The number of Representatives shall be fifty:

Provided that such number may be altered by a resolution of the House of Representatives carried by a majority comprising two­thirds of the
Representatives elected by the Greek Community and two­thirds of the Representatives elected by the Turkish Community.

2. Out of the number of Representatives provided in paragraph 1 of this Article seventy per centum shall be elected by the Greek Community and thirty per centum by the Turkish Community separately from amongst their members respectively, and in the case of a contested election, by universal suffrage and by direct and secret ballot held on the same day.

The proportion of Representatives stated in this paragraph shall be independent of any statistical data.


ARTICLE 63
1. Subject to paragraph 2 of this Article every citizen of the Republic who has attained the age of twenty­one years and has such residential qualifications as may be prescribed by the Electoral Law shall have the right to be registered as an elector in either the Greek or the Turkish electoral list:

Provided that the members of the Greek Community shall only be registered in the Greek electoral list and the members of the Turkish Community shall only be registered in the Turkish electoral list.

http://www.kypros.org/Constitution/Engl ... rt_iv.html

[Hermes]

If as accordıng to Yfred, the Lurucına team were turned down, what hope has Lefka got?

It was the T/Cs who turned down a proposal by UEFA and FIFA to join the Cyprus Football Association (KOP).

The proposal made by FIFA and UEFA was for their ''federation'' to join KOP instead of separate Turkish Cypriot clubs to become members of KOP.

Another case of the T/Cs embargoing themselves.

See here:

http://www.wsn.com/2009/01/15/football/ ... fa_341678/

[bill cobbett]

If as accordıng to Yfred, the Lurucına team were turned down, what hope has Lefka got?

It was the T/Cs who turned down a proposal by UEFA and FIFA to join the Cyprus Football Association (KOP).

The proposal made by FIFA and UEFA was for their ''federation'' to join KOP instead of separate Turkish Cypriot clubs to become members of KOP.

Another case of the T/Cs embargoing themselves.

See here:

http://www.wsn.com/2009/01/15/football/ ... fa_341678/

Thanks for that H... things are now a lot, lot clearer.

[Sotos]

Why do they want to do it? I doubt it is because they want to support the RoC. Are there some financial motives for this?

[CBBB]

Turkish Cypriot team threatens to join CFA

By Simon Bahceli
Published on June 1, 2011

A TURKISH Cypriot football team has threatened to apply for membership of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) if the football authorities in the north don’t lift a 13-match ban on the team for crowd trouble.

Currently there are no Turkish Cypriot teams in CFA, but Lefke Football Club says it will apply to the association after a falling out with the ‘Turkish Cypriot Football Federation’ (KTFF).

Lefke was initially given a 10-match ban and an approximately €6,000 fine for violence that broke out at the end of a final match against Nicosia team Cetinkaya on April 20. Last Wednesday it appealed to the KTFF to have the ban and the fines reduced. However, rather than reducing the penalty, the KTFF decided to double the financial penalty and increase the match ban to 13.

According to reports, Lefke was winning the final on April 20 by one goal to nil, when seconds before the final whistle a penalty was awarded to Cetinkaya. Lefke fans reacted by invading the pitch and the match was abandoned. The disciplinary committee of KKFF later handed the match to Cetinkaya and recorded the result as 3-0 to the Nicosia team.

Yesterday, spokesman for the Lefke team Erkut Oner told the Cyprus Mail the team was serious about applying to the CFA, saying: “We will try once again to have the penalties lifted, or at least reduced. If they are not we will go to the CFA”.

Oner said there was little hope that the Turkish Cypriot courts would support the team’s request, adding that KTFF officials had already warned the team that if it went to court over the issue, it would be thrown out of the Turkish Cypriot league.

“We have also been told the if we apply to the Greek Cypriot CFA, we will be in breach of the TRNC’s constitution, which will also result in us being thrown out of the Turkish Cypriot league,” Oner said.

Asked whether the CFA would accept applications from Turkish Cypriot teams, CFA President Costakis Koutsokoumnis said he preferred not to react until a formal application had been made.

“We have heard so many times before [that Turkish Cypriot clubs wish to join]. Let them come and discuss this, and we can take it from there,” he told the Mail yesterday.

Another source at CFA told the Mail the Association looked favourably on applications but that none had so far been made “in seriousness”.

“What they have to remember is that if they join they have to follow our rules,” he said.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/turki ... a/20110601

[Paphitis]

Turkish Cypriot team threatens to join CFA

By Simon Bahceli
Published on June 1, 2011

A TURKISH Cypriot football team has threatened to apply for membership of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) if the football authorities in the north don’t lift a 13-match ban on the team for crowd trouble.

Currently there are no Turkish Cypriot teams in CFA, but Lefke Football Club says it will apply to the association after a falling out with the ‘Turkish Cypriot Football Federation’ (KTFF).

Lefke was initially given a 10-match ban and an approximately €6,000 fine for violence that broke out at the end of a final match against Nicosia team Cetinkaya on April 20. Last Wednesday it appealed to the KTFF to have the ban and the fines reduced. However, rather than reducing the penalty, the KTFF decided to double the financial penalty and increase the match ban to 13.

According to reports, Lefke was winning the final on April 20 by one goal to nil, when seconds before the final whistle a penalty was awarded to Cetinkaya. Lefke fans reacted by invading the pitch and the match was abandoned. The disciplinary committee of KKFF later handed the match to Cetinkaya and recorded the result as 3-0 to the Nicosia team.

Yesterday, spokesman for the Lefke team Erkut Oner told the Cyprus Mail the team was serious about applying to the CFA, saying: “We will try once again to have the penalties lifted, or at least reduced. If they are not we will go to the CFA”.

Oner said there was little hope that the Turkish Cypriot courts would support the team’s request, adding that KTFF officials had already warned the team that if it went to court over the issue, it would be thrown out of the Turkish Cypriot league.

“We have also been told the if we apply to the Greek Cypriot CFA, we will be in breach of the TRNC’s constitution, which will also result in us being thrown out of the Turkish Cypriot league,” Oner said.

Asked whether the CFA would accept applications from Turkish Cypriot teams, CFA President Costakis Koutsokoumnis said he preferred not to react until a formal application had been made.

“We have heard so many times before [that Turkish Cypriot clubs wish to join]. Let them come and discuss this, and we can take it from there,” he told the Mail yesterday.

Another source at CFA told the Mail the Association looked favourably on applications but that none had so far been made “in seriousness”.

“What they have to remember is that if they join they have to follow our rules,” he said.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/turki ... a/20110601

If they want to join the CFA, then we should let them. The can play in our league, and if a home ground becomes an issue, then we could perhaps allow them to temporarily use the GSP as their home ground.

[DT.]

Turkish Cypriot team threatens to join CFA

By Simon Bahceli
Published on June 1, 2011

A TURKISH Cypriot football team has threatened to apply for membership of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) if the football authorities in the north don’t lift a 13-match ban on the team for crowd trouble.

Currently there are no Turkish Cypriot teams in CFA, but Lefke Football Club says it will apply to the association after a falling out with the ‘Turkish Cypriot Football Federation’ (KTFF).

Lefke was initially given a 10-match ban and an approximately €6,000 fine for violence that broke out at the end of a final match against Nicosia team Cetinkaya on April 20. Last Wednesday it appealed to the KTFF to have the ban and the fines reduced. However, rather than reducing the penalty, the KTFF decided to double the financial penalty and increase the match ban to 13.

According to reports, Lefke was winning the final on April 20 by one goal to nil, when seconds before the final whistle a penalty was awarded to Cetinkaya. Lefke fans reacted by invading the pitch and the match was abandoned. The disciplinary committee of KKFF later handed the match to Cetinkaya and recorded the result as 3-0 to the Nicosia team.

Yesterday, spokesman for the Lefke team Erkut Oner told the Cyprus Mail the team was serious about applying to the CFA, saying: “We will try once again to have the penalties lifted, or at least reduced. If they are not we will go to the CFA”.

Oner said there was little hope that the Turkish Cypriot courts would support the team’s request, adding that KTFF officials had already warned the team that if it went to court over the issue, it would be thrown out of the Turkish Cypriot league.

“We have also been told the if we apply to the Greek Cypriot CFA, we will be in breach of the TRNC’s constitution, which will also result in us being thrown out of the Turkish Cypriot league,” Oner said.

Asked whether the CFA would accept applications from Turkish Cypriot teams, CFA President Costakis Koutsokoumnis said he preferred not to react until a formal application had been made.

“We have heard so many times before [that Turkish Cypriot clubs wish to join]. Let them come and discuss this, and we can take it from there,” he told the Mail yesterday.

Another source at CFA told the Mail the Association looked favourably on applications but that none had so far been made “in seriousness”.

“What they have to remember is that if they join they have to follow our rules,” he said.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/turki ... a/20110601

If they want to join the CFA, then we should let them. The can play in our league, and if a home ground becomes an issue, them we could perhaps allow them to temporarily use the GSP as their home ground.

It would look pretty stupid housing a team with 7 supporters in a stadium that fits 23k now and 30k next year. I doubt they'd afford it anyway. Perhaps they can borrow the stadium off one of the displaced teams. Now tha would be ironic.

Anyway, only 1st division teams can use the GSP and with the standard in the occupied areas they'd probably fit right into 3rd division.

[Paphitis]

Turkish Cypriot team threatens to join CFA

By Simon Bahceli
Published on June 1, 2011

A TURKISH Cypriot football team has threatened to apply for membership of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) if the football authorities in the north don’t lift a 13-match ban on the team for crowd trouble.

Currently there are no Turkish Cypriot teams in CFA, but Lefke Football Club says it will apply to the association after a falling out with the ‘Turkish Cypriot Football Federation’ (KTFF).

Lefke was initially given a 10-match ban and an approximately €6,000 fine for violence that broke out at the end of a final match against Nicosia team Cetinkaya on April 20. Last Wednesday it appealed to the KTFF to have the ban and the fines reduced. However, rather than reducing the penalty, the KTFF decided to double the financial penalty and increase the match ban to 13.

According to reports, Lefke was winning the final on April 20 by one goal to nil, when seconds before the final whistle a penalty was awarded to Cetinkaya. Lefke fans reacted by invading the pitch and the match was abandoned. The disciplinary committee of KKFF later handed the match to Cetinkaya and recorded the result as 3-0 to the Nicosia team.

Yesterday, spokesman for the Lefke team Erkut Oner told the Cyprus Mail the team was serious about applying to the CFA, saying: “We will try once again to have the penalties lifted, or at least reduced. If they are not we will go to the CFA”.

Oner said there was little hope that the Turkish Cypriot courts would support the team’s request, adding that KTFF officials had already warned the team that if it went to court over the issue, it would be thrown out of the Turkish Cypriot league.

“We have also been told the if we apply to the Greek Cypriot CFA, we will be in breach of the TRNC’s constitution, which will also result in us being thrown out of the Turkish Cypriot league,” Oner said.

Asked whether the CFA would accept applications from Turkish Cypriot teams, CFA President Costakis Koutsokoumnis said he preferred not to react until a formal application had been made.

“We have heard so many times before [that Turkish Cypriot clubs wish to join]. Let them come and discuss this, and we can take it from there,” he told the Mail yesterday.

Another source at CFA told the Mail the Association looked favourably on applications but that none had so far been made “in seriousness”.

“What they have to remember is that if they join they have to follow our rules,” he said.

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/turki ... a/20110601

If they want to join the CFA, then we should let them. The can play in our league, and if a home ground becomes an issue, them we could perhaps allow them to temporarily use the GSP as their home ground.

It would look pretty stupid housing a team with 7 supporters in a stadium that fits 23k now and 30k next year. I doubt they'd afford it anyway. Perhaps they can borrow the stadium off one of the displaced teams. Now tha would be ironic.

Anyway, only 1st division teams can use the GSP and with the standard in the occupied areas they'd probably fit right into 3rd division.

Well then they can be housed at one of the smaller grounds in Nicosia.

I don't think it would look stupid if they played in Nicosia. We have Football games in Stadiums that have a capacity of 100,000 people and only 300 fans in attendance. Even schools are allowed to play at Sydney's SCG or Melbourne's MCG, and what not.

We even have lower division Soccer games at Sydney's Olympic Stadium.