Famagusta is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Nikos Sampson, but the city has produced 33 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Giorgos Theodotou, Nikos Panayiotou, Lambros Lambrou and Vassos Melanarkitis. Among them are 31 male and 2 female players. Birth years range from 1924 to 1990.
