Pafos FC

Pafos FC
Full name Pafos FC
Founded 10 June 2014 (2014-06-10)
Ground Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
Ground Capacity 9,394
Chairman Christakis Kaizer
Manager Apostolos Makrides
League Cypriot Second Division
2015–16 First Division, 12th (Relegated)

Pafos FC (Greek: Πάφος FC) is a Cypriot football team based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2014 after the merger of AEK Kouklia and AEP Paphos. Their home stadium is Pafiako Stadium and they are currently competing in the Cypriot First Division.

History

Pafos FC was founded on 10 June 2014, after the merge of AEK Kouklia and AEP Paphos.[1] In the 2013–14 season, AEK Kouklia competed in the Cypriot First Division for the first time in their history, but got relegated at the end of the season. The same season, AEP Paphos (which were created after the merge of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras) were competing in the Cypriot Second Division, but were facing huge economic problems and were constantly punished with point deductions. After the 2013–14 season finished, discussions began between the two clubs to create a new club to the Paphos district, in order to have a healthy and economically competitive team.[2]

On 9 June 2014, the two clubs in a separate general meeting approved the creation of the new team, Pafos FC.[3][4] On 10 June 2014, was held the first meeting of the fans of the new team, with the presence of political persons and football players from Paphos.[1] The first chairman of the new team was Christakis Kaizer, who was the president of AEK Kouklia and one of the protagonists of the effort to create the new club.[5] The new team will use as home stadium the Geroskipou Stadium in Geroskipou.

The team's first coach was Radmilo Ivančević, who served as AEP Paphos coach in the past.[6] Pafos FC will compete in the 2014–15 Cypriot Second Division, in their first season as a club.

Badge and colours

The logo of Pafos FC is a variation of AEP Paphos's logo, including the team name and 2014 as the year of establishment, and the figure of the hero Evagoras Pallikaridis. The logo also includes the team's colors, the blue, white and yellow.[7][8]

Current squad

As of 1 July 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Latvia GK Jānis Krūmiņš
3 Ivory Coast MF Joël Damahou (3rd captain)
7 Portugal MF Ivan Forbes (Captain)
10 Portugal MF Hugo Moutinho (Vice-captain)
12 Cyprus MF Tasos Makris (4th captain)
14 Cameroon DF Éric Matoukou
17 Cyprus FW Panayiotis Zachariou
31 Nigeria FW Emmanuel Okoye
32 Cyprus FW Charalambos Charalambous
33 Cyprus DF Rolandos Michael
56 Cyprus FW Charalambos Demosthenous
77 Cyprus FW Fotis Sofokleous
No. Position Player
86 Cyprus GK Charalambos Kyriakides
88 Georgia (country) MF Levan Khmaladze
90 Cyprus GK Andreas Vassiliou
97 Cyprus DF Stefanos Miller
Cyprus MF Giorgos Vasou
Cyprus DF Christos Charalabous
Portugal FW Henrique Gomes
Portugal MF Leonel
Romania FW Adrian Pătulea
Cyprus GK Panos Constantinou
Cyprus GK Theodosis Iosif

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
4 Cyprus DF Ioannis Savva (on loan to Karmiotissa Polemidion)

For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2016.

Managers

References

  1. 1 2 "ΠΑΦΟΣ FC: Γεννήθηκε η νέα ομάδα". sport-fm.com.cy. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. "ANAKOIΝΩΣΗ ΠΑΦΟΣ FC" (in Greek). pafosfc.com.cy. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. "Πάφος FC και με τη βούλα" (in Greek). 24sports.com.cy. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ""Πράσινο φως" και από την ΑΕΠ για την Πάφος FC". sentragoal.philenews.com. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. "Μήνυμα Προέδρου Πάφος F.C Χριστάκη Κάΐζερ προς το φίλαθλο κοινό της Πάφου" (in Greek). pafosfc.com.cy. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ ΜΕ ΡΑΤΜΙΛΟ ΙΒΑΝΤΣΕΒΙΤΣ (in Greek). pafosfc.com.cy. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  7. "Πάφος FC: Με διαγωνισμό το έμβλημα του νέου σωματείου". sentragoal.philenews.com. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  8. "Δείτε το νέο έμβλημα της Πάφος F.C!". protathlima.com. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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