The 2021–22 season was

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's 8th year in existence, and fifth season in the Cypriot First Division.

Season review

On 21 June, Pafos announced the signing of Jeisson Palacios from Santa Fe, with

Willy Semedo Willy Johnson Semedo Afonso (born 27 April 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot First Division club Omonia. Born in France, Semedo plays for the Cape Verde national team. Club career On 31 January 2018, Semed ...

to a two-year contract from Grenoble the following day and Douglas Aurélio joining from

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on 23 June. On 29 June, Pafos announced the signing of Bruno Leite from

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, with the transfer becoming official on 1 August. On 30 June,

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was appointed as Pafos' new Head Coach. On 14 July, Pafos announced the signing of Deni Hočko from Mouscron for an undisclosed fee. On 23 July, Pafos announced the signing of Kenan Bajrić on a season-long loan deal from Slovan Bratislava. On 27 July, Pafos announced the signing of Daniel Antosch from Liefering. On 29 July, Pafos announced the signing of

Franko Kovačević Franko Kovačević (born 8 August 1999) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a winger for German club Wehen Wiesbaden. Club career Born in Koprivnica, Kovačević grew up in the city of Križevci. At the age of 10, he joined the ...

from Hoffenheim II. On 3 August, Pafos announced the signing of Martin Pajić from HNK Šibenik. On 16 August, Pafos announced the signing of Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov from Rodina Moscow. On 19 August, Pafos announced the signing of

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from

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. On 24 August, Pafos announced the signing of Ailton from Midtjylland. On 27 August, Pafos announced the signing of

Demetris Moulazimis Demetris Moulazimis ( el, Δημήτρης Μουλαζίμης; born 15 January 1992) is a Cypriot right back football player who plays for AO Ayia Napa. Career He has been raised through the academies of Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commo ...

from

Enosis Neon Paralimni Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club ( el, Ένωση Νέων Παραλιμνίου, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou'', "Youth Union of Paralimni"), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the firs ...

. On 30 August, Pafos announced the signing of

Vlad Dragomir Vlad Mihai Dragomir (; born 24 April 1999) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos. Club career Dragomir made his senior debut for ACS Poli Timișoara on 30 August 2014, aged 15, a ...

from Virtus Entella. On 7 September,

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left

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by mutual consent before signing for Pafos. On 7 January, Pafos announced the signing of Talys on loan from NK Osijek for the remainder of season. On 9 January, Pafos announced the signing of

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on a free transfer after his

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contract had expired. On 14 January, Pafos announced the signing of

Hamadi Al Ghaddioui Hamadi Al Ghaddioui (born 22 September 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for club SC Freiburg II. Club career Al Ghaddioui previously played for SC Verl, the second team of Borussia Dortmund and Sportfreunde Lotte ...

from VfB Stuttgart for an undisclosed fee. On 27 January, Pafos announced the signing of Ivan Tomečak from

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, and the departure of

. On 10 May,

was relieved of his duties as Head Coach with immediate affect, with Technical Advisor Míchel Salgado being appointed as Acting Head Coach for the remaining two games of the season on 14 May.

Squad

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Navarone Foor Navarone Foor (born 4 February 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cypriot club Karmiotissa. Born in the Netherlands, he is of Indonesian descent. Club career NEC Born in Opheusden, Foor left local side Opheusde ...

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Stefan Panić Stefan Panić ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Панић; born 20 September 1992) is a Serbian footballer who plays for RFS in Latvia. Club career Early years Born in Topola, Panić started his career in Mladenovac. Playing for the club with same name, ...

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Out on loan

Left club during season

Transfers

In

: Leite's move was announced on the above date, but was not finalised until 1 August 2021.

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

: Transfers were announced on the above date, but didn't come into effect until 1 July 2022 once their contracts expired on 30 June 2022.

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Cyta Championship

Regular season

=League table

=Results summary

=Results by results

=Results

Championship round

=League table

=Results summary

=Results by results

=Results

Cypriot Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who appeared for Pafos but left during the season:''

Season review

Squad

Out on loan

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Cyta Championship

Regular season

=League table

=Results summary

=Results by results

=Results

Championship round

=League table

=Results summary

=Results by results

=Results

Cypriot Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References