Karmiotissa Polemidion FC ( el, Καρμιώτισσα Πολεμιδιών, ''Karmiotissa Polemidion'') is a

Cypriot Cypriot (in older sources often "Cypriote") refers to someone or something of, from, or related to the country of Cyprus. * Cypriot people, or of Cypriot descent; this includes: **Armenian Cypriots **Greek Cypriots **Maronite Cypriots **Turkish C ...

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based in

Pano Polemidia Pano Polemidia ( gr, Πάνω Πολεμίδια; tr, Yukarı Binatlı) is a large village lying partly in the Limassol District of Cyprus. It has a population of 3443 according to the 2011 census. It is near Kato Polemidia. Before 1950s, Pano ...

Limassol Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...

. As of 2016 the team competed in the First Division for one season, where it played for the first time in its history, but was relegated. The club colors are red and white. The home ground of the football team is the Community Stadium of Pano Polemidia.

History

Karmiotissa was founded in 1979 and played mostly in the championships of STOK. The club has appeared 2 times in national divisions in 1986–87 and 2009–10 and two times in the Fourth Division. The club's name comes from the chapel of

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Karmiotissa located in

. In 2009, Karmiotissa played in the championships of STOK and won its promotion to

Cypriot Fourth Division The Cypriot Fourth Division ( el, Τέταρτη Κατηγορία) was the fourth tier football league competition in Cyprus, ran by the Cyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing teams of the league were promoted to the Cypriot T ...

by winning Enosi Neon Ypsona 4–0 in the last match, returning after years in the

Cyprus Football Association The Cyprus Football Association (CFA; el, Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου (ΚΟΠ), Kypriakí Omospondía Podosfaírou (KOP)) is the governing body of football (soccer), football in Cyprus and is based in Nicosia. It ...

's leagues. During the same season, Karmiotissa won the cup of STOK while lost 2–1 from THOI Monagriou in the final of the cup winners of STOK. In the 2009–10 season, competing in the fourth division, the club finished in the 8th place of the league and gained its participation in the league for the next season. In the 2010–11 season, the club ranked 4th just only one point away from the third place which secures the promotion to the third division, achievement which succeeded following season by finishing in the second place of the league. The promotion to the third division followed the promotion to the

second division In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...

, after Karmiotissa finished in the first place of the league and together conquered the championship. However, for the season 2013–14 it had been pre-decided to separate the

into two groups, resulting Karmiotissa to participate in group B2, with B1 group being the next higher level and not the first division. For that season the club awarded from

as moral club in the

Cypriot Third Division The Cypriot Third Division ( Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Γ΄ Κατηγορίας) is the third tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing teams of the league are promoted to ...

. The next year, participating in B2 group, the club won the championship and the same time the participation in the B1 group.Πρωταθλήτρια η Καρμιώτισσα
/ref> However, the CFA decided the consolidation of the two groups and the restoration of second Division in a single one for the season 2014–15. Karmiotissa ranked in the fifth place which is the highest in its history. In addition, the club reached the quarter finals of the Cypriot Cup 2014–15 in which eliminated from

AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia ("Harmony"; also tran ...

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Players

Out on loan

Honours

Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας) is the second highest football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administrated by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with th ...

**Champions: 2015–16, 2021–22 *

**Champions: 2012–13

References

External links

Karmiotissa Official Page

CFA profile

Soccerway profile
{{Cypriot First Division Football clubs in Cyprus Association football clubs established in 1979 1979 establishments in Cyprus