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2023–24 Cypriot Cup
The 2023–24 Cypriot Cup was the 82nd edition of the Cypriot Cup. It was contested by 26 teams from the Cypriot First and Second Divisions. It began on 25 October 2023 and concluded on 18 May 2024 with the final taking place at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia. The winners qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. Pafos won the cup on 18 May 2024 (their first Cypriot Cup win), defeating Omonia 3–0 in the final. Format The tournament begins with 20 teams entering the first round; six teams receive a bye to the second round. In the first round, the ties are one-legged, and First Division clubs are drawn against Second Division clubs. The second round is contested by 16 teams: the ones which qualified from the first round, and those which were exempt from the first round. The ties in the second round are one-legged, and from this point onwards, there are no restrictions on the draws. The ties in the quarter-finals are also one-legged. The semi-finals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association. First held in 1934, it is the second most important competition in Cypriot football, after the Cypriot First Division. Since 2008, it is contested by teams from the first and Cypriot Second Division, second division, while teams from the Cypriot Third Division, third and STOK Elite Division, fourth division compete in the Cypriot Cup for lower divisions. The winners of the Cypriot Cup qualify for one of UEFA competitions, UEFA's European competitions, and a place in the Cypriot Super Cup. APOEL FC, APOEL are the most successful team in the competition with 21 titles. AEK Larnaca FC are the current champions, having defeated the previous champions Pafos FC in the 2024–25 Cypriot Cup, 2024–25 Final. History The Cypriot Cup was first held in the 1934–35 seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PAEEK FC
PAEEK (; short for Ποδοσφαιρική Αθλητική Ένωσις Επαρχίας Κερύνειας, ''Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosis Eparxeias Kerynias'', translated as "Football and Sport Union of Kyrenia District", literally "Footballing Sportive Union of the District of Kyrenia") is a Cypriot sports club founded in Kyrenia in 1953 by graduates of Kyrenia Gymnasium and represented the first force to be reckoned from the small city. It now plays in exile in Nicosia since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974. This union has football division competing in the Cypriot First Division. PAEEK used to have also a basketball division, but due to economic difficulties had to suspend it for some years up to date. Basketball The PAEEK was a founding member of the Cyprus Basketball Federation in 1966 rising to fame in the early 1970s after its basketball division won the Cyprus top division basketball league in 3 consecutive years. In 1974 during the Turkish invasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enosis Neon Paralimni FC
Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club (, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou''; ), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cyprus, Cypriot association football, football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the Cypriot First Division, first division, it holds home games at the Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni Municipal Stadium "Tasos Marcou", which holds 5,800 people. History Enosis Neon Paralimniou was founded in April 1944, following the merger of two Paralimni clubs, Heracles and People's Love. The club's emblem is the Parthenon, with a trumpeter and the year 1936 inscription, birth year of the club Heracles. The only reason why founders decided to adopt the year 1936 as the new club's birth year instead of the year 1944 has purely to do with Heracles official papers. On those, it was clear that whenever the club's members decided to cease its operations, all of its assets (movable and immovable property) would go straight to the Cypriot Orthodox Church, Church. In view of that and in order to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (alternatively Nea Salamina, ) is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Ammochostos (also known by its Romanization of Greek, romanized name, Famagusta). It has been a refugee club since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, when Turkey occupied the northern part of the island. There are also fraternal relations with Olympiakos Piraeus.The club is temporarily based in Larnaca and supported by Merdian. Nea Salamina's most notable achievements were its victories in the Cypriot Cup and the Cypriot Super Cup in 1990. Its highest finish in the Cypriot First Division is third place. During its first five years (1948–1953), the team participated in the Cyprus Amateur Football Federation championships. In 1953 the club joined the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), participating regularly in association championships and cup competitions. It has played in more than 50 Cypriot First Division seasons, ranking seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PAC Omonia 29M
PΑC Omonia 29M (Greek: ΑΛΣ Ομόνοια 29Μ; Αθλητικό Λαϊκό Σωματείο Ομόνοια 29ης Μαΐου; People's Athletic Club Omonia 29 May), commonly known as PAC Omonia, ALS Omonia or Omonia 29M, is a Cypriot professional football club based in Nicosia. PAC Omonia 29M was formed on 29 May 2018 by the Gate 9, AC Omonia's ultras, due to a disagreement regarding the ownership of the club. They currently play in the Cypriot First Division. History Separation from AC Omonia On 29 May 2018, due to continued financial difficulties, the ownership of AC Omonia's football department officially converted from complete fan-ownership to a for-profit ownership under American-Cypriot businessman Stavros Papastavrou. The Gate 9 supporter group were unhappy with the change and on the same day, decided to form a breakaway club. The club was officially founded on 23 July 2018, under the name PAC Omonia 1948. In 2020, it was renamed as PAC Omonia 29M, for legal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doxa Katokopias FC
Doxa Katokopias FC () is a Cypriot professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... club from Katokopia in the Nicosia District. History Doxa (which translates as ''Glory'') was promoted to First Division in 1998 for first time in their history, but after finishing 13th in the table (out of 14 teams) they were relegated. The following season, after finishing third in the Second division, they were promoted again in 2000 and this time, with the experience of their first participation, they achieved great success by managing to finish 11th and to remain in the First Division. They were relegated again in 2002 to become Second Division runners-up the following year. They competed again in the first division in the 2003–04 season where they finished last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEZ Zakakiou
Athletic Union of Zakaki () is a Cyprus, Cypriot association football, football club based in Zakaki, Limassol. The club was founded in 1956. Their colours are green and white and they play at Zakaki Municipal Stadium, but are currently playing at the larger Ammochostos Stadium in Larnaca. Chairman The Chairman of AEZ Zakakiou, Stelios Christou, holds a unique record. He was one of the founders of the club in 1956, and he has been involved in the management of the club since 1957, and from 1986 leads the club as a chairman. Current squad Out on loan League history (from 2009 onwards) Honours * Cypriot Third Division: 2 ::1992–93 Cypriot Third Division, 1992–93, 1997–98 Cypriot Third Division, 1997–98 * Cypriot Fourth Division: 2 ::1986–87 Cypriot Fourth Division, 1986–87, 1991–92 Cypriot Fourth Division, 1991–92 (Limassol-Paphos Group) References External linksOfficial website(archived 3 December 2013)CFA profile (ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akritas Chlorakas
Akritas Chlorakas () is a Cypriot football club based in Chloraka, Paphos. The club was founded in 1971 and currently plays in the Cypriot Second Division. Akritas' colours are green and white, and they play their home games at the Chloraka Municipal Stadium. The club is owned by Lithuanian investor Liutauras Varanavičius. History Founded in 1971, Akritas Chlorakas joined the Cyprus Football Association in 1973, competing in the Cypriot Third Division. For many years, Akritas fluctuated between the third and second division, winning the Third Division a total of three times, and winning the Cypriot Cup for Lower Divisions on one occasion. Akritas Chlorakas finished third in the 2021-22 Cypriot Second Division, and was promoted to the First Division for the first time in the club's history. Despite some impressive results, including wins against Omonia, AEL, and Anorthosis (three times), Akritas finished in 13th place and was relegated in the 2022-23 season.. In the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achyronas-Onisilos
Achyronas-Onisilos Football Club () is a Cypriot football club based in Sotira and Liopetri in the province of Famagusta, founded in 2022 as a merger of Achyronas Liopetriou and Onisilos Sotira 2014. History The club was officially formed on 23 June 2022 from the merger of Achyronas Liopetriou and Onisilos Sotira 2014. The headquarters of the team is the Municipal Stadium Sotiras while the training sessions are held at the Community Stadium of Liopetri. They participate in the Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division () is the second highest association football, football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Prom .... Current squad References External links Football clubs in Cyprus Association football clubs established in 2022 2022 establishments in Cyprus {{Cyprus-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEK Larnaca FC
AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. The club also has a men's basketball team, a women's volleyball team and a men's futsal team. The club's name comes from the ancient Greek city of Cyprus, Kition, which was located on the site of today's Larnaca. The colours of the club are yellow and green, and their emblem is admiral Kimon, who died at the seafront while defending the city of Kition circa 450 BC, in a fight against the Persians. He had told his officers to keep the news of his possible death secret. The quote "Και Νεκρος Ενικα" ("Even in death he was victorious") refers to Kimon. The club's key milestones - beside being runner-up for the league 6 times - , are qualifying to the 2011–12 and 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stages, winning the Cypriot Cup in two instances i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia
Karmiotissa Football Club (, ''Karmiotissa Polemidion'') is a Cypriot football club based in Pano Polemidia, Limassol. They currently compete in the Cypriot First Division. The club's colors are orange and white. The original home ground of the football team is the Community Stadium of Pano Polemidia. In the season 22-23 they mostly played in Stelios Kyriakides Stadium in Paphos.The club's name comes from the chapel of Virgin Mary Karmiotissa located in Pano Polemidia. Since 2023, Cypriot businessman Stavros Demosthenous owns the club. History Karmiotissa was founded in 1979, and initially played in the amateur leagues organised by STOK. Their first appearance in a CFA competition came in the 1986–87 season when the club competed in the Fourth Division. The second one came in 2009, when a 4–0 win against Enosi Neon Ypsona earned Karmiotissa promotion to the Fourth Division. Karmiotissa remained in the fourth division until the 2011–12 season, when a second-place fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympiakos Nicosia
Olympiakos Nicosia (, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia and competes in the . The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. Olympiakos' home ground is the new GSP Stadium, which has a 23,000-seat capacity. The team's main nickname is "mavroprasini" (the green-blacks), and the club's other nickname is Taktakalas, derived from the area of Nicosia where the club hails from. Olympiakos Nicosia has won three Cypriot First Division Championships, one Cypriot Cup and one Cyprus Super Cup. In the past the club also had track and field, basketball, volleyball, cycling, table tennis, weightlifting and futsal teams. It also in the past had an orchestra, choir and camping divisions; the latter explaining why the club's badge has a tent on it. History The Golden Decade The 1962–1972 decade is known as the "Golden decade" of Olympiakos as the club was champion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
