Alki Larnaca ( el, ΑΛΚΗ Λάρνακας, ''ALKI Larnakas'') was a Cypriot
football club based in the town of
Larnaca
Larnaca ( el, Λάρνακα ; tr, Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the Larnaca District, district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro ...
. The club was founded in 1948 and it was dissolved on the 6th of May of 2014 due to financial issues. The club's colours were blue and red. They reached the
Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club te ...
final on five occasions without a win.
History
1979 was the best year in club's history. They finished third in the
Cypriot Championship and played the final in the
Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club te ...
, losing to
APOEL Nicosia, which were also the champions. That gave them the right to play in the
UEFA Cup
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, where they were eliminated in the first round by
Dinamo Bucharest.
The team was crowned Champions of the
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 ...
for the season 2009–10 and have participated in the
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus official ...
until its dissolution.
Honours
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Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club te ...
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** Runner-up:
1966–67,
1969–70,
1975–76,
1976–77,
1979–80
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Cypriot Second Division
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** Champions (4):
1959–60,
1981–82,
2000–01,
2009–10
European Cups history
UEFA Cup
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Managers
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Panayiotis Xiourouppas (8 January 2009 – 30 June 2009)
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Marios Constantinou (21 March 2010 – 19 October 2010)
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Itzhak Shum (21 October 2010 – 11 June 2011)
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Radmilo Ivančević
Radmilo Ivančević ( sr-cyr, Радмило Иванчевић; born 4 September 1950) is a Serbian football manager and former footballer.
Coaching career
Ivančević's career began in 1983 as manager of Serbian amateur club Šumadija Aranđ ...
(1 January 2011 – 30 July 2011)
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Kostas Kaiafas (1 August 2011 – 4 November 2012)
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Neophytos Larkou (5 November 2012 – 9 April 2013)
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Kostas Kaiafas (10 April 2013 – 10 March 2014)
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Vesko Mihajlović (10 March 2014 – 6 May 2014)
External links
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{{Cypriot First Division
Defunct football clubs in Cyprus
Association football clubs established in 1948
1948 establishments in Cyprus
Association football clubs disestablished in 2014
Football clubs in Larnaca
2014 disestablishments in Cyprus