AEP Paphos FC

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AEP

Full name

Αθλητική Ένωση Πάφος

Athletic Union Paphos

Nickname(s)

Πάφος

Founded

2000

Ground

Pafiako Stadium,
Pafos, Cyprus
(Capacity 10 000)

Chairman

Filippos Georgiou

Manager

Savvas Constantinou

League

Cypriot First Division

2007-08

Cypriot Second Division, 1^st (promoted)





Home colours





Away colours

AEP Paphos (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Πάφος; Athletic Union Paphos) is a cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2000 after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras. The stadium of the team is Pafiako Stadium located in the city of Paphos in Cyprus.

1 History
2 Colours, badge and name
3 Stadium
4 Current squad
- 4.1 Transfers 2008/09
5 Former Players
6 Titles
7 External links

[edit] History

APOP and Evagoras were the two clubs of Paphos playing sometimes in First and sometimes in the Second Division. In contrast with the other Districts of Cyprus and other major towns, which had permanent teams in First Division, Paphos did not have such a team as the two clubs could not remain in First Division for many years. For this reason the two clubs were merged to form AEP Paphos as the people of Paphos wanted a permanent team in First Division.

When the two clubs joined to form AEP, APOP was in First Division, and managed to remain there, and Evagoras was in the Second division without managing to achieve promotion. Since APOP was in the First Division, the newly-formed club of Paphos began its history from the First. They club remained in the first division until the2005, but soon had the luck of APOP and Evagoras when the team was for first time relegated to the Second Division. However despite the fact that the team for the season 2005/06 was playing in the Second Division, on April 2006 they had their greatest success as a club since the team qualified for first time for the semi finals of Cypriot Cup (APOP reached the semi finals twice) by eliminating Olympiakos Nicosia. In the semi finals of the Cup they faced AEK Larnaca and despite the fact that Paphos was not beaten in none of the matches against AEK, they were eliminated with scores 1-1 at home and 0-0 away. The same season, AEP won the Second Division Championship and was promoted back to First division but after a very bad season were again relegated. The club had not justified the dreams of the people of Paphos of having a better team than APOP and Evagoras and to have a worthy team which will be permanent in the First Division.

[edit] Colours, badge and name

Evagoras' original logo prior to merger

The colours of the team are blue and white. These colours were chosen because they were both APOP and Evagoras' colours. The club's badge is a blue shield with some white lines and in the middle is the figure of Evagoras Pallikarides's as a face in a circle. Evagoras Pallikarides was a hero from Paphos who was hanged by British Colonists, as he was anEOKA guerilla, fighting for the freedom of Cyprus. From his name came the name, Evagoras FC, one of the two football clubs which were merged for AEP to be established. For this reason it is used in AEP's badge inside the blue badge with the white lines which was APOP's badge. APOP's name meant Athletic Football Club of Paphos (Athlitikos Podosferikos Omilos Pafou;Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Πάφου).

[edit] Stadium

The home ground of AEP Paphos, is the Pafiako Stadium, a multi-use stadium in Paphos. The capacity was 8000 seated spectators but in 2003 the ground was updated and expanded. It can now hold 11,000 seated fans. The Pafiako served as the home ground for APOP and Evagoras, and was also used by APOP Kinyras Peyias FC, whilst competing in the First Division during the 2005-06 season. GSK (Gymnastic Club Korivos) stadium was the home of APOP and Evagoras before the Pafiako was built. In 1992, the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship was hosted in Cyprus and three matches of the tournament were hosted in Pafiako stadium. [1].

[edit] Current squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Aggelos Georgiou
2	DF	Lakis Nikita
3	MF	Filippos Filippou
4	MF	Alexandros Demetriou
5	DF	Themis Agathocleous
7	DF	Ricardo Nunes
8	MF	Dossa Junior
9	FW	Petros Demetrides
10	FW	Sása Jovanović
11	MF	Chevela
13	MF	Charalambos Charalambous

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Costas Solomou
15	DF	Themis Agathokleous (captain)
16	DF	Nikos Savva
17	MF	Kyriacos Koursaros
18	FW	Cristovão Ramos
20	MF	Giorgos Demetriadis
22	MF	Hristo Telkiyski
23	MF	Giorgos Georgiou
25	DF	Spasoje Bulajič
29	MF	Kyriacos Charalambous
34	GK	Michalis Kokkinos

[edit] Transfers 2008/09

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Almir Tanjič (from Enosis Neon Paralimni)
		DF	Hugo Coelho (from Olympiakos Nicosia)
		MF	Leonardo de Oliveira (from Olympiakos Nicosia)
		DF	Giannis Sampson (from AEL FC)
		DF	Marco Förster (from Larissa F.C.)
		FW	Silva (from Alki Larnaca)
		MF	Ismail Ba (from AC Omonia)
		GK	Joost Terol (from Veria FC)
		MF	André Caldeira (from Maccabi Petah Tikva)
		MF	José António Calado (from APOP Kinyras Peyias)
		MF	Imoro Lukman (from Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C.)
		FW	Kyriacos Chailis (from AC Omonia)
		FW	Predrag Ranđelović (from FK Bezanija)
		GK	Demetris Leoni (from AC Omonia)

[edit] Former Players

Adam Foti
Bulend Biščević
Sása Jovanović
Zenzo Moyo
Shingayi Kaondera
Joel Luphahla
Henry Makinwa
Zsolt Hornyák
Vladimir Helbich
Dragan Maras
Aleksandar Madzar
Róbert Fakete
János Zováth
Gábor Bardi
Jochem van der Hoeven
Radmilo Mihajlović (APOP player)
Marian Ivan (Evagoras player)
George Oghani (??-1992) (Evagoras player)

[edit] Titles

Cypriot Second Division
- Winners (2): 2006, 2008

Before 2006, since APOP and Evagoras played in Second Division for several times, they had won it 6 times each; APOP were winners in 1966, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1996 and Evagoras in 1968, 1972, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1995