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Revision as of 17:04, 31 January 2023

Pafos FC
Full namePafos Football Club
Founded10 June 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-10)
GroundStelios Kyriakides Stadium
Capacity8,500[1]
ChairmanRoman Dubov
ManagerHenning Berg
LeagueFirst Division
2023–24First Division, 5th
Websitehttps://pafosfc.com.cy/
Current season

Pafos FC (Template:Lang-el) is a Cypriot football club based in Paphos. The club was created in 2014, by the merger of the two biggest teams of Paphos, AEP Paphos and AEK Kouklia. They play their home games at the Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, and currently compete in the Cypriot First Division.

History

Pafos FC formed by a merger between the strongest football forces of the Province of Paphos. The Pafos FC Association represents Paphian football and sports throughout Cyprus through the football team and the Football Academy, which has hosts hundreds of young athletes. The emblem of Pafos FC includes the name of the Club and Town in which the figure of the Eternal Adolescent Hero Evagoras Pallikarides is integrated. The shape and colours of the emblem (white, blue and gold) refer to the historical clubs of APOP and AEK Kouklia. The emblem was renewed during the period 2018-19, making the figure of the hero Evagoras Pallikarides more visible.

On 10 June 2014, in the historic building of the AEP Paphos FC, hosted the first gathering of the friends of the merged team, in the presence of politicians, active and veteran football players of Paphos and hundreds of fans. The first president of the team was Christakis Kaizer, who was the president of AEK Kouklia and one of the main people of the effort to create the new team together with the then six-member managing committee of AEP, consisting of pure friends of the Paphian team, who kept it alive until the end of the then season, along with the then coaches, young players and executives and players of the Academy, under adverse economic conditions.

As an official home stadium for its obligations in the championship of the first division, the team uses Stelios Kyriakides Stadium (Paphiako Stadium).

The purpose of the Club is to promote noble rivalry, "fair play" and culture both through sports activities and through numerous cultural and educational events, visits to schools and educational institutions in Paphos. For the past two years, the team has been projecting a picture of renewal and full professionalism in all departments and levels. An important event is the complete renovation of the training center to the standards of European clubs.

The team's first coach was Radmilo Ivančević, who served as AEP Paphos coach in the past.[2] Pafos FC competed in the 2014–15 Cypriot Second Division, in their first season as a club.

The new team participated in the Division B championship 2014-15. The first match in Club's new history was against Enosis Neon Paralimni FC, at the Municipal Stadium of Geroskipou which was the first Home stadium of the team. At the end of the period the team achieved the second place and was promoted to the first division. In 2015-16 season, in the first participation of Pafos FC in the first division, the team finished in 12th place and was relegated. First victory and the team's first overall victory in the first division came on 12 September 2015 in the third game of the league when Pafos FC defeated Aris Limassol FC 3-0 at home.

In the 2016-17 season, the team finished 2nd in Cyprus Second Division Championship and was promoted to the First Division. The following season, Pafos FC remained in the top division, finishing in 10th place under the leadership of their new owner, Total Sports Investments, managed by British businessman Roman Dubov. Changes in the Club's structure, in the Academy's operational processes, renovation of the Pafos FC Training Center along with resounding transfers significantly raised the level of the Club which now appears to be one of the most modern and well-equipped teams in Cyprus.

Pafos FC - Aris Limassol FC 25.02.2022

Pafos FC accomplished its greatest achievement to date on 25 February 2022, when a 1-1 home draw against Aris Limassol allowed Pafos FC to get ahead of Omonia in the fight for a top 6 finish, and secure a place in the championship play-offs, for the first time in the club's history. On this day, a new attendance record was set for Pafos FC, as over 4661 fans came to support the club.[3]

Domestic history

Season League Cypriot Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2014–15 2nd 2nd 26 19 5 2 55 19 62 First Round Serbia Radmilo Ivančević
Cyprus Sofoklis Sofokleous
2015–16 1st 12th 36 8 12 16 41 58 36 Quarterfinal Netherlands Nassir Maachi 11 Cyprus Sofoklis Sofokleous
Spain José Manuel Roca
Cyprus Apostolos Makrides
2016–17 2nd 2nd 26 17 6 3 51 24 57 First Round Cyprus Dimitris Ioannou
2017–18 1st 10th 36 11 9 16 36 51 42 Semifinal Austria Daniel Sikorski
France Kévin Bérigaud 		7 Slovenia Luka Elsner
Scotland Steven Pressley
2018–19 1st 8th 32 12 8 12 39 50 38 Quarterfinal Slovakia Adam Nemec 16 Scotland Steven Pressley
Croatia Željko Kopić
2019–20 1st 7th 23 8 6 9 26 28 30 Second Round Finland Onni Valakari 5 Croatia Željko Kopić
Wales Cameron Toshack
2020–21 1st 7th 40 18 9 13 58 38 63 Second Round Finland Onni Valakari
France Kévin Bérigaud 		13 Wales Cameron Toshack
Ukraine Dmytro Mykhaylenko
England Stephen Constantine
2021–22 1st 6th 32 11 13 8 39 30 46 Second Round Finland Onni Valakari 10 Slovenia Darko Milanič
Spain Míchel Salgado (Acting Head Coach)

Badge and colours

The logo of Pafos FC is a variation of AEP Paphos's logo and a refresh of Pafos FC first logo, including the name of the team and town and the classic figure of the hero Evagoras Pallikaridis. The logo also includes the team's colours, the blue, white and gold.[4][5] The emblem was renewed during the period 2018-19, making the figure of the hero Evagoras Pallikarides more visible.

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019 – present Jako KORANTINA HOMES

Players

As of 27 January 2023[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Oier Olazábal
2 DF Colombia COL Jeisson Palacios
4 DF Czech Republic CZE Josef Kvída (4th captain)
5 DF Georgia (country) GEO Levan Kharabadze
6 MF Montenegro MNE Deni Hočko
7 FW Brazil BRA Bruno Felipe
8 MF Guinea GUI Mamadou Kané (on loan from Olympiacos)
10 FW Brazil BRA Jairo (Captain)
11 FW Spain ESP Jefté Betancor (on loan from CFR Cluj)
13 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jordan Ikoko
14 DF Cyprus CYP Marios Demetriou
17 MF North Macedonia MKD Besart Abdurahimi (on loan from Akritas Chlorakas)
19 MF Norway NOR Eirik Hestad
20 DF Brazil BRA Juninho
21 MF Cyprus CYP Gerasimos Fylaktou (Vice-captain)
22 FW Sweden SWE Muamer Tanković
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Cyprus CYP Alexandros Michail
24 MF Finland FIN Onni Valakari
25 MF Senegal SEN Moustapha Name
26 GK Croatia CRO Ivica Ivušić
30 MF Romania ROU Vlad Dragomir
31 GK Austria AUT Daniel Antosch
33 DF Slovenia SVN Kenan Bajrić
36 MF Brazil BRA João Pedro (on loan from Athletico Paranaense)
49 MF Portugal POR Bruno Tavares
60 MF Portugal POR Pedro Pelágio (on loan from Marítimo)
91 GK Poland POL Filip Majchrowicz (on loan from Radomiak)
— DF Brazil BRA Marcinho
— DF Portugal POR André Moreira
— FW Brazil BRA Douglas Aurélio

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Cyprus CYP Marko Jovanović (at Peyia 2014 until 30 June 2023)
— FW Argentina ARG Marcelo Torres (at Akritas Chlorakas until 31 May 2023)
— FW Russia RUS Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov (at Akritas Chlorakas until 31 May 2023)

Current staff

Senior Management
Vice President Cyprus George Ioannou
CEO Cyprus Charis Theocharous
COO England Rustam Khafizov
Sporting Director Spain Gaizka Mendieta
Head Scout Portugal Rodolfo Filipe Aniceto Vaz
Senior Scout Brazil Pedro Henrique
CFA Representative Cyprus Euripides Loizides
CFA Representative Cyprus Charis Theocharous
Technical staff
Head Coach Norway Henning Berg
Assistant Coach Poland Kazimierz Sokołowski
Assistant Coach Slovenia Sandro Bloudek
Goalkeeping Coach Cyprus Nikos Constantinides
Fitness Coach Greece Leonidas Papadakis
Head Analyst Cyprus Andreas Kattamis

Managers

As of match played 29 January 2023
Manager name From To Duration P W D L Win %
Serbia Radmilo Ivančević 1 July 2014 14 October 2014 105 days
Cyprus Sofoklis Sofokleous 1 November 2014 9 November 2015 1 year, 8 days
Spain José Manuel Roca 17 November 2015 14 December 2015 27 days
Cyprus Apostolos Makridis 16 December 2015 31 May 2016 167 days
Cyprus Dimitris Ioannou 14 June 2016 31 May 2017 351 days
Slovenia Luka Elsner 30 June 2017 21 January 2018 205 days 23 6 6 11 26.09
Scotland Steven Pressley 31 January 2018 9 October 2018 251 days 22 8 5 9 36.36
Croatia Željko Kopić 19 October 2018 6 November 2019 1 year, 18 days 41 16 11 14 39.02
England Jeremy Steele (Caretaker) 6 November 2019 13 December 2019 37 days 5 3 1 1 60
Wales Cameron Toshack 13 December 2019[7] 20 October 2020[8] 312 days 21 8 5 8 38.1
Ukraine Dmytro Mykhaylenko 20 October 2020[9] 31 January 2021[10] 103 days 16 4 5 7 25
England Stephen Constantine 4 February 2021[11] 30 June 2021[12] 146 days 18 12 2 4 66.67
Slovenia Darko Milanič 30 June 2021[13] 10 May 2022[14] 314 days 33 11 14 8 33.33
Spain Míchel Salgado (Caretaker) 14 May 2022[15] 22 May 2022 8 days 2 1 0 1 50
Norway Henning Berg 11 June 2022[16] Present 2 years, 195 days 23 15 6 2 65.22

References

  1. ^ "Στάδιο Στέλιος Κυριακίδης (πρώην Παφιακό Αθλητικό Κέντρο)". Cyprussports.org. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  2. ^ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ ΜΕ ΡΑΤΜΙΛΟ ΙΒΑΝΤΣΕΒΙΤΣ (in Greek). pafosfc.com.cy. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ^ "ΤΟΣΟΙ στην Πάφο!". Balla.com.cy. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  4. ^ "Πάφος FC: Με διαγωνισμό το έμβλημα του νέου σωματείου". sentragoal.philenews.com. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Δείτε το νέο έμβλημα της Πάφος F.C!". protathlima.com. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Our Team – PAFOS FC". pafosfc.com.cy. Archived from the original on 2019-06-24.
  7. ^ "Cameron Toshack". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  8. ^ "CONTRACT TERMINATION WITH CAMERON TOSHACK". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  9. ^ "DMYTRO MYKHAYLENKO – nEW HEAD COACH". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  10. ^ "CONTRACT TERMINATION WITH DMYTRO MYKHAILENKO". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. ^ "STEPHEN CONSTANTINE / NEW HEAD COACH OF PAFOS FC". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. ^ "END OF CONTRACT WITH STEPHEN CONSTANTINE". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  13. ^ "DARKO MILANIC APPOINTED AS HEAD COACH". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Darko Milanic has been relieved of his duties as Pafos FC Head Coach, effective immediately". facebook.com/fcpafos. FC Pafos Facebook. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Pafos FC football advisor Michel Salgado will be in charge for the last two games of the season as an Interim Head Coach". facebook.com/fcpafos. FC Pafos Facebook. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  16. ^ "HENNING BERG JOINS PAFOS FC AS NEW HEAD COACH". pafosfc.com.cy. Pafos FC. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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