PAEEK

*PAEEK*
Full name	Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosi Eparxeias Kerynias
Founded	10 October 1953; 71 years ago
Ground	Keryneia Epistrophi, Lakatamia
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Marios Vlachos/club,Cleanthis Georgiades/Paeek Podosfero LTD F.C.
Manager	Panagiotis Souropetsis(Pep)
League	Second Division
2023–24	Second Division, 10th
Website	http://www.paeekfc.com/
Home colours	Away colours

PAEEK (Template:Lang-el; short for Ποδοσφαιρική Αθλητική Ένωση Επαρχίας Κερύνειας, Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosi 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.^[1]^[2]

The PAEEK reached the Cyprus Basketball Cup final on 5 occasions, losing them all.^[3] 1995 was APOEL's year, when they took the basketball double. As losers of the Cup final, PAEEK automatically qualified to represent Cyprus in Europe in the Saporta Cup.^[4] They were knocked out by PAOK BC Salonika, which in turn went on to reach the final of the competition. The game with PAOK BC was very special for both teams, as they were all refugees and victims of the wars between Greece and Turkey.

Football

The football team has not matched the basketball team's success in terms of trophies. They have been a mainstay in the Cyprus Second Division. Paeek is considered to be the team with the most appearances in the Cyprus Second Division, with 41 in total. The club plays its home matches in Keryneia Epistrofi Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus.

PAEEK has built a reputation for unearthing young talent and moving them on, most notably Alexandros Paschalakis of PAOK and the Greece national team, Giorgos Economides and Giorgos Papadopoulos.

Promotion to Top Division

During the 2020–21 season, PAEEK finished as champions of the second division and were promoted to the top division for the first time in club history.

Current squad

As of 12 February 2022

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CYP	Panagiotis Panagiotou
3	DF	CYP	Kuriakos Mamas
5	MF	BRA	Carlos Dias (on loan from APOEL)
6	DF	LBR	Brem Soumaoro
7	DF	CYP	Marios Demetriou (3rd captain)
8	MF	BRA	Nando (4th captain)
9	FW	TRI	Nickel Orr
10	MF	CYP	Marcos Charlambous (Vice-captain)
11	MF	URU	Nico Varela
14	FW	CMR	Lewis Enoh
16	MF	CYP	Charalambos Aristotelous (Captain)
18	MF	CYP	Andreas Komodikis (on loan from Doxa Katokopias)
19	FW	CYP	Andreas Neophytou


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	CYP	Chrysovalantis Kapartis
21	MF	CYP	Scanner
23	DF	CZE	Pavel Čmovš
24	MF	CYP	Demetris Vourkos
28	FW	BEL	Livio Milts
40	DF	NGA	Erhun Obanor (on loan from Istra 1961)
55	DF	GRE	Alexandros Kouros
60	DF	CYP	Andreas Fragkeskou
69	DF	GRE	Athanasios Arnaoutoglou
83	GK	CYP	Panagiotis Andreou (Fabi)
95	GK	POL	Patryk Procek (on loan from AEL Limassol)
98	MF	CYP	Andreas Neofytou (on loan from Anorthosis)
99	GK	CYP	Konstantinos Mavromoustakos
TBA	MF	NED	Nick Kaaijmolen

Colours

The colours of PAEEK shirt are symbolic, with the black symbolising the sadness from the Turkish invasion in 1974 and the white symbolises the hope that one day they will return to their hometown. When this happens the colours will change back to yellow and black as they were before the Turkish invasion.

Honours

Basketball

Cyprus Basketball Division 1
- Winner (3): 1970, 1971 and 1972.
Cypriot Basketball Cup
- Runner-up (5): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1995, 1999.

Football

Cypriot Second Division
- Winners (1): 2020–21
Cypriot Third Division
- Winners (3): 1991–92, 2002–03, 2007–08

References

^ "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης".
^ "European Champions". hometown.aol.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Αχιλλέας Καϊμακλίου - Achilleas Kaimakliou A.C." achilleas.com.cy. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "PAEEK | European Cup for Men's Clubs (1996) | FIBA Europe".

External links

Official website
The history of PAEEK – The First Ten Years – PDF (in Greek)

[1] "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης".

[2] "European Champions". hometown.aol.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[3] "Αχιλλέας Καϊμακλίου - Achilleas Kaimakliou A.C." achilleas.com.cy. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

[4] "PAEEK | European Cup for Men's Clubs (1996) | FIBA Europe".

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v t e Cypriot Second Division
2024–25 clubs	Achyronas-Onisilos AEZ Akritas Anagennisi ASIL Ayia Napa Chalkanoras Digenis Morphou Doxa Krasava MEAP Olympiakos Othellos PAEEK Peyia Spartakos
Associated competitions	First Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Women's 1st Division Cypriot Women's Cup Cypriot Women's Super Cup Cypriot Cup Cypriot Super Cup
Seasons	1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Cypriot First Division
2024–25 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris ENP Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Omonia 29M Omonia Ar. Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis Doxa EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Onisilos Orfeas Othellos PAEEK Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25