APEA FC (Greek: ΑΠΕΑ; Αθλητική Ποδοσφαιρική Ένωση Ακρωτηρίου, Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosi Akrotiriou) is a Cypriot football club, based in Akrotiri. The club currently compete in the Cypriot Third Division after winning the 2021/2022 STOK Elite Division Championship.
| Full name | Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosi Akrotiriou | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Flamingos | |||
| Founded | 1955; 67 years ago (1955) | |||
| Ground | Akrotiri Community Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 2,000 | |||
| President | Jamory Leysner | |||
| Chairman | Rob Stiener | |||
| Coach | Periklis Moustakas | |||
| League | Cypriot Third Division | |||
| 2021–22 | 1st (Promoted) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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APEA FC was formed in 1955. In January 2020, the club was taken over by Dutch businessman Jamory Leysner. In May 2021, a portion of the club was purchased by an American venture capitalist Rob Steiner.[1]
On January 15th 2022, APEA made history by being the first club from the Fourth-Tier to transfer a player to the First-Tier of Cyprus football with Nick Kaaijmolen joining PAEEK FC.[2]
On the 10th of April 2022, APEA FC made history by being crowned champions of the STOK Elite Division after defeating 'Group B' winners AEP Polimedion[3] in the championship game 1-0. The team were crowned champions of their group after finishing the season of 22 games, with 16 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, scoring 63 goals along the way and only conceding 7 goals. [4]
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