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Pafos FC (Greek: Πάφος FC) 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.

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Pafos FC

Full name	Pafos Football Club
Founded	10 June 2014; 8 years ago (2014-06-10)
Ground	Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
Capacity	8,500[1]
Chairman	Roman Dubov
Manager	Henning Berg
League	First Division
2021–22	First Division, 6th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

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 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			Radmilo Ivančević Sofoklis Sofokleous
2015–16	1st	12th	36	8	12	16	41	58	36	Quarterfinal	Nassir Maachi	11	Sofoklis Sofokleous José Manuel Roca Apostolos Makrides
2016–17	2nd	2nd	26	17	6	3	51	24	57	First Round			Dimitris Ioannou
2017–18	1st	10th	36	11	9	16	36	51	42	Semifinal	Daniel Sikorski Kévin Bérigaud	7	Luka Elsner Steven Pressley
2018–19	1st	8th	32	12	8	12	39	50	38	Quarterfinal	Adam Nemec	16	Steven Pressley Željko Kopić
2019–20	1st	7th	23	8	6	9	26	28	30	Second Round	Onni Valakari	5	Željko Kopić Cameron Toshack
2020–21	1st	7th	40	18	9	13	58	38	63	Second Round	Onni Valakari Kévin Bérigaud	13	Cameron Toshack Dmytro Mykhaylenko Stephen Constantine
2021–22	1st	6th	32	11	13	8	39	30	46	Second Round	Onni Valakari	10	Darko Milanič 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
2017 – 2019	Jako	KORANTINA HOMES
2019 –	Macron

Players

As of 30 September 2022[6]

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  ESP Oier Olazábal 2 DF  COL Jeisson Palacios 4 DF  CZE Josef Kvída (4th captain) 5 DF  GEO Levan Kharabadze 6 MF  MNE Deni Hočko 7 FW  CPV Willy Semedo (3rd captain) 8 MF  GUI Mamadou Kané (on loan from Olympiacos) 9 FW  GER Hamadi Al Ghaddioui 10 FW  BRA Jairo (Captain) 13 DF  COD Jordan Ikoko 14 DF  CYP Marios Demetriou 17 MF  MKD Besart Abdurahimi (on loan from Akritas Chlorakas) 19 MF  NOR Eirik Hestad 20 DF  BRA Juninho 21 MF  CYP Gerasimos Fylaktou (Vice-captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  SWE Muamer Tanković 23 DF  CYP Alexandros Michail 24 MF  FIN Onni Valakari 25 MF  SEN Moustapha Name 30 MF  ROU Vlad Dragomir 31 GK  AUT Daniel Antosch 33 DF  SVN Kenan Bajrić 36 MF  BRA João Pedro (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) 49 MF  POR Bruno Tavares 60 MF  POR Pedro Pelágio (on loan from Marítimo) 77 FW  SRB Marko Jovanović 91 GK  POL Filip Majchrowicz (on loan from Radomiak) — DF  POR André Moreira — FW  ESP Jefté Betancor (on loan from CFR Cluj)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Marcinho (at Bahia until 31 December 2022) — FW  RUS Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov (at Akritas Chlorakas until 31 May 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  BRA Douglas Aurélio (at Riga until 31 December 2022) — FW  ARG Marcelo Torres (at Riga until 31 December 2022)

Current staff

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

Managers

As of match played 10 November 2022

Manager name	From	To	Duration	P	W	D	L	Win %
Radmilo Ivančević	1 July 2014	14 October 2014	105 days
Sofoklis Sofokleous	1 November 2014	9 November 2015	1 year, 8 days
José Manuel Roca	17 November 2015	14 December 2015	27 days
Apostolos Makridis	16 December 2015	31 May 2016	167 days
Dimitris Ioannou	14 June 2016	31 May 2017	351 days
Luka Elsner	30 June 2017	21 January 2018	205 days	23	6	6	11	26.09
Steven Pressley	31 January 2018	9 October 2018	251 days	22	8	5	9	36.36
Željko Kopić	19 October 2018	6 November 2019	1 year, 18 days	41	16	11	14	39.02
Jeremy Steele (Caretaker)	6 November 2019	13 December 2019	37 days	5	3	1	1	60
Cameron Toshack	13 December 2019[7]	20 October 2020[8]	312 days	21	8	5	8	38.1
Dmytro Mykhaylenko	20 October 2020[9]	31 January 2021[10]	103 days	16	4	5	7	25
Stephen Constantine	4 February 2021[11]	30 June 2021[12]	146 days	18	12	2	4	66.67
Darko Milanič	30 June 2021[13]	10 May 2022[14]	314 days	33	11	14	8	33.33
Míchel Salgado (Caretaker)	14 May 2022[15]	22 May 2022	8 days	2	1	0	1	50
Henning Berg	11 June 2022[16]	Present	158 days	12	10	2	0	83.33

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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