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Enosis Neon Paralimni (Greek: Ένωση Νέων Παραλιμνίου, Enosi Neon Paralimniou, "Youth Union of Paralimni") is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the first division, it holds home games at the Paralimni Municipal Stadium "Tasos Marcou", which holds 5,800 people.

History

Enosis Neon Paralimniou was founded in April 1944, following the merger of two Paralimni clubs, Heracles and People’s Love.

The club’s emblem is the Parthenon, with a trumpeteer and the year 1936 inscription, birth year of the club Heracles. The only reason why founders decided to adopt the year 1936 as the new club’s birth year instead of the year 1944 has purely to do with Heracles official papers. On those, it was clear that whenever the club’s members decided to cease its operations, all of its assets (movable and immovable property) would go straight to the Church. In view of that and in order to avoid any legal implications, the newly born club of Enosis was reckoned by the authorities as a continuation of the club Heracles of Paralimni, absorbing the other club, People’s Love.

The first football match played in Paralimni took place in the first half of the year 1945, some weeks before the end of World War II, against a German team of POWs (no further details found). The first recorded encounter was on 16 September 1945, against a mixed team from Anorthosis and EHAN, both of Famagusta (a final 4–5 loss).

Until the early 60s, Enosis took part only in local competitions, since the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) had repeatedly denied its participation in its competitions, stating that only clubs based in towns could take part. The CFA's denial was the reason why Enosis joined E.A.P.O., a village-based club association. In 1965, the CFA changed its rules and Enosis finally managed to join and participate in the second division. From the very beginning, the side tried to win promotion to the first division and, after four attempts, managed to finish first, in the football season of 1968–69. Since then, Enosis has taken part in all 40 editions, being one of only five clubs never to have been demoted into the also enosis neon paralimniou is one of the best teams in Cyprus it won ten champions and four cups second division.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
1 Malta GK Andrew Hogg
2 Greece DF Aris Galanopoulos
3 Mauritania MF Yoann Langlet
4 Cyprus MF Kostakis Artymatas
5 Brazil DF Anderson
6 Portugal MF Hugo Faria (Vice-captain)
8 Cyprus FW Giorgos Tofas
9 Serbia FW Miljan Mrdaković
12 Ghana FW Shaibu Yakubu
14 Slovakia FW Tomáš Oravec
15 Portugal MF Zé Vítor
16 Cyprus MF Giorgos Kolanis
17 Cyprus MF Demos Goumenos (Captain)

No. Position Player
18 Greece DF Stavros Stathakis
19 Equatorial Guinea DF Rui
20 Nigeria FW Emmanuel Okoduwa
22 Cyprus GK Andreas Kittos
23 Senegal GK Bouna Coundoul
24 Cyprus DF Andreas Constantinou
28 Netherlands MF Tom Daemen
29 Cyprus DF Demetris Moulazimis
30 Cyprus MF Andreas Zouvanis
32 Cyprus FW Loizos Kosma
33 Cyprus DF Panayiotis Pittadjis
55 Portugal DF Milhazes
88 Montenegro MF Radovan Krivokapić

For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2012–13.
Coaching Staff

Manager: Ton Caanen Netherlands
Assistant Manager: Marios Karas Cyprus
Fitness Coach: Petros Papapetrou Cyprus
Goalkeepers' Coach: Adamos Isaak Cyprus

Medical Staff

Club Doctor: Dr. Michalis Zouvanis
Club Doctor: Dr. Costas Constantinou
Club Chemist: Dr. Petros Loizou
Physiotherapist: Rodotheos Constantinou

Notable managers

Czech Republic Svatopluk Pluskal (1971–78), (1983–85)
Montenegro Slobodan Vučeković (1993–96)
Bulgaria Angel Kolev (1998–99)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nenad Starovlah (1999-00)
Israel Eli Guttman (2004–06)
Israel Nir Klinger (July 2006–Sept 07)
Cyprus Marios Constantinou (2007–08)
Bulgaria Eduard Eranosyan (2008)
Cyprus Antonis Kleftis & Adamos Adamou (2008–09)
Republic of Macedonia Čedomir Janevski (June 2009–Jan 11)
Cyprus Nikodimos Papavasiliou (Jan 2011–Jan 12)
Israel Nir Klinger (Jan 2012–Apr 12)
Cyprus Marios Karas (Apr 2012–May 12)
Cyprus Zouvanis Zouvani (May 2012–Oct 12)
Netherlands Ton Caanen (Oct 2012–)

Honours

Cypriot First Division: Runner-up 1974–75
Cypriot Cup: Runner-up 1973–74, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1982–83
Super Cup: Runner-up 1981, 1983
Cypriot Second Division: 1968–69

External links

Official website (Greek)
Club history (Greek)
Enosis FC in Europe (Greek)

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