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Pafos FC (Greek: Πάφος FC) is a Cypriot football team based in Paphos. The club was formed in 2014 after the merger of AEK Kouklia and AEP Paphos. Their home stadium is Stelios Kyriakides Stadium and they are currently competing in the Cypriot First Division.
History
Pafos FC was founded on 10 June 2014, after the merger of AEK Kouklia and AEP Paphos.[1] In the 2013–14 season, AEK Kouklia competed in the Cypriot First Division for the first time in their history, but got relegated at the end of the season. The same season, AEP Paphos (which were created after the merger of the two clubs of Paphos, APOP and Evagoras) were competing in the Cypriot Second Division, but were facing huge economic problems and were constantly punished with point deductions. After the 2013–14 season finished, discussions began between the two clubs to create a new club for the Paphos district, in order to have a healthy and economically competitive team.[2]
On 9 June 2014, the two clubs in a separate general meeting approved the creation of the new team, Pafos FC.[3][4] On 10 June 2014, was held the first meeting of the fans of the new team, with the presence of political persons and football players from Paphos.[1] The first chairman of the new team was Christakis Kaizer, who was the president of AEK Kouklia and one of the protagonists of the effort to create the new club.[5] The new team uses the Geroskipou Stadium in Geroskipou.
The team's first coach was Radmilo Ivančević, who served as AEP Paphos coach in the past.[6] Pafos FC competed in the 2014–15 Cypriot Second Division, in their first season as a club.
Badge and colors
The logo of Pafos FC is a variation of AEP Paphos's logo, including the team name and 2014 as the year of establishment, and the figure of the hero Evagoras Pallikaridis. The logo also includes the team's colors, the blue, white and yellow.[7][8]
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
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2017-2019 Jako KORANTINA HOMES
Current squad
As of 13 September 2018[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Position | Player | |
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FW | Deniss Rakels (at Riga FC) |
For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2018.
Current staff
| Technical staff | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach |  Željko Kopić |
| Assistant Coach | Zlatko Bašić |
| Analyst | Sandro Perković |
| Goalkeeping Coach |  Nikos Constantinides |
| Head of Performance |  Ben Mackenzie |
| Physiotherapist |  Žan Rant Roos |
Managers
Radmilo Ivančević (2014-2014)- Sofoklis Sofokleous (2014-2015)
José Manuel Roca (2015-2015)- Apostolos Makridis (2015-2016)
- Dimitris Ioannou (2016-2017)
- Luka Elsner (2017-2018)
Steven Pressley (2018)- Željko Kopić (2018-)
References
"ΠΑΦΟΣ FC: Γεννήθηκε η νέα ομάδα". sport-fm.com.cy. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
"ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ ΠΑΦΟΣ FC" (in Greek). pafosfc.com.cy. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
"Πάφος FC και με τη βούλα" (in Greek). 24sports.com.cy. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
""Πράσινο φως" και από την ΑΕΠ για την Πάφος FC". sentragoal.philenews.com. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
"Μήνυμα Προέδρου Πάφος F.C Χριστάκη Κάΐζερ προς το φίλαθλο κοινό της Πάφου" (in Greek). pafosfc.com.cy. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ ΜΕ ΡΑΤΜΙΛΟ ΙΒΑΝΤΣΕΒΙΤΣ (in Greek). pafosfc.com.cy. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
"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.
"Δείτε το νέο έμβλημα της Πάφος F.C!". protathlima.com. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
https://pafosfc.com.cy/omada
External links
Official website
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