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AEK Larnaca FC

AEK Larnaca FC (Greek: AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας, romanizedAthletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas, "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos. The club also has a men's basketball team, a women's volleyball team and a men's futsal team.[citation needed]

AEK Larnaca
Full nameΑθλητική Ένωση Κιτίον Λάρνακας
Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca
Nickname(s)The green yellows
Short nameAEK
Founded18 July 1994; 29 years ago (1994-07-18)
GroundAEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis
Larnaca, Cyprus
Capacity8,058
ChairmanAndreas Karapatakis
ManagerRan Ben Shimon
LeagueFirst Division
2022–23First Division, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

The club's name comes from the ancient Greek city of Cyprus, Kition, which was located on the site of today's Larnaca. The colours of the club are yellow and green, and their emblem is admiral Kimon, who died at the seafront while defending the city of Kition circa 450 BC, in a fight against the Persians. He had told his officers to keep the news of his possible death secret. The quote "Και Νεκρος Ενικα" ("Even in death he was victorious") refers to Kimon.[1]

The club's key milestones - beside being runner-up for the league 5 times - , are qualifying to the 2011–12 and 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stages, winning the Cypriot Cup in two instances in 2004 and 2018, its Champions League debut in 2022, and becoming the second Cypriot club to make the Round of 16 of a European competition, and the first to do so in the Europa Conference League.

History edit

Foundation edit

AEK was founded on 18 July 1994. It came from the merger of two historic Larnaca clubs, EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos.[2]

EPA and Pezoporikos edit

Pezoporikos had been established in 1924. In 1926, serving retired members of Pezoporikos founded AMOL (stands for "Athletic Educational Union of Larnaca" in Greek). In 1932, the two clubs were merged, creating EPA Larnaca (EPA stands for "Union of Pezoporikos-AMOL" in Greek). However, in 1937 a group of members and players of EPA left and refounded Pezoporikos. After several decades, in 1994, the two clubs were merged and created AEK Larnaca.[2]

EPA had 50 participations in the first division, won the championship three times (1945, 1946, 1970), the Cypriot Cup on five occasions (1945, 1946, 1950, 1953, 1955), and in one instance won the Super Cup (1955). In addition, during the season 1970–71, EPA participated in the Alpha Ethniki of Greece. They also had three appearances in European competitions.[2]

Pezoporikos had 49 participations in the first division, won two championships (1954, 1988) and one Cypriot Cup (1970). They also had three appearances in European competitions.[2]

Apart from football, the two clubs had other athletic departments. The decision to merge was made, in order to create a sports club in Larnaca which could star in all competitions (football, basketball, volleyball, etc.) without financial problems.[2]

1994–1999: The early years edit

After the merger of Pezoporikos and EPA, AEK replaced Pezoporikos in the first division (EPA had been relegated in the last season of its existence). In its first participation in the championship, in the 1994–95 season, AEK finished in 9th place. In the 1995–96 season, they finished 4th. AEK and APOEL were tied for the best defense in the league with 21 conceded goals. In the 1995–96 Cypriot Cup, the club reached the final, where they lost to APOEL.

However, because APOEL had won the championship and participated in the 1996–97 UEFA Cup, the finalists of the Cypriot Cup, AEK represented Cyprus in the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In the preliminary round, AEK faced the Armenian club Kotayk Abovyan. The first match took place in Armenia (8 August 1996), where AEK lost 1–0.[3] The second leg was held at the New GSZ Stadium on 22 August 1996 with AEK winning 5–0 and progressing to the first round of the tournament. In this round, AEK were drawn to face Barcelona. The first leg (12 September 1996) was held at the Barcelona Olympic Stadium, where the Spanish team won 2–0.[4] The second leg took place at the GSZ Stadium (26 September 1996) and ended in a 0–0 draw, meaning Barcelona had qualified.[4] They would go on to reach the final and win the competition.

Before the beginning of the 1996–97 season, AEK, as runners-up of the Cypriot Cup, played against the league winners for the Super Cup, losing 1–0.[5] In the 1996–97 season, AEK finished in 4th place and reached the semi-finals of the domestic cup. This was followed by 5th place in 1997–98, before returning to 4th place in the 1998–99 season.

2000s edit

For three seasons in a row, 1999–00, 2000–01 and 2001–02, AEK finished in 7th place. In the 1999–00 season they reached the Cypriot Cup semi-finals, and in the 2002–03 season they finished in 8th place.[citation needed]

The 2003–04 season was very important for the history of the team, as they managed to win their first trophy. Although they finished 9th in the league, they reached the final of the Cup, where they beat AEL Limassol at the GSP stadium with a score of 2–1. Winning the cup gave AEK the opportunity to participate European football for the second time, in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, where they faced faced Maccabi Petah Tikva in the second qualifying round of the competition. The first match took place on 12 August 2004 at the GSP stadium where AEK won 3–0.[6] However, in the rematch in Israel, AEK lost 4–0 and was eliminated from the tournament.[7]

In 2004, as cup winners, AEK faced league champions APOEL for the Cypriot Super Cup. AEK lost 5–4 after extra time.[5] In the 2004–05 season AEK finished in 9th place, just three points clear of relegation. The following season they finished 8th. In the 2005–06 Cypriot Cup, AEK reached the final against APOEL. The final took place at AEK's home ground, the GSZ Stadium, however, they failed to win the trophy, being defeated 3–2 after extra time.[citation needed]

In the 2006–07 season, AEK finished in 7th place and reached the semi-finals of the 2006–07 Cypriot Cup. In the 2007–08 season, AEK finished 4th in the league. AEK's worst league finish came in the 2008–09 season where they placed 13th and were relegated to the Second Division, for the first time in the club's history.[8]

2010s edit

In the 2009–10 season, AEK finished 2nd in the Second Division, and were promoted back to the First Division.[9] The following season, AEK finished in 4th place, allowing them to participate in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.[10]

In the 2011–12 season, the club finished 5th[11] and reached the semi-finals of the Cypriot Cup. In the 2012–13 season, AEK finished 4th in the league and made it to the semi-finals of the cup once more. In the 2013–14 season, the team placed 8th after a mediocre campaign.[12]

UEFA Europa League 2011–2012 Group Stages edit

The participation of the team in the 2011–12 Europa League was historic for both the club and for Cypriot football. AEK Larnaca became the first Cypriot team to qualify to the group stage of the Europa League (Anorthosis and APOEL had previously qualified to the Champions League groups stage). In the second qualifying round, AEK faced Maltese Floriana who they beat 8–0 away and 1–0 at home.[13][14] Their away win is the largest winning range of a Cypriot team in any European competition.[15][16] In the third qualifying round, AEK faced the Czech Mladá Boleslav. In the first match, AEK won 3–0 at home,[17] while in the second leg the teams were drawn by 2–2 with AEK qualifying to the play-offs of the Europa League.[18] Their next opponent was the Norwegian Rosenborg. A goalless draw was the result of the first leg between the two teams.[19] In the second leg (which was held at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium due to the fact that UEFA deemed the GSZ Stadium inappropriate for that phase of the tournament), AEK won 2–1 and qualified through to the group stages of the tournament.[20][21]

In the group stage, the team faced Schalke 04, Maccabi Haifa and Steaua Bucharest. The only stadium in Cyprus which could host matches of group stages of European competitions was the GSP Stadium, where AEK played its home matches in the group stage. AEK finished at the bottom of Group J and was eliminated. AEK finished the group with one win (2–1 at home against Maccabi Haifa[22]) and two draws (0–0 away against Schalke 04 and 1–1 home against Steaua[23][24]), gathering five points. During that season, AEK set a new unbeaten record for Cypriot clubs in Europe, at six matches (four wins and two draws during the qualifying phase of the tournament). The same record is also hold by APOEL in the same season, but with three wins and three draws.

 
AEK Larnaca Fans at the GSZ Stadium

Spanish Larnaca edit

In 2014, the arrival of sporting director Xavi Roca marked the beginning of a Spanish era at AEK Larnaca. Under the coach Thomas Christiansen, there were six regular starters from Spain in the lineup during the 2014–15 season. That season, the team challenged for the championship trophy until the last matchday. In the penultimate matchday, the team faced APOEL with whom they drew 1–1. If AEK had won, they would go to the top of the table.[25] In the last matchday, AEK beat Anorthosis and finished 2nd for first time in its history.[25][26]

As in 2014–15, Larnaca finished in 2nd place in the League for the 2015–16 season. As it was the case in the previous season, there were six Spaniards in the starting eleven, but this time just one player from Cyprus.

Christiansen then left to League rivals APOEL Nicosia. He was replaced by a Spaniard, Imanol Idiakez. Under Idiakez, Larnaca finished second once again in the 2016–17 season. The team's highest scorers in the league were Ivan Trickovski with 14 goals, followed by the Spaniard Acorán Barrera who netted 9 goals. Idiakez nominated seven Spaniards as regular starters, but not a single player from Cyprus. The 2017–18 season saw AEK Larnaca finishing in 4th place but winning the Cyprus Cup for the second time. The French striker Florian Taulemesse scored a staggering 22 goals in the championship and was nominated player of the year and player of the Cyprus Cup Final for the season. Imanol Idiakez completed 100 games as AEK Larnaca coach, and in his final game he won the Cypriot Cup.

2020s edit

Led by David Catala, and interim coach David Badia towards the end of the season, AEK Larnaca finished 2nd in the 2021–22 campaign. Cyprus' ranking in the UEFA coefficients at the time, meant that AEK had qualified for Champions League football, for the first time in the club's history.[27] Spaniard José Luis Oltra was brought in as the new coach for the 2022–23 season.

AEK made its Champions League debut in a qualifying round against Midtjylland on 19 July 2022. They were eliminated on penalties following two consecutive draws, and dropped into the qualifying rounds of the Europa League where they knocked-out FK Partizan and SC Dnipro-1, entering the Europa League group stage for the third time in the club's history.

AEK finished third in Group B of the 2022–23 Europa League, and secured its place in the preliminary knockout round of the Europa Conference League, where they would go on to eliminate SC Dnipro-1 to enter the round of 16. This made AEK the second Cypriot club to "survive" a European group stage, and make it to the round of 16 of any European Competition, and the first and only Cypriot club to make the round of 16 of the Europa Conference League. They were eliminated by eventual winners West Ham United. AEK finished their league campaign in 3rd place. They gained entry into the Europa Conference League qualifying rounds, but failed to make the group stage.

Stadium edit

Since October 2016, AEK Larnaca's home ground is the AEK Arena which opened its doors hosting the very first match of AEK Larnaka against Aris Limassol.[28]

The previous home stadium of the football team was the New GSZ Stadium, which was commonly used by EPA and Pezoporikos.[29][30] Before the construction of the stadium, the two teams used old GSZ stadium.

Honours edit

Domestic edit

European competitions record edit

Last update: 5 November 2022[31]

UEFA competitions
Competition Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
UEFA Champions League 2 0 2 0 2 2 2022–23
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 60 28 16 16 95 70 2022–23
UEFA Europa Conference League 2 1 1 0 1 0 2022–23
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 1 2 5 3 1996–97
Total 68 30 20 18 102 75

Matches edit

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round   Kotayk Abovian 5–0 0–1 5–1  
First round   Barcelona 0–0 0–2 0–2  
2004–05 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round   Maccabi Petah Tikva 3–0 0–4 3–4  
2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round   Floriana 1–0 8–0 9–0  
Third qualifying round   Mladá Boleslav 3–0 2–2 5–2  
Play-off round   Rosenborg 2–1 0–0 2–1  
Group stage (J)   Maccabi Haifa 2–1 0–1 4th place  
  Steaua București 1–1 1–3
  Schalke 04 0–5 0–0
2015–16 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round   Bordeaux 0–1 0–3 0–4  
2016–17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round   Folgore 3–0 3–1 6–1  
Second qualifying round   Cliftonville 2–0 3–2 5–2  
Third qualifying round   Spartak Moscow 1–1 1–0 2–1  
Play-off round   Slovan Liberec 0–1 0–3 0–4  
2017–18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round   Lincoln Red Imps 5–0 1–1 6–1  
Second qualifying round   Cork City 1–0 1–0 2–0  
Third qualifying round   Dinamo Minsk 2–0 1–1 3–1  
Play-off round   Viktoria Plzeň 0–0 1–3 1–3  
2018–19 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round   Dundalk 4–0 0–0 4–0  
Third qualifying round   Sturm Graz 5–0 2–0 7–0  
Play-off round   AS Trenčín 3–0 1–1 4–1  
Group stage (A)   Bayer Leverkusen 1–5 2–4 3rd place  
  Ludogorets Razgrad 1–1 0–0
  Zürich 0–1 2–1
2019–20 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round   Petrocub Hîncești 1–0 1–0 2–0  
Second qualifying round   Levski Sofia 3–0 4–0 7–0  
Third qualifying round   Gent 1–1 0–3 1–4  
2022–23 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round   Midtjylland 1−1 (a.e.t.) 1–1 2–2 (3–4 p)  
UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round   Partizan 2–1 2–2 4–3  
Play-off round   Dnipro-1 3–0 2–1 5–1  
Group stage (B)   Dynamo Kyiv 3–3 1–0 3rd place  
  Rennes 1–2 1–1
  Fenerbahçe 1–2 0–2
UEFA Europa Conference League Knockout round play-offs   Dnipro-1 1–0 0–0 1–0  
Round of 16   West Ham United 0–2 0–4 0–6  
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round   Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 1−1 3−2 4−3  
Third qualifying round   Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 0–1 1–2  

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 13 September 2023[32]

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   BIH Kenan Pirić
2 DF   SEN Alpha Diounkou (on loan from Granada)
4 DF   SRB Nenad Tomović (vice-captain)
5 DF   ESP Ismael Casas
6 DF   SWE Riccardo Gagliolo
7 MF   POR Gus Ledes
8 FW   ITA Franco Tongya (on loan from OB)
9 FW   ESP Fran Sol
10 FW   MKD Ivan Trichkovski (captain)
11 FW   FRA Imad Faraj
12 FW   POR Rafael Lopes
14 DF   ESP Ángel García (fourth-captain)
15 DF   BIH Hrvoje Miličević
16 FW   POR Bruno Gama
17 MF   ESP Pere Pons
18 MF   CMR Wilfrid Kaptoum
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   BRA Clarismario Santos
21 DF   CYP Nikos Englezou (third-captain)
23 GK   ESP Iago Herrerín
27 DF   CYP Valentin Roberge
28 DF   ARG Facundo Sánchez
29 MF   CYP Giorgos Naoum
30 DF   CYP Henry Bates Andreou
33 FW   CYP Lambros Constanti
34 DF   CYP Andreas Kapsis
38 GK   CYP Ioakeim Toumbas
41 MF   VEN Matías González
45 FW   HUN Ádám Gyurcsó
66 MF   CYP Rafail Mamas
71 MF   NED Mark Diemers
78 GK   CYP Andreas Paraskevas
91 DF   CYP Fanos Katelaris

Other players under contract edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Academy players with professional contracts edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
35 DF   CYP Pavlos Charalambous
MF   CYP Antonis Christaki
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   CYP Giorgios Mavris
MF   CYP Konstantinos Pattichis

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   CYP Demetris Stylianides (on loan to Ayia Napa FC)
42 FW   CYP Marios Tziortzis (on loan to Omonia Aradippou)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   CYP Panagiotis Karagiorgis (on loan to Omonia Aradippou)

Active International players edit

International Cypriot Players


International Foreign Players

International Youth Cypriot Players

International Youth Foreign Players

Foreign players edit

Club officials edit

[33]

Board of directors edit

Position Staff
Chairman   Antros Karapatakis
Members   Andreas Lefkaritis
  Joseph Frangos
  Giorgos Savva
  Evmeos Efthymiades

Source: ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΙΚΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ 28 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine

Technical and medical staff edit

Position Staff
Team manager   Marcos Sofroniou
Technical director   Xavi Roca
Head coach   Ran Ben Shimon
Assistant coach   Francisco Gonzalez Blasco
Goalkeeper coach   Javi Ruiz
Analyst   Daniel Perez del Campo
Fitness coach   Marcos Chena Sinovas
Assistant fitness coach / Rehabilitation   Panayiotis Michael
Medical staff
Sports Psychologist   Adamos Papantoniou
Team doctor (orthopaedist)   Dr Giannis Efstathiades
Team doctor (Pathologist)   Dr Kyriacos Economides
Physiotherapists   Elias Hadjiioannou
  Tasos Kyriacou
  Costas Gavrielides
  Michalis Panagiotou
Nutritionist   Antri Panteli
Massuers   Dimitar Yordanov
  Ilias Christoforides
Caregiver   Florin Jucan

Source: ΤΕΧΝΙΚΗ ΗΓΕΣΙΑ 29 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine

Other staff edit

Position Staff
General Manager   Afxentis Evangelou
Press Officer   Kyriacos Demetriou
Secretary   Sofia Georgiou
Boutique Manager   Maria Yiasemidou
Head of Marketing Department   Christina Evangelou
Marketing Officer   Christoforos Stylianou
Head of the Ticket Department   Melina Sklavou
Voluntary Staff
Head of Women Volleyball team   Neoptolemos Andreou
Head of Social Media Networking   Adamantini Elia
Head of Player Escorts   Maria Tziva

Academy organisation edit

Position Staff
Academy President   Joseph Frangos
Academy Director   Anastasis Stylianou
Officer of Programms,Development and Coach training   Kyriakos Kyriakou
Technical Director   Panayiotis Giannou
Scaouter   Giorgos Konstantinou
Head of Grassroots   Sotos Ioulianos
U13 coach   Konstantinos Andreou
U13 Fitness Coach   Theodoros Pieri
U13 Goalkeeping Coach   Michalis Georgiou
U14 coach   Charalambos Christoforou
U14 Fitness Coach   Giorgos Mavrogiannis
U14 Goalkeeping Coach   Glaukos Glaukou
U15 coach   Giorgos Pedonomos
U15 Fitness Coach   Giorgos Mavrogiannis
U15 Goalkeeping Coach   Glaukos Glaukou
U16 coach   Stavros Raounas
U16 Assistant Coach   Pavel Toskov
U16 Fitness Coach   Dimitris Dimitriou
U16 Goalkeeping Coach   Panagiotis Kythreotis
U17 coach   Konstantinos Konstantinou
U17 Assistant Coach   Pavel Toskov
U17 Fitness Coach   Dimitris Dimitriou
U17 Goalkeeping Coach   Panagiotis Kythreotis
U19 coach   Dimitris Dimitriou
U19 Assistant Coach   Vasilis Vallianos
U19 Goalkeeping Coach   Makis Mama
U19 Fitness Coach   Stavros Parpas
Medical staff and other staff
Team doctor (orthopaedist)   Dr Giannis Efstathiades
Physiotherapists   Michalis Papettas
  Marios Frangos
Nutritionist   Giannis Koutras
Sport Psychologist   Thalia Panagi
Grounds and clothing Manager   Kikis Vasiliou
Social Media manager   Vaso Ioannou

Source: ΟΡΓΑΝΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ

Sponsorship edit

  • Major Sponsor – Meridian Bet
  • TV Sponsor – PrimeTel PLC
  • Clothing Sponsor – Puma
  • Website Sponsor – Ideaseven Creative Solutions
  • Official Sponsors:
    • AJK Wealth Management Limited
    • Petrolina
    • K. Treppides & CO Certified Public Accountants
    • C & C Londou Bros
    • SunnySeeker Hotels
    • ZEMCO Group
    • McDonald's
    • UCLan Cyprus
    • METRO Supermarkets
    • Kapnos Airport Shuttle
    • Top Kinisis Travel

Supporters edit

Source: aek.com.cy 27 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine

Former players edit

Managerial history edit

UEFA and IFFHS rankings edit

References edit

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources AEK Larnaca FC news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message AEK Larnaca FC Greek AEK for short A8lhtikh Evwsh Kition Larnakas romanized Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos The club also has a men s basketball team a women s volleyball team and a men s futsal team citation needed AEK LarnacaFull nameA8lhtikh Enwsh Kition LarnakasAthletic Union Kition of LarnacaNickname s The green yellowsShort nameAEKFounded18 July 1994 29 years ago 1994 07 18 GroundAEK Arena Georgios KarapatakisLarnaca CyprusCapacity8 058ChairmanAndreas KarapatakisManagerRan Ben ShimonLeagueFirst Division2022 23First Division 3rdWebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThe club s name comes from the ancient Greek city of Cyprus Kition which was located on the site of today s Larnaca The colours of the club are yellow and green and their emblem is admiral Kimon who died at the seafront while defending the city of Kition circa 450 BC in a fight against the Persians He had told his officers to keep the news of his possible death secret The quote Kai Nekros Enika Even in death he was victorious refers to Kimon 1 The club s key milestones beside being runner up for the league 5 times are qualifying to the 2011 12 and 2022 23 UEFA Europa League group stages winning the Cypriot Cup in two instances in 2004 and 2018 its Champions League debut in 2022 and becoming the second Cypriot club to make the Round of 16 of a European competition and the first to do so in the Europa Conference League Contents 1 History 1 1 Foundation 1 1 1 EPA and Pezoporikos 1 2 1994 1999 The early years 1 3 2000s 1 4 2010s 1 4 1 UEFA Europa League 2011 2012 Group Stages 1 4 2 Spanish Larnaca 1 5 2020s 2 Stadium 3 Honours 3 1 Domestic 4 European competitions record 4 1 Matches 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Other players under contract 5 3 Academy players with professional contracts 5 4 Out on loan 5 5 Active International players 5 6 Foreign players 6 Club officials 6 1 Board of directors 6 2 Technical and medical staff 6 3 Other staff 6 4 Academy organisation 7 Sponsorship 7 1 Supporters 8 Former players 9 Managerial history 10 UEFA and IFFHS rankings 10 1 UEFA Club ranking 10 2 IFFHS Club World ranking 11 References 12 External linksHistory editFoundation edit AEK was founded on 18 July 1994 It came from the merger of two historic Larnaca clubs EPA Larnaca and Pezoporikos 2 EPA and Pezoporikos edit Pezoporikos had been established in 1924 In 1926 serving retired members of Pezoporikos founded AMOL stands for Athletic Educational Union of Larnaca in Greek In 1932 the two clubs were merged creating EPA Larnaca EPA stands for Union of Pezoporikos AMOL in Greek However in 1937 a group of members and players of EPA left and refounded Pezoporikos After several decades in 1994 the two clubs were merged and created AEK Larnaca 2 EPA had 50 participations in the first division won the championship three times 1945 1946 1970 the Cypriot Cup on five occasions 1945 1946 1950 1953 1955 and in one instance won the Super Cup 1955 In addition during the season 1970 71 EPA participated in the Alpha Ethniki of Greece They also had three appearances in European competitions 2 Pezoporikos had 49 participations in the first division won two championships 1954 1988 and one Cypriot Cup 1970 They also had three appearances in European competitions 2 Apart from football the two clubs had other athletic departments The decision to merge was made in order to create a sports club in Larnaca which could star in all competitions football basketball volleyball etc without financial problems 2 1994 1999 The early years edit After the merger of Pezoporikos and EPA AEK replaced Pezoporikos in the first division EPA had been relegated in the last season of its existence In its first participation in the championship in the 1994 95 season AEK finished in 9th place In the 1995 96 season they finished 4th AEK and APOEL were tied for the best defense in the league with 21 conceded goals In the 1995 96 Cypriot Cup the club reached the final where they lost to APOEL However because APOEL had won the championship and participated in the 1996 97 UEFA Cup the finalists of the Cypriot Cup AEK represented Cyprus in the 1996 97 UEFA Cup Winners Cup In the preliminary round AEK faced the Armenian club Kotayk Abovyan The first match took place in Armenia 8 August 1996 where AEK lost 1 0 3 The second leg was held at the New GSZ Stadium on 22 August 1996 with AEK winning 5 0 and progressing to the first round of the tournament In this round AEK were drawn to face Barcelona The first leg 12 September 1996 was held at the Barcelona Olympic Stadium where the Spanish team won 2 0 4 The second leg took place at the GSZ Stadium 26 September 1996 and ended in a 0 0 draw meaning Barcelona had qualified 4 They would go on to reach the final and win the competition Before the beginning of the 1996 97 season AEK as runners up of the Cypriot Cup played against the league winners for the Super Cup losing 1 0 5 In the 1996 97 season AEK finished in 4th place and reached the semi finals of the domestic cup This was followed by 5th place in 1997 98 before returning to 4th place in the 1998 99 season 2000s edit For three seasons in a row 1999 00 2000 01 and 2001 02 AEK finished in 7th place In the 1999 00 season they reached the Cypriot Cup semi finals and in the 2002 03 season they finished in 8th place citation needed The 2003 04 season was very important for the history of the team as they managed to win their first trophy Although they finished 9th in the league they reached the final of the Cup where they beat AEL Limassol at the GSP stadium with a score of 2 1 Winning the cup gave AEK the opportunity to participate European football for the second time in the 2004 05 UEFA Cup where they faced faced Maccabi Petah Tikva in the second qualifying round of the competition The first match took place on 12 August 2004 at the GSP stadium where AEK won 3 0 6 However in the rematch in Israel AEK lost 4 0 and was eliminated from the tournament 7 In 2004 as cup winners AEK faced league champions APOEL for the Cypriot Super Cup AEK lost 5 4 after extra time 5 In the 2004 05 season AEK finished in 9th place just three points clear of relegation The following season they finished 8th In the 2005 06 Cypriot Cup AEK reached the final against APOEL The final took place at AEK s home ground the GSZ Stadium however they failed to win the trophy being defeated 3 2 after extra time citation needed In the 2006 07 season AEK finished in 7th place and reached the semi finals of the 2006 07 Cypriot Cup In the 2007 08 season AEK finished 4th in the league AEK s worst league finish came in the 2008 09 season where they placed 13th and were relegated to the Second Division for the first time in the club s history 8 2010s edit In the 2009 10 season AEK finished 2nd in the Second Division and were promoted back to the First Division 9 The following season AEK finished in 4th place allowing them to participate in the 2011 12 UEFA Europa League 10 In the 2011 12 season the club finished 5th 11 and reached the semi finals of the Cypriot Cup In the 2012 13 season AEK finished 4th in the league and made it to the semi finals of the cup once more In the 2013 14 season the team placed 8th after a mediocre campaign 12 UEFA Europa League 2011 2012 Group Stages edit The participation of the team in the 2011 12 Europa League was historic for both the club and for Cypriot football AEK Larnaca became the first Cypriot team to qualify to the group stage of the Europa League Anorthosis and APOEL had previously qualified to the Champions League groups stage In the second qualifying round AEK faced Maltese Floriana who they beat 8 0 away and 1 0 at home 13 14 Their away win is the largest winning range of a Cypriot team in any European competition 15 16 In the third qualifying round AEK faced the Czech Mlada Boleslav In the first match AEK won 3 0 at home 17 while in the second leg the teams were drawn by 2 2 with AEK qualifying to the play offs of the Europa League 18 Their next opponent was the Norwegian Rosenborg A goalless draw was the result of the first leg between the two teams 19 In the second leg which was held at the Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium due to the fact that UEFA deemed the GSZ Stadium inappropriate for that phase of the tournament AEK won 2 1 and qualified through to the group stages of the tournament 20 21 In the group stage the team faced Schalke 04 Maccabi Haifa and Steaua Bucharest The only stadium in Cyprus which could host matches of group stages of European competitions was the GSP Stadium where AEK played its home matches in the group stage AEK finished at the bottom of Group J and was eliminated AEK finished the group with one win 2 1 at home against Maccabi Haifa 22 and two draws 0 0 away against Schalke 04 and 1 1 home against Steaua 23 24 gathering five points During that season AEK set a new unbeaten record for Cypriot clubs in Europe at six matches four wins and two draws during the qualifying phase of the tournament The same record is also hold by APOEL in the same season but with three wins and three draws nbsp AEK Larnaca Fans at the GSZ StadiumSpanish Larnaca edit In 2014 the arrival of sporting director Xavi Roca marked the beginning of a Spanish era at AEK Larnaca Under the coach Thomas Christiansen there were six regular starters from Spain in the lineup during the 2014 15 season That season the team challenged for the championship trophy until the last matchday In the penultimate matchday the team faced APOEL with whom they drew 1 1 If AEK had won they would go to the top of the table 25 In the last matchday AEK beat Anorthosis and finished 2nd for first time in its history 25 26 As in 2014 15 Larnaca finished in 2nd place in the League for the 2015 16 season As it was the case in the previous season there were six Spaniards in the starting eleven but this time just one player from Cyprus Christiansen then left to League rivals APOEL Nicosia He was replaced by a Spaniard Imanol Idiakez Under Idiakez Larnaca finished second once again in the 2016 17 season The team s highest scorers in the league were Ivan Trickovski with 14 goals followed by the Spaniard Acoran Barrera who netted 9 goals Idiakez nominated seven Spaniards as regular starters but not a single player from Cyprus The 2017 18 season saw AEK Larnaca finishing in 4th place but winning the Cyprus Cup for the second time The French striker Florian Taulemesse scored a staggering 22 goals in the championship and was nominated player of the year and player of the Cyprus Cup Final for the season Imanol Idiakez completed 100 games as AEK Larnaca coach and in his final game he won the Cypriot Cup 2020s edit Led by David Catala and interim coach David Badia towards the end of the season AEK Larnaca finished 2nd in the 2021 22 campaign Cyprus ranking in the UEFA coefficients at the time meant that AEK had qualified for Champions League football for the first time in the club s history 27 Spaniard Jose Luis Oltra was brought in as the new coach for the 2022 23 season AEK made its Champions League debut in a qualifying round against Midtjylland on 19 July 2022 They were eliminated on penalties following two consecutive draws and dropped into the qualifying rounds of the Europa League where they knocked out FK Partizan and SC Dnipro 1 entering the Europa League group stage for the third time in the club s history AEK finished third in Group B of the 2022 23 Europa League and secured its place in the preliminary knockout round of the Europa Conference League where they would go on to eliminate SC Dnipro 1 to enter the round of 16 This made AEK the second Cypriot club to survive a European group stage and make it to the round of 16 of any European Competition and the first and only Cypriot club to make the round of 16 of the Europa Conference League They were eliminated by eventual winners West Ham United AEK finished their league campaign in 3rd place They gained entry into the Europa Conference League qualifying rounds but failed to make the group stage Stadium editMain articles AEK Arena Georgios Karapatakis GSZ Stadium and GSZ Stadium 1928 Since October 2016 AEK Larnaca s home ground is the AEK Arena which opened its doors hosting the very first match of AEK Larnaka against Aris Limassol 28 The previous home stadium of the football team was the New GSZ Stadium which was commonly used by EPA and Pezoporikos 29 30 Before the construction of the stadium the two teams used old GSZ stadium Honours editDomestic edit Cypriot Championship Runner up 5 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2018 19 2021 22 Cypriot Cup Winners 2 2003 04 2017 18 Runner up 2 1995 96 2005 06 Cypriot Super Cup Winners 1 2018 Runner up 2 1996 2004European competitions record editMain article AEK Larnaca F C in European football Last update 5 November 2022 31 UEFA competitionsCompetition Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season playedUEFA Champions League 2 0 2 0 2 2 2022 23UEFA Europa League UEFA Cup 60 28 16 16 95 70 2022 23UEFA Europa Conference League 2 1 1 0 1 0 2022 23UEFA Cup Winners Cup 4 1 1 2 5 3 1996 97Total 68 30 20 18 102 75Matches edit Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate1996 97 UEFA Cup Winners Cup Qualifying round nbsp Kotayk Abovian 5 0 0 1 5 1 nbsp First round nbsp Barcelona 0 0 0 2 0 2 nbsp 2004 05 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round nbsp Maccabi Petah Tikva 3 0 0 4 3 4 nbsp 2011 12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round nbsp Floriana 1 0 8 0 9 0 nbsp Third qualifying round nbsp Mlada Boleslav 3 0 2 2 5 2 nbsp Play off round nbsp Rosenborg 2 1 0 0 2 1 nbsp Group stage J nbsp Maccabi Haifa 2 1 0 1 4th place nbsp nbsp Steaua București 1 1 1 3 nbsp Schalke 04 0 5 0 02015 16 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round nbsp Bordeaux 0 1 0 3 0 4 nbsp 2016 17 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round nbsp Folgore 3 0 3 1 6 1 nbsp Second qualifying round nbsp Cliftonville 2 0 3 2 5 2 nbsp Third qualifying round nbsp Spartak Moscow 1 1 1 0 2 1 nbsp Play off round nbsp Slovan Liberec 0 1 0 3 0 4 nbsp 2017 18 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round nbsp Lincoln Red Imps 5 0 1 1 6 1 nbsp Second qualifying round nbsp Cork City 1 0 1 0 2 0 nbsp Third qualifying round nbsp Dinamo Minsk 2 0 1 1 3 1 nbsp Play off round nbsp Viktoria Plzen 0 0 1 3 1 3 nbsp 2018 19 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round nbsp Dundalk 4 0 0 0 4 0 nbsp Third qualifying round nbsp Sturm Graz 5 0 2 0 7 0 nbsp Play off round nbsp AS Trencin 3 0 1 1 4 1 nbsp Group stage A nbsp Bayer Leverkusen 1 5 2 4 3rd place nbsp nbsp Ludogorets Razgrad 1 1 0 0 nbsp Zurich 0 1 2 12019 20 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round nbsp Petrocub Hincești 1 0 1 0 2 0 nbsp Second qualifying round nbsp Levski Sofia 3 0 4 0 7 0 nbsp Third qualifying round nbsp Gent 1 1 0 3 1 4 nbsp 2022 23 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round nbsp Midtjylland 1 1 a e t 1 1 2 2 3 4 p nbsp UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round nbsp Partizan 2 1 2 2 4 3 nbsp Play off round nbsp Dnipro 1 3 0 2 1 5 1 nbsp Group stage B nbsp Dynamo Kyiv 3 3 1 0 3rd place nbsp nbsp Rennes 1 2 1 1 nbsp Fenerbahce 1 2 0 2UEFA Europa Conference League Knockout round play offs nbsp Dnipro 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 nbsp Round of 16 nbsp West Ham United 0 2 0 4 0 6 nbsp 2023 24 UEFA Europa Conference League Second qualifying round nbsp Torpedo BelAZ Zhodino 1 1 3 2 4 3 nbsp Third qualifying round nbsp Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 1 0 1 1 2 nbsp Players editCurrent squad edit As of 13 September 2023 32 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp BIH Kenan Piric2 DF nbsp SEN Alpha Diounkou on loan from Granada 4 DF nbsp SRB Nenad Tomovic vice captain 5 DF nbsp ESP Ismael Casas6 DF nbsp SWE Riccardo Gagliolo7 MF nbsp POR Gus Ledes8 FW nbsp ITA Franco Tongya on loan from OB 9 FW nbsp ESP Fran Sol10 FW nbsp MKD Ivan Trichkovski captain 11 FW nbsp FRA Imad Faraj12 FW nbsp POR Rafael Lopes14 DF nbsp ESP Angel Garcia fourth captain 15 DF nbsp BIH Hrvoje Milicevic16 FW nbsp POR Bruno Gama17 MF nbsp ESP Pere Pons18 MF nbsp CMR Wilfrid Kaptoum No Pos Nation Player20 FW nbsp BRA Clarismario Santos21 DF nbsp CYP Nikos Englezou third captain 23 GK nbsp ESP Iago Herrerin27 DF nbsp CYP Valentin Roberge28 DF nbsp ARG Facundo Sanchez29 MF nbsp CYP Giorgos Naoum30 DF nbsp CYP Henry Bates Andreou33 FW nbsp CYP Lambros Constanti34 DF nbsp CYP Andreas Kapsis38 GK nbsp CYP Ioakeim Toumbas41 MF nbsp VEN Matias Gonzalez45 FW nbsp HUN Adam Gyurcso66 MF nbsp CYP Rafail Mamas71 MF nbsp NED Mark Diemers78 GK nbsp CYP Andreas Paraskevas91 DF nbsp CYP Fanos KatelarisOther players under contract edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation PlayerAcademy players with professional contracts edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player35 DF nbsp CYP Pavlos Charalambous MF nbsp CYP Antonis Christaki No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp CYP Giorgios Mavris MF nbsp CYP Konstantinos PattichisOut on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player13 GK nbsp CYP Demetris Stylianides on loan to Ayia Napa FC 42 FW nbsp CYP Marios Tziortzis on loan to Omonia Aradippou No Pos Nation Player DF nbsp CYP Panagiotis Karagiorgis on loan to Omonia Aradippou Active International players edit International Cypriot Players nbsp Ioakeim Toumbas nbsp Rafail Mamas nbsp Valentin Roberge nbsp Fanos Katelaris International Foreign Players nbsp Hrvoje Milicevic nbsp Kenan Piric International Youth Cypriot Players nbsp Pavlos Charalambous U 19 nbsp Antonis Christaki U 19 International Youth Foreign Players nbsp Franco Tongya U 21 nbsp Alpha Diounkou U 23 Foreign players edit EU Nationals nbsp nbsp Angel Garcia nbsp nbsp Pere Pons nbsp nbsp Fran Sol nbsp nbsp Iago Herrerin nbsp nbsp Adam Gyurcso nbsp nbsp Bruno Gama nbsp nbsp Rafael Lopes nbsp nbsp Mark Diemers nbsp nbsp nbsp Valentin Roberge Dual citizenship players nbsp nbsp Gus Ledes nbsp nbsp Hrvoje Milicevic nbsp nbsp Imad Faraj nbsp nbsp Ivan Trichkovski nbsp nbsp Wilfrid Kaptoum nbsp nbsp Riccardo Gagliolo Non EU Nationals nbsp Nenad Tomovic nbsp Kenan Piric nbsp Facundo Sanchez Under 23 Foreign Players nbsp Ismael Casas nbsp Clarismario Santos nbsp nbsp Alpha Diounkou nbsp nbsp Franco TongyaClub officials edit 33 Board of directors edit Position StaffChairman nbsp Antros KarapatakisMembers nbsp Andreas Lefkaritis nbsp Joseph Frangos nbsp Giorgos Savva nbsp Evmeos EfthymiadesSource DIOIKHTIKO SYMBOYLIO Archived 28 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Technical and medical staff edit Position StaffTeam manager nbsp Marcos SofroniouTechnical director nbsp Xavi RocaHead coach nbsp Ran Ben ShimonAssistant coach nbsp Francisco Gonzalez BlascoGoalkeeper coach nbsp Javi RuizAnalyst nbsp Daniel Perez del CampoFitness coach nbsp Marcos Chena SinovasAssistant fitness coach Rehabilitation nbsp Panayiotis MichaelMedical staffSports Psychologist nbsp Adamos PapantoniouTeam doctor orthopaedist nbsp Dr Giannis EfstathiadesTeam doctor Pathologist nbsp Dr Kyriacos EconomidesPhysiotherapists nbsp Elias Hadjiioannou nbsp Tasos Kyriacou nbsp Costas Gavrielides nbsp Michalis PanagiotouNutritionist nbsp Antri PanteliMassuers nbsp Dimitar Yordanov nbsp Ilias ChristoforidesCaregiver nbsp Florin JucanSource TEXNIKH HGESIA Archived 29 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Other staff edit Position StaffGeneral Manager nbsp Afxentis EvangelouPress Officer nbsp Kyriacos DemetriouSecretary nbsp Sofia GeorgiouBoutique Manager nbsp Maria YiasemidouHead of Marketing Department nbsp Christina EvangelouMarketing Officer nbsp Christoforos StylianouHead of the Ticket Department nbsp Melina SklavouVoluntary StaffHead of Women Volleyball team nbsp Neoptolemos AndreouHead of Social Media Networking nbsp Adamantini EliaHead of Player Escorts nbsp Maria TzivaAcademy organisation edit Position StaffAcademy President nbsp Joseph FrangosAcademy Director nbsp Anastasis StylianouOfficer of Programms Development and Coach training nbsp Kyriakos KyriakouTechnical Director nbsp Panayiotis GiannouScaouter nbsp Giorgos KonstantinouHead of Grassroots nbsp Sotos IoulianosU13 coach nbsp Konstantinos AndreouU13 Fitness Coach nbsp Theodoros PieriU13 Goalkeeping Coach nbsp Michalis GeorgiouU14 coach nbsp Charalambos ChristoforouU14 Fitness Coach nbsp Giorgos MavrogiannisU14 Goalkeeping Coach nbsp Glaukos GlaukouU15 coach nbsp Giorgos PedonomosU15 Fitness Coach nbsp Giorgos MavrogiannisU15 Goalkeeping Coach nbsp Glaukos GlaukouU16 coach nbsp Stavros RaounasU16 Assistant Coach nbsp Pavel ToskovU16 Fitness Coach nbsp Dimitris DimitriouU16 Goalkeeping Coach nbsp Panagiotis KythreotisU17 coach nbsp Konstantinos KonstantinouU17 Assistant Coach nbsp Pavel ToskovU17 Fitness Coach nbsp Dimitris DimitriouU17 Goalkeeping Coach nbsp Panagiotis KythreotisU19 coach nbsp Dimitris DimitriouU19 Assistant Coach nbsp Vasilis VallianosU19 Goalkeeping Coach nbsp Makis MamaU19 Fitness Coach nbsp Stavros ParpasMedical staff and other staffTeam doctor orthopaedist nbsp Dr Giannis EfstathiadesPhysiotherapists nbsp Michalis Papettas nbsp Marios FrangosNutritionist nbsp Giannis KoutrasSport Psychologist nbsp Thalia PanagiGrounds and clothing Manager nbsp Kikis VasiliouSocial Media manager nbsp Vaso IoannouSource ORGANOGRAMMASponsorship editMajor Sponsor Meridian Bet TV Sponsor PrimeTel PLC Clothing Sponsor Puma Website Sponsor Ideaseven Creative Solutions Official Sponsors AJK Wealth Management Limited Petrolina K Treppides amp CO Certified Public Accountants C amp C Londou Bros SunnySeeker Hotels ZEMCO Group McDonald s UCLan Cyprus METRO Supermarkets Kapnos Airport Shuttle Top Kinisis TravelSupporters edit KPMG Tofalli Construction amp Development Marselli Aluminium Cyprus Pissis Signs YDROGIOS INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Theasis Online Ticketing Lefteris Livadhiotis amp Sons Nicolaides Group DioCare Natural Products Zenon Tavern Mazzo Food amp Bar Titan Office Source aek com cy Archived 27 June 2015 at the Wayback MachineFormer players editSee also Category AEK Larnaca F C playersManagerial history editSee also Category AEK Larnaca F C managers nbsp Andreas Mouskallis 1994 nbsp Stavros Papadopoulos nbsp Petros Ravousis 1998 99 nbsp Radmilo Ivancevic 1999 00 nbsp Dusan Mitosevic 2001 02 nbsp Michalis Hadjipieris 2002 03 nbsp Nikos Andronikou 2003 nbsp Andreas Mouskallis Dec 2003 Nov 04 nbsp Neophytos Larkou 2004 nbsp Nikolay Kostov Dec 2004 05 nbsp Marios Constantinou 2005 Oct 07 nbsp Nir Klinger Sept 20 2007 June 30 2008 nbsp Makis Katsavakis Oct 2008 Dec 08 nbsp Louis Stefani Dec 2008 nbsp Christos Kassianos Jan 2009 nbsp Savvas Constantinou Feb 2009 Nov 09 nbsp Andreas Michaelides Dec 2009 10 May nbsp Ton Caanen 1 July 2010 20 Nov 2011 nbsp Leon Vlemmings 3 Dec 2011 30 May 2012 nbsp Ran Ben Shimon 3 July 2012 20 May 2013 nbsp Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos 1 July 2013 15 Dec 2013 nbsp Floros Nicolaou 16 Dec 2013 31 May 2014 nbsp nbsp Thomas Christiansen 1 June 2014 29 April 2016 nbsp Imanol Idiakez 2 June 2016 21 May 2018 nbsp Andoni Iraola 23 May 2018 14 Jan 2019 nbsp Imanol Idiakez 15 Jan 2019 9 Dec 2019 nbsp Elias Charalambous 9 Dec 2019 25 Feb 2020 nbsp David Caneda 26 Feb 2020 20 Sep 2020 nbsp Joan Carrillo 21 Sep 2020 24 Nov 2020 nbsp Sofronis Avgousti 24 Nov 2020 24 Apr 2021 nbsp David Catala 1 Jun 2021 21 Mar 2022 nbsp David Badia 25 Mar 2022 30 Jun 2022 nbsp Jose Luis Oltra 1 July 2022 10 Nov 2023 nbsp Ran Ben Shimon 11 Nov 2023 UEFA and IFFHS rankings editUEFA Club ranking edit Rank Country Team Points121 nbsp Ostersunds FK 10 000122 nbsp Vidi FC 9 000123 nbsp FC Lugano 9 000124 nbsp AEK Larnaca 9 000125 nbsp Ferencvaros 8 500126 nbsp Vitoria S C 8 000127 nbsp F91 Dudelange 8 000Last update 27 August 2020 IFFHS Club World ranking edit Rank Country Team Points133 nbsp Utrecht 113 5135 nbsp GNK Dinamo Zagreb 113135 nbsp CSD Independiente del Valle 113137 nbsp AEK Larnaca 111 5137 nbsp Al Merreikh SC 111 5139 nbsp FC BATE Borisov 110139 nbsp K A A Gent 110Last update 16 January 2018References edit H Istoria toy arxaioy Kitioy in Greek aek com cy Archived from the original on 30 October 2015 Retrieved 11 November 2015 a b c d e Oi eklektoi goneis ths AEK Larnakas in Greek sigmalive com 22 February 2013 Archived from 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