Pafos FC
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.
| Full name | Pafos Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 10 June 2014 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 2019 – present | Jako | KORANTINA HOMES |
Players
- As of 31 January 2023[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Current staff
| Senior Management | |
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| 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 15 February 2023
| 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 | 252 days | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 65.38 |
References
- ^ "Στάδιο Στέλιος Κυριακίδης (πρώην Παφιακό Αθλητικό Κέντρο)". Cyprussports.org. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- ^ (in Greek). pafosfc.com.cy. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "ΤΟΣΟΙ στην Πάφο!". Balla.com.cy. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ . 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.
- ^ . pafosfc.com.cy. Archived from the original on 2019-06-24.
- ^ "Cameron Toshack". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "CONTRACT TERMINATION WITH CAMERON TOSHACK". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "DMYTRO MYKHAYLENKO – nEW HEAD COACH". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "CONTRACT TERMINATION WITH DMYTRO MYKHAILENKO". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "STEPHEN CONSTANTINE / NEW HEAD COACH OF PAFOS FC". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "END OF CONTRACT WITH STEPHEN CONSTANTINE". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "DARKO MILANIC APPOINTED AS HEAD COACH". pafosfc.com.cy/. Pafos FC. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Darko Milanic has been relieved of his duties as Pafos FC Head Coach, effective immediately". facebook.com/fcpafos. FC Pafos Facebook. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Pafos FC football advisor Michel Salgado will be in charge for the last two games of the season as an Interim Head Coach". facebook.com/fcpafos. FC Pafos Facebook. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "HENNING BERG JOINS PAFOS FC AS NEW HEAD COACH". pafosfc.com.cy. Pafos FC. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
External links
- Official website