PAEEK

*PAEEK*
Full name	Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosi Eparxeias Kerynias
Founded	10 October 1953; 68 years ago
Ground	Keryneia Epistrophi, Lakatamia
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Marios Vlachos/club,Cleanthis Georgiades/Paeek Podosfero LTD F.C.
Manager	Makis Sergides
League	Cypriot First Division
2020–21	Second Division, 1st of 16 (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

PAEEK (Greek: ΠΑΕΕΚ; Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosi Eparxeias Kerynias = "Football and sport union of Kyrenia District") is a Cypriot sports club founded in Kyrenia in 1953 by graduates of Kyrenia Gymnasium and represented the first force to be reckoned from the small city. It now plays in exile in Nicosia since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974. This union has football division competing in Cypriot Second Division. PAEEK used to have also a basketball division but due to economic difficulties had to suspend it for some years up to date.

Basketball[]

Emblem of PAEEK

The PAEEK was a founding member of the Cyprus Basketball Federation in 1966 rising to fame in the early 1970s after its basketball division won the Cyprus top division basketball league in 3 consecutive years.^[1]^[2]

The PAEEK reached the Cyprus Basketball Cup final on 5 occasions losing them all.^[3] 1995 was APOEL's year, when they took the basketball double. As losers of the Cup final, PAEEK automatically qualified to represent Cyprus in Europe in the Saporta Cup.^[4] They were knocked out by PAOK BC Salonika which in turn went on to reach the final of the competition. The game with PAOK BC was very special for both teams as they were all refugees and victims of the wars between Greece and Turkey.

Football[]

The football team has not matched the basketball team's success in terms of trophies. They have been a mainstay in the Cyprus Second Division. Paeek is considered to be the team with the most appearances in the Cyprus Second Division with 41 in total. The club plays its home matches in Keryneia Epistrofi Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus.

PAEEK has built a reputation for unearthing young talent and moving them on, most notably Alexandros Paschalakis of PAOK and the Greek national team, Giorgos Economides and Giorgos Papadopoulos.

Promotion to Top Division[]

During the 2020–21 season, PAEEK finished as champions of the second division and were promoted to the top division for the first time in club history.

Current squad[]

As of 11 September 2021

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	CYP
3	DF	CYP
5	MF	BRA	Carlos Dias (on loan from APOEL)
6	DF	LBR	Brem Soumaoro
7	DF	CYP	Marios Demetriou (3rd captain)
8	MF	BRA	Nando (4th captain)
9	FW	TRI
10	MF	CYP	(Vice-captain)
11	MF	URU	Nico Varela
14	FW	CMR	Lewis Enoh
16	MF	CYP	Charalambos Aristotelous (Captain)
17	FW	CRO	Matko Babić (on loan from AEL Limassol)
18	MF	CYP	(on loan from Doxa Katokopias)
19	FW	CYP


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	CYP	Chrysovalantis Kapartis
24	MF	CYP
25	MF	NED	Thijs Timmermans
28	FW	BEL	Livio Milts
33	DF	SRB	Uroš Ćosić
40	DF	NGA	Erhun Obanor
55	DF	GRE	Alexandros Kouros
60	DF	CYP	Andreas Fragkeskou
69	DF	GRE
95	GK	POL	Patryk Procek (on loan from AEL Limassol)
98	MF	CYP	Andreas Neofytou (on loan from Anorthosis)
99	GK	CYP
TBA	MF	NED	Nick Kaaijmolen

Colours[]

The colours of PAEEK shirt are symbolic with the black symbolising the sadness from the Turkish invasion in 1974 and the white symbolises the hope that one day they will return to their hometown. When this happens the colours will change back to yellow and black as they were before the Turkish invasion.

Honours[]

Basketball[]

Cyprus Basketball Division 1
- Winner (3): 1970, 1971 and 1972.
Cypriot Basketball Cup
- Runner-up (5): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1995, 1999.

Football[]

Cypriot Second Division
- Winners (1):
Cypriot Third Division
- Winners (3): 1991–92, 2002–03, 2007–08

References[]

^ "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης".
^ [1].
^ "Archived copy". www.achilleas.com.cy. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "PAEEK | European Cup for Men's Clubs (1996) | FIBA Europe".

External links[]

[1] "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης".

[2] [1].

[3] "Archived copy". www.achilleas.com.cy. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "PAEEK | European Cup for Men's Clubs (1996) | FIBA Europe".

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v t Cypriot First Division
2021–22 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris Doxa Ethnikos Olympiakos Omonia PAEEK Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Antonis Papadopoulos Aradippou GSP GSZ Makario Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis EPA ENP Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Karmiotissa Keravnos Nea Salamina Omonia Ar. Onisilos Orfeas Othellos Pezoporikos THOI Trust
Competition	List of foreign players
Associated competitions	Second Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Cypriot Cup Super Cup Cup for lower divisions Women's 1st Division Women's Cup Women's Super Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Seasons	1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22