Английская Википедия:AEK Larnaca FC
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AEK Larnaca FC (Шаблон:Lang-el, "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. Шаблон:Cn
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
Foundation
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
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
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
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.Шаблон: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.Шаблон: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
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
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.
Spanish Larnaca
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
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
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
Domestic
European competitions record
Шаблон:Main Last update: 5 November 2022[31]
| UEFA competitions | |||||||
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| 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
Players
Current squad
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Other players under contract
Academy players with professional contracts
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Out on loan
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Active International players
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International Cypriot Players
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International Foreign Players |
International Youth Cypriot Players |
International Youth Foreign Players |
Foreign players
Club officials
Board of directors
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Шаблон:Flagicon Antros Karapatakis |
| Members | Шаблон:Flagicon Andreas Lefkaritis |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Joseph Frangos | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Giorgos Savva | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Evmeos Efthymiades |
Source: ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΙΚΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ Шаблон:Webarchive
Technical and medical staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Team manager | Шаблон:Flagicon Marcos Sofroniou |
| Technical director | Шаблон:Flagicon Xavi Roca |
| Head coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Ran Ben Shimon |
| Assistant coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Gal Barshan |
| Goalkeeper coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Arjan Beqaj |
| Analyst | Шаблон:Flagicon Daniel Perez del Campo |
| Fitness coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Vacant |
| Assistant fitness coach / Rehabilitation | Шаблон:Flagicon Panayiotis Michael |
| Medical staff | |
| Sports Psychologist | Шаблон:Flagicon Adamos Papantoniou |
| Team doctor (orthopaedist) | Шаблон:Flagicon Dr Giannis Efstathiades |
| Team doctor (Pathologist) | Шаблон:Flagicon Dr Kyriacos Economides |
| Physiotherapists | Шаблон:Flagicon Elias Hadjiioannou |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Tasos Kyriacou | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Costas Gavrielides | |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Michalis Panagiotou | |
| Nutritionist | Шаблон:Flagicon Antri Panteli |
| Massuers | Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitar Yordanov |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Ilias Christoforides | |
| Caregiver | Шаблон:Flagicon Florin Jucan |
Source: ΤΕΧΝΙΚΗ ΗΓΕΣΙΑ Шаблон:Webarchive
Other staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Шаблон:Flagicon Afxentis Evangelou |
| Press Officer | Шаблон:Flagicon Kyriacos Demetriou |
| Secretary | Шаблон:Flagicon Sofia Georgiou |
| Boutique Manager | Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Yiasemidou |
| Head of Marketing Department | Шаблон:Flagicon Christina Evangelou |
| Marketing Officer | Шаблон:Flagicon Christoforos Stylianou |
| Head of the Ticket Department | Шаблон:Flagicon Melina Sklavou |
| Voluntary Staff | |
| Head of Women Volleyball team | Шаблон:Flagicon Neoptolemos Andreou |
| Head of Social Media Networking | Шаблон:Flagicon Adamantini Elia |
| Head of Player Escorts | Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Tziva |
Academy organisation
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Academy President | Шаблон:Flagicon Joseph Frangos |
| Academy Director | Шаблон:Flagicon Anastasis Stylianou |
| Officer of Programms,Development and Coach training | Шаблон:Flagicon Kyriakos Kyriakou |
| Technical Director | Шаблон:Flagicon Panayiotis Giannou |
| Scaouter | Шаблон:Flagicon Giorgos Konstantinou |
| Head of Grassroots | Шаблон:Flagicon Sotos Ioulianos |
| U13 coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Konstantinos Andreou |
| U13 Fitness Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Theodoros Pieri |
| U13 Goalkeeping Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Michalis Georgiou |
| U14 coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Charalambos Christoforou |
| U14 Fitness Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Giorgos Mavrogiannis |
| U14 Goalkeeping Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Glaukos Glaukou |
| U15 coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Giorgos Pedonomos |
| U15 Fitness Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Giorgos Mavrogiannis |
| U15 Goalkeeping Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Glaukos Glaukou |
| U16 coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Stavros Raounas |
| U16 Assistant Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Pavel Toskov |
| U16 Fitness Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitris Dimitriou |
| U16 Goalkeeping Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Panagiotis Kythreotis |
| U17 coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Konstantinos Konstantinou |
| U17 Assistant Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Pavel Toskov |
| U17 Fitness Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitris Dimitriou |
| U17 Goalkeeping Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Panagiotis Kythreotis |
| U19 coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Dimitris Dimitriou |
| U19 Assistant Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Vasilis Vallianos |
| U19 Goalkeeping Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Makis Mama |
| U19 Fitness Coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Stavros Parpas |
| Medical staff and other staff | |
| Team doctor (orthopaedist) | Шаблон:Flagicon Dr Giannis Efstathiades |
| Physiotherapists | Шаблон:Flagicon Michalis Papettas |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Marios Frangos | |
| Nutritionist | Шаблон:Flagicon Giannis Koutras |
| Sport Psychologist | Шаблон:Flagicon Thalia Panagi |
| Grounds and clothing Manager | Шаблон:Flagicon Kikis Vasiliou |
| Social Media manager | Шаблон:Flagicon Vaso Ioannou |
Source: ΟΡΓΑΝΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ
Sponsorship
- 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
- KPMG
- Tofalli Construction & Development
- Marselli Aluminium Cyprus
- Pissis Signs
- YDROGIOS INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
- Theasis Online Ticketing
- Lefteris Livadhiotis & Sons
- Nicolaides Group
- DioCare Natural Products
- Zenon Tavern
- Mazzo Food & Bar
- Titan Office
Source: aek.com.cy Шаблон:Webarchive
Former players
Managerial history
UEFA and IFFHS rankings
UEFA Club ranking
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Шаблон:Flagicon | Östersunds FK | 10.000 |
| 122 | Шаблон:Flagicon | Vidi FC | 9.000 |
| 123 | Шаблон:Flagicon | FC Lugano | 9.000 |
| 124 | Шаблон:Flagicon | AEK Larnaca | 9.000 |
| 125 | Шаблон:Flagicon | Ferencváros | 8.500 |
| 126 | Шаблон:Flagicon | Vitória S.C. | 8.000 |
| 127 | Шаблон:Flagicon | F91 Dudelange | 8.000 |
Last update: 27 August 2020 Шаблон:Col-3
IFFHS Club World ranking
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | Шаблон:Flagicon | Utrecht | 113.5 |
| 135 | Шаблон:Flagicon | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 113 |
| 135 | Шаблон:Flagicon | CSD Independiente del Valle | 113 |
| 137 | Шаблон:Flagicon | AEK Larnaca | 111.5 |
| 137 | Шаблон:Flagicon | Al Merreikh SC | 111.5 |
| 139 | Шаблон:Flagicon | FC BATE Borisov | 110 |
| 139 | Шаблон:Flagicon | K.A.A. Gent | 110 |
Last update: 16 January 2018 Шаблон:Col-3 Шаблон:Col-end
References
External links
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