PAEEK

*PAEEK*
Full name	Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosis Eparxeias Kerynias
Founded	10 October 1953; 70 years ago
Ground	Keryneia Epistrophi, Lakatamia
Capacity	2,500
Manager	Constantinos Charalambides
League	Second Division
2022–23	Second Division, 10th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

PAEEK (Greek: ΠΑΕΕΚ; short for Ποδοσφαιρική Αθλητική Ένωσις Επαρχίας Κερύνειας, Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosis Eparxeias Kerynias, translated as "Football and Sport Union of Kyrenia District", literally "Footballing Sportive Union of the District of Kyrenia") 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 the Cypriot First 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

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 Greece 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 9 September, 2024

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	CYP	Giorgos Tasouris
3	DF	CYP	Antonis Arnaoutis
4	DF	GRE	Georgios Gogos
—	MF	CYP	Sotiris Finiris
—	MF	CYP	Andreas Sofokleous
7	FW	CYP	Kyriakos Chrysomilis
—	MF	CYP	Giorgos Pavlidis
9	FW	TRI	Nickel Orr
10	MF	POR	Mike Morais
11	MF	CYP	Thalis Papakyriakou
14	MF	CYP	Christoforos Charalampous
16	MF	USA	Gabriel Palomares
17	MF	CYP	Neofytos Skottis
—	MF	GHA	Kelvin Kyei
19	DF	CYP	Christos Ataliotis
21	MF	CYP	Alexandros Nathanael


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	DF	CYP	Christos Pasiardis
27	FW	GRE	Pavlos Kesidis
29	FW	GRE	Vasilios Baxevanos
32	FW	GRE	Omiros Syrengelas
46	MF	CYP	Christos Efstathiou
49	DF	GRE	Iasonas Botos
69	DF	GRE	Athanasios Arnaoutoglou
78	FW	CYP	Chrysanthos Charalampidis
91	GK	GRE	Vangelis Kontogiannis
94	GK	CYP	Ioannis Koupepidis
97	FW	GRE	Spyridon Glynos
—	DF	FRA	Léni Hagist
—	FW	CIV	Philippe Alipui
—	MF	CYP	Konstantinos Poursaitidis (on loan from APOEL)

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): 2020–21
Cypriot Third Division
- Winners (3): 1991–92, 2002–03, 2007–08

References

^ "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης".
^ "European Champions". hometown.aol.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Αχιλλέας Καϊμακλίου - Achilleas Kaimakliou A.C." achilleas.com.cy. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "PAEEK | European Cup for Men's Clubs (1996) | FIBA Europe".

External links

Official website
The history of PAEEK – The First Ten Years – PDF (in Greek)

[1] "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Καλαθοσφαίρισης".

[2] "European Champions". hometown.aol.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[3] "Αχιλλέας Καϊμακλίου - Achilleas Kaimakliou A.C." achilleas.com.cy. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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

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v t e Cypriot Second Division
2023–24 clubs	Achyronas-Onisilos Akritas ASIL Ayia Napa Digenis Morphou ENAD ENP Ermis Aradippou Krasava MEAP Olympiakos Omonia 29M Omonia Ar. PAEEK Peyia P.O. Xylotymbou
Associated competitions	First Division Third Division STOK Elite Division Women's 1st Division Cypriot Women's Cup Cypriot Women's Super Cup Cypriot Cup Cypriot Super Cup
Seasons	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 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Cypriot First Division
2024–25 clubs	AEK Larnaca AEL Limassol Anorthosis APOEL Apollon Aris ENP Ethnikos Karmiotissa Nea Salamina Omonia Omonia 29M Omonia Ar. Pafos
Stadiums	AEK Arena Alphamega Stadium Ammochostos Stadium Antonis Papadopoulos GSP GSZ Makario Tasos Markou Tsirio
Former clubs	AEK Kouklia AEP AEZ Akritas Alki Larnaca Alki Oroklini Anagennisi APEP APOP APOP Kinyras ASIL Atromitos Ayia Napa AYMA Çetinkaya Chalkanoras Digenis Doxa EPA Ethnikos Assia Ermis Evagoras Keravnos Olympiakos Onisilos Orfeas Othellos PAEEK 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 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25