APEP F.C.

APEP

Full name	Aθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρική Ένωση Πιτσιλιάς Athletic Football Union Pitsilia
Founded	1979
Ground	Kyperounda Stadium (Capacity: 6,000)
Chairman	Andreas Chimonidis
Manager	Simos Tarapoulouzis
League	Cypriot Second Division
2010–11	9th
Home colours Away colours

APEP (Greek: ΑΠΕΠ; Aθλητική Ποδοσφαιρική Ένωση Πιτσιλιάς, Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosi Pitsilia, Athletic Football Union Pitsilia) is a Cypriot football club, based in Kyperounta, a village in Pitsilia, which is a region in Limassol District.

History

Founded in 1979, the team has played in First, Second and Third Divisions of Cyprus. The team were second division champions in 1987 and they were promoted to the first division for their first time in their history. They were relegated after their debut season only to return in 1990, 1993 and 1996, each time spending only one season in the first division. After 8 years in lower divisions, APEP were promoted to the Cypriot First Division for the 2005–06 season. However, the team remained second last team in ranking (13th) with 8 points and relegated again in Second Division. The team was promoted to the first division again for the 2008/09 season when it managed to avoid relegation for the first time in its history. It was relegated to the Cypriot Second Division at the end of the 2009/10 season.

Current squad 2011/12

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Demetris Leoni 2 DF Andreas Iakovou 4 DF Stelios Longras (Captain) 5 DF Theodoros Kannetis 6 DF Alain Logombe 7 MF Joshua Izuchukwu 8 MF Louis Aniweta 9 FW Niche 10 MF Juanjo 11 MF Stefanos Kyprianou 13 DF Achilleas Kourtellos 14 FW David Pitt 18 FW Christos Georgiou 19 MF Andreas Tofis

No. Position Player 20 DF Erodotos Stavrou 21 MF Christos Chatzimichael 22 DF Demetris Stylianidis 23 MF Michalis Sykas (on loan from Apollon Limassol) 24 DF Michalis Perikleous (on loan from Apollon Limassol) 27 DF Michal Ščasný 28 MF Charalambos Dionysiou 29 MF Orestis Agathokleous 30 DF Panayiotis Ioannou 31 GK Efstathios Constantinou 37 MF Michael Collins 77 GK Rafael Christoforou 90 MF Andreas Zinonos 99 FW Giorgos Neofytou

For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2011–12.

Notable former players

See also APEP FC players

Afghanistan Djelaludin Sharityar Argentina Sergio Bastida Francisco Guerrero Belarus Igor Gurinovich Benin John Glélé Brazil Evandro Russo Gelson Jefferson Paulo Vogt Cameroon Eric Kamdem Kamdem Czech Republic Vit Turtenwald Cyprus Giorgos Constanti Marios Christodoulou Charalambos Kairinos Stamatis Pantos England Will Viner Marcus Holden France Boussad Houche Hilaire Muñoz Christophe Ott Amadou Sanokho

Hungary Gábor Nagy Ákos Seper Attila Szili Dániel Totka Italy Luigi Gennamo Pasquale Sbarra Mozambique Fumo Scotland Derek Soutar South Africa Ryan Wuest Spain Jorge Prado Sweden Björn Morgan Enqvist Portugal Chevela João Paulo Rui Figueiredo Uruguay Carlos García Bruno Piano Gustavo Varela Tunisia Sami Gtari Salema Kasdaoui

Achievements

• Cypriot Second Division
  • Winners (1): 1987

External links

• (Greek) APEP FC (Official Website)