Alki Larnaca FC
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Alki Larnaca is a Cypriot
football club based in the town of Larnaca
. The club was founded in 1948 and the club's colours are blue and red. They reached the Cypriot Cup final on 5 occasions without a win.
1979 was the best year in club's history. They finished third in the Cypriot Championship
and played the final in the Cypriot Cup, losing to APOEL Nicosia, which were also the champions. That gave them the right to play in the UEFA Cup
, where they were eliminated in the first round by Dinamo Bucharest.
The team was crowned Champions of the Cypriot Second Division
for the season 2009–2010 and will participate in the Cypriot First Division
for the next season.
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For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2011.
Cyprus Sozos Andreou
Marios Antoniou
Athos Chrysostomou
Costas Elia
Paris Elia
Loukas Louka
Andreas Mavris
Feidias Panayiotou
Panayiotis Spyrou Nicos Timotheou
Elias Vattis
Albania Isli Hidi
Blerim Rrustemi
Angola Carlos Chaínho
Argentina Damián Giménez
Diego Rivarola
Brazil Clayton
Gabriel Lima
Leonardo Cunha
Silva
Chile Alex Von Schwedler
Greece Christos Kostis
Vassilis Mitilinaios
Guinea Kaba Diawara
Hungary Zoltán Bükszegi
Béla Kovács
Zoltán Nagy
Ádám Vezér
Zalán Zombori
Iran Ferydoon Zandi
Portugal Edgar
Hugo Machado
Mário Carlos
Nandinho
Romania Bogdan Andone
Daniel Bălan
Adrian Iordache
Eduard Iordănescu
Eugen Neagoe
Pompiliu Stoica
Nicolae Zamfir
Rwanda Lewis Aniweta
Senegal Cheikh Gadiaga
Lamine Sakho
Serbia Petar Đenić Dragan Isailović
Miroslav Milošević Zoran Stjepanović
Mihajlo Vujačić
Spain David Cabarcos
Uruguay Carlos García
Julio Rodríguez
Venezuela Andres Rouga
Jordan Odai Al-Saify
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
football club based in the town of Larnaca
Larnaca
Larnaca, is the third largest city on the southern coast of Cyprus after Nicosia and Limassol. It has a population of 72,000 and is the island's second largest commercial port and an important tourist resort...
. The club was founded in 1948 and the club's colours are blue and red. They reached the Cypriot Cup final on 5 occasions without a win.
1979 was the best year in club's history. They finished third in the Cypriot Championship
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
and played the final in the Cypriot Cup, losing to APOEL Nicosia, which were also the champions. That gave them the right to play in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, where they were eliminated in the first round by Dinamo Bucharest.
The team was crowned Champions of the Cypriot Second Division
Cypriot Second Division
- Structure :Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 26 games per team. The topthree clubs are promoted to the first division and the bottom three are relegated to the third division.- Teams :...
for the season 2009–2010 and will participate in the Cypriot First Division
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
for the next season.
Honours
- Cypriot Cup:
- Runner-up: 1967, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980
- Cypriot Second DivisionCypriot Second Division- Structure :Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 26 games per team. The topthree clubs are promoted to the first division and the bottom three are relegated to the third division.- Teams :...
- Champions (4): 1960, 1982, 2001, 2010
European Cups history
UEFA CupUEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
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| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | 1 |  |
Dinamo Bucureşti Dinamo Bucuresti Fotbal Club Dinamo Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest. Dinamo is one of the two most successful football teams in Romania, having won 18 Romanian Liga I titles, 12 Romanian Cups and 1 Romanian Supercup.... |
0–9 | 0–3 | 0–12 |
Coaching staff
- Manager: Radmilo IvančevićRadmilo IvančevićRadmilo Ivančević is a Serbian football manager of Alki Larnaca and former footballer.-Coaching career:Ivančević's career began in 1983 as manager of Serbian amateur club FK Sumadija Arandjelovac, he then moved on to train the Kazma Sporting Club in Kuwait in 1984 and remained there until 1988,...
- Assistant Manager: Kostas Kaiafas
- Goalkeeping Coach: Andreas Petridis
- Fitness Coach: Andreas Andreou
- Technical Manager: Vesko MihajlovićVesko MihajlovicVesko Mihajlović born March 17, 1968 in Kraljevo, Yugoslavia), is a Serbian former football midfielder and the current director of football of Alki Larnaca. He is widely considered to be one of the best foreign players to have played in the Cypriot Championship...
- Chief Scout: Ioakim IoakimIoakim IoakimIoakim Ioakim is a Cypriot defender who played for AC Omonia for all of his career. He transferred very briefly to Olympiakos Nicosia in 2008 in a dual role of player and coach at the Olympiakos academy, however subsequently announced his retirement for family reasons. He is now Chief Scout at...
Current squad
As of September 1, 2011 according to combined sources on the official website http://www.alkifc.com.cy and http://www.cfa.com.cy:For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2011.
Notable former players
See also Alki Larnaca playersCyprus Sozos Andreou
Sozos Andreou
Sozos Andreou is a former international Cypriot football defender.He started his career in 1992 with Anorthosis Famagusta. He also played for AEL Limassol and Alki Larnaca.-External links:*...
Marios Antoniou
Marios Antoniou
Marios Antoniou is a Cypriot football midfielder who plays for Aris Limassol. His former teams Alki Larnaca, Apollon Limassol and AEL FC.- External links :*...
Athos Chrysostomou
Athos Chrysostomou
Athos Chrysostomou is a Cypriot football goalkeeper who plays for Ethnikos Achna. His former teams are Egaleo FC, AEL FC and Alki Larnaca.-External links:*...
Costas Elia
Costas Elia
Costas Elia born 9 June 1976 in Famagusta, Cyprus is a Cypriot football striker who plays for AEK Larnaca and has played for the national team of Cyprus. He also played for Skoda Xanthi, Olympiakos Nicosia, Enosis Neon Paralimni and Alki Larnaca....
Paris Elia
Paris Elia
Paris Elia is an international Cypriot football defender.He started his career from Alki Larnaca but he played for many teams such as Anorthosis Famagusta, Nea Salamina, AC Omonia, AEK Larnaca, Ayia Napa FC. For 2007-2008 his team was Ermis Aradippou in Second Division where he terminated his...
Loukas Louka
Loukas Louka
Loukas Louka is a Cypriot football defender who played for AEK Larnaca F.C.. He also played in Greece for Ethnikos Asteras.Louka has made 21 appearances for the Cyprus national football team.-External links:*...
Andreas Mavris
Andreas Mavris
Andreas Mavris Andreas Mavris Andreas Mavris (born 21 March 1972 is a former Cypriot goalkeeper currently a Goalkeeping coach for AEL Limassol of Cyprus working closely with manager Pambos Christodoulou, previously he was coach at Olympiakos Nicosia and Doxa Katokopias...
Feidias Panayiotou
Feidias Panayiotou
Feidias Panayiotou born 22 February 1989 in Nicosia, Cyprus is a Cypriot football midfielder who played for Olympiakos Nicosia. In August 2006 Aston Villa offered Feidias Panayiotou a trial.-External links:...
Panayiotis Spyrou Nicos Timotheou
Nicos Timotheou
Nicos Timotheou is a former international Cypriot football defender.He played mostly for APOEL, Omonia Aradippou and Alki.-External links:*...
Elias Vattis
Elias Vattis
Elias Vattis is a Cypriot midfielder who plays for Ethnikos Achna. He started his career in AEL FC.-External links:...
Albania Isli Hidi
Isli Hidi
Isli Hidi is an Albanian goalkeeper who plays for AEL Limassol in the Cyprus First Division and the Albanian national team.-Club career:...
Blerim Rrustemi
Blerim Rrustemi
Blerim Rrustemi is an Albanian footballer from Kosovo, who plays as a defender. Rrustemi likes to play as a defensive midfielder, but played in defense for Alki Larnaca and the Albanian National Team...
Angola Carlos Chaínho
Carlos Chaínho
Carlos Narciso Chaínho is a retired Portuguese footballer of Angolan descent who played as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...
Argentina Damián Giménez
Damián Giménez
Damián Joel Giménez is an Argentinian football player, currently contracted to Alki Larnaca FC in Cyprus. He also holds an Italian passport. Giménez is a left-sided defender, but can also operate in midfield.-Club career:...
Diego Rivarola
Diego Rivarola
Diego Gabriel Rivarola Popón is an Argentinian football player . He plays as striker, and plays currently in Universidad de Chile.-Club career:...
Brazil Clayton
Clayton Ferreira Cruz
Clayton Ferreira Cruz, simply Clayton , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Serrano Sport Club....
Gabriel Lima
Gabriel Lima
Gabriel Lima is a Brazilian footballer who played in Alki Larnaca and AEP Paphos. Before he played in Qatar on a US $200,000 contract with Al-Ahli...
Leonardo Cunha
Leonardo Rimes da Cunha
Leonardo Rimes da Cunha, simply known as Leonardo Rimes is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Shensa Arak F.C. in the Azadegan League.-References:...
Silva
Elpídio Pereira da Silva Filho
Elpídio Pereira da Silva Filho , known as Silva, is a retired Brazilian footballer.A striker, his main traits were striking positioning and heading, and he spent most of his professional career in Portugal, namely representing Boavista.-Club career:Silva started his professional career with Clube...
Chile Alex Von Schwedler
Alex Von Schwedler
Alex Cristian von Schwedler Vásquez is a Chilean professional footballer with German descendent who plays as a Centre back for Chilean club Everton. He has also been capped by Chile.-Early Carrer:...
Greece Christos Kostis
Christos Kostis
Christos Kostis is a former Greek international football player who played as a second striker.-Club career:...
Vassilis Mitilinaios
Vassilis Mitilinaios
Vassilis Mytilinaios is a Greek football goalkeeper.He played for Akratitos, Apollon Smyrnis, Ionikos FC, Alki Larnaca, ENTHOI Lakatamia and since 2006 has played for Enosis Neon Paralimni in Cyprus....
Guinea Kaba Diawara
Kaba Diawara
Kaba Diawara is a French-born Guinean footballer.- Career :His club career has been quite unstable, having played briefly for three English clubs as well as in Spain and Qatar. Diawara only scored once in English football, despite having three spells there...
Hungary Zoltán Bükszegi
Zoltán Bükszegi
Zoltán Bükszegi is a Hungarian football player who last played for Víkingur Gøta.-External links:*...
Béla Kovács
Béla Kovács (footballer)
Béla Kovács is a Hungarian football player.-External links:*...
Zoltán Nagy
Zoltán Nagy
Zoltán Nagy is a Hungarian footballer currently playing for Omonia Aradippou, in the Cypriot Second Division.-External links:*....
Ádám Vezér
Ádám Vezér
Ádám Vezér is a Hungarian goalkeeper who currently plays for BKV Előre SC in the Hungarian Second Division.-External links:*******...
Zalán Zombori
Zalán Zombori
Zalán Zombori is a Hungarian football player.-External links:**...
Iran Ferydoon Zandi
Ferydoon Zandi
Ferydoon Zandi is an Iranian-German professional footballer who is currently playing for Esteghlal in Iran Pro League.- Childhood :Zandi was born in the city of Emden, in northern Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother. He speaks German and Persian...
Portugal Edgar
Edgar Pacheco
Edgar Patrício de Carvalho Pacheco , simply Edgar, is a retired Angolan-Portuguese footballer who played as a forward....
Hugo Machado
Hugo Machado
Hugo Miguel Alves Machado is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Zob Ahan Isfahan FC in Iran, as an attacking midfielder.-External links:** *...
Mário Carlos
Mário Carlos
Mário Carlos is a Portuguese midfielder who played for Ermis Aradippou of Cyprus. His former teams are Vitória Setúbal, C.D. Nacional, S.C. Espinho, FC Barreirensem Zamora Fútbol Club and Alki Larnaca.-External links:*...
Nandinho
Nandinho
Fernando Manuel Pinto Rodrigues , aka Nandinho, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a left defender.-External links:**...
Romania Bogdan Andone
Bogdan Andone
Bogdan Andone is a Romanian football midfielderHe spent most of his career in Romanian first division, then moved to Hungary and Cyprus...
Daniel Bălan
Daniel Balan
Daniel Bălan is a Romanian football defender who plays for Russian team SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk in the Russian First Division on loan from Steaua Bucureşti....
Adrian Iordache
Adrian Iordache
Adrian Iordache is a Romanian football defender who plays at Khazar Lankaran. His former teams include AEL Limassol, FC Dinamo Bucureşti, Poiana Câmpina, Oţelul Galaţi, Shinnik Yaroslavl, FC Argeş Piteşti, Alki Larnaca and FC Rapid Bucureşti.-External links:*...
Eduard Iordănescu
Eduard Iordănescu
Eduard Iordănescu is a Romanian football coach and former player. He's the eldest son of former international player and coach Anghel Iordănescu.-Club career:...
Eugen Neagoe
Eugen Neagoe
Eugen Neagoe is a Romanian football manager and former striker. In September 2009, he was appointed coach of Universitatea Craiova in Liga I...
Pompiliu Stoica
Pompiliu Stoica
Pompiliu Stoica is a Romanian football defender. He has a few caps for Romania.- Notes : The 2009-2010 appearances and goals made for Petrolul Ploieşti are unavailable.-External links:*...
Nicolae Zamfir
Nicolae Zamfir
Nicolae Zamfir is a Romanian football manager.-References:*...
Rwanda Lewis Aniweta
Lewis Aniweta
Lewis Aniweta Iteanychukwu is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for APEP in Cypriot Second Division.-Career:...
Senegal Cheikh Gadiaga
Cheikh Gadiaga
Cheikh Gadiaga is a Senegalese football midfielder who plays for Ermis Aradippou in Cyprus. He was called up to the Senegal national team in 2001.-Clubs:*1993-1996: ASC Niayes Pikine*1996-1997: ASC Yego Dakar*1998: Yanbian Century...
Lamine Sakho
Lamine Sakho
Lamine Sakho is a Senegalese football player who is currently a free agent after leaving Wrexham.-Early career:His previous clubs were Nîmes Olympique, RC Lens, Olympique Marseille and AS Saint-Étienne.-Leeds United:...
Serbia Petar Đenić Dragan Isailović
Dragan Isailović
Dragan Isailović is a Serbian professional football player, currently playing in Alki Larnaca.-External sources:* * *...
Miroslav Milošević Zoran Stjepanović
Zoran Stjepanovic
Zoran Stjepanović is a Serbian former football midfielder.During his career he played for Serbian clubs FK Budućnost Valjevo and FK Spartak Subotica before moving to Cyprus to play with Alki Larnaca, AC Omonia and Ethnikos Achnas.-External links:* at Playerhistory.* at Zerozero....
Mihajlo Vujačić
Mihajlo Vujačić
Mihajlo Vujačić is a Montenegrin former football forward.During his career he played for FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Železnik, FK Radnički Niš, FK Obilić, FK Srem, Greek Apollon Kalamarias F.C. and Cypriot Alki Larnaca FC.-External sources:* at Srbijafudbal.* at FootballDatabase....
Spain David Cabarcos
David Cabarcos
David Cabarcos González is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.-Football career:...
Uruguay Carlos García
Carlos Andrés García
Carlos Andrés García Cuña is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Nea Salamis Famagusta FC in Cyprus, as a central defender.-External links:**...
Julio Rodríguez
Julio Pablo Rodríguez
Julio Pablo Rodríguez Cristóbal, is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently is a playmaker for Real España.- Real España :...
Venezuela Andres Rouga
Jordan Odai Al-Saify