Doxa Katokopia
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Doxa Katokopia is a Cypriot
football team from Katokopia
in the Nicosia District
. Since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
in 1974, Katokopia is under Turkish occupation, and the club moved to Peristerona
, which is near Katokopia.
in 1998 for first time in their history, but after finishing 13th in the table (out of 14 teams) they were relegated. The following season, after finishing third in the Second division, they were promoted again in 2000 and this time, with the experience of their first participation, they achieved their greatest success by achieving to finish 11th and to remain in the First Division. They were relegated again in 2002 to become Second Division runners-up the following year. They competed again in the first division in the 2003–04
season where they finished last with only 1 win from 26 games and were thus automatically relegated. They were again promoted to the first division in 2007 and they have since avoided relegation. In their last 4 consecutive participations in First Division, they used as home ground the Makario Stadium
. After 4 consecutive seasons in the First Division
, a record for the club, they have been relegated back to the Second Division in 2011.
Albania Geri Malaj
Latvia Vits Rimkus
Cyprus Georgios Eleftheriou
Evagoras Hadjifrangiskou
Giorgos Ioannidis Andreas Mavris
Nikolas Nicolaou
Loukas Stylianou
Kyriacos Polykarpou
Angola Freddy Hélder Neto
Argentina Gonzalo Cabrera
Matías Escobar
Andrés Imperiale
Armenia Armen Ambartsumyan
Belgium Fangio Buyse
Brazil David
Edmar
Rodrigo
Serjão
Cameroon Nicolas Dikoume
Cape Verde Ernesto
Mateus
Spencer
France Daniel Gomez
Gambia Mustapha Kamal N'Daw
Greece Giorgos Kostis Dimitris Rizos
Lazaros Semos
Hungary Dániel Sibalin Zsolt Posza
Nigeria Rasheed Alabi
Lewis Aniweta
Joseph Nwafor
Poland Piotr Kluzek
Portugal Carlos André
Marco Bicho
João Paulo
Júnior
Igor Pita
Luís Torres Henrique
Margaça
Mario Silva
Milton
Nuno Rodrigues
Márcio Paiva
Pedro Duarte
Pedro Pereira
Rui Andrade
Saavedra
Serbia Nemanja Mijailović Zoran Milinković
Dejan Stefanov
Slovenia Oskar Drobne
Venezuela Raúl González
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 team from Katokopia
Katokopia
Katokopia is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus, 7 km east of Morphou. Originally inhabited by Greek Cypriots, since the Turkish invasion in 1974, the village has been solely inhabited by Turks. The town is the original home of the football club Doxa Katokopia....
in the Nicosia District
Nicosia District
For the district of Northern Cyprus, see Lefkoşa District.Nicosia District is one of the six districts of Cyprus. Its main town is the island country's capital city, Nicosia...
. Since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
Turkish invasion of Cyprus
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on 20 July 1974, was a Turkish military invasion in response to a Greek military junta backed coup in Cyprus...
in 1974, Katokopia is under Turkish occupation, and the club moved to Peristerona
Peristerona
Peristerona is a large village about 32 kilometres west of the capital Nicosia, on the foothills of the Troodos Mountain range in the Morphou basin. It is built on the west bank of the river that bears the same name, which is a tributary of the river Serrachis, at an average altitude of 250...
, which is near Katokopia.
History
Doxa (which translates as Glory) promoted to First DivisionCypriot 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:...
in 1998 for first time in their history, but after finishing 13th in the table (out of 14 teams) they were relegated. The following season, after finishing third in the Second division, they were promoted again in 2000 and this time, with the experience of their first participation, they achieved their greatest success by achieving to finish 11th and to remain in the First Division. They were relegated again in 2002 to become Second Division runners-up the following year. They competed again in the first division in the 2003–04
Cypriot First Division 2003-04
- Final standings :Updated as of May 2, 2004Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = PointsSource:...
season where they finished last with only 1 win from 26 games and were thus automatically relegated. They were again promoted to the first division in 2007 and they have since avoided relegation. In their last 4 consecutive participations in First Division, they used as home ground the Makario Stadium
Makario Stadium
Makario Stadium is an all seater Multi-purpose stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus. It was the largest and main sports venue of the capital up to the construction of the new GSP stadium in 1999. At present it is mostly used for football matches and is the home ground of Digenis Morphou and Ethnikos Assia....
. After 4 consecutive seasons in the 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:...
, a record for the club, they have been relegated back to the Second Division in 2011.
Current squad
For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2011.Notable former players
See also Doxa Katokopia playersAlbania Geri Malaj
Latvia Vits Rimkus
Vits Rimkus
Vīts Rimkus is a football striker from Latvia, currently playing for Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrisohus in Cypriot Fourth Division, after being released by FK Ekranas in Lithuania....
Cyprus Georgios Eleftheriou
Georgios Eleftheriou
Georgios Eleftheriou is a Cypriot midfielder who plays for AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.-External links:*...
Evagoras Hadjifrangiskou
Evagoras Hadjifrangiskou
Evagoras Hadjifrangiskou is a Cypriot goalkeeper who currently plays for Nea Salamina. He previously played for Olympiakos Nicosia and before that for Doxa Katokopia.-References:Zerozero.pt...
Giorgos Ioannidis 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...
Nikolas Nicolaou
Nikolas Nicolaou
Nikolas Nicolaou born 28 June 1979 in Nicosia, Cyprus, aka Nikolakis Nicolaou, is a Cypriot football defender who is currently playing for Olympiakos Nicosia. He is the captain of Olympiakos Nicosia.-External links:...
Loukas Stylianou
Loukas Stylianou
Loukas Stylianou is a Cypriot football defender who played for Doxa Katokopias.Stylianou played for Thrasyvoulos F.C...
Kyriacos Polykarpou
Angola Freddy Hélder Neto
Hélder Graça Neto
Hélder da Graça Costa Neto is an Angolan footballer who plays as a forward.-External links:**...
Argentina Gonzalo Cabrera
Gonzalo Cabrera
Gonzalo Gabriel Cabrera is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Godoy Cruz.-Career:Cabrera, been born in Buenos Aires in 1989, made his first steps in the academies of Boca Juniors. In Boca Juniors he remained up to 2010 while it was given on loan to Deportivo Cali. In August 2010 he...
Matías Escobar
Matías Escobar
Matías Leonardo Escobar is a Argentine football midfielder who plays for Tigre in the Argentine Primera División.-Career:...
Andrés Imperiale
Andrés Imperiale
Andrés Roberto Imperiale is an Argentine football defender who last playing for Doxa Katokopia in the Cypriot First Division. His club of ownership is Rosario Central from the Argentine Primera B Nacional....
Armenia Armen Ambartsumyan
Belgium Fangio Buyse
Fangio Buyse
Fangio Buyse is a Belgian football midfielder who currently playing for Akritas Chlorakas.He played with Australian Aurelio Vidmar in K.S.V. Waregem and he moved to Greece to Niki Volou, Athinaikos, Kerkyra, Agios Dimitrios and Acharnaikos. On 2006 he went to Cyprus to play for Doxa Katokopias for...
Brazil David
David Pereira da Costa
David Pereira da Costa or simply David born March 15, 1977 in Olinda, is a Brazilian striker last played for Aris Limassol FC. He played for Doxa Katokopias in Cyprus for the 2007 season. Having scored 16 goals in the 2007-08 season he was awarded the Cypriot Golden shoe, along with Anorthosis FC...
Edmar
Edmar Lacerda da Silva
Edmar Lacerda da Silva or simply Edmar is a Brazilian striker who plays for AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.-External links:* *...
Rodrigo
Rodrigo Rodrigues Ribeiro
Rodrigo Rodrigues Ribeiro or Rodrigão is a Brazilian football defender who played for Olympiakos Nicosia in the League Marfin Laiki.-References:...
Serjão
Sérgio Luis Gardino da Silva
Sérgio Luis Gardino da Silva commonly known as Serjão is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Ermis Aradippou in the Cypriot First Division....
Cameroon Nicolas Dikoume
Nicolas Dikoume
Nicolas Dikoumé is a former professional Cameroonian footballer, who last playing for Canon Yaoundé.-Career:In 2005 after two seasons in Cyprus and seven seasons in Greece, he came he back to his home club Canon Yaoundé....
Cape Verde Ernesto
Ernesto da Conceição Soares
Ernesto, full name Ernesto da Conceição Soares is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for G.D._Lagoa where he plays as a goalkeeper....
Mateus
Mateus Lopes
Mateus Henrique Fonseca Lopes , simply Mateus, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays for Frenaros FC 2000 in Cyprus, as a striker. He also holds a Portuguese passport, due to the many years he spent in the country....
Spencer
France Daniel Gomez
Daniel Gomez
Daniel Gomez is a French footballer. He last played for Doxa Katokopias.-External links:...
Gambia Mustapha Kamal N'Daw
Mustapha Kamal N'Daw
Mustapha Kamal N'Daw is a Gambian international football forward.-Club career:Kamal Begin playing still in Gambia with Real de Banjul where he was spoted by R.S.C. Anderlecht that both him in 1999. He ended up playing mostly for the Anderlecht B team, besides the loan during the 2000-01 season...
Greece Giorgos Kostis Dimitris Rizos
Dimitris Rizos
Dimitris Rizos is a Greek football goalkeeper. He last played for Olympiakos Nicosia.Rizos played for Egaleo F.C., appearing in five league matches during two seasons in the Greek Superleague.-External links:* *...
Lazaros Semos
Hungary Dániel Sibalin Zsolt Posza
Zsolt Posza
Zsolt Posza is a Hungarian football player. He last played in Cyprus for Doxa Katokopia as a goalkeeper. Who currently plays for Kaposvári Rákóczi FC.-External links:** * **...
Nigeria Rasheed Alabi
Rasheed Alabi
Rasheed Oladimeji Alabi Suaibu is a Nigerian footballer, currently under contract with AC Omonia in Cyprus.-Career:He also played for OFI Crete and Doxa Katokopias...
Lewis Aniweta
Lewis Aniweta
Lewis Aniweta Iteanychukwu is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for APEP in Cypriot Second Division.-Career:...
Joseph Nwafor
Joseph Nwafor
Joseph Nwafor is a Nigerian professional football center forward who currently plays for Bình Dương F.C..-External links:**...
Poland Piotr Kluzek
Portugal Carlos André
Carlos André Filipe Martins
Carlos André Filipe Martins , known as Carlos André, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Olympiakos Nicosia in Cyprus, as a left winger.-External links:**...
Marco Bicho
Marco Bicho
Marco Paulo Amaral Bicho is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Primeiro de Agosto in Angola, as a midfielder.-External links:**...
João Paulo
João Paulo Lopes Caetano
João Paulo Lopes Caetano, known as João Paulo , is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a left winger.-External links:**...
Júnior
Rui Paulo Silva Júnior
Rui Paulo Silva Júnior is a retired footballer last playing for Cyprus first division club Olympiakos Nicosia, at left-back or left wing-back position...
Igor Pita
Igor Pita
Carlos Igor Silveira Pita is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.F. Os Belenenses as a left defender.-External links:**...
Luís Torres Henrique
José Henrique Souto Esteves
José Henrique Souto Esteves, better known as Henrique is a Portuguese striker playing for AEL Limassol in Cyprus First Division.-External links:*...
Margaça
Renato João Inácio Margaça
Renato João Inácio Margaça or simply Margaça is a Portuguese football player currently playing for AC Omonia.-AC Omonia:...
Mario Silva
Mário Silva (footballer)
Mário Fernando Magalhães da Silva is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a left defender.-Football career:...
Milton
Milton Andrade Vaz Mendes
Milton Andrade Vaz Mendes is a Portuguese football striker who is playing for PAEEK. His former teams are Casa Pia AC, Grupo Sportivo de Loures, Barreirense, A.D. Portomosense, S.C. Freamunde, Doxa Katokopias, AEK Larnaca and Akritas Chlorakas.-External links:**...
Nuno Rodrigues
Nuno Filipe Martins Rodrigues
Nuno Filipe Martins Rodrigues is a Portuguese footballer who plays for APEP F.C. in Cyprus, as a left defender.-External links:** *...
Márcio Paiva
Márcio Henrique Silva Paiva
Márcio Henrique Silva Paiva is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.-External links:**...
Pedro Duarte
Pedro Miguel Mimoso Duarte
Pedro Miguel Mimoso Duarte is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Olympiakos Nicosia in Cyprus, as a left defender.-External links:**...
Pedro Pereira
Pedro dos Santos Pereira
Pedro dos Santos Pereira or simply Pedro Pereira is a Portuguese football player currently playing for Atromitos Yeroskipou.-External links:...
Rui Andrade
Rui Miguel Rodrigues Pereira Andrade
Rui Miguel Rodrigues Pereira de Andrade is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Associação Melhoramentos Cultura e Desporto da Charneca as a midfielder.-External links:**...
Saavedra
Carlos Manuel Dias Saavedra
Carlos Manuel Dias Saavedra is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Ermis Aradippou in Cyprus, as a central midfielder.-Football career:...
Serbia Nemanja Mijailović Zoran Milinković
Zoran Milinkovic (footballer)
Zoran Milinković is a Serbian football manager and former player.He played for FK Partizan, FK Vojvodina, FK Radnički Niš, KSV Waregem, OGC Nice, Hansa Rostock, Tosu Futures from Japan, Anorthosis and Doxa Katokopia.After finishing his player's career, Milinković obtained UEFA professional...
Dejan Stefanov
Slovenia Oskar Drobne
Oskar Drobne
Oskar Drobne is a former Slovenian football forward and the current manager of NK Šentjur in the Slovenian Third League.-Club career:...
Venezuela Raúl González
Raúl González Guzmán
Raúl González Guzmán , known as "El Pollo" is a Venezuelan footballer who played for Anagennisi Dherynia,a team from the League Marfin Laiki of Cyprus....