AEK Larnaca

Infobox football club
clubname = AEK Larnaca


fullname = Athletiki Enosi Kition _el. Αθλητική Ένωση Κίτιον
nickname = "Κιτρινοπράσινοι" (The Green Yellows)
founded = 1994
ground = Neo GSZ Stadium,
Larnaca, Cyprus
capacity = 14,000
chairman = flagicon|Cyprus Thomas Kyriakou
manager = flagicon|Israel Nir Klinger
colors = Green - Yellow
league = Cypriot First Division
season = 2007-08
position = 4^th
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AEK Larnaca FC (Greek:Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον; Athletiki Enosi Kition) is a Cypriot Sports club, based in the port of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two Larnaca clubs: EPA and Pezoporikos. The club has football and basketball sections for men and a volleyball section for women.

The current president of the team is Thomas Kyriakou and the current coach is Nir Klinger. The colours of the club are green and yellow and their emblem is the famous Athenian general, Kimon, who died at the seafront defending the city of Citium in a major battle with the Persians of Xerxes. He told his officers to keep the news of his death secret. The quote "Και Νεκρος Ενικα" ("Even in death he was victorious") referred to Kimon. A statue of "Kimon the Athenian" stands proudly on the sea front promenade of modern Larnaca.

AEK Larnaca Football Club won their first Cypriot Cup in 2004 beating AEL Limassol 2-1. They reached two more times the Cup final, but both times they were beaten by APOEL FC; in 1996, 2-0 in extra time and in 2006, 3-2. It is their only title as AEK until now. EPA and Pezoporikos have a great separate history on their own. EPA won 3 championship titles, 5 Cyprus Cup titles and 1 Super Cup. Pezoporikos won 2 championship titles and 1 Cup title.

The basketball club, after the first year of the merge of Pezoporikos and EPA, finished in the second position and continued to do well in 1995 finishing 3rd. The following years until 2000, the club, despite the financial problem that had, achieved to remain in First Division. In 2001-02, the club stopped the basketball team's activities for a year because of financial problems and stopped to compete in any competition. In 2002-03 the club began playing in Second Division. They won the championship and the cup in Second Division in 2004-05 and were promoted to the first one but relegated again. In 2006-07 they won the double in the Second Division and promoted again to the first.

The volleyball team, which is for women, played was beaten in the Cup final by AEL Limassol 3-0 one year after the merge of Pezoporikos and EPA. The same happened in 2001, being beaten by the same team with same score but however as cup finalists, since AEL Limassol won the double, participated in the Super Cup where they beat AEL Limassol 3-1 in Lefkotheo Indoor Hall, Nicosia and won their first trophy in their history. In 2007, they won the Double, beating AEL Limassol in Championship and Cup finals and winning their first championship and cup in their history.

Current squad

Squad changes for 2008/09 season

In:
*flagicon|Czech Republic Martin Abraham - Signed in Summer Period from Slavia Praha
*flagicon|Guinea Ednilson - Signed in Summer Period from FK Partizan
*flagicon|Guinea Dionisio Fernandes Mendes - Signed in Summer Period from Stade Tunisien
*flagicon|Czech Republic Jiří Bobok - Signed in Summer Period from FK Jablonec 97
*flagicon|Bulgaria Ivaylo Petrov from CSKA Sofia
*flagicon|Israel Erez Mesika from Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
*flagicon|Nigeria Joseph Nwafor from OFI Crete
*flagicon|Brazil Magno Mocelin from AC Omonia
*flagicon|Cyprus Demetris Daskalakis from APOEL FC
*flagicon|Cameroon Joslain Mayebi - Signed in Summer Period from FC Metz

Out:
*flagicon|Nigeria Sunny Ekeh Kingsley - Signed in Summer Period with FC Metalurg Donetsk
*flagicon|Venezuela José Manuel Rey - Signed in Summer Period with Caracas FC
*flagicon|Cyprus Paraskevas Christou - Signed in Summer Period with APOEL FC
*flagicon|Cyprus Sofronis Avgousti - Signed in Summer Period with Apollon Limassol
*flagicon|Portugal João Paiva - Signed in Summer Period with FC Luzern
*flagicon|Cyprus Marios Neophytou - Signed in Summer Period with Nea Salamis FC
*flagicon|Bosnia-Herzegovina Esad Razić - Signed in Summer Period with Alki Larnaca FC
*flagicon|Brazil Tininho - Free in Summer Period
*flagicon|Slovakia Peter Hodulík - Free in Summer Period
*flagicon|Czech Republic Jiří Bobok - Permanently Free and Wandering

Former players

Honours

Football

*Cypriot Cup:
**Winners (1): 2004
**Runner-up (2): 1996, 2006

*LTV Super Cup:
**Runner-up (2): 1996, 2004

Volleyball (Women)

*Championship:
**Winners (1): 2007

*Cup:
**Winners (1): 2007
**Runner-up (2): 1995, 2001

*Super Cup:
**Winners (2): 2001,2008
**Runner-up (1): 1995

External links

* [http://www.aek.com.cy Visit AEK Larnacas official web site]
* [http://www.aekition.com Visit the fans website]
* [http://aekmedia.bravehost.com Visit AEKmedia - The Online AEK Kition Multimedia Website]