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APEA Akrotiriou
APEA FC (; ''Αθλητική Ποδοσφαιρική Ένωση Ακρωτηρίου'', Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosi Akrotiriou) is a Cypriot football club, based in Akrotiri. The club currently compete in the Cypriot Third Division after winning the 2021/2022 STOK Elite Division Championship. History APEA FC was formed in 1955. In January 2020, the club was taken over by Dutch businessman Jamory Leysner. In May 2021, a portion of the club was purchased by an American venture capitalist Rob Steiner. On January 15, 2022, APEA made history by being the first club from the Fourth-Tier to transfer a player to the First-Tier of Cyprus football with Nick Kaaijmolen joining PAEEK FC. On the 10th of April 2022, APEA FC made history by being crowned champions of the STOK Elite Division The STOK Elite Division is the fourth tier and the last professional football league competition in Cyprus, run by the STOK Federation of the Cypriot levels. History The STOK Elite Division Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akrotiri (village)
Akrotiri (, literally ''Cape'', ) is a village within the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which forms part of the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. It is the only village in the Western SBA with a significant non-military population. The village contains two small churches dedicated to St. Cross and St. George. To the south is a site called Kourion (Greek: Κούριον) containing the ruins of an ancient settlement. George H. Everett Jeffery, ''A Description of the Historic Monuments of Cyprus.: Studies in the Archaeology and Architecture of the Island'' (London: Zeno, 1983): 373. Of the place Stefano Lusignan in his ''Description de toute l'isle de Cypre'' (Paris, 1580) says: "Cury est une ville antique, située au milieu du Promontoire des chats." ("Kouria is an ancient town situated in the middle of the Headland of Cats.") Administration When the Sovereign Base Area was created, those living in Akrotiri were paid to allow them to move elsewhere. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypriot Third Division
The Cypriot Third Division (Greek language, Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Γ΄ Κατηγορίας) is the third tier Association football, football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing teams of the league are promoted to the Cypriot Second Division, and the lowest finishing teams are relegated to the STOK Elite Division. History The Cypriot Third Division was held for the first time in the 1970–71 Cypriot Third Division, 1970–71 season as the third level of the Cypriot football. All the teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. This is the league's current format until present time. The only season when the championship not held was during the 1974–75 season. Due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus which forced many teams that had their headquarters to the north Cyprus to be closed temporarily or permanently, CFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STOK Elite Division
The STOK Elite Division is the fourth tier and the last professional football league competition in Cyprus, run by the STOK Federation of the Cypriot levels. History The STOK Elite Division Championship was initiated by the Cyprus Football Association and by STOK in the 2015–16 football season as the fourth level of Cypriot football in order to replace the folded Cypriot Fourth Division. Structure Current format Sixteen clubs are competing in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 30 games per team. The top three clubs are promoted to the Cypriot Third Division and the bottom four are relegated to Cypriot regional levels. Teams The sixteen teams participating in the 2024–25 season are: * Adonis Idaliou * AEK Korakou * AEN Vrysoullon-Acheritou * AE Troullon * Akanthou FC * AO Avgorou * APEP Pitsilia * APONA Anageias * Atlas Aglandjias * Ethnikos Assia * Kornos FC * Olympias Lympion * Orfeas Nicosia * THOI Pyrgos Limass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Kaaijmolen
Nick Kaaijmolen (born 28 August 2000) is a Dutch Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for ADO '20. Career Kaaijmolen started his career with Dutch second tier side SC Telstar, Telstar. In 2021, he signed for KSF Prespa Birlik, Prespa Birlik in the Swedish fourth tier. After that, Kaaijmolen signed for Cypriot fourth tier club APEA Akrotiri, APEA. Before the second half of 2021–22, he signed for PAEEK in the Cypriot top flight. On 14 March 2022, he debuted for PAEEK during a 0–4 loss to Ethnikos Achna FC, Ethnikos. References 2000 births Men's association football midfielders Cypriot First Division players Division 2 (Swedish football) players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch people of Icelandic descent Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Dutch men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden KSF Prespa Birlik players Living people PAEEK FC players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
