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Achyronas-Onisilos
Achyronas-Onisilos Football Club () is a Cypriot football club based in Sotira and Liopetri in the province of Famagusta, founded in 2022 as a merger of Achyronas Liopetriou and Onisilos Sotira 2014. History The club was officially formed on 23 June 2022 from the merger of Achyronas Liopetriou and Onisilos Sotira 2014. The headquarters of the team is the Municipal Stadium Sotiras while the training sessions are held at the Community Stadium of Liopetri. They participate in the Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division () is the second highest association football, football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Prom .... Current squad References External links Football clubs in Cyprus Association football clubs established in 2022 2022 establishments in Cyprus {{Cyprus-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jad Smaira
Jad Victor Karim Smaira (; born 9 November 2003) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot club Achyronas-Onisilos. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Lebanon national team. Early life Smaira was born in Zug, Switzerland, to parents Karim and Johanna. He has two younger brothers, Nadim and Rayan. During his childhood, he relocated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, due to his father's work. Smaira attended the Lycée Libanais Francophone Privé in Dubai. Club career Smaira began his football career at Dubai City, where he won the Dubai Super Cup trophy. In 2021, he joined the Holy Cross Crusaders, the soccer team of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. During his three seasons at the club, he made 25 appearances in the Patriot League conference of the NCAA Division I, starting in 23 matches. In February 2024, Smaira signed with Dordrecht's under-21 team on a contract lasting until the end of the season. After spending half a season at AEK At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Eloundou
Charles Eloundou (born 4 December 1994) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Cypriot club Achyronas-Onisilos. Club career Eloundou began his career with Cameroonian side AS Fortuna de Mfou. He has played on loan with fellow Cameroonian sides Coton Sport FC and Unisport Bafang. While with Unisport he scored 9 goals in 20 matches. His play in Cameroon brought him to the attention of Major League Soccer sides. On 25 January 2013, Eloundou signed with the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer on a one-year loan with an option for a permanent transfer at the end of the 2013 season. He was signed via the MLS weighted lottery process, where Real Salt Lake and D.C. United also had the chance to acquire him. Eloundou signed with the North American Soccer League's Jacksonville Armada FC on 10 March 2016. Eloundou joined the Armada at the beginning of February and at the time of his signing, led Jacksonville in preseason scoring with three goals. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Giannou
Apostolos Giannou (; born 25 January 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot Second Division club Achyronas-Onisilos. Born in Greece, he represented various Greek and Australian youth national teams, including one friendly with the Greece national team, before appearing competitively for the Australia national team. Club career Early life and career Giannou was born in Naousa, Greece, but moved to Australia at a young age and grew up in Melbourne, Victoria. In Australia he was known as Paul. Giannou played junior football for Oakleigh Cannons and South Melbourne. Following state representative honours at under-14 and under-15 level, Giannou was selected for the VIS by Ernie Merrick. At the Victorian Institute of Sport, he trained alongside Andreas Govas, Matthew Spiranovic, Adrian Leijer, Leigh Broxham, Milos Lujic, Dimitri Hatzimouratis and Matthew Theodore. He took part in Melbourne Victory's pre-season friendlies prior to the 2006–07 A-Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onisilos Sotira 2014
Onisilos Sotira 2014 was a Cypriot association football club based in Sotira, Famagusta, located in the Famagusta District. Its stadium was the Sotira Municipal Stadium. It has 2 participations in STOK Elite Division. History Onisilos was founded in 2014 to replace the same-year dissolved club due to financial problems, Kentro Neon Onisilos Sotira. The name of the club comes from the Greek city-state of Salamis on the island of Cyprus, and Onesilus, who lived at the end of 5th century BC and at the beginning of 6th century BC and tried to liberate the island from Persians. The colours of the club were green and white. On 23 June 2022, the club merged with Achyronas Liopetriou to form Achyronas-Onisilos. Current squad ''For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2021.'' Honours *Cypriot Third Division: : Winners (1): 2017–18 *STOK Elite Division: : Winners (1): 2016–17 (shared record) * Cypriot Cup for lower divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achyronas Liopetriou
Achyronas Liopetriou was a Cypriot football club based in Liopetri. Founded in 1956, the club played in the Cypriot Second, Third, and Fourth Divisions. On 23 June 2022, the club merged with Onisilos Sotira 2014 to form Achyronas-Onisilos. Current squad ''For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2021.'' Honours * Cypriot Third Division: ** Champions (1): 2020 * Cypriot Fourth Division: ** Champions (3): 1987, 1991, 2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ... References Football clubs in Cyprus Association football clubs established in 1960 Association football clubs disestablished in 2022 1960 establishments in Cyprus {{Cyprus-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypriot Second Division
The Cypriot Second Division () is the second highest association football, football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Promotion and relegation, promoted to the Cypriot First Division and the last three teams being Promotion and relegation, relegated to the Cypriot Third Division. History The Cypriot Second Division started unofficially the 1934–35 football season as the second level of the Cypriot football (Cyprus Football Association founded in 1934). The competition consisted of teams that didn't participate in Cypriot First Division and the reserve teams of the Cypriot First Division clubs. In the reserve teams were allowed to participate only players that had no more than three caps with their team in First Division. The reserve teams won all the titles of the unofficial period. The first official second division championship was held in the 1953–54 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotira, Famagusta
Sotira () is a town in the Famagusta District of Cyprus, west of Paralimni. In 2011, it had a population of 5,474. Gallery File:Aerial view of Ayia Thekla beach.jpg, Aerial view of the beach and the chapel File:ΑΓΙΑ ΘΕΚΛΑ (Agia Thekla) - panoramio.jpg, St Thekla chapel File:The chappel of Ayia Thekla.jpg, St Thekla chapel File:Sotira's municipal amphitheater.jpg, Sotira's municipal amphitheatre File:02 Cyprus vacation, sandy beach of Ayia Thekla, Sotira, Cyprus.jpg, The beach of Ayia Thekla See also * Onisilos Sotira Kentro Neon Onisillos Sotiras was a Football in Cyprus, Cypriot association football, football club based in the village of Sotira, Famagusta, Sotira. The club was founded in 1978 and was named after the ancient Cypriot revolutionary Onesilus. ..., the town's football club References {{Famagusta District Municipalities in Famagusta District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panayiotis Spyrou
Panayiotis Spyrou() born October 17, 1976, in Nicosia, Cyprus is a Cypriot football defender who last played for Anagennisi Dherynia. His former teams are Alki Larnaca, Olympiakos Nicosia, APOEL and Enosis Neon Paralimni Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club (, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou''; ), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the first division, it holds home games at the Paralimni Municipal Stadium "Ta ... where he spent most of his playing years. External links * Living people 1976 births Cypriot men's footballers Cyprus men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Cypriot First Division players Alki Larnaca FC players APOEL FC players Olympiakos Nicosia players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players Anagennisi Deryneia FC players Footballers from Nicosia {{Cyprus-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of islands in the Mediterranean, third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia. It is located southeast of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, and north of Egypt. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus hosts the British Overseas Territories, British military bases Akrotiri and Dhekelia, whilst the northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Northern Cyprus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which is separated from the Republic of Cyprus by the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, United Nations Buffer Zone. Cyprus was first settled by hunter-gatherers around 13,000 years ago, with farming communities em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liopetri
Liopetri ( ) is a village in southern Famagusta District, in Cyprus. It is close to the communities of Frenaros, Sotira, Avgorou and Xylofagou (Larnaca District). In 2011, Liopetri had a population of 4,591. On 2 September 1958 a battle was fought here between British armed forces and four EOKA The Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston (EOKA ; ) was a Greek Cypriot nationalist guerrilla organization that fought a campaign for the end of Cyprus#Cyprus under the British Empire, British rule in Cyprus, and for enosis, eventual union with K ... fighters, Fotis Pittas, Andreas Karios, Elias Papakyriakou and Christos Samaras, who were from Liopetri. The barn where this took place is now a National Memorial. References Communities in Famagusta District {{FamagustaDistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Famagusta District
Famagusta District, or simply Famagusta, is one of the six districts of Cyprus. While the entire district covers an area of , only about is under the de jure control of the Republic of Cyprus. Most of the district including the capital and largest city of Famagusta is under Turkish control since the 1974 invasion. The region under Cypriot control is isolated from the other districts, and a district administration in exile exists on the Cyprus-controlled part of the island with the seat at Paralimni. The Northern Cyprus has a separate district of Iskele which includes the Karpass Peninsula, and is not recognized by the Republic of Cyprus. History The region was a major center in the 3rd century BCE during the reign of Ptolemy I. The people of Salamis settled in the region in the 7th century, following attacks by Arabs. During the Crusades, the population increased, as more people settled in the region. The city of Famagusta became a trade center and a major port. The Lusig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Clubs In Cyprus
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league football; and rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
