APEP (; ''Aθλητική Ποδοσφαιρική Ένωση Πιτσιλιάς'', Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosi Pitsilia, Athletic Football Union Pitsilia) is a Cypriot

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club, based in Kyperounta, a village in Pitsilia, which is a region in

Limassol District The Limassol District, or simply Limassol or Lemesos, is one of the six districts of Cyprus. , it had a population of 262,238, 75,7% of which was urban The district's capital city is Limassol. Part of the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri an ...

History

Founded in 1979, the team has played in First, Second and Third Divisions of Cyprus. The team were second division champions in 1987 and they were promoted to the first division for their first time in their history. They were relegated after their debut season only to return in 1990, 1993 and 1996, each time spending only one season in the first division. After 8 years in lower divisions, APEP were promoted to the

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for the 2005–06 season. However, the team remained second last team in ranking (13th) with 8 points and relegated again in Second Division. The team was promoted to the first division again for the 2008/09 season when it managed to avoid relegation for the first time in its history. It was relegated to the

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at the end of the 2009/10 season.

Name history

*Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosi Potamitissas (Greek: Aθλητική Ποδοσφαιρική Ένωση Ποταμίτισσας) or APEP Potamitissas: 1979–1982 *APEP

Limassol Limassol, also known as Lemesos, is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the Limassol district. Limassol is the second-largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population of 195,139 and a district population o ...

(Greek: ΑΠΕΠ Λεμεσού) or APEP Limassol: 1982–1990 *Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosi Pitsilias (Greek: Aθλητική Ποδοσφαιρική Ένωση Πιτσιλιάς) or APEP Pitsilias: 1990–

Achievements

**Winners (1): 1986–87 *

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**Winners (1): 1985–86

External links

* (archived) Association football clubs established in 1979 APEP Pitsilia 1979 establishments in Cyprus {{Cyprus-footyclub-stub