EPA Larnaca (, ''Enosis Pezoporikou Amol'') was a
Cypriot football
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club based in the city of
Larnaca
Larnaca, also spelled Larnaka, is a city on the southeast coast of Cyprus and the capital of the Larnaca District, district of the same name. With a district population of 155.000 in 2021, it is the third largest city in the country after Nicosi ...
. Founded in
1930
Events
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with the merge of two local clubs, Pezoporikos and AMOL, the club was a founding member of
Cyprus Football Association
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and participated in the first Cypriot Championship in 1934/35. Few years later, Pezoporikos was re-established. The golden era of the club was in the period 1944–1946, when the team won
the Double in two consecutive seasons. In 1970, the club participated in the
Greek First National Division, as Cyprus champions. They were also cup winners 5 times. In 1994, they merged with
Pezoporikos Larnaca
Pezoporikos Club Larnaca (, ''Pezoporikos Omilos Larnakas'') was a Cypriot sports club based in Larnaca with football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1927, the football club joined the Cypriot Championship in 1938, winning it twi ...
and formed
AEK Larnaca FC.
The team had also
basketball
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and
volleyball
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sections. The women's volleyball team won the first Cyprus Championship in 1976.
Trophies
Football
*
Cypriot Championship:
**Champions (3):
1944–45,
1945–46,
1969–70
**Runners-up (5):
1938–39,
1946–47,
1949–50,
1951–52,
1971–72
*
Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association.
First held in 1934, it i ...
:
**Winners (5):
1944–45,
1945–46,
1949–50,
1952–53,
1954–55
**Runners-up (3):
1950–51,
1967–68,
1984–85
*
Pakkos Shield:
**Winners (1): 1955
**Runners-up (1): 1953
*
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 ...
:
**Champions (1):
1989–90
Volleyball (women)
*Cypriot Championship:
**Champions (1): 1976
*Cyprus Cup:
**Runners-up (1): 1978
History in European competition
Overall
Matches
References
Association football clubs disestablished in 1994
Volleyball clubs in Cyprus
Defunct football clubs in Cyprus
Association football clubs established in 1930
Women's volleyball teams in Cyprus
1930 establishments in Cyprus
1994 disestablishments in Cyprus
Football clubs in Larnaca
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