EPA Larnaca (, ''Enosis Pezoporikou Amol'') was a
Cypriot
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football club based in the city of
Larnaca
Larnaca ( el, Λάρνακα ; tr, Larnaka) is a city on the south east coast of Cyprus and the capital of the Larnaca District, district of the same name. It is the third-largest city in the country, after Nicosia and Limassol, with a metro ...
. 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
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA; el, Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου (ΚΟΠ), Kypriakí Omospondía Podosfaírou (KOP)) is the governing body of football in Cyprus and is based in Nicosia. It organizes the foo ...
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
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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 and formed
AEK Larnaca FC
AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...
.
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
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:
**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
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:
**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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