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| Full name | Pafos Football Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 10 June 2014; 11 years ago (2014-06-10) | |||
| Ground | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 9,300[1] | |||
| Chairman | Roman Dubov | |||
| Head coach | Juan Carlos Carcedo | |||
| League | First Division | |||
| 2024–25 | First Division, 1st of 14 (champions) | |||
| Website | pafosfc | |||
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Pafos Football Club (Greek:Πάφος F.C.) is a professionalfootball club based inPaphos, Cyprus. Founded on 10 June 2014 following the merger ofAEP Paphos andAEK Kouklia, the club represents the wider Paphos region in theCypriot First Division. Pafos play home matches at theStelios Kyriakides Stadium, which has a capacity of 9,394, though their European home matches are played at theAlphamega Stadium (capacity 10,830) due to the former falling short of UEFA standards.
The club won their first major honour, theCypriot Cup, in 2024 and secured a first league championship in 2024–25. Pafos made their European debut in theUEFA Europa Conference League in 2024–25, reaching the round of 16, and entered theUEFA Champions League qualifiers for the first time in 2025–26 as domestic champions.[2] After surviving two2025–26 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Pafos also won their subsequent play-off againstRed Star Belgrade and advanced to the league phase.[3]
Pafos FC was formed to consolidate senior football in the Paphos district. AEP Paphos and AEK Kouklia voted to combine operations in June 2014; the new club played its first season in theCypriot Second Division.[4][5] Pafos won promotion in 2014–15 as Second Division runners-up, were relegated in 2015–16, and returned to the top flight at the first attempt in 2016–17.[6][7][8]
In 2017 the club came under the control of Total Sports Investments, linked with British-based businessman Roman Dubov, and began a programme of professionalisation across the first team and academy. The training centre in Paphos underwent significant renovation in 2020.[9][10] Spanish coachJuan Carlos Carcedo was appointed head coach in June 2023.[11]
Pafos won the2023–24 Cypriot Cup—the club's first major trophy—by defeatingOmonia 3–0 in the final on 18 May 2024 at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia.[12] The victory qualified the club for European competition for the first time.
In 2024–25 Pafos entered theUEFA Europa Conference League in the second qualifying round, overturning a first-leg defeat toŽalgiris with a 3–0 home win to advance 4–2 on aggregate.[13][14] They eliminated CSKA 1948 (after extra time) andCFR Cluj (on penalties) to reach the league phase, where they recorded home wins overAstana and other positive results against seeded opposition.[15][16]
In February 2025, Pafos faced Omonia in what was billed as the first all-Cypriot tie in UEFA competition; after a 1–1 first leg in Nicosia, Pafos won the return in Limassol to advance 3–2 on aggregate to the round of 16, where they were eliminated byDjurgårdens IF.[17][18][19]
Pafos secured the2024–25 league title—their first—by beating Aris Limassol 4–0 on 5 May 2025 and were officially crowned champions later that month.[20][21]
As Cypriot champions, Pafos entered the2025–26 UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round and defeatedMaccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 on aggregate (1–1 home, 1–0 away at a neutral venue in Serbia).[22][23] In the third qualifying round they beatDynamo Kyiv 3–0 on aggregate (1–0 away in Lublin, 2–0 home at Alphamega Stadium) to reach the play-off round for the first time.[24][25][26] In the play-offs, Pafos eliminated Serbian sideRed Star Belgrade with a 3–2 aggregate victory, securing their first-ever place in theUEFA Champions League league stage.[27][28]
| Season | League | Cypriot Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2014–15 | 2nd | 2nd | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 19 | 62 | First Round |  Radmilo Ivančević Sofoklis Sofokleous | ||
| 2015–16 | 1st | 12th | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 58 | 36 | Quarterfinal |  Nassir Maachi | 11 | Sofoklis Sofokleous José Manuel Roca Apostolos Makrides |
| 2016–17 | 2nd | 2nd | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 57 | First Round | Dimitris Ioannou | ||
| 2017–18 | 1st | 10th | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 51 | 42 | Semifinal |  Daniel Sikorski Kévin Bérigaud | 7 |  Luka Elsner Steven Pressley |
| 2018–19 | 1st | 8th | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 50 | 38 | Quarterfinal |  Adam Nemec | 16 | Steven Pressley Željko Kopić |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 7th | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 30 | Second Round |  Onni Valakari | 5 | Željko Kopić Cameron Toshack |
| 2020–21 | 1st | 7th | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 38 | 63 | Second Round | Onni ValakariKévin Bérigaud | 13 | Cameron Toshack Dmytro Mykhaylenko Stephen Constantine |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 6th | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 39 | 30 | 46 | Second Round | Onni Valakari | 10 | Darko MilaničMíchel Salgado(Acting Head Coach) |
| 2022–23 | 1st | 4th | 32 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 60 | 30 | 63 | Semifinal |  Jairo | 18 |  Henning BergMíchel Salgado(Acting Head Coach) |
| 2023–24 | 1st | 5th | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 33 | 62 | Champions | Jairo | 16 | Juan Carlos Carcedo |
| 2024–25 | 1st | 1st | 36 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 21 | 82 | Runners Up | Jairo | 13 | Juan Carlos Carcedo |
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 2024–25 |
| Cypriot Cup | 1 | 2023–24 |
UEFA Team Ranking (2025/26)
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 |  | CFR Cluj | 17.500 |
| 92 | | Pafos | 17.125 |
| 93 | | Nice | 17.000 |
| 94 |  | Bologna | 16.932 |
Last update: 3 September 2025
Source:[1]
The logo of Pafos FC is a variation ofAEP Paphos's logo and a refresh of Pafos FC's first logo, including the name of the team and town and the classic figure of the Cypriot heroEvagoras Pallikarides. The logo also includes the team's colours, blue, white, and gold.[29][30] The emblem was renewed during the period 2018–19, making the depiction of the hero Evagoras Pallikaridis more prominent.
From 2019 to 2023, Pafos FC's kits were manufactured by Jako. Starting with the 2023–24 season,[31] Pafos FC transitioned to Puma, both for the Main Team and for Academy, as their official kit supplier, though the club retained its core sponsors — Korantina Homes,[32] LF Group,[33] and Cablenet.[34]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Senior Management | |
|---|---|
| Vice President | George Ioannou |
| CEO | Charis Theocharous |
| COO | Rustam Khafizov |
| Sporting Director | Cristiano Giaretta |
| Head Scout |  Rodolfo Filipe Aniceto Vaz |
| Senior Scout | Pedro Henrique |
| CFA Representative | Filippos Georgiou |
| Technical staff | |
| Head Coach | Juan Carlos Carcedo |
| Assistant Coach | Sergio Domínguez Cobo |
| Assistant Coach | Sebastián Corona |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Silvije Čavlina |
| Head Analyst | Andreas Kattamis |
| Name | Years | League | Cypriot Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vlad Dragomir | 2021–Present | 128 (16) | 14 (2) | 2 (0) | 29 (3) | 173 (21) |
| 2 | Jairo | 2021–2025 | 127 (55) | 16 (4) | 1 (0) | 18 (1) | 162 (60) |
| 3 | Onni Valakari | 2020–Present | 136 (40) | 15 (6) | - (-) | 7 (0) | 158 (46) |
| 4 |  Josef Kvída | 2020–2025 | 124 (4) | 11 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 136 (4) |
| 5 |  Muamer Tanković | 2022–2025 | 96 (28) | 14 (2) | 1 (0) | 23 (4) | 134 (34) |
| 6 | Bruno Felipe | 2023–Present | 86 (6) | 9 (0) | 2 (0) | 28 (1) | 125 (7) |
| 7 | Ivica Ivušić | 2023–2025 | 79 (0) | 14 (0) | 1 (0) | 17 (0) | 111 (0) |
| 8 | Pêpê | 2023–2024, 2024–Present | 72 (4) | 10 (2) | 2 (0) | 25 (1) | 109 (7) |
| 9 | David Goldar | 2023–Present | 67 (9) | 8 (1) | 2 (0) | 28 (2) | 105 (12) |
| 10 |  Moustapha Name | 2022–2025 | 69 (6) | 11 (1) | 1 (0) | 12 (1) | 93 (8) |
| Name | Years | League | Cypriot Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jairo | 2021–2025 | 55 (127) | 4 (16) | 0 (1) | 1 (18) | 60 (162) | 0.37 |
| 2 | Onni Valakari | 2020–Present | 40 (136) | 6 (15) | - (-) | 0 (7) | 46 (158) | 0.29 |
| 3 | Muamer Tanković | 2022–2025 | 28 (96) | 2 (14) | 0 (1) | 4 (23) | 34 (134) | 0.25 |
| 4 | Kévin Bérigaud | 2018–2022 | 22 (68) | 2 (3+) | - (-) | 0 (-) | 24 (71+) | 0.34 |
| 5 | Adam Nemec | 2018–2020 | 17 (42) | 5 (6) | - (-) | 0 (-) | 22 (48) | 0.46 |
| 6 | Anderson Silva | 2024–Present | 14 (44) | 3 (5) | 0 (2) | 4 (26) | 21 (77) | 0.27 |
| 6 | Vlad Dragomir | 2021–Present | 16 (128) | 2 (14) | 0 (2) | 3 (29) | 21 (173) | 0.12 |
| 8 |  João Correia | 2024–Present | 9 (37) | 0 (3) | 0 (2) | 5 (23) | 14 (65) | 0.22 |
| 9 | Nassir Maachi | 2015–2016 | 11 (31) | 2 (1) | - (-) | 0 (-) | 13 (32) | 0.41 |
| 9 | Jajá | 2024–Present | 6 (50) | 1 (7) | 0 (2) | 6 (26) | 13 (85) | 0.15 |
| Manager name | From | To | Duration | P | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radmilo Ivančević | 1 July 2014 | 14 October 2014 | 105 days | |||||
| Sofoklis Sofokleous | 1 November 2014 | 9 November 2015 | 1 year, 8 days | |||||
| José Manuel Roca | 17 November 2015 | 14 December 2015 | 27 days | |||||
| Apostolos Makridis | 16 December 2015 | 31 May 2016 | 167 days | |||||
| Dimitris Ioannou | 14 June 2016 | 31 May 2017 | 351 days | |||||
| Luka Elsner | 30 June 2017 | 21 January 2018 | 205 days | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26.09 |
| Steven Pressley | 31 January 2018 | 9 October 2018 | 251 days | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36.36 |
| Željko Kopić | 19 October 2018 | 6 November 2019 | 1 year, 18 days | 41 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 39.02 |
| Jeremy Steele(Caretaker) | 6 November 2019 | 13 December 2019 | 37 days | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Cameron Toshack | 13 December 2019[36] | 20 October 2020[37] | 312 days | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 38.1 |
| Dmytro Mykhaylenko | 20 October 2020[38] | 31 January 2021[39] | 103 days | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
| Stephen Constantine | 4 February 2021[40] | 30 June 2021[41] | 146 days | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 66.67 |
| Darko Milanič | 30 June 2021[42] | 10 May 2022[43] | 314 days | 33 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 33.33 |
| Míchel Salgado (Caretaker) | 14 May 2022[44] | 22 May 2022 | 8 days | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Henning Berg | 11 June 2022[45] | 3 April 2023[46] | 296 days | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 51.52 |
| Míchel Salgado (Caretaker) | 3 April 2023 | 24 June 2023 | 82 days | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33.33 |
| Juan Carlos Carcedo | 24 June 2023[11] | 2 years, 157 days | 124 | 71 | 25 | 28 | 57.26 |
