List of football clubs in Cyprus explained

The following list includes all the men's Association football clubs of Cyprus who are participating or have participated in the national championships of the country. A total of 197 clubs have played in the national championships of Cyprus from their inception in 1934 until the 2019–20 season.

The national championships of Cyprus are the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and the Cypriot Fourth Division which has been dissolved after 2014–15 season. The championships are run and organized by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). Since 2015, National Championship is also the STOK Elite Division which is run and organized by the Confederation of local federations of Cyprus (STOK).

The following table is a list of Cypriot football clubs. For a complete list see .

Clubs

NameLocationDistrictFounded-Dissolved2019–20 seasonHighest level
AEZ ZakakiouZakakiLimassol District1956-Second Division[1] Cypriot First Division
AEK Kouklia FCKoukliaPaphos District1968-2014Does not existCypriot First Division
AEK Larnaca FCLarnacaLarnaca District1994-First Division[2] Cypriot First Division
AEL LimassolLimassolLimassol District1930-First DivisionCypriot First Division
AEP Paphos FCPaphosPaphos District2000-2014Does not existCypriot First Division
Ayia Napa FCAyia NapaFamagusta District1990-Second DivisionCypriot First Division
Alki Larnaca FCLarnacaLarnaca District1948-2014Does not existCypriot First Division
Alki OrokliniOrokliniLarnaca District1979-Second DivisionCypriot First Division
Anagennisi Deryneia FCDeryneiaFamagusta District1920-Second DivisionCypriot First Division
Anorthosis Famagusta FCFamagusta1Famagusta District1911-First DivisionCypriot First Division
APEP FCPitsiliaLimassol District1979-STOK Elite Division[3] Cypriot First Division
APOEL FCNicosiaNicosia District1926-First DivisionCypriot First Division
Apollon Limassol FCLimassolLimassol District1954-First DivisionCypriot First Division
APOP Kinyras FCPegeiaPaphos District2003-2012Does not existCypriot First Division
APOP Paphos FCPaphosPaphos District1953-2000Does not existCypriot First Division
Aris Limassol FCLimassolLimassol District1930-Second DivisionCypriot First Division
ASIL LysiLisi1Famagusta District1932-Second DivisionCypriot First Division
Atromitos YeroskipouGeroskipouPaphos District1956-2013Does not existCypriot First Division
Armenian Young Men's AssociationNicosiaNicosia District1934-Amateur leagueCypriot First Division
Digenis Akritas Morphou FCMorphou1Nicosia District1931-Second DivisionCypriot First Division
Doxa Katokopias FCKatokopia1Nicosia District1954-First DivisionCypriot First Division
Ethnikos Assia FCAsha1Famagusta District1966-Third Division[4] Cypriot First Division
Ethnikos Achna FCAchna1Famagusta District1968-First DivisionCypriot First Division
Enosis Neon THOI LakatamiaLakatamiaNicosia District1948-Third DivisionCypriot First Division
Enosis Neon Paralimni FCParalimniFamagusta District1936-First DivisionCypriot First Division
Enosis Neon TrustNicosiaNicosia District1924-1938Does not existCypriot First Division
EPA Larnaca FCLarnacaLarnaca District1932-1994Does not existCypriot First Division
Ermis Aradippou FCAradippouLarnaca District1958-Second DivisionCypriot First Division
Evagoras PaphosPaphosPaphos District1961-2000Does not existCypriot First Division
Karmiotissa FCPano PolemidiaLimassol District1979-Second DivisionCypriot First Division
Keravnos Strovolou FCStrovolosNicosia District1926-1993Does not existCypriot First Division
Nea Salamis Famagusta FCFamagusta1Famagusta District1948-First DivisionCypriot First Division
Othellos Athienou FCAthienouLarnaca District1933-Second DivisionCypriot First Division
Olympiakos NicosiaNicosiaNicosia District1931-First DivisionCypriot First Division
Omonia AradippouAradippouLarnaca District1929-Second DivisionCypriot First Division
AC OmoniaNicosiaNicosia District1948-First DivisionCypriot First Division
Onisilos SotiraSotira, FamagustaFamagusta District1978-2014Does not existCypriot First Division
Orfeas NicosiaNicosiaNicosia District1948-STOK Elite DivisionCypriot First Division
Pafos FCPaphosPaphos District2014-First DivisionCypriot First Division
Pezoporikos Larnaca FCLarnacaLarnaca District1924-1994Does not existCypriot First Division
Çetinkaya Türk S.K.NicosiaNicosia District1930-Withdrew from CFA2Cypriot First Division
Chalkanoras IdaliouDali, CyprusNicosia District1948-Third DivisionCypriot First Division
Adonis IdaliouDali, CyprusNicosia District1956-Local championships (EPEL)Cypriot Second Division
AEK AmmochostosFamagusta1Famagusta District1959-1980Does not existCypriot Second Division
AEK KakopetriasKakopetriaNicosia District1984-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Second Division
AEK/Achilleas Ayiou TherapontaLimassolLimassol District1997-2005Does not existCypriot Second Division
AEM MesogisMesogiPaphos District1985-2007Does not existCypriot Second Division
AEM MorphouMorphou1Nicosia District1960-1991Does not existCypriot Second Division
Akritas ChlorakasChlorakaPaphos District1971-Second DivisionCypriot Second Division
Amathus LimassolLimassolLimassol DistrictUnknown-1965Does not existCypriot Second Division
Anagennisi Germasogeias FCGermasogeiaLimassol District1956-2018Does not existCypriot Second Division
Anagennisi LarnacasLarnacaLarnaca District1944-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Second Division
Antaeus LimassolLimassolLimassol District1943-1963Does not existCypriot Second Division
APEP PelendriouPelendriLimassol District1956-Local championships (EPOL)Cypriot Second Division
Apollon AthienouAthienouLarnaca DistrictUnknown-1972Does not existCypriot Second Division
Apollon LympionLympiaNicosia District1948-Local championships (APOESP)Cypriot Second Division
Arion LemesouLimassolLimassol DistrictUnknown-1970Does not existCypriot Second Division
Achilleas Kaimakli FCKaimakliNicosia District1943-1988Does not existCypriot Second Division
Achyronas LiopetriouLiopetriFamagusta District1960Third DivisionCypriot Second Division
Digenis Akritas IpsonaYpsonasLimassol District1958-2014Does not existCypriot Second Division
Digenis OroklinisOrokliniLarnaca District1983-Third DivisionCypriot Second Division
Ethnikos Asteras LimassolLimassolLimassol District1957-1977Does not existCypriot Second Division
Ethnikos DefterasDefteraNicosia District1948-Local championships (EPOPL)Cypriot Second Division
Ethnikos Latsion FCLatsiaNicosia District1956-STOK Elite DivisionCypriot Second Division
Elpida XylofagouXylofagouLarnaca District1959-Local championships (POAL)Cypriot Second Division
ENAD Polis Chrysochous FCPolis, CyprusPaphos District1994-Third DivisionCypriot Second Division
ENAD Ayiou Dometiou FCAyios DhometiosNicosia District1937-Local championships (APOESP)Cypriot Second Division
Enosis Neon Parekklisia FCParekklisiaLimassol District2006-2017Does not existCypriot Second Division
Enosis Agion OmologitonAyioi Omoloyites, NicosiaNicosia District1944-1961Does not existCypriot Second Division
Enosis KokkinotrimithiaKokkinotrimithiaNicosia District1968-2016Does not existCypriot Second Division
Enosis Panelliniou-Antaeus LimassolLimassolLimassol District1963-1971Does not existCypriot Second Division
Iraklis GerolakkouGerolakkos1Nicosia District1948-Third DivisionCypriot Second Division
Gaydzak NicosiaNicosiaNicosia District1957-1968Does not existCypriot Second Division
Gençlik Gücü T.S.K.NicosiaNicosia District1952-Withdrew from CFA2Cypriot Second Division
Kentro Neotitas MaronitonLimassolLimassol District1977-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Second Division
Kinyras EmpasEmpa, CyprusPaphos District1983-2003Does not existCypriot Second Division
LALL LysiLysi1Famagusta District1929-1974Does not existCypriot Second Division
MEAP NisouPera Chorio-NisouNicosia District1980-Third DivisionCypriot Second Division
Neos Aionas TrikomouTrikomo1Famagusta District1990-1992Does not existCypriot Second Division
Nikos & Sokratis ErimisErimiLimassol District1956-2016Does not existCypriot Second Division
Gençler Birliği S.K.LarnacaLarnaca District1934-Withdrew from CFA2Cypriot Second Division
Doğan Türk BirliğiLimassolLimassol District1938-Withdrew from CFA2Cypriot Second Division
Othellos FamagustaFamagusta1Famagusta DistrictUnknown-1963Does not existCypriot Second Division
Olympos XylofagouXylofagouLarnaca District1952-Local championships (EPEL)Cypriot Second Division
Omonia PsevdaPsevdasLarnaca District1969-Second DivisionCypriot Second Division
Onisilos Sotira 2014Sotira, FamagustaFamagusta District2014-Second DivisionCypriot Second Division
Orfeas AthienouAthienouLarnaca District1948-Local championships (EPEL)Cypriot Second Division
PAEEK FCKyrenia1Kyrenia District1953-Third DivisionCypriot Second Division
Panellinios LimassolLimassolLimassol District1953-1963Does not existCypriot Second Division
Parthenon ZodeiaKato Zodeia1Nicosia District1966-1979Does not existCypriot Second Division
Podosfairikos Omilos Xylotymbou 2006XylotymbouLarnaca District2006-Second DivisionCypriot Second Division
Rotsidis MammariMammariNicosia District1961-Local championships (EPOPL)Cypriot Second Division
SEK Agiou AthanasiouAgios Athanasios, CyprusLimassol District1948-Local championships (PAAOK)Cypriot Second Division
Mağusa Türk Gücü S.K.FamagustaFamagusta District1945-Withdrew from CFA2Cypriot Second Division
Ypsonas FCYpsonasLimassol District2014-Second DivisionCypriot Second Division
Frenaros FC 2000FrenarosFamagusta District2000-Local championships (POAL)Cypriot Second Division
FC EpiskopiEpiskopi, LimassolLimassol District2003-2011Does not existCypriot Third Division
AEK KatholikiKatholiki, LimassolLimassol District1981-Local championships (PAAOK)Cypriot Third Division
AEK Karava FCKaravas1Kyrenia District1957-1974Does not existCypriot Third Division
AEK KythreasKythrea1Nicosia District1950-Local championships (POEL)Cypriot Third Division
AEN Ayiou Georgiou Vrysoullon-AcheritouAgios GeorgiosFamagusta District2004-STOK Elite DivisionCypriot Third Division
Amathus Ayiou TychonaAgios TychonasLimassol District1955-Third DivisionCypriot Third Division
AMEP ParekklisiaParekklisiaLimassol District1961-Local championships (EPOL)Cypriot Third Division
Anagennisi TrachoniTrachoni, LimassolLimassol District1979-2018Does not existCypriot Third Division
APEA AkrotiriAkrotiri (village)Limassol District1955-STOK Elite DivisionCypriot Third Division
APEAN Ayia NapaAyia NapaFamagusta DistrictUnknown-1990Does not existCypriot Third Division
APEY YpsonaYpsonasLimassol District1950-2002Does not existCypriot Third Division
APONA AnageiaAnageiaNicosia District1956-Third DivisionCypriot Third Division
ASO OrmideiaOrmideiaLarnaca District1956-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Third Division
ASOB VatiliVatili1Famagusta District1939-1977Does not existCypriot Third Division
ATE PEK ErgatonErgatesNicosia District1939-Local championships (EPOPL)Cypriot Third Division
Doxa PaliometochouPaliometochoNicosia District1960-STOK Elite DivisionCypriot Third Division
Dynamo PervolionPervoliaLarnaca District1960-Local championships (EPEL)Cypriot Third Division
Elia LythrodontaLythrodontasNicosia District1939-Third DivisionCypriot Third Division
Ellinismos AkakiouAkaki, CyprusNicosia District1924-Local championships (APOESP)Cypriot Third Division
Elpida AstromeritiAstromeritisNicosia District2009-Third DivisionCypriot Third Division
ENAZ Agia Zoni LimassolAgia Zoni, LimassolLimassol DistrictUnknownDoes not existCypriot Third Division
ThOI Avgorou FCAvgorouFamagusta District1954-2016Does not existCypriot Third Division
Kissos FC KissonergasKissonergaPaphos District2007-2014Does not existCypriot Third Division
Kouris ErimisErimiLimassol District1966-Third DivisionCypriot Third Division
Konstantios & Evripidis TrachoniouTrachoni, LimassolLimassol District1966-2018Does not existCypriot Third Division
Livadiakos LivadionLivadia, LarnacaLarnaca District1971-2010Does not existCypriot Third Division
Livadiakos/Salamina LivadionLivadia, LarnacaLarnaca District2010-2018Does not existCypriot Third Division
Libanos KormakitiKormakitis1Kyrenia District1948-1989Does not existCypriot Third Division
Kormakitis FCKormakitis1Kyrenia District1989-Third DivisionCypriot Third Division
Olimpiada Neapolis FCYenişehir, NicosiaNicosia District1951-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Third Division
Olympias LympionLympiaNicosia District1944-STOK Elite DivisionCypriot Third Division
Ormideia FCOrmideiaLarnaca District2006-Third DivisionCypriot Third Division
OXEN PeristeronasPeristeronaNicosia District1950-Local championships (EPOPL)Cypriot Third Division
Peyia 2014PegeiaPaphos District2014-STOK Elite DivisionCypriot Third Division
PEFO OlympiakosLimassolLimassol District1997-'ΑγνωστοDoes not existCypriot Third Division
POL/AE MaroniMaroniLarnaca District2008-2012Does not existCypriot Third Division
Poseidon LarnacasLarnacaLarnaca District1976-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Third Division
Sourouklis TroullonTroulloiLarnaca District1972-2015Does not existCypriot Third Division
Spartakos KitiouKiti, CyprusLarnaca District1958-Local championships (EPEL)Cypriot Third Division
Tsaggaris PeledriouPelendriLimassol District1957-2015Does not existCypriot Third Division
Faros AcropoleosAkropoli, NicosiaNicosia District1961-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Third Division
Finikas Ayias Marinas ChrysochousAyia Marina ChrysochousPaphos District1973-STOK Elite DivisionCypriot Third Division
Fotiakos FrenarouFrenarosFamagusta District1942-2000Does not existCypriot Third Division
Adonis GeroskipouGeroskipouPaphos District1965-1992Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
AEK KorakouKorakouNicosia District1999-STOK Elite DivisionCypriot Fourth Division
STOK Elite Division
AEK KornosKornos, CyprusLarnaca District1968-2013Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
AMEAN Agiou NikolaouAgios Nikolaos, LimassolLimassol District1943-1993Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
AMEK KapsalouKapsalos, LimassolLimassol District1956-2008Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Anagennisi LythrodontaLythrodontasNicosia District1944-Local championships (POEL)Cypriot Fourth Division
Anagennisi MouttalouMouttalos, PaphosPaphos District1976-1995Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Anagennisi Prosfigon Ayiou Antoniou LemesouAyios Antonis, LimassolLimassol District1975-Local championships (EPOL)Cypriot Fourth Division
Anorthosis Kato PolemidiaKato PolemidiaLimassol District1940-Local championships (PAAOK)Cypriot Fourth Division
AOL – Omonia LakatamiasLakatamiaNicosia District1985-Local championships (POEL)Cypriot Fourth Division
APOP PalechoriouPalaichoriNicosia District1957-Local championships (EPOPL)Cypriot Fourth Division
ASPIS PylasPylaLarnaca District1957-STOK Elite DivisionCypriot Fourth Division
STOK Elite Division
ATE PEK ParekklisiasParekklisiaLimassol District1967-2006Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Atlas AglandjiasAglandjiaNicosia District1938-STOK Elite DivisionCypriot Fourth Division
STOK Elite Division
Achilleas Ayiou TherapontaAgios TheraponLimassol District1947-1997Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Dafni TroulloiTroulloiLarnaca District1952-2015Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Digenis Agiou NikolaouAgios Nikolaos, LimassolLimassol District1982-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Doxa DevteraDefteraNicosia District1968-Local championships (POEL)Cypriot Fourth Division
Doxa PolemidionKato PolemidiaLimassol District1958-Local championships (EPOL)Cypriot Fourth Division
EAS Ayios DhometiosAyios DhometiosNicosia District1948-2016Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
ETHA Engomis FCEngomiNicosia District1942-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Ethnikos EmpasEmpa, CyprusPaphos DistrictUnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Elpida LiopetriouLiopetriFamagusta District1948-Local championships (POAL)Cypriot Fourth Division
Elpida Prosfigon PaphouPaphosPaphos DistrictUnknown-1995Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Enosis Neon Ayia NapaAyia NapaFamagusta DistrictUnknown-1990Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
ENAP PaphosPaphosPaphos District1991-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Enosi Neon YpsonaYpsonasLimassol District2005-2014Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Evagoras AvgorouAvgorouFamagusta District1938-Local championships (POAL)Cypriot Fourth Division
Evagoras AmiandosAmiantosLimassol District1957-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Agioi TrimithiasNicosia District1997-Local championships (EPOPL)Cypriot Fourth Division
Zenonas LarnacaLarnacaLarnaca DistrictUnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
ThOI FiliasFylliaNicosia District1952-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Thiella DromolaxiaDromolaxiaLarnaca District1959-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Kedros Ayia Marina SkyllouraAgia Marina (Skylloura)1Nicosia District1967-Local championships (EPOPL)Cypriot Fourth Division
Kedros KormakitiKormakitis1Kyrenia District1972-1989Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Kalo Chorio, LimassolLimassol District1979-1998Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Kimonas XylotympouXylotymbouLarnaca District1925-2006Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Kissos KissonergaKissonergaPaphos District1990-Local championships (POASP)Cypriot Fourth Division
Episkopi, LimassolLimassol District1948-Local championships (EPOL)Cypriot Fourth Division
Lenas LimassolLimassolLimassol District1961-Local championships (PAAOK)Cypriot Fourth Division
STOK Elite Division
Marathonas Kato Varosha FCVarosha, Famagusta1Famagusta District1948-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Morfotikos TymbouTymbou1Nicosia District1959-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Olympias Frenarou FCFrenarosFamagusta District1940-2000Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Olympos AcheritouAcheritouFamagusta District1959-2004Does not existCypriot Fourth Division
Omonia OrmideiaOrmideiaLarnaca District1956-Local championships (EPEL)Cypriot Fourth Division
Panikos & Sokratis ZakakiouZakakiLimassol District1959-Local championships (PAAOK)Cypriot Fourth Division
Panikos Pourgouridis LemesouLimassolLimassol DistrictUnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
PAOK Kalou ChoriouKalo Chorio, LimassolLimassol District1998-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Parideio DrosiasLarnacaLarnaca District1983-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Parnassos StrovolouStrovolosNicosia District1957-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Poseidonas GiolouGiolouPaphos District1970-Local championships (POASP)Cypriot Fourth Division
STOK Elite Division
Proodos KaimakliouKaimakliNicosia District1941-Local championships (POEL)Cypriot Fourth Division
Salamina DromolaxiasDromolaxiaLarnaca District1979-UnknownDoes not existCypriot Fourth Division
Triptolemus EvrychouEvrychouNicosia District1937-Local championships (PAO)Cypriot Fourth Division
AEP Pano PolemidiaPano PolemidiaLimassol District2012-STOK Elite DivisionSTOK Elite Division
Geroskipou FCGeroskipouPaphos District2013-STOK Elite DivisionSTOK Elite Division
Kornos FC 2013Kornos, CyprusLarnaca District2013-STOK Elite DivisionSTOK Elite Division
Omonia 1948NicosiaNicosia District2018-STOK Elite DivisionSTOK Elite Division
Legend:

Notes:

1The refugee clubs location (clubs which before 1974 were located in the areas that are occupied by the Turkish army after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus) is indicated as it was before 1974.

2The Turkish Cypriot teams withdrew from Cypriot football in 1955.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΠΡΟΚΗΡΥΞΗ ΠΑΓΚΥΠΡΙΟΥ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑΤΟΣ Β' ΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΙΑΣ 2019/2020. 2019-06-26. Cyprus Football Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831131014/https://www.cfa.com.cy/images/DownloadsGr/B%20KATHGORIA%20PROKIRIXI%202019-2020.pdf. 2019-08-31. 2019-08-31. el.
  2. Web site: Προκήρυξη Πρωταθλήματος Cyta 2019/20. 2019-06-26. Cyprus Football Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20190628195312/http://www.cfa.com.cy/images/DownloadsGr/Cyta_2019_20.pdf. 2019-06-28. 2019-06-28. el.
  3. Web site: ΠΡΟΚΗΡΥΞΗ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑΤΟΣ ΕΠΙΛΕΚΤΗΣ ΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΙΑΣ ΣΤΟΚ 2019/2020. 2019-06-26. ΣΤΟΚ. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831132303/https://www.cfa.com.cy/images/DownloadsGr/2019-0008734-Disciplinary-0001025.pdf. 2019-08-31. 2019-08-31. el.
  4. Web site: ΠΡΟΚΗΡΥΞΗ ΠΑΓΚΥΠΡΙΟΥ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑΤΟΣ Γ' ΚΑΤΗΓΟΡΙΑΣ 2019/2020. 2019-06-26. Cyprus Football Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831131740/https://www.cfa.com.cy/images/DownloadsGr/G%20katigoria%20forweb-2019-2020.pdf. 2019-08-31. 2019-08-31. el.