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APEA Akrotiri

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APEA FC Akrotiri
Full nameAthlitiki Podosfairiki Enosi Akrotiriou
NicknameFlamingos
Founded1955 (1955)
GroundAkrotiri Community Stadium
Capacity1,000
OwnerMehdi Mohtasham
ManagerTasos Kyriakou
LeagueSecond Division
2025–26Third Division, 11th of 16
Websitehttps://apeafc.com/

APEA FC (Greek: ΑΠΕΑ; Αθλητική Ποδοσφαιρική Ένωση Ακρωτηρίου, Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosi Akrotiriou) is a Cypriot football club, based in Akrotiri. The club currently compete in the Cypriot Second Division after gaining promotion in the 2024/2025 Cypriot Third Division. APEA also has a U19 team that competes in the Cypriot Third Division.

History

APEA FC was formed in 1955. In January 2020, the club was taken over by Dutch businessman. In May 2021, a portion of the club was purchased by an American venture capitalist Rob Steiner.[1]

On January 15, 2022, APEA made history by being the first club from the Fourth-Tier to transfer a player to the First-Tier of Cyprus football with Nick Kaaijmolen joining PAEEK FC.[2]

On the 10th of April 2022, APEA FC made history by being crowned champions of the STOK Elite Division after defeating 'Group B' winners AEP Polimedion[3] in the championship game 1–0. The team were crowned champions of their group after finishing the season of 22 games, with 16 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, scoring 63 goals along the way and only conceding 7 goals.[4]

2022-2023 Season

APEA concluded the first round of games in 5th place, qualifying for the top 8 promotion group, only 1 point from promotion places with 8 wins, 5 losses, and 2 draws. They concluded the promotion round in 4th place missing the promotion spot by 1 place, with 6 wins, 7 losses, and a draw.

2024-25 Season

In the 2024-25 season APEA gained Promotion to the Second Division and won the Cypriot Third and Fourth Division Cup.

Players

Current squad

As of 6 April, 2026[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  CYP Stylianos Stylianou
5 DF  CYP Pavlos Nearchou
6 MF  FRA Mounir Boutarfa
7 DF  CYP Konstantinos Chatzitofis
8 DF  ENG Oliver Robinson
9 FW  CYP Martinos Zinonos
10 FW  CYP Andreas Komodikis
11 FW  CYP Michalis Christodoulou
13 DF  CPV Delmiro
14 DF  CYP Christos Sergiou
17 FW  FIN Ajak Deng
19 FW  CYP Alexandros Antreou
20 DF  CYP Antonis Psichas
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  CYP Konstantinos Louvaris
26 DF  FRA Jason Ngouabi
27 MF  CPV Kévin Oliveira
30 MF  CYP Marios Theocharous
42 MF  IRN Fardin Rabet
57 GK  SRB Nikolas Tonic
59 MF  CYP Dimitris Moustakas
60 MF  CYP Michalis Skordis
63 GK  CYP Efstathios Paplomatas
72 DF  CYP Leonidas Kyriakou
77 GK  CYP Stylianos Konstantinou
94 FW  ENG Joshua Jewell
99 FW  GAB Jalex Jose

See also

References

  1. "NEW SEASON, NEW LOGO!". APEA Akrotiri. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. "ΕΝΙΣΧΥΕΤΑΙ με Nick Kaaijmolen! | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. "Πρωταθλήτρια ΣΤΟΚ η ΑΠΕΑ Ακρωτηρίου! | Kerkida.net". www.kerkida.net. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. "Cyprus Football Association - Official Website". www.cfa.com.cy. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. "FIRST TEAM". APEA Akrotiri. Retrieved 21 October 2020.